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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Operations
C-130 crash victims named
The three Americans killed in yesterday’s C-130 Hercules water-bomber crash while fighting a bushfire south of Canberra have been named by their employer.
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Sycamore delighted to expand role for fire mission
The civilian crew of the Navy-contracted MV Sycamore relished their expanded role during Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20.
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Dash to Canberra for fresh fire fight
Australian Army engineers were swiftly redeployed 100km north from Cooma to Canberra in response to a fresh fire emergency in the capital on 23 January.
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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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Water flows for grateful farmer
“I’m lost for words” one Tumbarumba farmer said when a RAAF tanker rolled through his front gate with 15,000 litres of water to fill up his dam.
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Experience ensures quick pitstops for choppers
‘Hot refuelling’ is a critical skill that quick turnarounds for cargo and passenger movements into and out of bushfire-affected areas is kept efficient.
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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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‘Compulsory’ Reserve call out to end 7 February
The government will request the Governor-General revoke the compulsory call out of the Australian Defence Force Reserves with effect from 7 February 2020.
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Hercules and crew lost in bushfire fight
The NSW Rural Fire Service is investigating reports of a serious incident involving an aircraft in southern NSW around 2pm on 23 January 2020.
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Centrelink-ing community relief payments no joke
What do an Urdu-speaking investment banker and an ability linker have in common? They’re both 5 Bde reservists working helping Centrelink across communities
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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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Father and daughter proud to serve on same operation
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.
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Coffee and Tuna good for morale
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.
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Extra sting in 1st Brigade arsenal
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.
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Skilled-up chainsaw corps carves out breathing space
Army Reserve infantry soldiers are busy across south-east NSW, armed with new chainsaw training and skills from the School of Military Engineering.
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Evac kids who wanted to stay army get house call
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
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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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4WD-enthusiast’s dream job
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.
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Task Group Dingo ready to roll
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.
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