Operation Astute
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The International Stabilization Force or Operation Astute was an Australian-led military deployment to East Timor to quell unrest and return stability in the 2006 East Timor crisis. It was headed by B
Australian soldiers supporting the Dili Fire Service in June 2006
UH-1 Iroquois flying over Dili. The Cristo Rei of Dili can be seen in the background
A New Zealand ISF soldier patrols Dili on polling day. Support for candidate Horta is displayed in background.
Handover ceremony to East Timor Authorities in 2012
Special Air Service Regiment
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The Special Air Service Regiment, officially abbreviated SASR and commonly known as SAS, is a special forces unit of the Australian Army. Formed in 1957 as a company, it was modelled on the British SA
Members of the Queensland branch of the Australian Special Air Service association during the 2007 ANZAC Day march in Brisbane
An SASR patrol during Operation Coburg, South Vietnam 1968.
SASR soldiers returning to the main Australian base at Nui Dat after a patrol in May 1970
The two SASR recipients of the Victoria Cross for Australia for actions in Afghanistan, Mark Donaldson and Ben Roberts-Smith, in 2011