Image Gallery 2006
21 June 2006
Images from Operation ASTUTE
Operation ASTUTE is the Australian Government's response to assist the Government of Timor Leste. The Joint Task Force aims to stabilise the security situation, facilitate the evacuation of Australian and other approved foreign nationals and create a secure environment for the conduct of a successful dialogue to resolve the current crisis.
Approximately 2000 Australian Defence Force personnel are directly supporting the Australian Defence Force Response to the situation in Dili.
The Operation includes components from the Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Force, working with other Australian Government agencies to assist the Government of Timor Leste to restore peace to the nation.
| 20060613adf8161479_003 L-R: Colonel Ismet (Malaysian Army), Brigadier Mick Slater (Australian Army) and Lieutenant Colonel Harker (New Zealand Army) prior to a meeting in Dili. (Date taken: 13 June 2006) low-res | high-res |
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| 20060613adf8161479_005 Leading Aircraftman Glen Browning (Royal Australian Air Force) checks identification at a vehicle check point in Dili. (Date taken: 13 June 2006) low-res | high-res |
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| 20060613adf8161479_012 Leading Aircraftman Glen Browning (Royal Australian Air Force) checks identification at a vehicle check point in Dili. (Date taken: 13 June 2006) low-res | high-res |
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| 20060613adf8161479_021 Brigadier Mick Slater, the Commander of the Joint Task Force in East Timor talks to members of the 3rd Royal Australian Regiment Battalion Group. (Date taken: 13 June 2006) low-res | high-res |
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| 20060613adf8161479_028 Brigadier Mick Slater, Commander of the Joint Task Force, talks to Lieutenant Colonel Brian Cox and Major Selwyn Graham from Civil Military Cooperation in Dili. (Date taken: 13 June 2006) low-res | high-res |
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| 20060613adf8161479_045 The President of East Timor, Xanana Gusmao shakes hands with the Commander of the Joint Task Force, Brigadier Mick Slater, in Dili. (Date taken: 13 June 2006) low-res | high-res |
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| 20060613adf8161479_095 Leading Aircraftman Glen Browning (Royal Australian Air Force) checks identification at a vehicle check point in Dili. (Date taken: 13 June 2006) low-res | high-res |
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