Operation ASTUTE: Image Gallery
18 September 2006
A traditional Maori ceremony
Operation ASTUTE is the Australian Government's response to assist the Government of Timor Leste. The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has about 1100 land and air component personnel working with the New Zealand Defence Force to assist the Government of Timor Leste to bring security, peace and confidence to the people of Timor Leste.
The ADF's mission has been to assist the Government of Timor Leste to stabilise the situation and facilitate the concentration of the various conflicting groups into safe and secure locations and create a secure environment for the conduct of a successful dialogue to resolve the current crisis.
International police including Australian Federal Police (AFP), Malaysian Police, New Zealand Police and the Guarda Nacional Republicana (GNR) from Portugal, provide security in Dili. The policing function is transitioning to the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT).
The military component stands ready to support the police as required
| 20060913adf8237482_028 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 taken: 13 September 2006) low-res | high-res |
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| 20060913adf8237482_040 Recently, the New Zealand National Command in Timor - Leste occupied their new quarters in Phoenix Barracks, Dili. A traditional Maori ceremony, complete with challenge and "tapu" service was conducted. Here, Corporal Sas Winikerei conducts a traditional Maori Wero challenge to Brigadier Mick Slater, the Commander of Joint Task Force 631and Captain Megan Walsh, 3rd Logistics Battalion, New Zealand Defence Force. (Date taken: 13 September 2006) low-res | high-res |
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| 20060913adf8237482_047 Recently, the New Zealand National Command in Timor - Leste occupied their new quarters in Phoenix Barracks, Dili. A traditional Maori ceremony, complete with challenge and "tapu" service was conducted. Members from the National Command Element of the New Zealand Defence Force conduct a Traditional Maori Haka. Australians on Operation ASTUTE look on. (Date taken: 13 September 2006) low-res | high-res |
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| 20060913adf8237482_051 Recently, the New Zealand National Command in Timor - Leste occupied their new quarters in Phoenix Barracks, Dili. A traditional Maori ceremony, complete with challenge and "tapu" service was conducted. Corporal Sas Winikerei leads his fellow members from the National Command Element of the New Zealand Defence Force in a traditional Maori Haka. (Date taken: 13 September 2006) low-res | high-res |
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| 20060913adf8237482_061 Recently, the New Zealand National Command in Timor - Leste occupied their new quarters in Phoenix Barracks, Dili. A traditional Maori ceremony, complete with challenge and "tapu" service was conducted. Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Fox, Senior National Officer, the New Defence Force conducts a Mihi, also known as a welcome speech to the Australians of Joint Task Force 631. (Date taken: 13 September 2006) low-res | high-res |
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| 20060913adf8237482_077 Recently, the New Zealand National Command in Timor - Leste occupied their new quarters in Phoenix Barracks, Dili. A traditional Maori ceremony, complete with challenge and "tapu" service was conducted. Soldiers from the New Zealand Defence force uncover a traditional Maori Hangi, as part of a welcome ceremony by the New Zealand Defence Force for Australians of Joint Task Force 631. (Date taken: 13 September 2006) low-res | high-res |
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| 20060913adf8237482_080 Recently, the New Zealand National Command in Timor - Leste occupied their new quarters in Phoenix Barracks, Dili. A traditional Maori ceremony, complete with challenge and "tapu" service was conducted. Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Fox, Senior National Officer for the New Zealand Defence Force Contingent on Operation ASTUTE, conducts a traditional Maori Hongi with Brigadier (BRIG) Mick Slater, the Commanding Officer of the Joint Task Force 631. (Date taken: 13 September 2006) low-res | high-res |
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