Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20 Archives - Page 3 of 10

Squadron Leader Del Gaudry takes a rest from the front line in her other role as a volunteer firefighter, in the Blue Mountains.

RAAF reservist fighting under a different hat

03/02/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1843 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

With an RAAF career that started in 1976, Squadron Leader Del Gaudry has worn many hats in her time – currently a firefighter’s in the Blue Mountains.

A Royal Canadian Air Force CC-177A sits on the RAAF Base Richmond flightline after delivering fire retardant from the USA to replenish Australian stocks. Photo by Corporal David Said.

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Canadians lend a hand delivering fire retardant

03/02/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1671 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

Approximately 29 tonnes of fire retardant was delivered to RAAF Base Richmond from the USA on 1 February by a Royal Canadian Air Force CC-177A Globemaster.

RAAF No 22 Squadron Air Movements Section personnel prepare to unload fire retardant from a Royal Canadian Air Force CC-177A Globemaster III at RAAF Base Richmond during Operation Bushfire Assist. Photo by Corporal David Said.

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Op Bushfire Assist – 2 February UPDATE

03/02/202003/02/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2180 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

Updated 9am 3 February 2020 CAPTION: RAAF No 22 Squadron Air Movements Section personnel prepare to unload fire retardant from

An Australian Army G-Wagon six-wheel-drive ambulance follows an ACT fire truck onto Mt Franklin Road for the drive to the edge of the Orroral Valley fire. Photo by Major Cameron Jamieson.

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Army ambulances on Canberra’s firefront

02/02/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2622 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

Two Army ambulances flown by C-17 to Canberra are now operating high in the ACT’s hills alongside fire trucks and crews battling the Orroral Valley Fire.

Royal Australian Artillery soldiers gather around their workstation as they guide their AE Wasp III Small Unmanned Aircraft System over the Orroral Valley fire in the south of the ACT. Photo: Captain Shaun Montgomery

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Dawn drone patrol over Orroral Valley fire

02/02/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1922 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

A new era of dawn patrols has arrived in the ACT with Army drones monitoring spot fires during early morning hours before conventional aircraft get started.

Australian Army Reservist Private Sam Cantle, a combat medical attendant with the Sydney-based 5th Combat Services Support Battalion gives familiarisation tips on the Bushmaster ambulance vehicle to ACT Ambulance Service officers John Berry (left) and Paul Haines at Fairbairn, Canberra. Photo by Sergeant Dave Morley.

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Army bolsters ACT ambulance capacity during State of Emergency

02/02/202002/02/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3132 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

The Australian Army has increased its support to the ACT Ambulance Service by providing ambulances, crews and familiarisation training for

Gunner Scott Fressand, 20th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, prepares to launch a Wasp III drone. The aircraft is being used to monitor spot fires in the Tharwa, ACT, area in the early morning when helicopters are not operating. Integrated into the massive ACT Emergency Services Agency’s intelligence collection capabilities, the small reconnaissance aircraft is fitted with an infrared video camera, ideal for looking at bushfires. Photo by Major Cameron Jamieson.

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Op Bushfire Assist – 1 February UPDATE

02/02/202002/02/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1677 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

Updated at 11am 2 February 2020 CAPTION: Gunner Scott Fressand, 20th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, prepares to launch a Wasp

Regimental Sergeant Major of Joint Task Force 1111 Warrant Officer Class One Rick Cartwright, addresses employers of Reservists at Keswick Barracks, South Australia. Photo by Private Diana Jennings.

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Employers thanked for supporting compulsory call out

01/02/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2312 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

ADF today formally thanked employers for supporting the call out of Reservists for Op Bushfire Assist at events in NSW, South Australia and Victoria.

Australian Army soldiers and Australian Federal Police officers advise residents within the Tharwa, ACT, area of the evacuation alert issued because of bushfire threat. Photo by Private Rodrigo Villablanca.

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Op Bushfire Assist – 31 January UPDATE

01/02/202001/02/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2825 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

ADF says temporary increase of 1100 in bushfire support is due to Reservists transitioning from compulsory to voluntary service. Counting same men twice?

