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| Shane Thomson - EUROA SAILOR SAYS “ALOHA” It is a long way from Euroa to Pearl Harbour in Hawaii, but local sailor Shane Thomson has travelled further than most to get there. Shane, an Able Seaman in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), was recently in Hawaii with the Navy to participate in Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2008 (RIMPAC). (Date uploaded: 18 September 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Brad Maher - Mechanic’s Middle East Menagerie When Brad Maher left Dandenong in 1994 to join the Army, the qualified motor mechanic could not have imagined the unusual workshop or machines he would end up with 14 years later. (Date uploaded: 18 September 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Stacey Lothian - FRANKSTON SAILOR SENDS GREETINGS FROM HAWAII Frankston local Stacey Lothian was recently in Hawaii but not on holidays. (Date uploaded: 18 September 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Able Seaman Andrew Hutcheon Ararat’s Andrew Hutcheon, 20, is now sailing the waters of the Presian Gulf. He and his 180 shipmates aboard HMAS STUART are protecting Iraqi oil terminals that bring in 80% of the country’s income, and chasing down contraband runners in Gulf waters. (Date uploaded: 18 September 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Jason Carbone - BEAUFORT LOCAL WITNESSES KING OF TONGA’S CORONATION Leading Seaman Marine Technician, Jason Carbone, from Beaufort joined the Navy in 2002 as a Marine Technician. He was recently posted to HMAS Ballarat and was lucky enough to witness the coronation of His Excellency King Taupo V, the king of Tonga. (Date uploaded: 18 September 2008 - 02 image) |
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| David Ahchow - Beersheba Adventure Bairnsdale’s Sergeant David Ahchow has returned from a trip that was definitely out of the ordinary. (Date uploaded: 21 May 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Able Seaman Writer Amanda Appleton Tooradin’s Amanda Appleton has just returned from a memorable ocean cruise — she was aboard HMAS ADELAIDE when the frigate went on her last overseas voyage before being decommissioned from the Navy this weekend. (Date uploaded: 31 January 2008 - 01 image) |
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| GNR Ronan Arkle - CRANBORNE SOLDIER BRINGS PEACE TO DILI STREETS The hot, humid and impoverished streets of the Timor-Leste capital Dili are a long way from the cosmopolitan streets of Cranborne, Melbourne but for Ronan Arkle they have become a familiar scene as he and his colleagues work hard to bring stability back to the troubled capital. (Date uploaded: 30 July 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Brad Baker - Barrister Soldier Gets Timor Tour of Duty Brad Baker has put his career as a barrister in Melbourne on hold to serve with the Australian Defence Force in Timor Leste for three months. As an Army Reserve Brad holds the rank of Major, and he’s now the Legal Officer with the International Stabilisation Force (ISF). (Date uploaded: 18 September 2008 - 01 image) |
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| PTE Brendan Barry - NORTH FITZROY SOLDIER PLAYS PART IN TIMOR PEACE Local North Fitzroy soldier Brendan Barry is four months into his tour of duty in Timor Leste as part of the Australian Government response to the Timorese Government request for assistance in restoring peace to their country. (Date uploaded: 14 August 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Lieutenant Daryl Batchelor It’s a long way from Port Melbourne’s wide promenades to the precariously narrow mountain roads of East Timor, but for former resident Daryl Batchelor the journey’s been worth the effort. (Date uploaded: 07 March 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Nathan Bell - SEAFORD SOLDIER DOING HIS BIT FOR TIMOR LESTE Local Seaford soldier Nathan Bell has spent more than one month in the sweltering tropical heat of Timor Leste, and still has close to five months to go. He’s part of the Australian Government response to help restore peace to that country. (Date uploaded: 08 January 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Able Seaman Boatswains Mate Andrew Borlase Able Seaman Boatswains Mate Andrew Borlase about to spray-paint in the painting booth at HMAS Stirling. (Date uploaded: 30 July 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Adam Bourke - SALE RESERVIST PLAYS PART IN TIMOR PEACE After nearly five months in the sweltering tropical heat, Sale Army Reservist Adam Bourke continues his work within the Military Police section in Timor Leste as part of the Australian Government response to the Timorese Government request for assistance in restoring peace to their country. (Date uploaded: 10 August 2007 - 01 image) |
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MANNINGHAM SOLDIER PLAYS PART IN TIMOR PEACE Manningham soldier Adam Boyd has spent just one month in the sweltering tropical heat of Timor Leste, and he’s still got another five months to go. He’s part of the Australian Government response to assist in restoring peace to that country. (Date uploaded: 15 October 2007 - 01 image) |
