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.
Read moreBurning, smouldering piles of waste at Eden’s woodchip mill proved a danger, as Army engineers turned and drenched the pile to quell the flames.
Read moreSimilar equipment and procedures made integrating into Australian air-load teams easy for a Royal New Zealand Air Force team to support Bushfire Assist.
Read moreTwo Aussie Digger delivered 9000 litres of much-needed water to a remote farming property in an eight-hour adventure through burnt-out countryside.
Read moreThe saying ‘an army marches on its stomach’ also applies to emergency services workers on the frontline of Victoria’s bushfire
Read moreSections of chainsaw-armed sappers work to clear residential roads, create bush tracks for firefighters and fell fire-damaged trees in remote NSW towns.
Read moreUpdated at 8am, 16 January 2020 More than 6000 full-time and reserve personnel are now providing direct support in the
Read moreDefence has responded to negative and sensationalist media reporting on the contents of an ANAO report on the progress of the future submarine contract.
Read moreJapan Self Defence Force is sending two C-130 Hercules and associated personnel to assist in Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20.
Read moreNZDF personnel working on Kangaroo Island have seen first-hand the devastating impact Australia’s bushfires have had on communities and wildlife.
Read moreUpdated at 8am 15 January 2020 Watch Major General Jake Ellwood’s brief to media, 14 January 2020… MAIN PHOTO: A
Read moreTwo soldiers found themselves in a unique position to use their skills to assist a Victorian community during the bushfires.
Read moreQueensland-based Army engineers have cleared a bushfire-affected section of the Monaro Highway between Bombala, NSW, and Cann River in Victoria.
Read moreA 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.
Read moreA transportable air-operations tower deployed at short notice to Bairnsdale in early January has proven invaluable to humanitarian-aid flights in Gippsland.
Read moreDeploying NH90 helicopters overseas is well-rehearsed by the Royal New Zealand Air Force, as bushfire relief operations in Australia have demonstrated.
Read moreHMAS Albatross and its resident squadrons have made a significant contribution to the aerial component of the NSW Rural Fire
Read moreVeterinarian and Army Reservist Captain Garnett Hall pulled off the perfect Drop Bear gag on an innocent Scottish TV reporter on Kangaroo Island this week.
Read moreOperation Bushfire Assist continues to grow, with more ADF members joining the operation, and 100 PNGDF engineers touching down in Melbourne this evening.
Read moreA $24 million extension to the Navy Training Systems Centre at Randwick Barracks is finished in time for the first Navy training course to commence.
Read moreMore than 1000 teenagers from the NZCF are packing their kitbags for four intense days of activities on Exercise Cadet 2020.
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