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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East Sale becomes busy bushfire air hub
RAAF Base East Sale has become a key and very-busy air hub for the ADF air operations during Operation Bushfire Assist in Victoria.
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Reserve engineers working and learning on road gangs
Army Reserve engineers are assisting local authorities in central NSW to make roads safe from trees that have fallen or were weakened by the bushfires.
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Army medical team treat civvies in Batemans Bay
Stories of burnt homes and shattered lives have been shared with an Army medical team, in a departure from the usual tales of soldiers’ training injuries.
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Globemaster delivers Kiwi helicopters for Bushfire Assist
A RAAF C-17A Globemaster delivered the first of three Royal New Zealand Air Force NH-90 helicopters to Australia as part of Operation Bushfire Assist.
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MRH90 graphically demos poor air quality
5th Aviation Regiment CO published photos that graphically demonstrate the poor quality of the air across much of Australia’s south east this week.
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HMAS Adelaide on standby as safety island
Royal Australian Navy’s largest ship, HMAS Adelaide, joined HMAS Choules and MV Sycamore in support of Operation Bushfire Assist earlier this week.
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Op Bushfire Assist boss issues guidance to his troops
Commander of Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20 Major General Jake Ellwood has issued a Facebook video (and, presumably, also a ‘normal-means’
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Navy evacuates Mallacoota
HMAS Choules and MV Sycamore have arrived off the bushfire-isolated Victorian town of Mallacoota to evacuate hundreds of locals and
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Exercise Christmas Drop Australia
The Royal Australian Air Force and the Australian Army joined forces this week for the inaugural Exercise Christmas Drop Australia.
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HMAS Hobart’s first missile fire on home station
HMAS Hobart has become the first Hobart-class guided missile destroyer to fire a missile in Australian waters. CAPTION: HMAS Hobart fires its
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Photographer cops head-punch during CH-47 Chinook helocasting
US Army 25th Infantry Division Lightning Academy cadre and personnel conducted helocasting from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter off Hawaii recently.
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$12million in Defence-industry innovation grants
$12.4 million of government grants have been awarded to small businesses who are contributing to the record build-up of Australia’s
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Helicopter teabags up close and personal
US Army 25th Infantry Division Lightning Academy cadre and personnel conduct waterborne operations from a UH-60 Black Hawk assigned to
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New Zealand AF airdrops supplies to remote island – video
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has airdropped 3.1 tonnes of food, mail and equipment to support the work of
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Talisman Sabre 2019 wrapped up
The closing ceremony for Australia’s largest military exercise was held in the Port of Brisbane on Saturday, marking the conclusion of
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Lockheed Martin to build more HIMARS
Lockheed Martin has been contracted to produce a new run of High Mobility Artillery Rocket System – HIMARS – launchers and associated
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