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Choules celebrates 11th anniversary

23/12/202223/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1509 Views 0 Comments HMAS Choules, Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

HMAS Choules recently celebrated the 11th anniversary of her commissioning while undertaking sea qualification trials at Jervis Bay. CAPTION: HMAS

Petty Officer marine technician Paul De Keizer in the Marine Engineering Demonstration Building at HMAS Cerberus, Victoria. Story by Petty Officer Lee-Anne Cooper. Photo by Petty Officer James Whittle.

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Disaster-relief mission he won’t forget

26/01/202229/01/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 944 Views 0 Comments HMAS Choules, Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

A thick blanket of ash covered the water and there was no way to stop the relentless smoke getting into

Chief of the New Zealand Defence Force Air Marshall Kevin Short is presented the Operation Bush Fire Assist Commendation on behalf of the New Zealand Defence Force, by Colonel Neil Peake the Australian Defence Attache accompanied by Australian High Commissioner to New Zealand Patricia Forsythe. NZDF photo.

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CDF Commendation for NZDF Op Bushfire Assist contingent

17/11/202117/11/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1776 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

The compassion, bravery and knowledge of New Zealand Defence Force personnel who deployed in support of bushfire relief efforts in

HMAS Choules Commanding Officer Commander Ben Reilly, members of his crew and their ship at Mallacoota to announce that the Victorian town was the ship's new ceremonial homeport. Photo by Leading Seaman Leo Baumgartner.

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HMAS Choules adopts Mallacoota as ceremonial homeport

11/03/202111/03/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1192 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

Mallacoota, Victoria, is now HMAS Choules’ ceremonial homeport in recognition of strong ties forged during the 2019/20 bushfire crisis.

Local residents take a tour of Navy MRH-90 Taipan during HMAS Choules visit to ceremonial homeport of Mallacoota. Photo by Leading Seaman Leo Baumgartner.

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HMAS Choules adopts Mallacoota as ceremonial homeport

11/03/202111/03/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1325 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

HMAS Choules has adopted Mallacoota, Vic, as its ceremonial homeport, in recognition of bonds forged during the 2019/20 bushfire crisis.

Evacuees from Mallacoota are transported to HMAS Choules. Photo by Petty Officer Helen Frank.

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Anniversary of Mallacoota evacuation

16/01/202116/01/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1581 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

When bushfires cut off a coastal Victorian hamlet, “the largest civilian maritime evacuation in our nations history” was launched 1 year ago.

Royal Australian Navy aircrewman Leading Seaman Ben Nixon of 808 Squadron assesses a NSW national-parks bushfire from his MRH90 Taipan helicopter. Photo by Chief Petty Officer Kelvin Hockey.

ADF Australian News Operations

Medal and clasp for Operation Bushfire Assist

07/01/202107/01/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5391 Views 16 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

Many people who took part in the firefighting effort during last summer’s bushfires will be awarded the National Emergency Medal with clasp.

A Papua New Guinea Defence Force soldier proudly waves his nation’s flag as he and fellow Task Group Dingo members board a Royal Australian Air Force KC-30 Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft at Tullamarine Airport on their way home. Photo by Major Cameron Jamieson.

ADF Australian News Operations

Operation Bushfire Assist winding down quickly

06/03/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2585 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

The Australian dDefence Force’s Operation Bushfire Assist is winding down quickly, with fewer than 800 service personnel left on deployment.

An emotional farewell for the Fijian Bushfire Assist contingent at Orbost, Victoria.

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Emotional farewell for Fijians from Orbost

25/02/202026/02/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 16196 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

Orbost held an emotional farewell event for Fijian military deployed in support of Operation Bushfire Assist as the contingent prepared to go home.

Emergency Management Victoria’s Commissioner Andrew Crisp discusses operations in south-east Victoria with Colonel Michelle Campbell at the State Control Centre in Melbourne. Photo by Major Cameron Jamieson.

ADF Australian News Operations

ADF praised for speed of response to bushfire assistance

20/02/202021/02/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1385 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

Victoria’s Emergency Management Commissioner has praised the Australian Defence Force’s swift response to the state’s bushfire emergency.

