Operation ASTUTE: Image Gallery
20 September 2006
Guns for toys event
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
| 20060914adf8237482_021 Liaison Officer with the Civil Military Co-operation (CIMIC) Warrant Officer Class 1 William Davies gives a local Timorese girl a toy at the guns for toys event. The event was arranged by CIMIC in association with CARE at the Seminario Maior, Dili. About 500 internally displaced persons live in the camp. (Date taken: 14 September 2006) low-res | high-res |
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| 20060914adf8237482_044 Local Timorese children wait in line to collect toys provided by the Civil Military Co-operation (CIMIC) which was part of the guns for toys event. The event was arranged by CIMIC in association with CARE at the Seminario Maior, Dili. (Date taken: 14 September 2006) low-res | high-res |
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| 20060914adf8237482_045 Local Timorese children wait in line to collect toys provided by the Civil Military Co-operation (CIMIC) which was part of the guns for toys event. The event was arranged by CIMIC in association with CARE at the Seminario Maior, Dili. (Date taken: 14 September 2006) low-res | high-res |
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| 20060914adf8237482_049 Liaison Officer with the Civil Military Co-operation (CIMIC) Lieutenant Rebecca Marlow gives a local Timorese girl a toy at the guns for toys event. The event was arranged by CIMIC in association with CARE at the Seminario Maior, Dili. (Date taken: 14 September 2006) low-res | high-res |
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| 20060914adf8237482_055 Liaison Officer with the Civil Military Co-operation (CIMIC) Warrant Officer Class 1 William Davies gives a local Timorese boy a toy at the guns for toys event. The event was arranged by CIMIC in association with CARE at the Seminario Maior, Dili. (Date taken: 14 September 2006) low-res | high-res |
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