Task Force Oceania Supports U.S. Embassy in Timor-Leste
Task Force Oceania’s Maj. Ruby Gee, liaison coordination assessment team officer-in-charge meets with Madre Angelita, orphanage coordinator to assess deficiencies and help distribute nutritional items and sanitization supplies to Dom Bosco Orphanage in Laga, Baucau Municipality, Oct. 17. Task Force Oceania teams are made up of military personnel with the expertise that is needed in the local environment where they work. The task force consists of a headquarters and several 2-Soldier teams comprised of Soldiers from all components, Active Duty, Army Reserve and National Guard. These civil affairs teams have deployed to various Pacific island countries to provide support throughout Oceania with a primary mission of assisting the State Department in the planning and execution of both military and civilian cooperative engagements throughout the region.