Op Bushfire Assist – 4 February UPDATE
Updated at 8.30am 5 February 2020 CAPTION: Ambulance Commander Joel Powell (centre), from the ACT Ambulance Service, discuss firefighting operations
Read moreUpdated at 8.30am 5 February 2020 CAPTION: Ambulance Commander Joel Powell (centre), from the ACT Ambulance Service, discuss firefighting operations
Read moreYesterday, Defence reported the arrival of 38 Indonesian engineers. Today they assure us the contingent was 40 strong in one line and 35 in another.
Read moreUpdated 9am 3 February 2020 CAPTION: RAAF No 22 Squadron Air Movements Section personnel prepare to unload fire retardant from
Read moreUpdated at 11am 2 February 2020 CAPTION: Gunner Scott Fressand, 20th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, prepares to launch a Wasp
Read moreADF says temporary increase of 1100 in bushfire support is due to Reservists transitioning from compulsory to voluntary service. Counting same men twice?
Read moreThe ADF continues to work with local and state authorities to assist in reopening roads, restoring essential services and deliver emergency supplies.
Read moreADF is working with other authorities to determine where support is most needed, focused on reopening roads, restoring services and deliver supplies.
Read moreUpdate on ADF efforts in assisting state authorities to reopen roads, restore essential services and deliver emergency supplies to fire-affected communities
Read moreMaureen 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.
Read moreFresh from competing in the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, Tasmanian Corporal Ashton Brooks flew to RAAF Base East Sale to support Operation Bushfire Assist.
Read moreUpdated at 8am 21 January 2020 CAPTION: Major Francis Fabilia, a Deputy Supply Officer from Port Moresby, says, “It’s a privilege
Read moreC-27J pilot Andrew Willersdorff was watching the scale of the bushfires on TV when he decided to contact his boss to offer help – and has been busy since.
Read moreTonnes of fuel is being airlifted by Army CH-47 Chinooks and RAAF C27J Spartans from RAAF East Sale into fire-devastated communities across east Gippsland.
Read moreUpdated 9am 20 January 2020 CAPTION: Lieutenant Matilda Connell and Corporal Trent Jones from the 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment conduct
Read moreUpdated at 9.30am 19 January 2020 CAPTION: Australian Army HX77 heavy rigid vehicles load up with fodder near Cooma, NSW,
Read moreAustralia’s aerial firefighting retardant supplies have been boosted after the Royal Australian Air Force began ferrying new supplies from the USA.
Read moreRAAF C27J Spartan loadmaster Corporal Antonia Guterres has been hands-on in helping deliver supplies to fire-affected communities in Victoria.
Read moreAustralian Army soldiers from 16 Regiment Emergency Support Force assist in flushing a contaminated water tank near Lobethal, South Australia.
Read moreMore than 6500 full-time and reserve ADF are now providing direct support across fire-affected regions of Australia in support of Operation Bushfire Assist.
Read moreA Combat Control Team from No. 4 Squadron was instrumental in supporting bushfire relief flights to the stranded community of Mallacoota in Victoria.
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