Christmas on Operation Astute
Thirteen members from Headquarters Joint Task Force 631 (HQ JTF 631) celebrated an early Christmas at a fun-filled Christmas party with around 20 children from the Fundasaun Hadom Timor Oan orphanage.
The HQ JTF 631 members dug deep into their pockets and bought every child at the orphanage a Christmas present, which was distributed by Santa who made a surprise visit.
(Date uploaded: 25 December 2006 - 05 images)
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Joint JTF and UN media conference
Commander Joint Task Force 631 Brigadier Mal Rerden engaging the local Timorese media at a joint JTF and UN media conference in Obrigado Barracks - Dili.
(Date uploaded: 22 December 2006 - 03 images)
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Skill at Arms competition
Operation Astute, ANZAC Battle Group's Call sign 0A and part of the Regimental Police Section are in full flight at the start of the Skill at Arms competition held at Tacitolu 100metre range just outside Dili, Timor - Leste.
(Date uploaded: 27 November 2006 - 10 images)
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Minister for Defence visits troops in Timor-Leste
Minister for Defence,The Honourable Doctor Brendan Nelson speaks with Corporal Scott West (6RAR) during dinner at the Heliport.
(Date uploaded: 22 November 2006 - 10 images)
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Opening of Metinaro school
Defence Attache Colonel Wayne Flemming presents a pictorial reminder of the construction of the school to District Administrator Domingo da Costa Oliverira at the opening of Metinaro school.
(Date uploaded: 16 November 2006 - 05 images)
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ANZAC Battle Group in Timor-Leste
ANZAC Battle Group's Bravo Company (1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment), based at the Forward Operation Base at Ermera, provide security to the small village as well as the landing zone and engineers working in the town.
(Date uploaded: 10 November 2006 - 07 images)
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ANZAC Battle Group soldiers awaits orders at Ermera, Timor-Leste.
(Date uploaded: 07 November 2006 - 07 images)
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Company Sergeant Major Dave Trill and Officer Commanding Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment, Major Jeff Frisby departs Dili after a five-month deployment.shakes the hand of every member of the company before boarding to return to Australia from Dili after a five-month deployment.
(Date uploaded: 01 November 2006 - 05 images)
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Deputy Chief Joint Operations, Rear Admiral Rowan Moffitt visits Camp Phoenix in Timor-Leste.
(Date uploaded: 01 November 2006 - 08 images)
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ANZAC Battle Group Commanding Officer Lieutenant Colonel Scott Goddard with local children in Timor-Leste.
(Date uploaded: 01 November 2006 - 10 images)
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Image of Brigadier Mal Rerden
Brigadier Mal Rerden, Commander Joint Task Force 631 East Timor.
(Date uploaded: 30 October 2006 - 01 image)
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Private (PTE) Michael Blenkihsopp, from 6th Battalion the Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR); PTE Keiren Harris, and PTE Andrew McCarroll from the 30th Transport Squadron, 3rd Logistics Battalion New Zealand Defence Force; Gunner (GNR) Keith Hoey from the 1st Field Regiment, Brisbane. All are serving with the ANZAC Battle Group while on a combined Quick Reaction Force patrol manned by the Australian and New Zealand Defence Force elements serving in Dili, Timor-Leste.
(Date uploaded: 25 October 2006 - 10 images)
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Lance Corporal (LCPL) David Espuis a Operator Supply (OPSUP) from the 6th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR) , operates a forklift and is assisted by Corporal (CPL) Chad Hennessy, an OPSUP from 6RAR, during Operation Astute, at the ANZAC Battle Group's QM Store, in Dili, Timor-Leste.
(Date uploaded: 17 October 2006 - 19 images)
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Bombadier (BDR) Dave Cleland and Warrant Officer Class 2 (WO2) Shane Graham from the Civil Military Co-Operation in Dili, Timor-Leste, are serving on Operation Astute, chat with a security guard at the Dili Hospital, during a night patrol of the hospital grounds and Internally Displaced Persons camp.
