Image Gallery 2009
03 August 2009
Tour de Force 16 in East Timor
Australian Defence Force members serving with the International Stabilisation Force in East Timor were treated to an entertainment feast this week when the 16th Tour de Force visited.
The tradition of entertainers performing for troops on deployment dates back to before the Vietnam War, and provides a welcome break from the daily routine for soldiers.
In the most-recent Tour de Force Ian ‘Dicko’ Dickson (from Australian Idol and Vega FM) joined forces with Ian Moss and his band, Australian Idol contestant Mark Spano, and comedians Lawrence Mooney and Jeff Green.
With a crowd warm-up by ‘Dicko’, both comedians followed with their own special humour. The laconic Aussie humour of Lawrence Mooney was well balanced by Englishman Jeff Green.
Mark Spano showed what took him into the finals of Australian Idol.
Ian Moss showed the mostly-youthful crowds that he still has what it takes to pump out some classic rock.
The entertainers have had some time to get a feel for life in the military for soldiers on deployment in East Timor and have all had the opportunity to chat with soldiers in both Dili and bases in regional areas.
| 20090730adf8144078_026 International Stabilisation Force Warrant Officer Class 2 Andrew Nichols throws a Frisbee to children in the streets of Gleno, East Timor. (Date taken: 30 July 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090730adf8144078_061 International Stabilisation Force Warrant Officer Class 2 Andrew Nichols and Tour de Force Entertainer Jonathan Zion hand out toys to children in Gleno, prior to performing in a concert for the soldiers stationed there. (Date taken: 30 July 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090730adf8144078_178 Timor-Leste Battle Group VI soldiers escort Tour de Force 16 entertainers through Gleno, East Timor, prior to the lunchtime concert. (L-R) Private Kyle Wilson, Mark Spano, Captain Brett Sprague (Host Officer), Lance Corporal Tom Anderson and Private Nathanael O'Brien. (Date taken: 30 July 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090730adf8144078_218 Rock legend Ian Moss rocks Forward Operating Base Gleno, during a Tour de Force 16 concert for International Stabilisation Force soldiers on deployment in East Timor. (Date taken: 30 July 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090730adf8144078_223 Music legend Ian Moss, with band members Peter Jones and Jonathan Zion, rock Forward Operating Base Gleno during a Tour de Force 16 concert for International Stabilisation Force soldiers on deployment in East Timor. (Date taken: 30 July 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090730adf8144078_225 Rock legend Ian Moss rocks Forward Operating Base Gleno during a Tour de Force 16 concert for International Stabilisation Force soldiers on deployment in East Timor. (Date taken: 30 July 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090730adf8144078_233 Tour de Force 16 entertainer Mark Spano enjoys the wide open space of Gleno, East Timor, while he waits for a Black Hawk helicopter to return him to Dili after a lunchtime concert for the soldiers serving with the International Stabilisation Force. (Date taken: 30 July 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090730adf8144078_245 Tour de Force 16 entertainers pose with Black Hawk loadmaster, Leading Seaman Brett Kennedy, in Gleno, East Timor, before boarding their aircraft to return them to Dili. (L-R) Mark Spano, Jeff Green, Peter Jones, Ian Moss, Leading Seaman Brett Kennedy, Lawrence Mooney and Jonathan Zion. (Date taken: 30 July 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090730adf8144078_255 After a lunchtime concert in Gleno, Tour de Force 16 music legend Ian Moss prepares to board a Black Hawk helicopter to be returned to Dili. (Date taken: 30 July 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090730adf8144078_280 (Left to right) Tour de Force 16 members Andrew Taylor, Media Liaison Escort Officer Lieutentant Aaron Oldaker and Mark Spano relax in Gleno as they wait to be returned by chopper to Dili, East Timor. (Date taken: 30 July 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090730adf8144078_289 Mark Spano and other Tour de Force 16 members chat with Gleno locals as they wait to return to Dili, East Timor, by chopper. (Date taken: 30 July 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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