Chinooks set record flying on Bushfire Assist
Army personnel deployed in support of the bushfire relief effort in Victoria set a record for the most hours flown in a month by Australian CH-47s Chinooks.
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Videos
Task Group Dingo opens doors for a sticky-beak
Omeo locals got a closer look at some of the vehicles and equipment they’d seen around town recently as TG Dingo opened its doors for a sticky-beak.
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Excalibur upgrade hits moving targets
Raytheon’s new Excalibur S precision-guided artillery munition scored direct hits on moving targets during recent US Navy tests.
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Op Bushfire Assist – 5 February UPDATE
Updated at 9am 6 February 2020 CAPTION: Australian Defence Force and Republic of Fiji Military Forces personnel have contributed to
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Endangered wallabies hop a lift with ‘Wallaby Airlines’
Endangered southern brush-tail rock wallabies made an inter-state hop with Air Force’s very own ‘Wallaby Airlines’ during Operation Bushfire Assist.
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Op Bushfire Assist – 4 February UPDATE
Updated at 8.30am 5 February 2020 CAPTION: Ambulance Commander Joel Powell (centre), from the ACT Ambulance Service, discuss firefighting operations
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Kiwi NH90s and crews flying home – thanks Canada
Three RNZAF NH90 helicopters that have been in Australia as part of the ADF-led Operation Bushfire Assist are now heading home, thanks to the RCAF.
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Op Bushfire Assist – 3 Feb UPDATE [official figures get wackier]
Yesterday, Defence reported the arrival of 38 Indonesian engineers. Today they assure us the contingent was 40 strong in one line and 35 in another.
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Indonesian contingent arrives for Bushfire Assist
Around 35 military engineers from the TNI – Indonesia’s national armed forces – have arrived in Australia to help out on Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20.
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Op Bushfire Assist – 2 February UPDATE
Updated 9am 3 February 2020 CAPTION: RAAF No 22 Squadron Air Movements Section personnel prepare to unload fire retardant from
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Op Bushfire Assist – 31 January UPDATE
ADF says temporary increase of 1100 in bushfire support is due to Reservists transitioning from compulsory to voluntary service. Counting same men twice?
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Op Bushfire Assist – 30 January UPDATE
The ADF continues to work with local and state authorities to assist in reopening roads, restoring essential services and deliver emergency supplies.
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100 days until Invictus Games 2020
To mark 100 days until the start of Invictus Games 2020 in The Hague, the city’s mayor and the Dutch Team Chef de Mission attended an event at City Hall.
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Helping all creatures great and small
Across the fire grounds of south-eastern Australia, Army veterinary officers have been supporting the health and welfare of all creatures great and small.
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Op Bushfire Assist – 29 January UPDATE
ADF is working with other authorities to determine where support is most needed, focused on reopening roads, restoring services and deliver supplies.
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Task Force Boar ruts through Namadgi
Soldiers are swinging chainsaws and brush cutters as they clear paths in the rugged Namadgi National Park for the ACT’s Emergency Services Agency.
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Reservists defending history in high country
Army Reserve soldiers have hit the heights to clear timber and forest-floor materials in an effort to protect a heritage arboretum
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New Zealand engineers going home
New Zealand Army engineers and medical staff deployed to Operation Bushfire Assist are returning home today after completing their assigned tasks.
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Aust/NZ call on US Army Space and Missile Defense Command for bushfire comms
US Army Space and Missile Defense Command have been a vital partner in Operation Bushfire Assist since 5 January, providing vital communications capacity.
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Op Bushfire Assist – 27 January UPDATE
Update on ADF efforts in assisting state authorities to reopen roads, restore essential services and deliver emergency supplies to fire-affected communities
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