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| John Bray - ANZAC Day in Afghanistan FORMER Doncaster lad John Bray will once again spend Anzac Day overseas and, this time, it will be on operations in southern Afghanistan. (Date uploaded: 01 May 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Bradley Broadwith - WYNDHAM SOLDIER PLAYS PART IN TIMOR PEACE Local Wyndham soldier Bradley Broadwith has already spent one month in the sweltering tropical heat of Timor Leste, and still has five months to go. He’s part of the Australian Government response to help restore peace to that country. (Date uploaded: 18 October 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Nathan Brown - Night Patrols Beating the Bombers Private Nathan Brown, age 21 from Cranbourne Melbourne and Corporal Leigh Connor, age 29 from Southern River, Perth, preparing their personnel equipment before a night patrol in southern Iraq. (Date uploaded: 09 April 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Philip Brown - WERRIBEE AIRMAN PLAYS PART IN TIMOR PEACE Werribee airman Philip Brown has spent two months in the sweltering tropical heat of Timor Leste, and he still has four more to go. He’s part of the Australian response to help restore peace to that country. (Date uploaded: 11 October 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Felicity Burrowes - BEAUMARIS SOLDIER PLAYS PART IN TIMOR PEACE After more than four months in the sweltering tropical heat, local Beaumaris soldier Felicity Burrowes continues her work within the Military Police section in Timor Leste as part of the Australian Government response to the Timorese Government request for assistance in restoring peace to their country. (Date uploaded: 10 August 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Jason Carbone - Sea-time for Beaufort's Navy Man Beaufort man Jason Carbone is certainly making the most of his chances to explore the world. (Date uploaded: 13 February 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Mark Camilleri - Traralgon, Gippsland, VIC Traralgon local Mark Camilleri is now half a world away, on operations with the Australian Defence Force in the Middle-East. (Date uploaded: 03 August 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Private Kevin Cochrane - PROUDLY DOING HIS DUTY Keeping the peace in the ‘cradle of civilisation' is an exciting challenge for Private Kevin Cochrane , who is proudly doing his duty in southern Iraq. (Date uploaded: 07 September 2007 - 01 image) |
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- GEELONG SOLDIER PLAYS HIS PART IN TIMOR PEACE Geelong soldier Sean Collins has already spent three months in the sweltering tropical heat of Timor Leste, which means he still has three more to go. He’s part of the Australian contingent helping to restore peace to our near neighbour. (Date uploaded: 18 October 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Troy Cornell - Mid-Life Crisis For Deployed Diggers To ease the pressures of their East Timor deployment, Shepparton soldier Corporal Troy Cornell, 39, and his mate Craftsman Mike Thorne, also 39, from Townsville, have formed a group to play away the stresses of overseas duty. (Date uploaded: 21 May 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Paul Costa It was a long way from Tamworth for country-music singer and song-writer Paul Costa who recently completed a Tour de Force of Timor-Leste, entertaining Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel deployed on Operation Astute. (Date uploaded: 15 February 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Paul Cottier - Our Middle East Musical Mastermind Casterton sailor Paul Cottier, 44, is just back from leading a Forces entertainment tour to our troops in the Middle East and Afghanistan. (Date uploaded: 15 May 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Les ‘Tex’ Cottle - LOGAN MP PLAYS PART IN TIMOR PEACE Military Policeman Les ‘Tex’ Cottle has spent one month in the sweltering tropical heat of Timor Leste, and still has five months to go. He’s part of the Australian Government response to help restore peace to that country. (Date uploaded: 18 October 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Rebecca 'Bec' Crossingham - LOCAL IN THE MIDDLE EAST Beechworth's Rebecca 'Bec' Crossingham, the daughter of Phil and Kath Warden, is currently serving in the Persian Gulf in the Royal Australian Navy Frigate HMAS TOOWOOMBA. The former St Joseph 's Primary and Beechworth Secondary College student joined the Australian Regular Army as an Electronic Warfare Operator in January 2000. (Date uploaded: 14 May 2007 - 01 image) |
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| PTE Michael Davison - KEEPING THE PEACE IN THE CRADLE OF CIVILISATION Helping to keep the peace in the ‘cradle of civilisation' is an exciting challenge for Private Michael Davison, of rural Victoria, who recently deployed to southern Iraq with the Overwatch Battle Group (West)-3. (Date uploaded: 30 August 2007 - 01 image) |
