ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn, sˈɪkstiːn ɹɪzˈɜːv ˈɛɹfiːld dᵻfˈɛns ɡˈɑːɹdz fɹʌm wˈʌn ˈæfdz wɜː dᵻplˈɔɪd tʊ ˈiːst tˈiːmoːɹ fɔːɹ ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən wˈɔːɹdən slˈæʃ stˈeɪbəlˌaɪz ˌʌndɚ ðə kəmˈænd ʌv nˈoʊ. tˈuː ˈɛɹfiːld dᵻfˈɛns skwˈɑːdɹən.
In 1999, 16 Reserve Airfield Defence Guards from 1AFDS were deployed to East Timor for Operation Warden/Stabilise under the command of No. 2 Airfield Defence Squadron.