(Date uploaded: 17 October 2006 - 05 images)
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Lieutenant Colonel Scott Goddard, (Commanding Officer of the 6th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR)), Commanding Officer of ANZAC Battle Group patrols the streets of Dili, Timor-Leste with an infantry section during Operation Astute.
(Date uploaded: 12 October 2006 - 02 images)
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Hand over of the Dili Detention Centre
Major Matt Wilson, (1st Military Police Battalion), Senior Military Police Officer with Joint Task Force 631, hands over the Dili Detention Centre to Station Sergeant Bill Kennett from the Australian Federal Police. Sergeant Kennett is on detachment from the Victoria Police and is part of the United Nations Police in Timor-Leste.
(Date uploaded: 12 October 2006 - 08 images)
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Members from 2nd Troop, Bravo Squadron, 3rd/4th Cavalry Regiment (2TP, B SQN, 3/4 CAV) conduct routine maintenance on M113 Armoured Personnel Carriers at the Heli Port, Dili Timor-Leste during Operation Astute.
(Date uploaded: 09 October 2006 - 03 images)
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Lieutenant David Davis (right) from from B Squadron 5th Aviation Regiment in Timor-Leste with the Australian Defence Force’s Joint Task Force 631 briefs the crew and passengers before departing on a high density altitude familiarisation flight mission. Load Master Trooper David Jones, also B Squadron listens in.
(Date uploaded: 09 October 2006 - 12 images)
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Corporal (CPL) Hagar Quirke, ANZAC Battle Group (7th Platoon, Charlie Company, 2nd Royal Australian Regiment (7PLT, C Coy, 2RAR)). located in Townsville, chats with a local Timorese boy while on Operation Astute in Dili, Timor-Leste.
(Date uploaded: 06 October 2006 - 04 images)
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Aerial images of Dili
Camp Phoenix is located in the Dili suburb of Caicoli and is the home to HQ Joint Task Force 631 and the HQ ANZAC Battle Group.
(Date uploaded: 06 October 2006 - 13 images)
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Force Information Support Team
Sergeant Justin Tomlinson from the Force Information Support Team deployed on Operation Astute, displays an information poster on a local Timorese man's shop in Dili.
(Date uploaded: 25 September 2006 - 10 images)
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Handover Parade
Chaplain from the 3rd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), Captain Tim Brooker leads the troops in prayer at the handover of Battle Group Faithful to the incoming ANZAC Battle Group.
(Date uploaded: 20 September 2006 - 05 images)
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Guns for toys event
Liaison Officer with the Civil Military Co-operation (CIMIC) Warrant Officer Class 1 William Davies gives a local Timorese girl a toy at the guns for toys event. The event was arranged by CIMIC in association with CARE at the Seminario Maior, Dili.
(Date uploaded: 20 September 2006 - 05 images)
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A traditional Maori ceremony
Commander Steve Lancaster, Australia Federal Police; Felix Tilman, Polica Nacional Timor Leste (PNTL), Superintendant Coursesenu, Royal Malaysian Police; Lieutenant Colonel Jan Hyde, Australian Defence Force who is serving in Timor - Leste as a United Nations Military Observer, and Captain Concalo Carvalho, Garda Nacional Republicana from Portugal.
(Date uploaded: 18 September 2006 - 07 images)
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Troops from Bravo Company, 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (B Coy 6RAR) disembark a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C130J Hercules that has landed at Comoro Airport, Dili, Timor Leste. The troops are part of the advance party that will serve with Battle Group Timor Leste 1 on Operation Astute, Timor Leste.
(Date uploaded: 13 September 2006 - 03 images)
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Lieutenant Colonel (LTCOL) Scott Goddard, Commanding Officer of the 6th Battlion Royal Australian Regiment, followed by 6RAR Regimental Sergeant Major Warrant Officer Class One Max Walker, at Comoro Airport, Dili, Timor Leste.
