Image Gallery 2009
25 April 2009
The Hon. Warren Snowdon visit to East Timor
Soldiers on Operation Astute, part of the International Stabilisation Force in East Timor, had a visit by the Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, The Hon. Warren Snowdon, MP. Minister Snowdon was in East Timor to participate in the Anzac Day Dawn Service as well as attend the re-dedication of a Memorial in Dare, outside of Dili.
The Minister spent the day visiting soldiers training in the field, as well as at the Baucau Forward Operating Base and bases within the Dili area, including Camp Phoenix. He thanked the soldiers for their very important contribution to the peace and stability in East Timor and highlighted the important support given to Australian soldiers by the East Timorese during World War II.
| 20090424adf8115142_043 The Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, the Hon. Warren Snowdon, MP and Commander International Stabilisation Force Brigadier Bill Sowry take in the sights of Dili, during a Black hawk flight to the Baucau district in East Timor. (Date taken: 24 April 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090424adf8115142_110 Officer Commanding Forward Operating Base Baucau, Major Sean Kearns (right) briefs The Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, the Hon. Warren Snowdon, MP on the Supervisor Information Operations - Section course being run in the rugged bush-land of the Baucau district. Listening in are (left to right) Lieutenant Peter Craig, Group Captain Ralph Kettle and Commander International Stabilisation Force, Brigadier Bill Sowry. (Date taken: 24 April 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090424adf8115142_137 Lieutenant Peter Craig briefs The Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, the Hon. Warren Snowdon, MP and Australian Head of Mission, Peter Heyward on the Supervisor Information Operations - Section course being run in the rugged bush-land of the Baucau district in East Timor. (Date taken: 24 April 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090424adf8115142_155 The Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, the Hon. Warren Snowdon, MP meets some soldiers on the Supervisor Information Operations - Section course being run in the rugged bush-land of the Baucau district, East Timor. (Date taken: 24 April 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090424adf8115142_159 The Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, the Hon. Warren Snowdon, MP listens in to an orders brief during a visit to the Supervisor Information Operations - Section course, being run in the rugged bush-land of the Baucau district, East Timor. (Date taken: 24 April 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090424adf8115142_160 The Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, the Hon. Warren Snowdon, MP listens in to an orders brief during a visit to the Supervisor Information Operations - Section course, being run in the rugged bush-land of the Baucau district, East Timor. (Date taken: 24 April 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090424adf8115142_176 The Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, the Hon. Warren Snowdon, MP pays a visit to soldiers on the Supervisor Information Operations - Section course being run in the rugged bush-land of the Baucau district, East Timor. (Date taken: 24 April 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090424adf8115142_180 The Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, the Hon. Warren Snowdon, MP meets some soldiers on the Supervisor Information Operations - Section course being run in the rugged bush-land of the Baucau district, East Timor. (Date taken: 24 April 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090424adf8115142_182 The Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, the Hon. Warren Snowdon, MP and Australian Head of Mission, Peter Heyward meet soldiers on the Supervisor Information Operations - Section course being run in the rugged bush-land of the Baucau district, East Timor. (Date taken: 24 April 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090424adf8115142_196 (Left to right): Commander International Stabilisation Force Brigadier Bill Sowry, The Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, the Hon. Warren Snowdon, MP, Australian Head of Mission, Peter Heyward and Lieutenant Peter Craig watch a contact drill during their visit to the Supervisor Information Operations - Section course being run in the rugged bush-land of the Baucau district, East Timor. (Date taken: 24 April 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090424adf8115142_257 The Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, the Hon. Warren Snowdon, MP, arrives at Forward Operating Base Baucau, after a Black hawk trip from Dili in East Timor. (Date taken: 24 April 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090424adf8115142_264 The Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, the Hon. Warren Snowdon, MP chats with Lieutenant Alex Davidson (right) and Officer Commanding Forward Operating Base Baucau, Major Sean Kearns. (Date taken: 24 April 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090424adf8115142_269 The Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, the Hon. Warren Snowdon, MP is shown the living conditions at Forward Operating Base Baucau, East Timor. (Date taken: 24 April 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090424adf8115142_274 The Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, the Hon. Warren Snowdon, MP and Australian Head of Mission, Peter Heyward chat with soldiers at Forward Operating Base Baucau, East Timor. (Date taken: 24 April 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090424adf8115142_317 The Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, the Hon. Warren Snowdon, MP, meets the soldiers stationed at Forward Operating Base Baucau, East Timor. (Date taken: 24 April 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090424adf8115142_333 The Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, the Hon. Warren Snowdon, MP, meets the soldiers stationed at Forward Operating Base Baucau, East Timor. (Date taken: 24 April 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090424adf8115142_380 The Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, the Hon. Warren Snowdon, MP, thanks Officer Commanding Forward Operating Base Baucau, Major Sean Kearns after his visit. (Date taken: 24 April 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090424adf8115142_430 The Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, the Hon. Warren Snowdon, MP and Commander International Stabilisation Force Brigadier Bill Sowry take in the sights of East Timor, during a Black hawk flight. (Date taken: 24 April 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090424adf8115142_493 The Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, the Hon. Warren Snowdon, MP presents Warrant Officer Campbell Nicol of the British Army with the Australian Service medal, after four months exchange service with the East Timor Aviation Group. (Date taken: 24 April 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090424adf8115142_503 The Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, the Hon. Warren Snowdon, MP addresses soldiers of the East Timor Aviation Group during his visit to East Timor. (Date taken: 24 April 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090424adf8115142_527 The Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, the Hon. Warren Snowdon, MP chats with Captain Adam Tull and Warrant Officer Class Two Ian Ratcliffe during his visit to East Timor. (Date taken: 24 April 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090424adf8115142_565 The Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, the Hon. Warren Snowdon, MP meets with East Timor Secretary of State Defence, Doctor Julio Pinto, at the Palazzio in Dili. (Date taken: 24 April 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090424adf8115142_570 The Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, the Hon. Warren Snowdon, MP meets with East Timor Secretary of State Defence, Doctor Julio Pinto, at the Palazzio in Dili. (Date taken: 24 April 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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