Image Gallery 2006
27 July 2006
Latest images from Operation ASTUTE
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.
| 20060724adf8237482_003 Gunner (GNR) Tim Murphy accepts a pistol during a weapons ammesty from a former Police Officer of the East Timorese Police Force, known as the PNTL. GNR Murphy is attached to Battle Group Faithfull which is deployed to East Timor on Operation ASTUTE. (Date taken: 24 July 2006) low-res | high-res |
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| 20060724adf8237482_013 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 taken: 24 July 2006) low-res | high-res |
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| 20060724adf8237482_016 Members of Battle Group Faithfull, deployed to East Timor on Operation ASTUTE, display weapons that have been handed to authorities as part of a Weapons Amnesty. (Date taken: 24 July 2006) low-res | high-res |
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| 20060724adf8237482_027 Sergeant (SGT) Marc Hood is attached to Battle Group Faithful which is deployed to East Timor on Operation ASTUTE. SGT Marc Hood displays weapons handed in to members of the Joint Task Force as part of a Weapons Amnesty. (Date taken: 24 July 2006) low-res | high-res |
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| 20060724adf8237482_040 Brigadier (BRIG) Mick Slater, the Commander of the Joint Task Force on Operation ASTUTE and Commander Steve Landcaster of the Australian Federal Police address the media during a media conference to detail the results of a Weapons Amnesty. (Date taken: 24 July 2006) low-res | high-res |
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| 20060724adf8237482_046 Australian Federal Police Officer Sergeant James Paterson, from Adelaide, assists Sergeant Marc Hood of Battle Group Faithful in displaying weapons collected for a weapons amnesty during Operation ASTUTE. (Date taken: 24 July 2006) low-res | high-res |
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