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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Videos
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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Help and hardware from across the ditch
Deploying NH90 helicopters overseas is well-rehearsed by the Royal New Zealand Air Force, as bushfire relief operations in Australia have demonstrated.
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Army vet does perfect Drop Bear gag on TV reporter
Veterinarian and Army Reservist Captain Garnett Hall pulled off the perfect Drop Bear gag on an innocent Scottish TV reporter on Kangaroo Island this week.
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Op Bushfire Assist – 13 January UPDATE
Operation Bushfire Assist continues to grow, with more ADF members joining the operation, and 100 PNGDF engineers touching down in Melbourne this evening.
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Navy clearance divers recover crashed helicopter
Navy clearance divers and an Army recovery mech successfully retrieved a crashed fire-bombing helicopter from a water reservoir near Eden, NSW.
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Op Bushfire Assist 11 January UPDATE
Daily operations update 11 January 2020 by Major General Jake Ellwood CAPTION: Soldiers from the 7th Battalion, the Royal Australian
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Expanded effort to defend Kangaroo Island
The Australian Defence Force is expanding its efforts to defend Kangaroo Island in support of emergency services and the community.
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Op Bushfire Assist 10 January UPDATE
Operation Bushfire Assist 10-20 is currently the Australian Defence Force’s main effort, with several thousand full-time and reserve personnel providing direct support.
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Choules’ evacuees comforted by multi-agency support
For evacuees on board HMAS Choules, the journey was made easier by the presence of people from other agencies who helped the ship’s company look after them.
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Tears flow for Army driver reunited with parents in Mallacoota
Tears flowed for one Aussie soldier reunited with her parents in Mallacoota when she choppered as a ‘called-out’ Army Reservist on Operation Bushfire Assist
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Second evacuation by “Mallacoota Ferry” complete
HMAS Choules – now affectionately known as the “Mallacoota Ferry” – has conducted a second evacuation from Mallacoota in Victoria’s East Gippsland region.
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Perth veterinarian with Army Reserve on Kangaroo Island
Perth veterinarian and Army Reserve infantry officer Captain Garnett Hall is treating injured wildlife during the bushfire recovery on Kangaroo Island.
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Big push in bushfire recovery on Kangaroo Island
More than 100 Army Reservists are working with local authorities to provide assistance to bushfire recovery efforts on Kangaroo Island.
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Personal connection motivates medical personnel
A key component of the ADF response to Op Bushfire Assist are the medical services provided by doctors, nurses, paramedics and support personnel of the Navy
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From servo operator to serving the nation
Driving his Bushmaster ambulance, former servo operator now LCpl Trent Hewitt passed the devastation of his home town travelling with an Army medical team.
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