Ku sii qor faqradan - Ciidamada AIF ayaa sidoo kale laga soo diray Darwin ilaa Netherlands East Indies (NEI) toddobaadyadii ugu horreeyay ee Dagaalkii Baasifigga. Guutooyin la xoojiyay oo ka tirsan Guutada 23-aad ayaa loo diray Koepang ee Galbeedka Timor ('Sparrow Force') iyo jasiiradda Ambon ('Gull Force') si ay u difaacaan goobahan istiraatiijiyadeed ee weerarka Japan. &lt;a href="2/2nd%20Commando%20Squadron%20%28Australia%29"&gt;2/2nd Independent Company&lt;/a&gt; ayaa sidoo kale loo diray Dili oo ku taal Timor ee Portugal iyadoo la jabinayo dhexdhexaadnimada Portugal. Ciidanka Ambon waxaa ka adkaaday ciidankii Japan ee soo degay 30kii Janaayo, waxayna isu dhiibeen 3dii Febraayo 1942. In ka badan 300 oo maxbuus oo Australiyaan ah ayaa markii dambe lagu dilay ciidamada Japan taxane ah oo toogasho ah bishii Febraayo. Inkastoo ciidankii Koepang lagaga adkaaday ka dib markii Japan ay halkaas ka soo degeen 20kii Febraayo isla markaana ay is dhiibeen, ciidamada kumandooska ee Australia waxay bilaabeen olole jabhadeed
Dagaalkii ay ciidamada Japan kula jireen gobolka Timor ee wadanka Portugal ilaa bishii Febraayo 1943. "Voyager" iyo "Voyager" ayaa la waayey bishii Sebtember iyo Diseembar 1942, siday u kala horreeyaan, iyagoo ka shaqeynayay taageerada ciidamada.