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| GUNNER ADAM DEFOE - LOCAL SOLDIER MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN EAST TIMOR The hot, humid and impoverished streets of Dili, East Timor , are a long way from suburban Langwarrin in Melbourne , but for Adam Defoe they have been home for the past five months as he and his colleagues have worked hard to bring stability back to the troubled capital. (Date uploaded: 26 April 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Alana Dobson - Mornington Sailor Heads For War Duty Local sailor Alana Dobson and her 184 shipmates are now getting seriously focused. They are aboard HMAS STUART and heading for six months’ duty in the Persian Gulf. One key job will be guarding Iraq’s two giant oil terminals, which produce over 80% of the country’s income. They will also be hunting down contraband runners. (Date uploaded: 16 April 2008 - 01 image) |
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| CAPT Damian Eaton - GEELONG SOLDIER PLAYS PART IN TIMOR PEACE After four months in the sweltering tropical heat, local Geelong soldier Damian Eaton is on his way home after serving in Dili, Timor-Leste as part of the Australian Government response to the Timorese Government request for assistance in restoring peace to their country. (Date uploaded: 31 July 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Brooke Edwards - Mildura Digger Starts The Big Pack-Up Mildura’s Corporal Brooke Edwards, 24, is now part of the last Australian Battle Group that will serve in southern Iraq. A big part of her job is now helping prepare the Battle Group for its return to Australia in the middle of the year. (Date uploaded: 15 May 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Shane Ellison - CRANBOURNE SOLDIER PLAYS PART IN TIMOR PEACE Local Cranbourne soldier Shane Ellison has spent one month in the sweltering tropical heat of Timor Leste, and still has five months to go. He’s part of the Australian Government response to help restore peace to that country. (Date uploaded: 18 October 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Scott Fitzgerald - HOPPERS CROSSING SOLDIER DOING HIS BIT FOR TIMOR LESTE Local Hoppers Crossing soldier, Scott Fitzgerald, has spent close to two months in the sweltering tropical heat of Timor Leste and still has around four months to go. He’s part of the Australian Government response to help restore peace in the country. (Date uploaded: 08 January 2008 - 01 image) |
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| LACW Tahnia Futcher Christmas in the Middle East is a busy time for postmaster and entertainment officer Leading Aircraftwoman (LACW) Tahnia Futcher. An Air Force clerk, LACW Futcher is deployed as the resident postie for the 160-person Australian C-130 detachment. (Date uploaded: 08 January 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Sapper Alistair George - HAWTHORN SOLDIER PLAYS PART IN TIMOR PEACE After five months in the sweltering tropical heat, local Hawthorn soldier Alistair George continues his work as an Army engineer throughout Timor Leste as part of the Australian Government response to the Timorese Government request for assistance in restoring peace to their country. (Date uploaded: 03 August 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Steven Giuliani - SEAFORD SOLDIER PLAYS PART IN TIMOR PEACE After more than four months in the sweltering tropical heat, local Seaford soldier Steven Giuliani continues his work within the Military Police section in Timor Leste. (Date uploaded: 10 August 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Private Adam Glazner - Sunshine's medical sandman Everyone knows the Middle East can be a dangerous place. Just ask Adam Glazner's mate Sid the Scorpion. Private Glazner, 33, is a long way from his hometown in Sunshine, Victoria . An Australian Army medic, Glazner is on his first operational deployment, working at the main Australian Defence Force support base in the Middle East. Sid, on the other hand, is a local. (Date uploaded: 03 August 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Darren Goldsmith - A NEW BREED OF RESERVIST Army Reservist Darren Goldsmith landed in Timor-Leste just two weeks after putting his hand up for an overseas tour of duty. (Date uploaded: 07 March 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Cory Hackett - A FAMILY TRADITION Cory Hackett’s family in Bendigo are no doubt wondering where he’ll be sending letters from next. (Date uploaded: 07 March 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Glenn Harris - DANDENONG SOLDIER PLAYS PART IN TIMOR PEACE Local Dandenong soldier Glenn Harris has spent one month in the sweltering tropical heat of Timor Leste, and still has five months to go. He’s part of the Australian Government response to help restore peace to that country. (Date uploaded: 18 October 2007 - 01 image) |
