The Cavalrymen

The Cavalrymen
Graphite on Arches paper
297mm x 210mm
2002
Original in the collection of the Turner Family

"The M113s of B Squadron, 3/4 Cavalry Regiment were supporting Australian Battalion Group 3 (AUSBATT 3) whilst I was commanding the aviation detachment in East Timor on Operation CITADEL."

"This image is of a B Squadron 'cab' coming back to FOB Moliana with Foho Leolaco in the background, covered in cloud. As is customary with armoured units (and aviation units), the names of the vehicles or aircraft usually start with the letter of the squadron. 'A' Squadron vehicles would have names starting with an 'A'; 'B' Squadron with a 'B', and so on. This APC is called 'Blitzkrieg Bop' and sports the scorpion motif of 3/4 Cavalry Regiment."

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Independent Productions and Aviation Services is the website of Conway Bown, Australian Army Official War Artist and Aviation Consultant. Services include portrait painting and other portraiture, aviation services such as CRM - Crew Resource Management - and Helicopter Underwater Escape Training - HUET - which may include Emergency Breathing Systems - EBS - training using Helicopter Aircrew Breathing Devices - HABD - or Helicopter Emergency Egress Device - HEEDs.

During 2006, Conway Bown deployed to the Middle East as the Australian Army's Official War Artist, what the US Armed Forces call Combat Artist. This website features the artwork created during this project as part of the Australian Army's Official Art Scheme.

For more information on War Art, Combat Artists, Helicopter Underwater Escape Training (HUET), Emergency Breathing Systems (EBS) or Crew Resource Management (CRM), please visit the relevant webpages: