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Vanuatu’s Ambae Island

A local boy on Pentecost Island in Vanuatu greets sailors and soldiers from HMAS Choules during Operation Vanuatu Assist 2017. Photo by Able Seaman Jake Badaior.
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ADF volcano evacuation assistance in Vanuatu ends

15/10/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4813 Views 0 Comments Vanuatu’s Ambae Island, volcano

The Australian Defence Force’s commitment to humanitarian assistance in Vanuatu after the island of Ambae was evacuated because of a

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RAAF personnel are assisted by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Palladium workers and Vanuatu locals to unload Australian Aid supplies from a C-17 Globemaster at Santo-Pekoa International Airport in Vanuatu as part of Operation Vanuatu Assist 2017. Photo by Leading Seaman Jake Badior.
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Mass evacuation and foreign aide for Vanuatu volcano threat

05/10/201705/10/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3619 Views 0 Comments Operation Vanuatu Assist 2017, Vanuatu’s Ambae Island

Australia has deployed HMAS Choules, personnel and humanitarian aide to communities displaced from Vanuatu’s Ambae Island due to volcanic activity, with

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