(Date uploaded: 11 September 2006 - 06 images)
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Private (PTE) Dirk Thompson (left) and PTE Ross Taylor, both Charlie Company, 2nd Battlion Royal Austalian Regiment, serving with Battle Group Faithfull on patrol near Licquica, Timor Leste.
(Date uploaded: 11 September 2006 - 02 images)
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Army Chaplain Captain Morgan Batt talks with local Timorese
Timorese children from the Internally Displaced Persons' Camp at the Conossian Convent, Balide.
(Date uploaded: 04 September 2006 - 12 images)
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Brigadier Mick Slater farewells Malaysian Armed Forces troops
Commander Joint Task Force, Brigadier (BRIG) Mick Slater farewells Malaysian Armed Forces troops at the Dili Sea Port. BRIG Slater thanked the troops for their contribution to the Joint Task Force in Timor Leste.
(Date uploaded: 04 September 2006 - 09 images)
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Vice Chief of the Defence Force Lieutenant General Ken Gillespie, AO, DSC, CSM, awards a Chief of Defence Force Commendation to Major Mick Stone, a self-taught fluent Tetum speaker whose skills proved invaluable during Operation Astute.
(Date uploaded: 04 September 2006 - 05 images)
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Corporal John Glegson, a Plant Operator for the Airfield Engineer Flight from the 1st Combat Logistics Squadron, operates backhoe machinery at the Dili Airfield on Operation Astute in Timor Leste.
(Date uploaded: 23 August 2006 - 18 images)
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Australian Federal Police Officer Josh Elliot takes time out to meet children during a security sweep through an internally displaced persons' camp in Dili.
(Date uploaded: 22 August 2006 - 15 images)
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Regimental Sergeant Major of Joint Task Force 631, WO1 Dave Ashley, talks tactics with his team on the Taci Tolu rifle range on the outskirts of Dili.
(Date uploaded: 22 August 2006 - 13 images)
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A section from Delta Company, Battle Group Faithful, patrol with soldiers from the 2nd/1st Battalion Royal New Zealand Regiment. The New Zealand soldiers are part of a soldier exchange between Battle Group Faithful and the New Zealand Infantry company serving on Operation Astute.
(Date uploaded: 22 August 2006 - 06 images)
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40th Anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan
Trooper (TPR) Tristan Martin and Corporal(CPL) Peter Akkerdyk, pipers from the 3rd 4th Cavarly Regiment, play pipes at the Memorial service to mark the 40th Anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan.
(Date uploaded: 21 August 2006 - 01 images)
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A display of the some of the weapons captured
A display of the some of the weapons captured, confiscated or handed in to members of Joint Task Force 631 (JTF) since the beginning of Operation Astute.
The display was set up to show the media the array of weapons taken off the streets since the JTF arrived.
(Date uploaded: 11 August 2006 - 05 images)
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Donation of study Bibles to the Mary Help of Christians School
Warrant Officer Class Two (WO2) Rodney Glover from the Operation Astute Civil Military Co-operation (CIMIC) team, presents a Bible to Selesian Sister Lubelia Tadel from The Mary Help of Christians School, Comoro, Dili. The crew of HMAS Kanimbla organised for publisher, Double Day Books, to donate the special study Bibles to the School.
(Date uploaded: 11 August 2006 - 04 images)
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Charlie Company - Foot patrols through the streets of Dili during the night
A soldier from Charlie Company, Battle Group Faithful, conducts Vehicle Check Points (VCP's) and foot patrols through the streets of Dili during the night in Timor Leste.
(Date uploaded: 01 August 2006 - 03 images)
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Camp Phoenix
Sapper (SPR) Mark Neales from 25 Support Squadron 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment (3CER) refurbishes the ceiling inside a building at Camp Phoenix, Dili.
(Date uploaded: 01 August 2006 - 21 images)
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Members of Delta Company, Battle Group Faithfull, on night patrol in the streets of Dili on Operation Astute.
