Army medical team treat civvies in Batemans Bay
Stories of burnt homes and shattered lives have been shared with an Army medical team, in a departure from the usual tales of soldiers’ training injuries.
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Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20
Globemaster delivers Kiwi helicopters for Bushfire Assist
A RAAF C-17A Globemaster delivered the first of three Royal New Zealand Air Force NH-90 helicopters to Australia as part of Operation Bushfire Assist.
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MRH90 graphically demos poor air quality
5th Aviation Regiment CO published photos that graphically demonstrate the poor quality of the air across much of Australia’s south east this week.
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HMAS Adelaide on standby as safety island
Royal Australian Navy’s largest ship, HMAS Adelaide, joined HMAS Choules and MV Sycamore in support of Operation Bushfire Assist earlier this week.
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Poseidon’s eyes in the sky prove invaluable
A RAAF P-8A Poseidon is being used daily to provide vital information to firefighting crews on the ground as part of Operation Bushfire Assist.
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C-17 delivery turns sea water into drinking water
A RAAF C-17A Globemaster has flown from Brisbane to Adelaide with a water purification and desalination system (WPDS) to supply drinking
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Op Bushfire Assist boss issues guidance to his troops
Commander of Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20 Major General Jake Ellwood has issued a Facebook video (and, presumably, also a ‘normal-means’
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More Army resources roll out for bushfire support
The Australian Army continues to roll out more and more personnel – reserves and regulars – and equipment in support
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RAAF Op Bushfire Assist update 7 January
The Royal Australian Air Force issued the following update on its Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20 operations this morning… ➡️ No.
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Army’s Op Bushfire Assist update 6 January
Army issued the following update of its bushfire assistance operations today. CAPTION: Plant operators Cpl Duncan Keith and Sapper Ian
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First RNZAF chopper on its way
The first of three Royal New Zealand Air Force NH90 helicopters and its crew departed for Nowra, New South Wales,
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1st Brigade joining bushfire operations
Major elements of the Australian Army’s 1st Brigade are mobilising to assist on Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20. CAPTION: Soldier from
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New Zealand sending helicopters, engineers to bushfires
Today, New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern confirmed that the New Zealand Defence Force force would assist Australia’s response to the
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Details of Reserve Call Out released
At the request of the government, in order to support national disaster relief efforts, Governor-General of Australia General David Hurley, has issued
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Army’s choppers get stuck in to bushfire evacuations
Aircrews from 5th and 6th Aviation Regiments, Australian Army, are busy helping State emergency services to air evacuate dozens of people
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NZ and Singapore Defence Forces adding to Op Bushfire Assist
After the ADF significantly increased its contribution to the bushfire crisis following the call out of up to 3000 Australian
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3000 Reservists deploying on Op Fire Assist
The government has authorised a compulsory callout of 3000 Army reservists on Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20 to support bushfire-fighting effort and
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HMAS Adelaide will join bushfire evacuations
The Royal Australian Navy’s largest and most capable amphibious ship, HMAS Adelaide, will depart Sydney this afternoon to assist in
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Details of Mallacoota evacuation
Evacuation of residents and visitors of Mallacoota, Victoria, commenced with more than 1000 civilians embarking in HMAS Choules and MV
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Navy evacuates Mallacoota
HMAS Choules and MV Sycamore have arrived off the bushfire-isolated Victorian town of Mallacoota to evacuate hundreds of locals and
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