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Dili, March 20, 2025. 

The FALINTIL-Forças de Defesa de Timor-Leste (F-FDTL), through the General Headquarters, carried out a forced march to increase the physical capacity of each person to ensure healthy health for the military. At the same location, the Deputy Chief of Staff of the F-FDTL, Colonel Renilde Guterres Cortereal e Silva, said that the forced march is part of the military training related to physics to prepare the mental physique.

"I ask that you walk and do the training, because this exercise is not only until the time we do it, normally each military must prepare their physical fitness, so that until the time we walk, we only walk, if we do not prepare to walk sometimes it can hinder our will to train"

He also emphasized that it is necessary to walk carefully and with discipline, according to the instructions given by the reconnaissance team, as they are in direct contact with this location. These exercises are based on the annual matrix program that has been approved by our generals.

 The Forced March starts at Tasitolu Lagoon-1, continues up the mountain and down until it ends at John Paul II.

F-FDTL Media.

Fatuberliu, Wekiar, March 21, 2025

1. Commanders of Components, Battalions and Companies; and

2. Senior Officers, Captains and Subaltern Officers, Sergeants and Platoons.

3. Mr. Municipal Authorities and Post Authorities with their local authority structure who are present.

4. Police authorities and health personnel.

5. All veterans and special guests are here.

6. Estimated population in Fatuberliu, Klauk village, Wekiar village.

Good afternoon, everyone!

Military exercises have implications at different levels and meanings. In our situation, Exercise Matebian is an opportunity to demonstrate professional skills and comply with military management procedures.

This type of exercise is an important tool for our armed forces to test and validate their concepts, procedures, systems and tactics. It generally allows the armed forces to develop their capabilities and practice working together efficiently in challenging situations.

I would like to acknowledge here the professionalism, hard work and commitment during a week of exercises. Congratulations on a job well done and on completing such an important exercise! The main objective is to improve the ability to work in a cohesive environment within the structure of the Component Force. From this exercise, the Command wants to see in the participants an immersive experience that allows them to try, in a realistic and challenging environment, to practice the tactics, techniques and procedures that they learned in theory. Activities like this have improved their decision-making and teamwork skills, as well as the operational framework for interoperability, but especially the knowledge of our topography and its natural resources for survival.

I believe that during the week you demonstrated the synergy of the exercise, because no military force operates alone, so collaboration is essential. The symbolic gesture of the military demonstration reflects hard work, dedication and commitment to improve skills and promote confidence-building measures.

Even though we have limited equipment, this will not hinder the spirit of learning and fulfilling our patriotic mission of defending our beloved country. Therefore, this exercise is conducted to make you operational, update your knowledge and learn from your commanders. It is about being prepared for any situation that may arise and that requires the intervention of the armed forces.

Finally, I would like to announce that the next exercise will be held in Matebian with the concept set to simulate the real events of combat action during the war and simulation scenarios will be made, and for this the General Staff of the Ground Forces Component must have started to discuss internally in its initial planning the mobilization of the military and the concept will be presented at the future meeting of the F-FDTL Command.

I hope that this exercise will provide the participants with valuable opportunities to improve tactical quality, exchange experiences and build camaraderie. Mutual understanding and friendship built among the military forms a solid foundation for any operation.

My special thanks also to the health personnel who support the F-FDTL in providing health care to our community. We are all grateful for their willingness to work with the F-FDTL to serve our people.

Thank you all very much!

F-FDTL Média

New Zealand, 12 March 2025

 The Chief of the General Staff FALINTIL-East Timor Defence Force (F-FDTL) Lieutenant General Falur Rate Laek visited the Naval Component base of the New Zealand Armed Forces Te Taue Moana Marae, during the visit he was received directly by the Commander of the New Zealand Naval Force, Air Chief Marshal Tony Davies, MNZM.

 The visit is part of the agenda to participate in the meeting between the Chiefs of the General Staff of the Asia-Pacific called TOTARA WANANGA 2025, held in New Zealand, and the objective of the visit to the naval base is to get to know the New Zealand Naval Force directly.

 The delegation that accompanied the Chief of Staff of FALINTIL-East Timor Defence Forces (F-FDTL) was composed of the Field Assistant of the CEMGFA Major José Pinto, the Nurse of the CEMGFA Alteres Celestino Amaral, the Sergeant-Major of the F-FDTL Alberto Moreira Freitas, the translator Sergeant Armando Soares and the Security of the CEMGFA Second Sergeant Oki.

 F-FDTL Media

New Zealand, March 13, 2025.

 A delegation of Sergeants Majors from Pacific Island countries participated in a South Pacific leadership meeting on natural disaster response.

 A member of FALINTIL-Forças de Defesa de Timor-Leste (F-FDTL), consisting of Sergeant Major Alberto Moreira Freitas, participated in a South Pacific Island leadership meeting at Te Taue Moana Marae Naval Base, New Zealand.

 The purpose of this meeting is to strengthen the Sergeant Major relationship in the South Pacific and to make a commitment that when a natural disaster occurs, we can gather ideas, some thoughts to address and find solutions to such events, especially in the South Pacific Islands region.

 The countries that participated in the meeting came from Fiji, Australia, New Zealand, Tonga, PNG, including Timor-Leste.

F-FDTL Media