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| CFN Natalie Hawthorn - CLIFTON SPRINGS SOLDIER PLAYS PART IN TIMOR PEACE After just three weeks in the sweltering tropical heat, local Clifton Springs soldier Natalie Hawthorn continues her mission in Timor Leste, as part of the Australian Government response to the Timorese Government request for assistance in restoring peace to their country. (Date uploaded: 30 August 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Chris Heagney - CRESWICK SOLDIER DOING HIS BIT FOR TIMOR-LESTE Local Creswick soldier, Chris Heagney, has spent close to three months in the sweltering tropical heat of Timor-Leste and still has another three months to go. He’s part of the Australian Government response to help restore peace in the country. (Date uploaded: 16 January 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Sapper Shaun Lam and LAC Andrew Hebden - Mapping for success Sapper Shaun Lam and Lance Corporal Andrew Hebden from 1 Topographical Survey Squadron in Brisbane are currently working in the Operations Centre of Alice Springs Northern Territory. They are part of the Northern Territory Emergency Response Task Force (NTERT), led by Major General Dave Chalmers, working towards community improvements to Indigenous Australians in remote areas of the Northern Territory. (Date uploaded: 08 October 2007 - 02 image) |
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| Bryce Honey - LOCAL SERVING IN THE MIDDLE EAST Melton's Bryce Honey is now half a world away on patrol in the North Arabian Gulf . In 2005 he decided to pursue his dream to join the Royal Australian Navy and see the world. The former CRC student and St. Anthony's cricketer joined the Navy in 2005 as a Communications and Information Systems (CIS) operator. (Date uploaded: 06 June 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Troy Jensz - WARRAGUL SOLDIER DOING HIS BIT FOR TIMOR-LESTE Local Warragul soldier Troy Jensz has spent almost two months in the sweltering tropical heat of Timor-Leste and has around four months to go. He is part of the Australian Government’s response to help restore peace to the country. (Date uploaded: 31 January 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Alana Johnson Aussie adventurer and doctor Alana Johnson has backpacked through India, trekked across Tasmania and sailed the Whitsundays. But it is her latest adventure which has given her the confidence to achieve anything. (Date uploaded: 08 January 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Kieran Lamond - LOCAL SERVING IN THE MIDDLE EAST Former Ballarat resident Kieran Lamond is currently serving in the Middle East onboard the Royal Australian Navy ship HMAS TOOWOOMBA. Kieran graduated from Saint Patricks College in 2001 and joined the Navy as a Combat Systems Operator in 2002. (Date uploaded: 06 June 2007 - 01 image) |
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| LCPL Gareth Lane - HORSHAM SOLDIER PLAYS PART IN TIMOR PEACE Local Horsham soldier Gareth Lane is two weeks into his tour of duty in Timor Leste as part of the Australian Government response to the Timorese Government request for assistance in restoring peace to their country. (Date uploaded: 14 August 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Emma Larkin - WODONGA GAP YEAR RECRUIT WINS BEST SOLDIER Recent Tallangatta Secondary College graduate, Private Emma Larkin, took out the award for best soldier from her platoon at the Army Recruit Training Centre march out on Friday 28 March. (Date uploaded: 04 April 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Calvin Lippiatt - Preston , VIC Preston local Calvin Lippiatt is now half a world away, on operations with the Australian Defence Force in the Middle-East. (Date uploaded: 03 August 2007 - 01 image) |
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| SQNLDR Nick Luck - KEEPING THE PEACE IN THE CRADLE OF CIVILISATION Helping to keep the peace in the ‘cradle of civilisation' is an exciting challenge for Nick Luck, of Gisborne , Victoria. Squadron Leader Luck is one of about 15 Royal Australian Air Force personnel who recently deployed to southern Iraq with the Australian Army Training Team-8. (Date uploaded: 30 August 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Scott Matthews - Preston Sailor on Frigate’s last Deployment Preston’s Scott Matthews, 23, has just returned from a historic voyage — he was on HMAS ADELAIDE’s last deployment overseas before she is formally decommissioned from the Navy. (Date uploaded: 31 January 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Chris McConachy - MELBOURNE SAILOR SAYS “ALOHA” South Yarra to Pearl Harbour in Hawaii is a long way, but Royal Australian Navy officer, Lieutenant (LEUT) Chris McConachy, has travelled an interesting road to finally arrive at what the Americans describe as “Navy’s best home port.” (Date uploaded: 07 August 2008 - 01 image) |
