Image Gallery 2008
11 July 2008
Metinaro Training Centre obstacle course
The Australian Defence Cooperation Program (DCP) is committed to helping the Timor Leste Falintil Defence Force (F-FDTL) to develop its own Military Engineering capability. Today was the beginning of a joint project to build an obstacle course at the Metinaro Training Centre.
This project is an essential element of the facilities at the Training Centre which will be used by various courses including the training of the pending recruit intake. A second advanced obstacle is also being designed and funded by the DCP to be built by the F-FDTL at another training facility in the east of the country.
Operation ASTUTE is the Australian Government's response to a request from the Government of Timor-Leste to assist in restoring peace to their country.
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has deployed to Timor-Leste with a mission to assist the Government and the United Nations to bring stability, security and confidence to the Timorese to allow them to resolve their differences democratically and peacefully.
There are approximately 1000 ADF personnel currently serving in Timor-Leste. This force will remain in Timor-Leste continuing to provide a robust response capability to support the Government of Timor-Leste and the United Nations Police force.
Police from Australia and 24 other nations throughout the world provide security in Dili. The ADF provides support to these police operations as required.
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) is working alongside the ADF to assist with this mission.
| 20080710adf8262658_013 Handy men; Engineers from both Timor-Leste Defence Force and Australian Defence Cooperation Program (DCP) work on the foundations for an obstacle course at Metinaro, Timor-Leste. (Date taken: 10 July 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080710adf8262658_032 Gym Hand-over; Australian Defence Cooperation Program Lieutenant Colonel (LTCOL) Steven Ferndale shakes the hand of Timor-Leste Defence Force Lieutenant Francisco Da Silver he hands over gymnasium equipment attached to an undercover basket ball court at the Timor-Leste Defence Force Training Center in Metinaro, Timor-Leste. (Date taken: 10 July 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080710adf8262658_053 Sight adjustment; Corporal Nikky Eatler an Engineer with the International Stabilisation Force (ISF) works with Engineers Timor Defence Force to help sight foundations for an obstacle course at Metinaro, Timor-Leste. (Date taken: 10 July 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080710adf8262658_057 Laying foundations; Australian Engineer with the International Stabilisation Force (ISF) Corporal Nikky Eatler helps lower steel reinforcing for an obstacle course at an at Metinaro, Timor-Leste. (Date taken: 10 July 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080710adf8262658_069 Level heads; Australian Engineer Sapper Jason Cauz, with Timor-Leste Defence Force Engineers check the spirit level on the side of one of the timber beams during the consturction of an obstacle course at Metinaro. (Date taken: 10 July 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080710adf8262658_081 Hold fast; Both Australian International Stabilisation Force (ISF) and Timor-Leste Defence Force Engineers hold a support beam in place as build an obstacle course at Metinaro. (Date taken: 10 July 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080710adf8262658_085 Team-building; Australian Engineers with the International Stabilisation Force (ISF) work with the Timor-Leste Defence Force Engineers to help make an obstacle course at Metinaro. (Date taken: 10 July 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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