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| 05/01/2005 | MSPA 905/05 |
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Colin Powell sees first hand the work of Australian Medical Teams in Sumatra
US Secretary of State Colin Powell has visited the devastated Indonesian province of Aceh today, witnessing the destruction and carnage caused by the Boxing Day tsunami. Mr Powell visited the Australian Aero Medical Evacuation Team operating in the provincial capital of Banda Aceh. An Australian Defence Force photographer has captured an exclusive image of the Secretary of State with the commander of the AME, Wing Commander Bill Griggs, meeting an injured Indonesian patient. The photograph is available for all media at http://www.defence.gov.au/optsunamiassist/gallery.htm
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