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| PTE David McCrae - BELL POST HILL SOLDIER PLAYS PART IN TIMOR PEACE Local Bell Post Hill soldier David McCrae is four months into his tour of duty in Timor Leste as part of the Australian Government response to the Timorese Government request for assistance in restoring peace to their country. (Date uploaded: 14 August 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Brian McLeod - RUTHERGLEN SOLDIER DOING HIS BIT FOR TIMOR LESTE Local Rutherglen soldier Brian McLeod has spent around two months in the sweltering tropical heat of Timor Leste and still has close to four months to go. He is part of the Australian Government response to help restore peace to that country. (Date uploaded: 08 January 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Glen Mitchell - SOLDIERS DONATE BLOOD FOR PRESIDENT HORTA It may be an old cliché, but for eight Australian soldiers on Operation Astute in Timor-Leste their blood is truly worth bottling. (Date uploaded: 07 March 2008 - 01 image) |
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| PTE Bryan Monkhouse - PEACEKEEPER COMES OF AGE When Bryan Monkhouse left the family farm to join the Army he was only 17. Now he is a soldier serving with the Overwatch Battle Group in southern Iraq . Answering the challenge of being a peacekeeper in the ‘Cradle of Civilisation’ has matured Private Monkhouse well beyond his 18-years of age. (Date uploaded: 12 September 2007 - 01 image) |
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| PTE Joel Munroe - WANGARATTA SOLDIER PLAYS PART IN TIMOR PEACE After four months in the sweltering tropical heat, local Wangaratta soldier Joel Munroe continues his mission in Timor-Leste, as part of the Australian Government response to the Timorese Government request for assistance in restoring peace to their country. (Date uploaded: 31 July 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Muhundhan Murugapoopathy - WORTH THE EFFORT IN TIMOR It’s a long way from the family in Craigieburn to the sweltering tropical heat of Dili in Timor-Leste, but for Muhundhan Murugapoopathy the journey’s been definitely worth the effort. (Date uploaded: 07 March 2008 - 01 image) |
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| John Newton - WERRIBEE SOLDIER PLAYS PART IN TIMOR PEACE Local Werribee soldier John Newton has spent three months in the sweltering tropical heat of Timor Leste, and still has one month to go. He’s part of the Australian Government response to help restore peace to that country. (Date uploaded: 18 October 2007 - 01 image) |
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| FLTLT Jay Nicks - Changing of the Air Defence Guard “Busy, interesting, challenging…” Since joining the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in 2001, Flight Lieutenant Jay Nicks is having a career that has seen him performing numerous roles as he moves across Australia. This day finds Jay working in Alice Springs at the Indigenous Coordination Centre in a role that he says his previous training and postings have prepared him for. (Date uploaded: 08 October 2007 - 01 image) |
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| GNR Leon Papas - RINGWOOD SOLDIER BRINGS PEACE TO DILI STREETS The hot, humid and impoverished streets of the Timor-Leste capital Dili are a long way from Ringwood, but for Leon Papas, they have become a familiar scene as he and his colleagues work hard to bring stability back to the troubled capital. (Date uploaded: 31 July 2007 - 01 image) |
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| GUNNER ANTHONY PROVENZA - LOCAL SOLDIER MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN EAST TIMOR The hot, humid and impoverished streets of Dili, East Timor , are a long way from suburban streets of Mentone in Melbourne , but for Carlton fan Anthony Provenza they have been home for the past five months as he and his colleagues have worked hard to bring stability back to the troubled capital. (Date uploaded: 26 April 2007 - 01 image) |
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| LCPL Ben Ruediger - Hamilton soldier makes double trouble for Taliban 28 year-old Lance Corporal Ben Ruediger is serving with the Reconstruction Task Force in Afghanistan. He is the crew commander of an Australian Light Armored Vehicle Personnel Carrier, which is used to carry infantrymen who travel with Ruediger's armored vehicle troop on operations in Afghanistan. (Date uploaded: 30 August 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Lucy Simonis - BENALLA SOLDIER DOING HER BIT FOR TIMOR-LESTE Local Benalla soldier Lucy Simonis has spent close to three months in the sweltering tropical heat of Timor-Leste and still has another three months to go. She’s part of the Australian Government response to help restore peace in the country. (Date uploaded: 16 January 2008 - 01 image) |
