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Warehousing
a big job
By
Cpl Jonathan Garland
IF IT doesn’t breath and moves in or out of the AUSBATT-controlled
area of East Timor, it comes under the scrutiny and control of WO2
Russell Pullen.
WO2 Pullen is the WO Control of all warehouses in East Timor and supplies
the Australian contingent of the PKF and the Training Team at Metinaro.
“We have 10 warehouses under our control, located in places like
Dili, Batugade, Moleana and Suai,” he said.
“Our job is to make sure stores get in to the country in a timely
manner and get to the soldiers where they’re needed.”
He said they manage all sorts of materials, from spoons to mattresses
to APCs.
“Stores arrive mainly in two ways – by an ADF air courier
flight, which comes in on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and by
a supply barge that makes the journey between Darwin and East Timor
once a week.”
Once the stores are unpacked from containers, staff receipt the equipment
on to SDSS, which produces a voucher giving instructions on where
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