Image Gallery 2006
10 July 2006
Major Mick Stone at an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Dili
Major Stone has worked in Dili with the Defence Cooperation Program for more than a year. In that program he was an Australian Adviser with the East Timorese Defence Forces, known as the F-FDTL.
When The Australian government announced Operation ASTUTE, Major Stone was attached to the Joint Task Force. There he uses his excellent language skills and deep understanding of the East Timorese culture to ensure Brigadier Mick Slater’s messages are clearly conveyed to the leadership of each group in the current crisis.
Operation ASTUTE is the Australian Government's response to assist the Government of Timor Leste. The Joint Task Force is providing security and stability, has facilitated the evacuation of Australian and other approved foreign nationals, and is creating a secure environment for the conduct of successful dialogue to resolve the current crisis.
Approximately 2500 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 and elements from the New Zealand and Malaysian Defence Forces, as well as an arm of the Portuguese Police, the GNR, to assist the Government of Timor Leste to restore peace.
| 20060707adf8205214_029 Major Mick Stone, a self-taught fluent Tetum speaker, discusses reconciliation at an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Dili. (Date taken: 07 July 2006) low-res | high-res |
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| 20060707adf8205214_055 Major Mick Stone, a self-taught fluent Tetum speaker, discusses reconciliation at an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Dili. (Date taken: 07 July 2006) low-res | high-res |
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| 20060707adf8205214_065 Major Mick Stone, a self-taught fluent Tetum speaker, discusses reconciliation at an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Dili. (Date taken: 07 July 2006) low-res | high-res |
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| 20060707adf8205214_072 Major Mick Stone, a self-taught fluent Tetum speaker, discusses reconciliation at an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Dili. (Date taken: 07 July 2006) low-res | high-res |
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