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| BOMBARDIER DEAN SMITH - LOCAL SOLDIER MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN EAST TIMOR The hot, humid and impoverished streets of Dili, East Timor , are a long way from footy fields at Daylesford , Victoria , but for Dean Smith they have been home for the past five months as he and his colleagues have worked hard to bring stability back to the troubled capital. (Date uploaded: 26 April 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Leading Seaman Combat Systems Operator Lincoln Stewart Lillydale’s Lincoln Stewart, 29, has just returned form a historic voyage around South Asia aboard HMAS ADELAIDE. It was the frigate's last deployment before she was formally decommissioned from the Navy. (Date uploaded: 31 January 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Phil Sullivan - Born To Travel There aren’t many places where the Australian Defence Force has deployed over the past 15 years that Mount Macedon’s Phil Sullivan hasn’t gone as well. (Date uploaded: 20 May 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Stuart Sweatman - Standing Guard Over Iraq’s Future Frankston’s Private Stuart Sweatman, 21, mans one of the outposts while soldiers from combat team Waler assist the Iraqi Police at a vehicle check point. (Date uploaded: 09 April 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Brendan Sweeney - Sweeney checks up on ADF equipment in Middle East As a recent candidate in the seat of Penny Royal, Melton man Brendan Sweeney is familiar with the plight of the everyman. His latest adventure though, has taken him to parts of the world that knows nothing other than war and hardship. (Date uploaded: 03 August 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Nathan Tate - Bendigo Digger Begins Big Pack-Up Bendigo’s Private Nathan Tate, 25, is now preparing shipping containers for transport at the Australian main base in southern Iraq, as the Australian Battle Group begins packing up for its return home. (Date uploaded: 15 May 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Darren Thomas - Portland Man Keeps Aussie Diggers Firing in Afghanistan Back in September 2007, it was reported in the Portland Observer that Army Armament Fitter Corporal Darren Thomas was soon to deploy as part of the Reconstruction Task Force (RTF) to Afghanistan. Now almost five months later he is on the home stretch of his adventure. (Date uploaded: 18 March 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Andrew Thornton - KNOX SOLDIER PLAYS PART IN TIMOR PEACE Local Knox soldier Andrew Thornton has spent one month in the sweltering tropical heat of Timor Leste, and still has six months to go. He’s part of the Australian Government response to help restore peace to that country. (Date uploaded: 18 October 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Traralgon schoolmates reunite in Afghanistan Helping the people of Afghanistan has brought two old Traralgon schoolmates back together. Major Adam Worsley and AusAID’s Matt Kimberly have a shared history that goes back to high school in Traralgon in the early 90’s. (Date uploaded: 07 February 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Jason Turner - HELPING OUT IN SOUTHERN IRAQ Creswick soldier Captain Jason Turner has returned home after six months in Iraq playing a key role in the headquarters of the Australian Army's Battle Group in southern Iraq. (Date uploaded: 13 February 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Sean Walden - Keeping Them Healthy in the Persian Gulf Neerim Junction’s Sean Walden, 23, is now half a world away in the Persian Gulf. He’s an environmental health specialist in the Air Force, and it’s his first overseas operation. (Date uploaded: 09 April 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Lance Corporal Steve Whitbourne - Former Moe man clears the pipes in Afghanistan The Australian diggers in Southern Afghanistan are well aware of a universal truth – everybody needs a plumber. That’s why they’re so happy to have along former Moe resident Lance Corporal Steve Whitbourne, a plumber with the Australian Army. Currently he’s serving in Southern Afghanistan with the Reconstruction Task Force (RTF). Currently he is involved with local reconstruction projects, improvement of provincial infrastructure and community-based projects in Oruzgan Province where the Australians are based. (Date uploaded: 08 January 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Bruce Wilde - WOODEND PARAMEDIC PLAYS PART IN TIMOR PEACE For Woodend paramedic Bruce Wilde, his deployment to Timor Leste in his role as a Royal Australian Air Force Reservist also gave him the opportunity to use his civilian skills to benefit the Timorese. (Date uploaded: 15 February 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Sergeant Tony Wilson - Army in the Blood Sergeant Tony Wilson outside the front gate to the Headquarters of the Australian Battle Group at Ali Air Base, Tallil in southern Iraq. (Date uploaded: 23 April 2007 - 01 image) |
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| Jarrod Woodgate - BRIGHTON SOLDIER DOING HIS BIT FOR TIMOR LESTE Local Brighton soldier, Jarrod Woodgate, has spent more than one month in the sweltering tropical heat of Timor Leste and still has around four months to go. He’s part of the Australian Government response to help restore peace in the country. (Date uploaded: 08 January 2008 - 01 image) |
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| Sergeant Leigh Wright Sergeant Leigh Wright (centre) presents a cheque for $500 raised from the Lions Club in Torquay , Australia , to Aleixo Mendes a computer teacher, for 'AHISAUN', the first and currently the only facility in Timor-Leste to cater for children with special needs. (Date uploaded: 26 April 2007 - 01 image) |
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