DEFENCE MEDIA ALERT 
 
 
Issued by Ministerial Support and Public Affairs, Department of Defence, Canberra, ACT 
Phone: 02 6127 1999, Fax: 02 6265 6946 
 
MSPA 240/10 
Monday, 21 June 2010 
 
Operation incident in Afghanistan 
 
 
What: 
The Minister for Defence, Senator John Faulkner and the Chief of the 
Defence Force, Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston, will provide details 
of an incident in Afghanistan involving the Special Operations Task 
Group earlier today. 
 
There have been a number of casualties. The ADF is currently 
consolidating information from the area and will announce further 
details when the facts are available and confirmed. 
 
Available information will be provided at the Press Conference. 
 
 
When:  
5.00 pm, Monday, 21 June 2010. 
 
Where:  
R1 Theatrette  Russell Offices, Russell Drive, Canberra.  
 
 
 
Media contact: Defence Media Liaison: 02 6127 1999 or 0408 498 664