Royal Australian Airforce Engineers (photo left) installing
a 25 person system for use by airfield ground defenders
at Comoro Airfield at Dili, East Timor during the International
Force East Timor (INTERFET) deployment.
At Comoro Airfield Security requirements prevented
the use of portable toilets that required daily servicing
using
sewage pump out trucks
ADF INTERFET personnel (photo right) using the system
prior to the placement of hessian privacy screening.
Systems can be installed
in less than 4 hours.
Disease control through safe sanitation, sewage treatment
and disposal is vital to ensure force sustainability
over extended periods.