ADFA Director Education and Training Group Captain Jeff Howard presents Queensland Fire and Emergency Services officer Sam Eitz with an ADFA cap as a token of friendship before ADFA's firefighter-guests left for home. Photo by Corporal Dan Pinhorn.

ADF Australian News Operations

Firefighters delighted with ADFA hospitality

19/02/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1826 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

When hundreds of firefighters and Op Bushfire Assist supporters needed a place to stay, Duntroon Garrison launched a unique military operation.

Soldiers from 6RAR with ACT Parks and Conservation Service Aboriginal field officer Kie Barratt at one of the important heritage sites they helped protect from recent bushfires. Photo by Lieutenant Jack Membrey.

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Ancient and heritage sites shielded by soldiers

19/02/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1938 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

When Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve staff raced to save endangered species from bushfires, they relied on 6RAR to prepare facilities and heritage sites.

Soldiers from 6RAR are briefed by Scott Seymour from the ACT Environmental Services Agency before laying sediment traps in water-flow lines of the Corin Dam catchment in Namadgi National Park during Operation Bushfire Assist. Photo by Corporal Dan Pinhorn.

Australian Australian Army News Operations

Setting traps for new enemy – rainwater contaminants

19/02/202019/02/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2286 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

Following an urgent request from the ACT emergency services, Alpha Company, 6RAR, deployed to the Namadgi National Park to help protect Corin Dam waterways.

Corporal Travis Ward, 6RAR, loads a G-Wagon with debris at the Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Gardens, NSW. Photo by Corporal Dan Pinhorn.

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6RAR clearing a path to regrowth

14/02/202014/02/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1708 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Gardens, sadly devastated by a bushfire in early January, got a serious injection of manpower from 6RAR.

Lieutenant Colonel Renee Kidson updates Major General Justin Ellwood, left, and TNI Lieutenant Colonel Teddi on the work being conducted by troops at the Zig Zag Railway. Photo by Flight Sergeant Ricky Fuller.

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Indonesian zig-zag Bushfire Assist

14/02/202016/02/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1756 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

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.

Chaplain Derek Croser with Jodie Meikle, Steven Childs – and 'the bed'.

Australian Australian Army News Operations

RAEME mafia steal farmer’s bed in dead of night

14/02/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6598 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

Army was recently thanked for successfully completing a very unusual midnight raid in front of bushfire-enemy lines on Kangaroo Island, South Australia.

Bombardier Jarrod Logan launches a Wasp AE from a paddock 20km south of Canberra to survey blazing scrub in the Orroral Valley. Photo by Corporal Julia Whitwell.

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Wasp uses waterbomber downtime to help plan next attacks

14/02/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1986 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

Bombardier Jarrod Logan launches a Wasp AE unmanned aircraft from a paddock 20km south of Canberra to survey blazing scrub in the Orroral Valley.

Leading Aircraftwoman Tiarne Westland helps with the removal of hazardous trees near Batlow, NSW.

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RAAFie axewoman has more quals than she ever dreamt of

14/02/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1796 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

Five years into her ADF career, Leading Aircraftwoman Tiarne Westland has more construction and destruction qualifications than she ever dreamt of.

Papua New Guinea Defence Force soldiers carry a component of a temporary medium girder bridge installed at Buchan Caves during Operation Bushfire Assist. Photo by Leading Seaman Kieran Whiteley.

Australian Australian Army News Operations Pacific Videos

International team builds bridges communities get over

14/02/202003/09/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1801 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

Two bridges constructed by the Australian, Fijian and PNG militaries will improve access to a popular tourist attraction in the wake of the bushfires.

Jan-Maree Ball, of Aussie Hero Quilts, presents Colonel Ota Masashi with a laundry bag at a farewell barbecue for members of the Japan Self-Defense Force. All contingent members were presented with the Aussie Hero Quilts special gift. Photo by Corporal Casey Forster.

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Japan’s Hercules farewelled

13/02/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2404 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

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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