DEFENCE MEDIA RELEASE
Issued by Ministerial Support and Public Affairs, Department of Defence, Canberra, ACT
Phone: 02 6127 1999, Fax: 02 6265 1545
MSPA 515/10
Wednesday, 03 November 2010
Australian soldiers wounded in Improvised Explosive Device attacks
Two
Australian Special Forces soldiers
have been slightly wounded in
separate
incidents when the
Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles
they were travelling in
struck Improvised Explosive Devices on the 28th of October.
One soldier suffered a lower back injury,
while the other suffered a minor ankle
injury.
The soldiers
were conducting
operations with their partner unit, the
Provincial
Response Company (PRC) in Northern Kandahar, Afghanistan.
The incidents occurred moments after each other in separate locations.
Both wounded soldiers received immediate first aid.
One soldier suffered a lower back injury and was first aero medically evacuated to the
Role 2 medical facility at the Multi National Base Camp at Tarin Kot, before being
flown to
the Role 3 Medical Facility in Kandahar as a precaution, for further medical
assessment.
The second soldier
suffered a
minor ankle injury but remained with his
patrol and
continued to complete the operation.
There were no civilians, or other military personnel killed or wounded in the strikes.
The announcement of these incidents was delayed to maintain operational security for
the duration of the operation, which continued well after the strike.
The Australian Special Operations Task Group (SOTG) is partnered with and mentors
the PRC, which is a unit of the Afghan National Police.
SOTG operations in Northern Kandahar are conducted in support of Operation
Hamkari, an Afghan Government-led initiative to improve the security in and around
Kandahar City.
58
Australian soldiers have been wounded in Afghanistan this year, with 158
wounded since Australian operations in the country began.
Media contact: Defence Media Liaison: 02 6127 1999 or 0408 498 664
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