Pushing through to protect what’s left
A plant operator for RAAF 65 Sqn, with Army counterparts, is pushing through to construct a 70km firebreak in the Bondo State Forest near Tumut.
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Fuel-time job to keep the power on
Tonnes of fuel is being airlifted by Army CH-47 Chinooks and RAAF C27J Spartans from RAAF East Sale into fire-devastated communities across east Gippsland.
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Op Bushfire Assist – 19 January UPDATE
Updated 9am 20 January 2020 CAPTION: Lieutenant Matilda Connell and Corporal Trent Jones from the 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment
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Op Bushfire Assist – 18 January UPDATE
Updated at 9.30am 19 January 2020 CAPTION: Australian Army HX77 heavy rigid vehicles load up with fodder near Cooma, NSW,
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Op Bushfire Assist – 17 January UPDATE
Australian Army soldiers from 16 Regiment Emergency Support Force assist in flushing a contaminated water tank near Lobethal, South Australia.
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Maintenance contractors (happily) caught up in Navy mission
A crucial component of HMAS Adelaide’s bushfire-support success is thanks to five Defence-industry civilians caught up in her short-notice deployment.
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7000 military now supporting the firefight
Nearly 7000 military personnel are now supporting the front lines of bushfire fighting efforts, especially in the south-eastern states and the capital.
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Anything to support the real fighters
A small team from RAAF Base Richmond’s 65 Squadron have become a driving force behind the Rural Fire Service and the State Emergency Service in their area.
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Bushfire threat to Albatross much worse than earlier report
For those at HMAS Albatross on NYE, the irony of launching helicopters to assist elsewhere while the base came under serious fire threat wasn’t lost.
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Op Bushfire Assist – 16 January UPDATE
More than 6500 full-time and reserve ADF are now providing direct support across fire-affected regions of Australia in support of Operation Bushfire Assist.
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Gunners join the Alpine’s cutting edge
Artillerymen have joined the Army’s frontline response teams, helping to clear away fallen trees and trees at risk of collapsing in the NSW Snowy region.
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Amphibious Task Group embeds working well
THe Amphibious Task Group in HMAS Adelaide have forged close ties and collaborative relationships with regional authorities supporting efforts ashore.
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Army assists with fodder distribution
While people and native wildlife left devastated by the bushfires are increasingly being cared for, livestock on farms haven’t received the same attention.
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Dozers help douse woodchip mountain
Burning, smouldering piles of waste at Eden’s woodchip mill proved a danger, as Army engineers turned and drenched the pile to quell the flames.
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Op Bushfire Assist – 15 January UPDATE
Updated at 8am, 16 January 2020 More than 6000 full-time and reserve personnel are now providing direct support in the
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Japan sending two Hercs for Bushfire Assist
Japan Self Defence Force is sending two C-130 Hercules and associated personnel to assist in Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20.
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NZDF witness devastation and survival on Kangaroo Island
NZDF personnel working on Kangaroo Island have seen first-hand the devastating impact Australia’s bushfires have had on communities and wildlife.
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Op Bushfire Assist – 14 January UPDATE
Updated at 8am 15 January 2020 Watch Major General Jake Ellwood’s brief to media, 14 January 2020… MAIN PHOTO: A
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Army officer called-out to bushfire that killed family
A South Australian infantry officer heard of two family members killed by bushfires on the same day he was called out as an Army Reservist to the same fire.
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All those choppers need tower support
A transportable air-operations tower deployed at short notice to Bairnsdale in early January has proven invaluable to humanitarian-aid flights in Gippsland.
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