(Date uploaded: 28 July 2006 - 05 images)
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Sergeant (SGT) Marc Hood is attached to Battle Group Faithful which is deployed to East Timor on Operation Astute. SGT Marc Hood is displaying weapons which were handed in to authorities as part of the Weapons Amnesty.
(Date uploaded: 27 July 2006 - 06 images)
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Australian soldiers and police provided security at the office of the Prosecutor General
Military Police Officer Corporal Heidi Abbott searching people before they enter the Prosecutor General’s compound.
(Date uploaded: 24 July 2006 - 10 images)
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Australian soldiers enjoy a soccer match with the Dili youth representative soccer team
Australian soldiers from the Joint Task Force enjoy a social soccer match with the Dili youth representative soccer team.
(Date uploaded: 18 July 2006 - 08 images)
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The RSM's birthday patrol
Warrant Officer Class One David Ashly the Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM) of the Joint Task Force went on patrol with members of 5 Section, 2 Platoon, Alpha Company to celebrate his birthday and 25 years since he was section commander of this section.
(Date uploaded: 18 July 2006 - 06 images)
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Australian Military Hospital in Dili
Flying Officer Tess Wyllie a Nursing Officer at the Australian Military Hospital Dili.
(Date uploaded: 17 July 2006 - 02 images)
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East Timor's Prime Minister Jose Ramos Horta
East Timor Prime Minister Jose Ramos Horta signs papers to acknowledge receipt of weapons from "Commander Railos" in Liquica.
(Date uploaded: 14 July 2006 - 07 images)
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Major Mick Stone at an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Dili
Major Mick Stone, a self-taught fluent Tetum speaker, discusses reconciliation at an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Dili.
(Date uploaded: 10 July 2006 - 04 images)
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Gleno weapons hand over
Gleno weapons hand over. Major Tara, one of the petitioners, (left) handing a rifle to Lieutenant Colonel Mike Munford, Commanding Officer Battle Group Faithful at a ceremonial hand over of the petitioners weapons.
(Date uploaded: 06 July 2006 - 11 images)
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Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps birthday
Sarah Hickling of 3rd Field Supply Company cuts a cake in front of the rest of the company to celebrate the Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps birthday in Dili, Timor Leste.
(Date uploaded: 04 July 2006 - 04 images)
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Major service on a Fitters' variant Armoured Personnel Carrier
Warrant Officer Class Two Rocky Hema (left) and Craftsman Aaron Cracknell, members of Technical Support Troop, B Squadron, 3rd/4th Cavalry Regiment, remove the pads from the track of an Armoured Personnel Carrier as part of a major service of the vehicle at their base Dili, Timor Leste.
(Date uploaded: 04 July 2006 - 06 images)
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Australian Federal Police searching protesters at a Vehicle Check Point (VCP) near Hera
Australian Federal Police searching protesters at a Vehicle Check Point (VCP) near Hera, a few kilometres east of Dili. The VCP was setup to search an estimated 3000 protesters from the countries east before they entered Dili.
(Date uploaded: 04 July 2006 - 17 images)
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Civil Military Cooperation (CIMIC) Team
An Australian soldier questions a man while the taxi he was travelling in is searched for weapons.
(Date uploaded: 03 July 2006 - 13 images)
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Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp near the Comoro airport, Dili Timor Leste.
(Date uploaded: 29 June 2006 - 03 images)
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Black Hawk helicopter over the hills just out of Dili
5th Aviation Regiment Black Hawk helicopter over the hills just out of Dili, Timor Leste.
(Date uploaded: 29 June 2006 - 07 images)
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Lieutenant General Peter Leahy (Chief of Army) promotes Corporal Gross of 3 Combat Service Support Battalion to Sergeant at Shovell Barracks near Dili, Timor Leste.
(Date uploaded: 27 June 2006 - 05 images)
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Army firefighters of Emergency Response Squadron
Sapper John Richter of Emergency Response Squadron, Incident Response Regiment, Sydney, conduct a fire fighting exercise at Comoro air port in Dili, Timor Leste.
