01 December 2011
Kandahar Airfield

Members of Mission Transition Task Force (MTTF) stand on parade for the ceremony of the last flag lowering at Kandahar Airfield (KAF).

During the flag lowering ceremony at Kandahar Airfield on December 1, 2011, the men and women of Mission Transition Task Force sang O Canada while saluting the Canadian flag. Lieutenant General (LGen) Stuart Beare, Commander Canadian Expeditionary Forces Command attended the ceremony and encouraged all present to consider how much Canada has done during 10 years of operations in Afghanistan as the role of the Canadian Forces transitions to training.

The Mission Transition Task Force is responsible for conducting the mission closure of Operation ATHENA in order to enable the Canadian Forces to transition to subsequent operations as directed by the Government of Canada.

Photo by Corporal (Cpl) Patrick Drouin, Imagery technician, MTTF HQ


18 June 2011
Kandahar District, Afghanistan

Canadian Forces Door Gunner, Sergeant Chad Zopf, leans out of the CH-146 Griffon helicopter to obtain positive identification on a target and engage it using his GAU-21 50-caliber machine gun during a training exercise.

Photo by: Sergeant Matthew McGregor, Canadian Forces Combat Camera

9 June 2011
Panjwa’i District, Afghanistan

Royal 22e Régiment, Charlie Company, 8 Platoon, Sergeant Luc Robichaud climbs the stairs to explore the upper level of a grape hut during an early morning operation in Panjwa’i District to clear several small villages and compounds.

OP CRAZY FLIGHT 1 is one of the last operations for Royal 22e Régiment, Charlie Company before the Canadian Forces ends its mission in the Southern region of Afghanistan.
Photo by: Sergeant Matthew McGregor, Canadian Forces Combat Camera

03 June 2011
Panjwa'i District, Kandahar, Afghanistan

A Combat Engineer provides security during Operation OMID ATAL 09 (Hope and Victory).

This operation saw the Afghan National Army’s 1st Brigade of the 205th (Hero) Corps, under the command of BGen Ahmed Habibi, take a leadership role and partner with Task Force Kandahar, under the command of BGen Dean Milner, to conduct security operations throughout Panjwa’i and Dand districts of Kandahar Province.
Photo by Cpl Tina Gillies, Image Tech, Roto 10, Task Force Kandahar, Afghanistan

April 11, 2011
Dand District, Afghanistan
OPERATION MUTAY

Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team (OMLT) member, WO Ouellet gives out markers to the Afghan children in the village of Nakonay.

Photo by Cpl Tina Gillies, Task Force Kandahar, Afghanistan Image Tech, Roto 10

18 February 2011
Kandahar, Afghanistan

Corporal Sebastien Gratton from Bulldog (Bravo) Company, 1er Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment Battle Group (1R22eR BG), provides local security in Nakhonay during Operation HAMAGHE SHAY where clearance patrols searched for caches of weapons and IED-making supplies.
Photo Credit: Master Corporal Angela Abbey, Canadian Forces Combat Camera

17 February 2011
Kandahar, Afghanistan

Corporal Alexandre Thibault of the 1er Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment Battle Group pauses during clearance patrols in the Nakhonay Region during HAMAGHE SHAY.
Photo Credit: Master Corporal Angela Abbey, Canadian Forces Combat Camera

February 2, 2011
Sperwan Ghar, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan

Members of Alpha troop from X Battery at forward operating base Sperwan Ghar conduct a fire for effect mission.
Photo : Cpl Jean-François Carpentier, JTF-A Image Tech, ROTO 10

January 22, 2011
Kandahar, Afghanistan

A soldier from Task Force Kandahar provides security while on a foot patrol.
Photo by Cpl Tina Gillies, JTF-A Image Tech, Roto 10.

April 10, 2011
Dand District, Afghanistan
OPERATION MUTAY

Cpl Marc André Amyotte, a field medic from Canadian Forces Base Petawawa hugs another fellow Canadian solider while on foot patrol for Operation Mutay.
Photo by Cpl Tina Gillies, Task Force Kandahar, Afghanistan Image Tech, Roto 10

photos from Canadian Forces Combat Camera