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Hera, July 14, 2025

The Chief of the General Staff of the FALINTIL-Forças de Defesa de Timor-Leste (F-FDTL), Lieutenant-General Domingos Raúl "Falur Rate Laek", affirmed today that the F-FDTL carried out the Combination of Arms Exercise, a crucial activity to increase the capacity of the borders and face warnings. The F-FDTL is ready to face the future.

The concept of Arms Combination is fundamental to our military training, therefore, through this exercise, you will improve your effectiveness in combat situations and increase your protection and respect for any challenges we will face in the future.

He added that you will conduct these exercises with practical scenarios and that collaboration to improve your future skills is very important, because you all continue to learn from each other and exchange experiences.

"I am grateful for all the efforts and initiatives that you have developed for the Institution of the F-FDTL from the beginning until today. I ask you to commit and contribute to our sovereignty, because in the future there will be threats and challenges, therefore, you come to train important human resources.

The determining factor is the human element, therefore, its formulation is important as the first exercise that the F-FDTL Institution carries out, therefore, the F-FDTL Institution is ready to face the winds and storms that will come.

I urge all Components and Units to improve their combat capability through training, but also to improve their personal behavior so that we can respond to the various threats that occur today and in the future, when a country thinks badly, it must deal with fierceness in Timor-Leste.

In the same place, the Commander of the Naval Component, Commodore Higino das Neves, affirmed that the first Exercise of Combination of Arms of the F-FDTL was conducted by three (3) components, namely the Land Component, the Naval Component and the Air Component, including the Military Police Unit (PMMIL) and the FUFALI Unit (UFALI).

"Our force is small, but we need this force to know how to work together, because the Arms Combination Exercise is an Operational Exercise, so this exercise will be carried out so that we can share experiences and knowledge with each other, so that, in the future, the platoon commander has the ability to give orders to members base have the ability to work together.

The main purpose of the Weapons Combination Exercise is how to work together to fire weapons in the field, so the command requests that you use your time well and be able to do what your instructor teaches in the field.

Meanwhile, the training activity of the 25th Arms Combination will be held for two weeks, from 14 to 25 July 2025.

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Soldier. Domingos Sarmento

Soldier. Evaristo

Grumete Francisco

Manufahi, 12 July 2025.

The Chief of Staff-General of the FALINTIL-Forças de Defesa de Timor-Leste (F-FDTL), Lieutenant-General Falur Rate Laek, participated in the ceremony of reunification of the large family of the Generation of Good Ventura, in Betano suco, Posto Same, Manufahi Municipality.

At the ceremony, the Lieutenant General said, "Welcome to the families who gathered here again, because the war divided us, but we returned with the goal of seeking the restoration of human dignity." We talk about the house Lusin Koronel, this is the war of Alas and Manufahi. We also think of the same wars elsewhere, which are fought in our country. This is our history of Timor-Leste, there is no peace, so I defend the activity of war or confrontation as an activity of the Timorese people.

In the context of the reunification of the large family of the generation of Dom Boa Ventura, which before the revolution of Manufahi of 1912, began to divide and end with the family until they dispersed, but today they began to receive again in the traditional house Lusin Koronel, in the village of Bemetan, subdivision of Bedino, administrative post of Same, municipality of Manufahi.

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Dili, 12 July 2025.

The FALINTIL Institution - Armed Forces of Timor-Leste (F-FDTL) opened the Under-40 edition of the FALINTIL to celebrate its 50th anniversary, paying tribute to the heroes and heroines who gave their lives for this country.

At the opening, the Head of the Cabinet of the Ministry of Defense affirmed that this game is an activity that brings together the public to pay tribute to the Aswa'in, who in the last fifty years dedicated their lives to the construction of the State of the RDTL.

The objective of the tournament, with 11 modalities of football Under-40, is to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the FALINTIL, which will take place on August 20 this year.

The opening will take place with the first game of the club. FC. Portuguese Community against FC. Ground Force Component (GFT) with a 1-1 draw. In addition, seventeen (17) clubs participated in the FALINTIL-U40 Cup, held at the Football Field of the Fatuhada Headquarters, in Dili.

The opening ceremony was attended by the F-FDTL command structure, officials from the Ministry of Defense, local authorities of Bairro Pité and Fatu-Hada, and clubs that will compete in the Cup.

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Bobonaro, July 11, 2025

Command of the FALINTIL - Forces de Defesa de Timor-Leste (F-FDTL) A team commanded by Captain Germano Nesta, together with five sergeants, including two Praças, is currently conducting reconnaissance in premises that begin in the Administrative Post of Balibo, Posto de Maliana, Posto de Kapioku, Municipality of Kapio Bobonaro, Posto de Halemenu, Municipality of Ermera, Posto de Railaco of the Municipality of Ermera and, finally, in the Headquarters of Fatuhada, in Dili. In coordination with the local authority of the Municipality of Bobonaro, the Municipality of the PNTL of Bobonaro, and also with the Municipal Authority of Ermera, Hatulia Post, Gleno Post, Railaku, including the Municipalities and Health Posts, is carrying out recognition in commemoration of the planting of the field 50th anniversary, on August 20, which will march on foot starting in Balibo and ending in Dili

According to the plan, the Institution of the F-FDTL, a team commanded by Captain Nesta, will join the students of the School of Love of Nature (ESHANA-FEG UNTL) and will begin with a mass of thanksgiving in the Church of Balibo on August 9th. Then, on August 10, the Balibo march will be held, which will end on August 20, to commemorate the 50th Day of the FALINTIL, at the Fatuhada Headquarters in Dili.

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Bonifacio Mendonça