Image Gallery 2009
28 September 2009
Visual Trackers Course
Thirty soldiers from Timor-Leste Battle Group VI (TLBG VI) serving with the International Stabilisation Force (ISF) in East Timor have been learning the fine art of visual tracking.
As part of the three-week Visual Trackers Course, the soldiers spent both time in a classroom setting as well as 12 days in the field. On three-day patrols they learnt the art of tracking both individuals and groups.
Also on the course were four members from the East Timor Defence Force who welcomed the opportunity to work with their Australian counterparts. They were able to add their own perspective as the course was held in familiar territory for them in regional East Timor. All participants found the course interesting and valuable.
During the Course, the soldiers had some special visitors. Chief of the East Timor Defence Force, Brigadier-General Taur Matan Ruak, Commander of the ISF, Brigadier Bill Sowry and Commanding Officer of TLBG VI, Lieutenant Colonel Dave Smith dropped in to see the soldiers in training.
| 20090914adf8144078_082 Sergeant Matthew Vermey of the International Stabilisation Force, Timor Leste Battle Group VI, talks with one of the four East Timor Defence Force personnel who was a participant on the Visual Trackers Course in Atabae, East Timor. (Date taken: 14 September 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090914adf8144078_096 Private Michael Rogers and Private Glen Collins gives a brief to the Commander of the International Stabilisation Force, Brigadier Bill Sowry, Commander of the East Timor Defence Force, Brigadier-General Taur Matan Ruak and other senior officers during the Visual Trackers Course held in Atabae, East Timor. (Date taken: 14 September 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090914adf8144078_102 Private Zac Robinson gives a brief to the Commander of the International Stabilisation Force, Brigadier Bill Sowry, Commander of the East Timor Defence Force, Brigadier-General Taur Matan Ruak and other senior officers during the Visual Trackers Course held in Atabae, East Timor. (Date taken: 14 September 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090914adf8144078_106 Private Glen Collins of the International Stabilisation Force discusses the importance of physical evidence with senior officers including the Commander of the International Stabilisation Force, Brigadier Bill Sowry and Commander of the East Timor Defence Force, Brigadier-General Taur Matan Ruak, during the Visual Trackers Course held in Atabae, East Timor. (Date taken: 14 September 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090925adf8144078_272 Commander of the International Stabilisation Force (ISF), Brigadier Bill Sowry, congratulates the troops of the ISF and the East Timor Defence Force at the completion of the Visual Trackers Course held in East Timor. (Date taken: 14 September 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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