Operation Tanager For Tour De Force 005/25/26 – Documents (pdf, 1.59 Mb)

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This decision brief addresses retrospective force assignment (FA) of ADF band members who deployed to East Timor on Operation Tanager as part of Tour de Force concerts between December 2000 and January 2001. The Air Command Band and 1 RAR Band were initially deployed as "visitors" under peacetime rules of engagement without warlike conditions of service, rather than as supplementation personnel. A March 2023 review by Nature of Service Directorate examined whether these musicians should have been retrospectively assigned to the operation. The brief recommends noting the review findings and deferring any retrospective FA decision pending a comprehensive review of all Forces Entertainment (FET) activities conducted in overseas operational areas since 1999. Substantial redactions throughout prevent full disclosure of personnel details, contact information, and specific numbers of affected band members. The document indicates the matter required Chief of Defence Force consideration in mid-2023.