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Operation Flood Assist 2022

Australian Army soldiers from 41st Battalion, Royal New South Wales Regiment, survey flood devastation near Upper Main Arm during Op Flood Assist 2022. Story by Major Jesse Robilliard.
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Extraordinary rescue by Army Reservists

08/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 3039 Views 1 Comment 41st Battalion Royal New South Wales Regiment, MRH-90 Taipan, Operation Flood Assist 2022

Two people swept away by a landslide in a remote area of the Northern Rivers have been saved by local paramedics

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An Australian Army rifleman from 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, assists the local community to move flood-damaged belongings in St Lucia, Brisbane, during Operation Flood Assist 2022. Story by Lieutenant Nic Hawkins. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.
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Army assists St Lucia community

08/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1719 Views 0 Comments 7th Brigade, Operation Flood Assist 2022

Troops from the 7th Brigade have deployed to St Lucia, Queensland, with heavy equipment to hasten the clean-up effort after

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Sergeant Jody Cropp from 41st Battalion, Royal New South Wales Regiment loads crates of fresh food onto a helicopter operated by New South Wales Rural Fire Service, ready for delivery to areas of Northern NSW. Story by Major Jesse Robilliard. Photo by Corporal Dustin Anderson.
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Support to smaller towns in Northern Rivers

08/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1644 Views 0 Comments 1st Armoured Regiment, 41st Battalion Royal New South Wales Regiment, Operation Flood Assist 2022

Full time and reservist soldiers based in Lismore have spread out to smaller towns in the New South Wales Northern

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Army soldiers from the 5th Engineer Regiment assist the local community of Lismore in moving water-damaged belongings during Operation Flood Assist 2022. Story by Major Jesse Robilliard. Photo by Corporal Dustin Anderson.
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Reservists lend a hand in Lismore

08/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1811 Views 0 Comments 5th Engineer Regiment, Army Reserve, Operation Flood Assist 2022

Army Reservists from across New South Wales have begun the huge task of cleaning up the flood devastated region of

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Army soldiers from 6th Engineer Support Regiment assist with clean-up efforts in Lismore, NSW. Photo by Corporal Dustin Anderson.
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Operation Flood Assist 2022 – Update

08/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2277 Views 0 Comments Operation Flood Assist 2022

CAPTION: Army soldiers from 6th Engineer Support Regiment assist with clean-up efforts in Lismore, NSW. Photo by Corporal Dustin Anderson.

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Army soldiers Corporal Joel Down, left, Private Aaron Smith, centre, and Private Zach Quick from 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, assist Gympie residents clean up. Story by Lieutenant Geoff Long. Photo by Corporal Jonathan Goedhart.
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Army lends a hand in Gympie

04/03/202204/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2388 Views 1 Comment 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Operation Flood Assist 2022

More than 80 soldiers from 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), have started the challenging work of helping Gympie locals

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ustralian Army soldiers Private Riva Brown and Private Jamie Morrison from 41st Battalion, Royal New South Wales Regiment, unload crates of refrigerated milk to Ulmarra on the New South Wales mid-north coast. Story by Major Jesse Robilliard. Photo by Corporal Dustin Anderson.
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Army trucks keep supplies rolling in

04/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2392 Views 0 Comments 41st Battalion Royal New South Wales Regiment, Operation Flood Assist 2022

The high-clearance vehicles from 41st Battalion, Royal New South Wales Regiment (41RNSWR), have been in demand during Operation Flood Assist

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Army officer Lieutenant Thomas West, front, and other soldiers load gear onto trucks at Gallipoli Barracks in Brisbane in preparation to deploying to Gympie as part of Operation Flood Assist 2022. Story by Captain Taylor Lynch. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.
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Clean-up efforts in Gympie supported

04/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1916 Views 0 Comments 6 Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, 7th Brigade, Operation Flood Assist 2022

Troops from 7th Brigade have deployed to Gympie, Queensland, to help the community with disaster relief and clean-up efforts as

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Soldiers from 5RAR assist residents of aged-care facilities evacuate during Operation Flood Assist 2022 in Brisbane. Story by Lieutenant Geoff Long.
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Soldiers rescue aged care residents

04/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1837 Views 0 Comments 5th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Operation Flood Assist 2022

Soldiers from the 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), helped evacuate more than 100 aged care residents from two facilities

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Army Warrant Officer Class Two Benjamin Dwyer from the School of Army Aviation prepares to conduct a rescue by winch of a community member from an MRH-90 Taipan, over Lismore.
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Operation Flood Assist 2022 overview

04/03/202205/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2836 Views 0 Comments Operation Flood Assist 2022

CAPTION: Army Warrant Officer Class Two Benjamin Dwyer from the School of Army Aviation prepares to conduct a rescue by

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