Media Release - Cakes to Aussie Troops
Is it Christmas Yet?
Chief Petty Officer Anne White keeps an eye on a delivery of Lions Australia Christmas Cakes that have arrived in Baghdad. This is CPO White’s second Christmas in the Middle East, and she can well remember how good the cakes taste.
CPO White is deployed to Headquarters Joint Task Force 633 as the Chief Clerk.
Lions Australia has donated 1,000 1kg Christmas cakes to Australian Defence Force Personnel serving across the globe on operations. Lions Australia Executive Officer Rob Oerlemans said "Although we can’t always do much to make their Christmas as pleasant as the one they would have at home with their families, at least we can give them a treat, and a reminder of Christmas at home."
Headquarters Joint Task Force 633 is based in Camp Victory in Baghdad. It has a joint-force team of Army, Navy and Air Force personnel who provide the command function for the Australian Task Groups in Iraq, Afghanistan and the wider Persian Gulf Region as part of Operations Catalyst and Slipper.
Photo by CAPT Cameron Jamieson - Click for larger Image
Operations Catalyst and Slipper
Operation Catalyst is the Australian Defence Force (ADF) contribution to the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Iraq.
Working with the Iraqi Government, the ADF continues to contribute to Multi-National Force efforts to develop a secure and stable environment in Iraq, assist national recovery programs and facilitate the transition to Iraq self-government.
Operation Slipper is the ADF contribution to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan. Operation Slipper is an important component of the Australian Government's commitment to working together with the international community to help prevent acts of terrorism around the world.
Pictured are Army Chaplin Philip Wyllie, (front) Rob Oerlemans from Lions and Doug Shields, Top Taste (back). Click on Photo for larger image - Photo courtesy of Quest Northside Chronicle CM131667 Copyright Quest Newspix/News Ltd/3rd Party Managed Reproduction and Supply Rights
Our Lion Queen
The Lion Queen, Major Catie Inches-Ogden, the Force Level Logistic Asset’s Chaplain, has been busy consigning Lions Club cakes to the soldiers, sailors and Air Force personnel based across the Middle East Area of Operations.
Many preparations are being finalised across the Middle East to allow the soldiers, sailors and Air Force personnel based across the Middle East Area of Operations to enjoy the festive season and keep in touch with family and friends back home in Australia.
Australian soldiers, sailors and airmen work together in the Force Level Logistic Asset (FLLA) to provide logistic support Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel deployed throughout the Middle East on Operations Catalyst and Slipper. The FLLA has bases throughout the region, ensuring Australian Defence personnel get all their equipment, supplies and mail on time.
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