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ASAR-K9 unit dogs and handlers providing a demonstration to members of RAAF Williams, Laverton and RAAF Base Point Cook. Story and photo by Flight Lieutenant Steffi Blavius.
News Royal Australian Air Force 

SAR K9s visit Point Cook

19/08/202222/01/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1844 Views 0 Comments Australian Search and Rescue K9 (ASAR-K9), RAAF Laverton, RAAF Point Cook, search and rescue

Royal Australian Air Force personnel were recently invited to watch a demonstration and meet the furry members of the Australian Search

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A CHC Helicopter SAR helicopter performs a training flight through a gorge in the Katherine region. CHC Helicopters (Australia) provides a search-and-rescue response to all ejection-seat fitted aircraft serving in the RAAF – and now also for major Army exercises. The helicopters are based at RAAF Bases Tindal, Pearce, East Sale, Williamtown and Amberley. Photo by Corporal Terry Hartin.
Australian Australian Army News 

Army contracts civilian AME helicopters

28/09/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7307 Views 1 Comment CHC Helicopter, search and rescue

CHC Helicopter has announced (but the ADF has not) that it has signed a 21-month contract with the Australian Army to

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A United States HH-60 Pave Hawk search and rescue helicopter winches Australian and United States military personnel from the Coral Sea during Exercise Angel Reign 16 off Townsville on 29 June 2016. Photo by Corporal Steve Duncan
ADF Australian News Overseas 

Angels Reign in Queensland S&R exercise

01/07/201601/07/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4388 Views 0 Comments Angel Reign, search and rescue

The first week of Exercise Angel Reign wrapped up with an exercise to recover eight ‘isolated’ personnel in a training

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RNZAF Orion. NZDF file photo
New Zealand News Overseas 

Busy week for NZDF in search and rescue ops

19/02/201616/02/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3616 Views 0 Comments NH90, P-3K2, search and rescue

New Zealand Defence Force aircraft have taken part in two major search and rescue operations this week rescuing two stranded

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The final RAF crew to hold operational search and rescue standby commitment in the UK: (left to right) Sergeant Doug Bowden, Flight Lieutenant Ayla Holdom, Flight Lieutenant Christian 'Taff' Wilkins and Flight Sergeant Chris Scurr. Image by Corporal Peter Devine,RAF.
New Zealand News Overseas 

Last RAF Search and Rescue mission

05/10/201516/02/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6340 Views 0 Comments RAF, Sea King, search and rescue

More than 74 years of continuous life-saving search-and-rescue operations by the Royal Air Force in the UK came to an

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NZDF photo - digitally 'inverted' by CONTACT
New Zealand News Overseas 

Kiwi Orion finds three lost souls – adding to 2015 tally

01/10/201516/02/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3151 Views 0 Comments NZAF, Orion, P-3K2, search and rescue

A New Zealand Defence Force P-3K2 Orion aircraft last night located a dinghy with three lost souls aboard missing near

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