Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20 Archives - Page 5 of 10

An Australian Army Bushmaster protected mobility vehicle from the 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment, conducts a route reconnaissance near Swifts Creek, Victoria, in support of Operation Bushfire Assist. Photo by Private Madhur Chitnis.

Op Bushfire Assist – 22 January UPDATE

23/01/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2223 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

Updated at 9am 23 January 2020 CAPTION: An Australian Army Bushmaster protected mobility vehicle from the 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment,

Able Seaman Georgia Parsons prepares food in the galley aboard HMAS Adelaide during Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20. Photo by Able Seaman Thomas Sawtell.

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Father and daughter proud to serve on same operation

22/01/202022/01/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2095 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

The ongoing bushfire recovery effort in Australia has seen one young Navy sailor at sea serving on the same operation as her Army-sergeant father ashore.

Ged Gross delivers the coffee while his Kelpie pup Tuna delivers the smiles for Captain Alisha Reeves in Bega. Photo by Major Cameron Jamieson.

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Coffee and Tuna good for morale

22/01/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2138 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

Most soldiers would swap ration-pack coffee for freshly brewed joe any day, but in Bega, it’s also an example of how indulging tastebuds sooths minds.

Former bee keeper Trooper Daniel Byford from the 1st Armoured Regiment checks one of more around 800 beehives damaged or destroyed in the Kangaroo Island bushfires. Photo by Corporal Tristan Kennedy.

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Extra sting in 1st Brigade arsenal

22/01/202022/01/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1903 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

While the majority of soldiers worked to deliver essential supplies to townships and aid in recovery efforts, others found more unusual ways to help out.

Private Jake Jubelin, an Army Reserve infantryman from the 2nd/17th Battalion, Royal NSW Regiment, cuts apart a fallen tree to restore access to a burn-out property. The owner’s home (background) was destroyed by bushfire, with the elderly couple forced to share a tent until access for a new caravan was restored by the Army. Photo by Major Cameron Jamieson

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Skilled-up chainsaw corps carves out breathing space

22/01/202022/01/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2685 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

Army Reserve infantry soldiers are busy across south-east NSW, armed with new chainsaw training and skills from the School of Military Engineering.

Chaplain Phil Linden, Lieutenant Henry Vong, Sergeant Glenn Ludeman, Warrant Officer Class One Anthony Jones and Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Strack with Omeo locals Jackson, Ryan and Rebecca, back home in Omeo. Photo by Corporal Sebasitan Beurich.

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Evac kids who wanted to stay army get house call

22/01/202022/01/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2646 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

Two young Omeo boys got a surprise when soldiers from the evac centre they stayed at – and didn’t want to leave – popped round for a follow-up visit at home

Maureen Jewell with a photo book created by her granddaughters detailing their experiences during the bushfires in Mallacoota, Victoria. Photo by Leading Aircraftman John Solomon.

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Evac granny thanked for ‘best holiday adventure’

22/01/202022/01/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2144 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

Maureen Jewell was thanked by her grandkids for ‘the most wild and exciting holiday’ – a NYE bushfire and free ride on a Navy ship to kickstart 2020.

Private Manpreet Singh and Corporal Luke Ford of the Brisbane-based 7th Combat Services Support Battalion refuel a generator that powers a remote and vital RFS radio-relay antenna. Photo by Sergeant Dave Morley.

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4WD-enthusiast’s dream job

22/01/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2050 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

One of the more random tasks for 7CSSB is the daily refuelling of a generator that powers a vital RFS radio re-transmitter on a very remote hill-top.

3rd Combat Engineer Regiment's Sapper Luke Simmonds helps Papua New Guinea Defence Force soldiers move a gas bottle at the Benambra Recreation Area. Photo by Corporal Sebastian Beurich.

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Task Group Dingo ready to roll

21/01/202021/01/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2895 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

More than 150 Australian Defence Force and Papua New Guinean Defence Force engineers in Task Group Dingo are now in East Gippsland for Op Bushfire Assist.

Army Corporal Ashton Brooks, from the Joint Movement Control Office, liaising with an Air Force member during the dispatch of supplies. Photo by Corporal Kylie Gibson

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From Gun Runner crew to firefight supply

21/01/202021/01/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3042 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

Fresh from competing in the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, Tasmanian Corporal Ashton Brooks flew to RAAF Base East Sale to support Operation Bushfire Assist.

