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Australian Army Medic, then Sergeant Joanne Cook, examines a little girl with malaria in February 1993. Story by Corporal Luke Bellman. Photo by Corporal Gary Ramage.

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Citation for troops who risked their safety to help Somalis

01/02/202402/02/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1835 Views 0 Comments 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, HMAS Tobruk, Meritorious Unit Citation, Operation Solace, Somalia

Meritorious Unit Citations (MUC) have been awarded to ADF units that served in Somalia between 1992 and 1995. CAPTION: Australian Army

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Private AJ Shinner, 1RAR, stands guard over a food-distribution point near Baidoa. Photo by Corporal Gary Ramage – 21 Jan 1993.

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25th anniversary of peacekeeping in Somalia

10/01/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 10315 Views 6 Comments Operation Solace, Somalia, Unitaf

Today marks the 25th anniversary of the commencement of Australia’s contribution to peacekeeping operations in Somalia – Operation Solace. FILE

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