Emotional farewell for Fijians from Orbost
Orbost held an emotional farewell event for Fijian military deployed in support of Operation Bushfire Assist as the contingent prepared to go home.
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Operations
Australia’s Rwanda Peacekeepers remembered
The service and sacrifice of Australia’s Rwanda peacekeeping veterans was remembered this morning at a service at the Australian Peacekeeping Memorial.
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ADF praised for speed of response to bushfire assistance
Victoria’s Emergency Management Commissioner has praised the Australian Defence Force’s swift response to the state’s bushfire emergency.
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Firefighters delighted with ADFA hospitality
When hundreds of firefighters and Op Bushfire Assist supporters needed a place to stay, Duntroon Garrison launched a unique military operation.
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Ancient and heritage sites shielded by soldiers
When Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve staff raced to save endangered species from bushfires, they relied on 6RAR to prepare facilities and heritage sites.
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Setting traps for new enemy – rainwater contaminants
Following an urgent request from the ACT emergency services, Alpha Company, 6RAR, deployed to the Namadgi National Park to help protect Corin Dam waterways.
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Poseidon on North Korea sanctions monitoring
Australia is deploying a RAAF P-8A Poseidon maritime-patrol aircraft in support of United Nations Security Council sanctions on North Korea.
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6RAR clearing a path to regrowth
Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Gardens, sadly devastated by a bushfire in early January, got a serious injection of manpower from 6RAR.
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Indonesian zig-zag Bushfire Assist
Devastated by two fires in the past seven years, Australia’s iconic Zig Zag Railway near Lithgow, NSW, is benefiting from support of Indonesian military friends.
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RAEME mafia steal farmer’s bed in dead of night
Army was recently thanked for successfully completing a very unusual midnight raid in front of bushfire-enemy lines on Kangaroo Island, South Australia.
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Wasp uses waterbomber downtime to help plan next attacks
Bombardier Jarrod Logan launches a Wasp AE unmanned aircraft from a paddock 20km south of Canberra to survey blazing scrub in the Orroral Valley.
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RAAFie axewoman has more quals than she ever dreamt of
Five years into her ADF career, Leading Aircraftwoman Tiarne Westland has more construction and destruction qualifications than she ever dreamt of.
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International team builds bridges communities get over
Two bridges constructed by the Australian, Fijian and PNG militaries will improve access to a popular tourist attraction in the wake of the bushfires.
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Japan’s Hercules farewelled
Hercules crews from Japan carried more than 600 passengers and 25,000kg of cargo and equipment during their stay in Australia
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Rule change forces NZDF tender for range clearances in Afghanistan
NZDF has been forced by rule changes to carry out new clearances of firing ranges used by its PRT in the Bamyan province Afghanistan earlier this century.
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Defence scientists went DEAP for Bushfire Assist
Defence scientists contributed to the ADF’s response to the bushfire crisis by using a research aircraft to conduct surveillance operations.
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Kiwi choppers now home from Bushfire Assist
Three RNZAF NH-90 helicopters that were in Australia for Op Bushfire Assist have been transported home a Royal Canadian Air Force CC-177 Globemaster.
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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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Callsign Shepherd honoured by bushfire flock
Chaplain Rob Packer, 7SSB, was honoured by the community of Corryong with the presentation of a high-country shepherd’s crook crafted by a local artisan.
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HMAS Toowoomba begins operations in Middle East
HMAS Toowoomba and her ship’s company of around 190 personnel arrived in Bahrain to commence operations in the Middle East
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