Major Francis Fabilia, a Deputy Supply Officer from Port Moresby, says, “It’s a privilege to be given the opportunity to assist, especially as Australia is usually responding to our disasters. I’m honoured to come over here and return the favour”.

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Op Bushfire Assist – 20 January UPDATE

21/01/202021/01/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2147 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

Updated at 8am 21 January 2020 CAPTION: Major Francis Fabilia, a Deputy Supply Officer from Port Moresby, says, “It’s a privilege

A cow at the dairy farm of Tim Salway, near Cobargo, New South Wales, takes an interest in the work of Australian Army soldier Private Luke Breese of the 2nd/17th Battalion, Royal New South Wales Regiment, as he cuts up a fire-damaged tree. Photo by Sergeant Max Bree.

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Ration-pack-cheese cows get Army payback

20/01/202024/01/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4156 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

Fire killed Tim Salway’s brother and father on NYE when it tore through the family farm near Cobargo – and the cows that were’t killed still needed milking.

Leading Aircraftmen Clay Brown, of No. 65 Squadron, after clearing grass and small trees to create a fire break in Bando Forest. Photo by Lance Corporal Brodie Cross.

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Pushing through to protect what’s left

20/01/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2800 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

A plant operator for RAAF 65 Sqn, with Army counterparts, is pushing through to construct a 70km firebreak in the Bondo State Forest near Tumut.

Flight Lieutenant Andrew Willersdorf, a pilot with No. 35 Squadron, performs pre-flight checks on the C-27J Spartan to deliver essential cargo and passengers from RAAF Base East Sale to Mallacoota during Operation Bushfire Assist. Photo by Corporal Kylie Gibson.

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Spartan pilot proud to be involved

20/01/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3453 Views 2 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

C-27J pilot Andrew Willersdorff was watching the scale of the bushfires on TV when he decided to contact his boss to offer help – and has been busy since.

Australian Army Reserve soldier Private Jonathan Catt, a Unimog truck driver with 16 Transport Squadron, 8th Combat Services Support Battalion, from Newcastle, delivering fodder to farmers during Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20. Photo by Sergeant Dave Morley.

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Big bale delivery on south-coast hay run

20/01/202021/01/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3119 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

Thousands of livestock went to sleep on full stomachs for the first time in days after Army truckies delivered almost 100 large bales of hay on 18 January.

Australian Army soldier Private Jonathan Amey from the Brisbane-based 5 Transport Squadron, 7th Combat Services Support Battalion, in his HX77 heavy vehicle taking part in Operation Bushfire Assist. Photo by Sergeant Dave Morley.

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Soldier’s mum pops in with muffins for the troops

20/01/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3833 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

It’s not every day your mum drops in with home-made muffins while you’re on deployment, but that’s what happened to Private Jonathan Amey in Cooma.

Army sappers Lance Corporal Rick Williams, left, and Corporal Ross Lorenz, of the 5th Engineer Regiment, inspect a fire-damaged bridge in Cobargo. Photo by Sergeant Max Bree.

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Diggers bridge underbelly of fire damage

20/01/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2255 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

Two 5th Engineer Regiment combat engineers are now familiar with dozens of bridge underbellies in south-east NSW following bushfires that swept the region.

Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Force personnel work together to load a diesel fuel bladder to for Mallacoota power station onto a RAAF C-27J Spartan at RAAF Base East Sale during Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.

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Fuel-time job to keep the power on

20/01/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4744 Views 1 Comment Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

Tonnes of fuel is being airlifted by Army CH-47 Chinooks and RAAF C27J Spartans from RAAF East Sale into fire-devastated communities across east Gippsland.

Lieutenant Matilda Connell and Corporal Trent Jones from the 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment conduct map reconnaissance with Deputy Incident Controller Emma Conway and Commander Mitch Simmons from the Country Fire Authority, to assess fire damage in Omeo, during Operation Bushfire Assist. Photo by Private Madhur Chitnis.

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Op Bushfire Assist – 19 January UPDATE

20/01/202007/02/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2256 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

Updated 9am 20 January 2020 CAPTION: Lieutenant Matilda Connell and Corporal Trent Jones from the 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment conduct

Part of an Australian Army fodder convoy from Cooma to help a local charity distribute donated hay to fire-affected farmers in southern NSW. Some of the hay was trucked from Western Australia. Photo by Sergeant Brett Sherriff.

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Army helps charity hay convoy

19/01/202021/01/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4815 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

Relief is on the way to fire affected farmers in southern New South Wales thanks to the Australian Defence Force and the South Coast Rural Relief charity.