Op Bushfire Assist – 3 Feb UPDATE [official figures get wackier]
Yesterday, Defence reported the arrival of 38 Indonesian engineers. Today they assure us the contingent was 40 strong in one line and 35 in another.
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Indonesian contingent arrives for Bushfire Assist
Around 35 military engineers from the TNI – Indonesia’s national armed forces – have arrived in Australia to help out on Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20.
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Op Bushfire Assist – 2 February UPDATE
Updated 9am 3 February 2020 CAPTION: RAAF No 22 Squadron Air Movements Section personnel prepare to unload fire retardant from
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Op Bushfire Assist – 31 January UPDATE
ADF says temporary increase of 1100 in bushfire support is due to Reservists transitioning from compulsory to voluntary service. Counting same men twice?
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Op Bushfire Assist – 30 January UPDATE
The ADF continues to work with local and state authorities to assist in reopening roads, restoring essential services and deliver emergency supplies.
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100 days until Invictus Games 2020
To mark 100 days until the start of Invictus Games 2020 in The Hague, the city’s mayor and the Dutch Team Chef de Mission attended an event at City Hall.
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Helping all creatures great and small
Across the fire grounds of south-eastern Australia, Army veterinary officers have been supporting the health and welfare of all creatures great and small.
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Op Bushfire Assist – 29 January UPDATE
ADF is working with other authorities to determine where support is most needed, focused on reopening roads, restoring services and deliver supplies.
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Task Force Boar ruts through Namadgi
Soldiers are swinging chainsaws and brush cutters as they clear paths in the rugged Namadgi National Park for the ACT’s Emergency Services Agency.
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Reservists defending history in high country
Army Reserve soldiers have hit the heights to clear timber and forest-floor materials in an effort to protect a heritage arboretum
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New Zealand engineers going home
New Zealand Army engineers and medical staff deployed to Operation Bushfire Assist are returning home today after completing their assigned tasks.
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Aust/NZ call on US Army Space and Missile Defense Command for bushfire comms
US Army Space and Missile Defense Command have been a vital partner in Operation Bushfire Assist since 5 January, providing vital communications capacity.
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Op Bushfire Assist – 27 January UPDATE
Update on ADF efforts in assisting state authorities to reopen roads, restore essential services and deliver emergency supplies to fire-affected communities
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Vision of C-130 crash site released
New South Wales Police have released drone footage of the devastating C-130 air tanker crash site in the Snowy Mountains.
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Kiwi NH90s working hard around the bush capital
RNZAF NH-90 helicopters and their crews are providing sterling service in Australia, lifting their fair share of the load in the bushfires battle.
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Big lift – like only Chinook can
5th Avn Regt provided a critical capability in the form of four CH-47 Chinooks in the initial evacuations under threat from bushfires in Victoria.
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Op Bushfire Assist – 23 January UPDATE
Nearly 6400 ADF personnel are supporting Operation Bushfire Assist – approximately 3000 Reserves and 3400 full-time, plus more than 350 foreign troops.
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Op Bushfire Assist – 22 January UPDATE
Updated at 9am 23 January 2020 CAPTION: An Australian Army Bushmaster protected mobility vehicle from the 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment,
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Evac granny thanked for ‘best holiday adventure’
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.
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From Gun Runner crew to firefight supply
Fresh from competing in the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, Tasmanian Corporal Ashton Brooks flew to RAAF Base East Sale to support Operation Bushfire Assist.
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