(Date uploaded: 26 June 2006 - 05 images)
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Petty Officer Naval Police Coxswain Ondeane Wykes at the helm of HMAS Kanimbla in Dili Harbour, Timor-Leste.
(Date uploaded: 26 June 2006 - 08 images)
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Soldiers from 3 Combat Engineer Regiment onboard HMAS TOBRUK
Soldiers from 3 Combat Engineer Regiment sit down to their first fresh meal onboard HMAS TOBRUK in 15 days since arriving in Dili, Timor-Leste.
(Date uploaded: 23 June 2006 - 05 images)
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Medical personnel depart HMAS TOBRUK to provide assistance ashore in Dili during Operatoin Astute.
(Date uploaded: 23 June 2006 - 12 images)
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Lieutenant Marty Bowen talks on the radio at a village near Gleno.
(Date uploaded: 21 June 2006 - 23 images)
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AFP and Royal Malaysian Army patrol
A soldier from the Royal Malaysian Army talks to members of the Australian Federal Police after a patrol through the streets of Dili.
(Date uploaded: 21 June 2006 - 14 images)
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Leading Aircraftman Glen Browning (Royal Australian Air Force) checks identification at a vehicle check point in Dili.
(Date uploaded: 21 June 2006 - 07 images)
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Soldiers from the 3rd Royal Australian Regiment Battalion Group prepare to set up a vehicle check point in the town of Gleno.
(Date uploaded: 20June 2006 - 11 images)
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An Armoured Personnel Carrier patrols the streets of Gleno, East Timor.
(Date uploaded: 19 June 2006 - 11 images)
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Military Police dog handler Corporal Stephen Wood during play time with his dog Max.
(Date uploaded: 16 June 2006 - 05 images)
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HMAS TOBRUK at Amphibious Stations in the harbour of Dili, Timor-Leste, during Operation Astute.
(Date uploaded: 14 June 2006 - 14 images)
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An Officer from the Royal Australian Air Force captures a sunset on the Flight Deck onboard HMAS TOBRUK at anchor off the coast of Dili, Timor-Leste.
(Date uploaded: 14 June 2006 - 13 images)
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An Australian Army Unimog vehicle forklift from HMAS Labuan onto Dili wharf.
(Date uploaded: 13 June 2006 - 11 images)
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Test firing their F88 Steyr on the Flight Deck onboard HMAS TOBRUK
Sergeant Chris Crompton clears Captain James Lailah's (both from 3 Combat Service Support Battalion) basic webbing and magazines after test firing his F88 Steyr on the Flight Deck onboard HMAS TOBRUK as the ship sails to Dili, Timor-Leste, during Operation Astute.
(Date uploaded: 13 June 2006 - 10 images)
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Australian Army Mack trucks being refuelled at the kerbside refuelling point in the grounds of Dili Airport
(Date uploaded: 13 June 2006 - 9 images)
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A ceremony to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the Townsville Black Hawk disaster
A ceremony to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the Townsville Black Hawk disaster was conducted by Australian Defence Force members deployed on Operation Astute in East Timor.
(Date uploaded: 13 June 2006 - 6 images)
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HMAS MANOORA's embarked Seaking delivers much awaited mail to HMAS TOBRUK in the Arafura Sea during Operation Astute.
(Date uploaded: 13 June 2006 - 03 images)
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Federal Agent Leanne Giraud (Australian Federal Police) and Private Clifford Inches (3rd Royal Australian Regiment Battalion Group) on a combined patrol through the streets of Dili.
(Date uploaded: 09 June 2006 - 17 images)
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Doctor Brendan Nelson, MP and Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston, AO, AFC Visit Dili
The Honourable Doctor Brendan Nelson, MP, Minister for Defence, Brigadier Mick Slater Commander of the Joint Task Force and Lieutenant Colonel Jeff Squire look at a display of weapons that have been confiscated by members of the 3rd Royal Australian Regiment Battalion Group.
