Ambassador Visits Memorial to Balibo Five
July 28-29, 2009
Ambassador Klemm visited the district of Bobonaro on July 28 and 29. The Ambassador met with local officials to discuss security and development issues, toured a border patrol outpost, and inaugurated a USAID-supported mung bean project. He also visited a memorial to the five Australia-based journalists killed at the time of the Indonesian invasion in 1975, the subject of the recently-released film “Balibo.”
Air Force Doctors Treat More than 4,000
July 15-21, 2009
Visiting U.S. Air Force doctors and medical technicians
provided free health care services to more than 4,000 Timorese from July 15-21
as part of Operation Pacific Angel. The Airmen operated temporary clinics
at several locations in Dili and on Atauro Island. More than 1,000 of the
patients underwent optometry examinations and received free eyeglasses.
Air Force engineers also completed construction projects at the National
Hospital and two other clinics.
Operation Pacific Angel in Timor-Leste
July 15-21, 2009
The United States of America, through the U.S.
Pacific Command and the U.S. Air Force, in cooperation with the Government of Timor-Leste,
will provide public health, dental, and engineering assistance through
Operation Pacific Angel from July 15 – 21, 2009. Operation Pacific Angel
is a humanitarian assistance operation designed to support capacity-building
efforts. The civic assistance program’s aim is to also improve military
civic cooperation between the United States and Timor-Leste. A U.S. Air Force
C-130 will fly participants and supplies to Timor-Leste. Pacific Angel will
work alongside the Ministry of Health, NGOs, and F-FDTL. Over 150 joint and
combined forces, including members of the F-FDTL, will participate in the
exercise. The U.S. will train civilian-military operators through various
assistance programs for the benefit of the Timorese population. (more)
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