Whose Name We Share

74 Afghan National Army Officer Academy Australia’s role with the Afghan National Army Officer Academy (ANAOA) was in support of the NATO-led Resolute Support mission. With an impressive manning of 300 ADF personnel, the support for ANAOA came under Operation Highroad. Operation Highroad itself commenced January 2015 when Afghanistan started to show signs it could take the lead on its own security, however the ADF (alongside coalition nations) would continue to assist in the development of counter terrorism forces, traditional security roles and bolstering defence initiatives. All of this came under a collective effort to contain the threat from international terrorism and provide support to the Afghan Government. 115 Battery would drive the rotations from 2016 – 2017 and sought members from across 8/12 REGT, however the bulk of the personnel would come from 103 Battery. The rotation would take the would-be mentors to ANAOA, located at Camp Qargha in Kabul, Afghanistan.