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AWM History Project: Timor, Iraq & Afghanistan

Locality: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Address: Australian War Memorial, Treloar Crescent 2612 Canberra, ACT, Australia

Website: https://www.awm.gov.au/learn/understanding-military-history/official-histories/iraq-afghanistan-timor

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25.01.2022 #OnThisDay in 2003, AUSBATT VIII (1RAR) was relieved by AUSBATT IX (6RAR) in East Timor as part of Operation Citadel.

25.01.2022 #OnThisDay in 2012, the AP-3C Task Unit flew its last mission in the MEAO.

24.01.2022 #OnThisDay in 2009, MRTF-2 and the ANA began Operation Baz Panje in the Mirabad Valley, Uruzgan.

24.01.2022 POTD: Australian Army CH-47D Chinook A15-202, C Squadron, 5th Aviation Regiment, Afghanistan, 2007.

24.01.2022 On 23 November 2007, Private Luke Worsley was killed by insurgent small arms fire in Chora District, Uruzgan.

23.01.2022 #OnThisDay in 1999, A Company 2RAR secured Baucau airfield in East Timor as INTERFET forces continued to arrive.

22.01.2022 #OnThisDay in 1999, 1526 UN staff and East Timorese refugees were evacuated from Dili to Darwin as part of Operation Spitfire.

22.01.2022 On 15 September 2011, Craftsman Beau Pridue of 8 Combat Service Support Battalion died of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident in East Timor.

22.01.2022 #OnThisDay in 2013, Major General Michael Crane handed over command of JTF 633, responsible for Australian forces in the Middle East Area of Operations, to Major General Craig Orme.

21.01.2022 #OnThisDay in 1999, INTERFET began deploying into East Timor.

19.01.2022 #OnThisDay in 2003, RAAF P-3C Orions began operations in the Middle East Area of Operations in support of Operation Slipper.

18.01.2022 #OnThisDay in 2010, HMAS Parramatta returned to Sydney from a deployment to the Middle East Area of Operations in support of Operation Slipper.

18.01.2022 #OnThisDay in 2001, Operation Enduring Freedom began in Afghanistan.

16.01.2022 #OnThisDay in 1999, militia violence in East Timor further intensified, with militia rampaging through Dili. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LlSfnLAXHw

15.01.2022 #OnThisDay in 2005, HMAS Adelaide (Commander BR Victor, RAN) arrived home from the Middle East Area of Operations.

14.01.2022 POTD: Soldiers of 3RAR head back towards their Bushmaster, Afghanistan, 2008.

14.01.2022 #OnThisDay in 2013, HMAS Anzac (Commander J Stavridis, RAN) arrived in Sydney from the Middle East Area of Operations. Anzac arrived home to receive six major fleet proficiency awards for her achievements over the preceding 12 months.

14.01.2022 An Australian gunner from 4th Field Regiment firing a light gun from Roshan Tower, Helmand Province, 2009.

12.01.2022 #OnThisDay in 2010, Mentoring Task Force One (MTF-1) helped provide security in Uruzgan Province for Afghan parliamentary elections.

11.01.2022 #OnThisDay in 2012, members of the International Stabilisation Force paraded to mark the conclusion of their mission in Timor-Leste.

11.01.2022 #OnThisDay in 2008, HMAS Stuart returned to Australia after operations in the Middle East in support of Operations Slipper and Catalyst.

11.01.2022 #OnThisDay in 1999, Operation Lavarack commenced in East Timor, with 2RAR relieved in Dili by 3RAR in preparation for a move to the border.

09.01.2022 #OnThisDay in 1999, members of SASR apprehended 24 militia members at Com, East Timor.

09.01.2022 #OnThisDay in 2000, the East Timorese Defence Force was established.

08.01.2022 Sapper Brenton Keemik and EDD Aussie in the Mirabad Valley, Afghanistan, 2010. (Defence image)

07.01.2022 #OnThisDay in 2012, 7RAR Task Group began operations advising ANA.

06.01.2022 #OnThisDay in 1999, JTF 540 and RAAF and RNZAF C-130 Hercules combined to evacuate 480 UNAMET staff and dependents from Dili to Darwin as part of Operation Spitfire. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4Za-zXpE5w

05.01.2022 #OnThisDay in 2012, Mentoring Task Force 4 (MTF-4) began operations in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan.

04.01.2022 #OnThisDay in 2005, HMAS Newcastle returned to Australia after a deployment to the Middle East Area of Operations in support of Operations Slipper and Catalyst.

04.01.2022 #OnThisDay in 2010, FCU-3 assumed responsibility from FCU-2 for JTF633 communication and information systems.

04.01.2022 #OnThisDay in 2012, Major General Michael Crane took command of JTF 633, responsible for all Australian forces in the Middle East.

03.01.2022 POTD: Members of the SAS on patrol at the Al Asad airbase, Iraq, 2003.

03.01.2022 #OnThisDay in 2002, HMAS Arunta provided medical assistance to USS Mobile Bay after her SH-60 ditched in the North Arabian Gulf.

01.01.2022 #OnThisDay in 2004, HMAS Stuart returned to Australia from a deployment to the Middle East Area of Operations in support of Operations Slipper and Catalyst.

01.01.2022 #OnThisDay in 1999, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 1264, authorising a multinational peacekeeping force (INTERFET) in East Timor.