Soldier from the 12th/40th Royal Tasmanian Regiment clear debris from a home on Kangaroo Island that burnt down in the bushfires. Photo by Lance Corporal Brodie Cross.

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Replacements for medals lost in bushfires

31/01/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1625 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

Medals that have been lost or damaged in the bushfires across Australia may be replaced under the Defence Honours and Awards Replacement Medal Policy.

Australian Army soldier Private Lleyton Jones and Australian Capital Territory policeman Constable Marko Banic about to begin door knocking homes in Canberra’s southern suburbs to advise residents on the status of the Orroral Valey fire burning in the Namadgi National Park. Photo by Sergeant Max Bree.

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Army door-knocking as bushfire threatens Canberra

31/01/202031/01/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1930 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

As a raging inferno threatened Canberra suburbs for the first time in 17 years, soldiers teamed up with ACT police

Soldiers from the 1st/19th Battalion, Royal New South Wales Regiment, refill fire retardant solution for a New South Wales Rural Fire Service plane in Canberra during Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20. Photo by Signalman Robert Whitmore.

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Op Bushfire Assist – 30 January UPDATE

31/01/202031/01/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2363 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

The ADF continues to work with local and state authorities to assist in reopening roads, restoring essential services and deliver emergency supplies.

Australian Army Reserve soldier Lance Bombardier Daniel Stoian of 9 Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, uses a drone to assist with locating koalas near Cooma, NSW. Photo by Sergeant Dave Morley.

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Artillerymen use search skills to find koalas

30/01/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2151 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

9th Regiment artillerymen proved they could do almost anything when they were tasked with searching bushfire-damaged forests for koalas in need of help.

16 Regiment Emergency Support Force soldiers help feed koalas at Cleland Wildlife Park, Adelaide, South Australia.

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Helping all creatures great and small

30/01/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2020 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

Across the fire grounds of south-eastern Australia, Army veterinary officers have been supporting the health and welfare of all creatures great and small.

Australian Army Private Leonel Salilin (left) from 5th/6th RVR and Private DaWit Htoo, 8th/7th RVR, remove fire-affected fence posts on Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20. Photo by Trooper Jonathan Goedhart.

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Op Bushfire Assist – 29 January UPDATE

30/01/202030/01/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3175 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

ADF is working with other authorities to determine where support is most needed, focused on reopening roads, restoring services and deliver supplies.

Lieutenant Colonel Renee Kidson, commanding officer of the 5th Engineer Regiment Task Group, hands out lapel pins to soldiers at the old Bega racecourse. The task group’s mission was to relieve fire-affected communities and assist civil response on the New South Wales south coast from Nowra to the Victorian boarder. Photo by Sergeant Max Bree.

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ADF draws down another 900 personnel

29/01/202005/02/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5215 Views 1 Comment Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

The ADF removed another 900 people off their Operation Bushfire Assist commitments overnight, drawing the total ADF force down to a not-insubstantial 5500.

Sergeant Daniel Daleris, of the 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment, bowls during an Australia Day cricket match against the Tumbarumba and District Cricket Association. Photo by Sergeant Dave Morley.

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Tumba-bloody-rumba whacks Army in Australia Day bash

29/01/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1587 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

Tumbarumba cricketers were quick to accept an Australian Army challenge to wield willow on a sunburnt cricket strip in the bushfire-affected shire.

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Thanking all firies, volunteers and Defence

29/01/202029/01/2020 Colleen 1152 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

On Saturday the 4th of January, the Hervey Bay RSL did a bucket collection for the Bushfire Appeal, and the sum raised was $19K.

Australian Army nursing officer Lieutenant Alison Stock and medic Corporal Leigh Smith from 1st Combat Health Battalion conduct daily medication checks at Batemans Bay evacuation centre during Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20. Photo by Sergeant Bill Solomou.

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Army nurse proud to show PM through facilities

29/01/202029/01/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3529 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

It was a proud moment for one Army nursing officer when she was tasked to give some VIP visitors a guided tour of her unit’s medical set-up.

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Army helicopter started new fire bearing down on Canberra

28/01/202030/01/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2897 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

An MRH-90 helicopter delivering firefighters to the Namadgi National Park west of Canberra accidentally started a new ‘Emergency Warning’ level bushfire.