Appendix A – Delegation Program

22 Oct 05

Delegation departs Australia by civil airlines from Perth and Sydney .

23 Oct 05

Dubai

0540h Edwards / Wilkie / Haase / Johnston arrive. Met by Commander Joint Task Force 633 (CJTF633) – Commodore Geoff Ledger 0545h

Scott / Baird / Thompson / McLachlan arrive.

0615h Majority move to hotel for rest day 0800h Thompson / Wilkie depart for Australian P3 Orion detachment (location classified) 1400h Thompson / Wilkie participate in maritime and overland surveillance task 2300h Thompson / Wilkie return to hotel.

Commercial accommodation Dubai – Dubai Grand Hyatt Hotel

24 Oct 05 Visit ADF Force Elements 0500h CJTF633 / McLachlan depart hotel to greet Mr Snowdon (15min drive) 0545h Snowdon arrives (EK413) 0630h breakfast hotel 0730h

check out of hotel

0745h Visit HMAS Newcastle – Port Rashid Dubai 1030h

depart for Australian P3 Orion Detachment (location classified)

1130h

Visit Australian P3 Orion Detachment

1345h move to Dubai airport 1415h

check in for civ air flight Dubai to Kuwait (EK857)

1730h move from Kuwait airport to Australian Force Level Logistic Asset Kuwait (FLLA-K) at Ali Al Saleem airbase 1815h visit logistic detachment – includes BBQ dinner 2000h issue of protective equipment and brief by Close Personal Protection (CPP) team leader 2045h

move to hotel

2130h

check in hotel

Commercial accommodation Kuwait – Kuwait Sheraton

25 Oct 05

Deploy to CampSmitty – AlMuthannaIraq

0600h

breakfast hotel

0645h

check out

0715h

move to Ali Al Saleem airbase

0800h fly to Talil ( Ali Base ) by Australian C130 0900h arrive – met by Commanding Officer Al Muthanna Task Group (AMTG) LTCOL Roger Noble. 0930h Travel to Camp Smitty – Al Muthanna province. ASLAV and Bushmaster vehicles 1230h Lunch with AMTG and Japanese Defence personnel 1330h travel to As Samawah (provincial capital) to meet with Governor 1500h return to Camp Smitty 1530h briefings on AMTG – LTCOL Noble, MAJ Garraway (Commander Combat Team Tiger), MAJ Bye (Commander Combat Team Eagle) 1800h BBQ diner with AMTG personnel

Overnight with AMTG

26 Oct 05 Deploy to International Zone Baghdad 0630h breakfast with AMTG Iraqi Army Training Team – Commander LTCOL Steve Tulley 0800h attend AMTG morning briefing. 0900h fly to Baghdad International Zone by US Blackhawk Helicopter 1000h met by Aust Security Detachment Baghdad, move to Aust Emb 1010h meet with Amb Howard Brown . Freshen up and change into business dress 1050h move to Iraqi Transitional National Assembly 1100h meet with Speaker of the Transitional Assembly – Mr Hajim al Hassani and members of the TNA 1300h return to Aust emb for lunch with staff and embedded Australian officers – Colonel Michael Tucker , Military Adviser to the UN Special Representative and Colonel John Mansell , Defence Attache. 1420h Security Detachment Display and tour, included visit to ceremonial balcony and crossed swords arch. 1600h meet with Security Detachment personnel at their barracks at the former Bath Party HQ. 1700h fly from Baghdad International Zone to Camp Victory (Al Faw Palace) 1730h meet with Commander Multi-National Forces Iraq – US General George Casey 1800h dinner 1900h

rest

27 Oct 05

Briefings HQJTF633 / Travel to Kuwait

0730h

breakfast DVQ

0830h

vacate accom

0900h

briefings at HQ JTF633 – Commodore Ledger and key staff

1000h morning tea with Australian National Headquarters personnel 1215h

move to Baghdad International Airport

1300h fly to Kuwait by Australian C130 aircraft – lunch on aircraft 1430h

move to FLLA-K (10mins) Shower, hand back equipment.

1515h

move to civil airport (45mins)

1600h

check in

1800h

fly (dinner on aircraft)

2035h

arrive Dubai

2105h

move to hotel

2120h check in

Commercial accommodation Dubai- Dubai Grand Hyatt Hotel

28 Oct 05 Return to Australia 0630h

breakfast

0715h check out Scott/Baird/Thompson/McLachlan 0745h

depart for airport

0815h

check in

1015h

depart

2300h

Remaining delegates check out.

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