Image Gallery 2006
21 June 2006
AFP and Royal Malaysian Army patrol
Operation ASTUTE is the Australian Government's response to assist the Government of Timor Leste. The Joint Task Force aims to stabilise the security situation, facilitate the evacuation of Australian and other approved foreign nationals and create a secure environment for the conduct of a successful dialogue to resolve the current crisis.
Approximately 2000 Australian Defence Force personnel are directly supporting the Australian Defence Force Response to the situation in Dili.
The Operation includes components from the Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Force, working with other Australian Government agencies to assist the Government of Timor Leste to restore peace to the nation.
| 20060619adf8161479_054 Australian Federal Police Agents prepare for a joint patrol in Dili, with soldiers from the Royal Malaysian Army. (Date taken: 19 June 2006) low-res | high-res |
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| 20060619adf8161479_157 L-R: Federal Agent Paul Harvey (Australian Federal Police), a soldier from the Royal Malaysian Army and Federal Agent Mitch Guthrie (Australian Federal Police), patrol the streets of Dili. (Date taken: 19 June 2006) low-res | high-res |
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| 20060619adf8161479_162 Federal Agent Paul Harvey (Australian Federal Police) and a soldier from the Royal Malaysian Army, talk to a local during a patrol through Dili. (Date taken: 19 June 2006) low-res | high-res |
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| 20060619adf8161479_167 Federal Agent Paul Harvey (Australian Federal Police) and a soldier from the Royal Malaysian Army, talk to locals during a patrol through Dili. (Date taken: 19 June 2006) low-res | high-res |
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| 20060619adf8161479_169 Federal Agent Paul Harvey (Australian Federal Police) and a soldier from the Royal Malaysian Army, talk to a local during a patrol through Dili. (Date taken: 19 June 2006) low-res | high-res |
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| 20060619adf8161479_173 A joint patrol from the Australian Federal Police and the Royal Malaysian Army patrol through the streets of Dili. (Date taken: 19 June 2006) low-res | high-res |
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| 20060619adf8161479_175 A joint patrol from the Australian Federal Police and the Royal Malaysian Army patrol through the streets of Dili. (Date taken: 19 June 2006) low-res | high-res |
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| 20060619adf8161479_186 A soldier from the Royal Malaysian Army talks to members of the Australian Federal Police after a patrol through the streets of Dili. (Date taken: 19 June 2006) low-res | high-res |
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| 20060619adf8161479_191 Sergeant Rahmat Shabadan (Royal Malaysian Army) watches as a joint patrol from the Australian Federal Police and the Royal Malaysian Army depart the Police Barracks for a patrol through the streets of Dili. (Date taken: 19 June 2006) low-res | high-res |
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| 20060619adf8161479_195 A joint patrol from the Australian Federal Police and the Royal Malaysian Army patrol through the streets of Dili. (Date taken: 19 June 2006) low-res | high-res |
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| 20060619adf8161479_197 A joint patrol from the Australian Federal Police and the Royal Malaysian Army patrol through the streets of Dili. (Date taken: 19 June 2006) low-res | high-res |
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| 20060619adf8161479_198 Locals watch as a joint patrol from the Australian Federal Police and the Royal Malaysian Army patrol through the streets of Dili. (Date taken: 19 June 2006) low-res | high-res |
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| 20060619adf8161479_199 Locals watch as a joint patrol from the Australian Federal Police and the Royal Malaysian Army patrol through the streets of Dili. (Date taken: 19 June 2006) low-res | high-res |
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| 20060619adf8161479_203 A joint patrol from the Australian Federal Police and the Royal Malaysian Army patrol through the streets of Dili. (Date taken: 19 June 2006) low-res | high-res |
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