East Timor

Continuing our look at Exercise Boss Lift, where the employers of Army Reservists travel to East Timor. Without the generosity of such businesses, there would be no Army Reserve, because it’s the bosses who allow their employees to go on overseas deployments. But with sacrifice... 

Since 2006, Australian troops have been on the ground in East Timor, helping keep the peace in the newly independent nation. A large part of the 460-strong force is Army Reserve from Northern New South Wales. Last week, some of the diggers invited their day job bosses to come over... 

12/12/2011 Darwin 2.52 am. The last time I was up this early I was getting in to bed not out. I ‘m surprisingly spritely for this hour, but I put that down to a combination of nerves and excitement about what’s ahead for the next few days. Four hours earlier Warrant...