(Date uploaded: 08 June 2006 - 13 images)
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Armoured Personnel Carriers along with soldiers from the 3rd Battalion Group patrol through the Comoro Markets in Dili.
(Date uploaded: 07 June 2006 - 19 images)
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Airload Team Leader, Flight Lieutenant Rachel Anaya watches as an Australian Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft lands at Dili Airport.
(Date uploaded: 06 June 2006 - 20 images)
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Visual morse code training
Seaman Communication Information System Megan O'Donohue assists in the training of visual signals by morse code, with the use of a ten inch Signal Lamp, to Phase II Seamanship Officer Midshipman Ryan Pidduck onboard HMAS TOBRUK, during the ships South East Asian and South West Pacific Deployment 2006.
(Date uploaded: 05 June 2006 - 12 images)
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The Deputy Commodore Flotillas (DCOMFLOT), Captain Steve McDowall, is given a boat transfer to HMAS TOBRUK by the ships Sea Boat (in green).
(Date uploaded: 05 June 2006 - 04 images)
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The Honourable Alexander Downer visits Dili
The Honourable Alexander Downer, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, arrives by Australian Army Black Hawk helicopter at the Joint Task Force Headquarters for a meeting with Brigadier Mick Slater.
(Date uploaded: 05 June 2006 - 08 images)
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Four Australian Army Armoured Personnel Carriers wait at Dili harbour for a night patrol. In the background, a Maylasion ship the 'Mahawangsa' unloads its cargo.
(Date uploaded: 05 June 2006 - 20 images)
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New Zealand soldiers in Becora
Private James Lewis (Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment) directs an Australian Unimog truck during a food resupply.
(Date uploaded: 02 June 2006 - 06 images)
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East Timor's Foreign HMAS Kanimbla alongside in Dili harbour. HMAS Kanimbla is used to transport soldiers, stores and equipment into operational areas.
(Date uploaded: 02 June 2006 - 04 images)
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East Timor's Foreign Minister, Jose Ramos Horta, and Brigadier Michael Slater East Timor's Foreign Minister, Jose Ramos Horta, and Brigadier Michael Slater talk prior to a press conference in Dili.
(Date uploaded: 02 June 2006 - 01 images)
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Lance Bombardier Peter Snelleman and Gunner Matthew Ericksen from 108 Field Battery of 4 Field Regiment (3rd Battalion Group) conduct a vehicle check point in Dili.
(Date uploaded: 02 June 2006 - 03 images)
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Corporal Antonio Goncalues searches a local youth while Sergeant Darren Andrews maintains security. Both soldiers are from the 3rd Battalion Group.
(Date uploaded: 31 May 2006 - 18 images)
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Soldiers provide security during food distribution in Dili
Soldiers from the Australian Army provide security during food distribution in Dili.
(Date uploaded: 30 May 2006 - 08 images)
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HMAS Manoora lies at anchor off the coast of Dili, Timor-Leste, during Operation Astute as plumes of smoke rise into the air from fires in the city.
(Date uploaded: 30 May 2006 - 20 images)
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APCs (Armoured Personnel Carriers) from 3/4 Cavalry Regiment enter the front gates to the Dilli wharf precinct to strengthen security while HMAS TOBRUK unload troops and equipment ashore at Dilli harbour, East Timor, during Op Astute.
(Date uploaded: 30 May 2006 - 05 images)
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An Australian Army Landing Craft Medium (LCM8) arrives with stores and equipment during a beach landing in the Comoro district of Timor-Leste.
(Date uploaded: 29 May 2006 - 09 images)
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An Australian Armoured Personnel Carrier being loaded onto an Australian Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft at the Royal Australian Air Force Base in Townsville.
(Date uploaded: 26 May 2006 - 12 images)
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Sergeant Geoff Simmons (from the Ships Army Department), explains to embarked forces onboard HMAS TOBRUK their life raft muster points as the ship conducts amphibious training in Cleveland Bay, Queensland.
(Date uploaded: 25 May 2006 - 27 images)
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