DEFENCE MEDIA ALERT
Issued by Coordination and Public Affairs, Department of Defence, Canberra, ACT
Phone: 02 6265 3343, Fax: 02 62656946
CPA 093/08
Monday, 14 April 2008
INTERVIEWS WITH TROOPS DEPLOYED OVERSEAS FOR ANZAC DAY
Media are invited to submit an expression of interest for an ANZAC Day interview
with Australian troops deployed overseas.
More than 4000 Australian Defence Force personnel are deployed on operations
overseas to protect Australia and its national interests.
While ANZAC Day will be a normal work day for most, troops will be able to pause
for a short time to mark the occasion.
To ensure coordination of all requests, media must contact the Public Affairs
Operations Centre on 02 6265 3343 or mediaops@defence.gov.au by 5pm on
Thursday 17 April 2008.
The following information will be required:
1.
Your preferred operation for the interview.
2.
Preference for a pre-recorded or live interview (please consider time
differences between Australia and operational areas).
3.
Preferred date and time of interview.
Every effort will be made to facilitate all interview requests.
Media contact:
Defence Media Liaison: 02 6265 3343 or 0408 498 664
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