Image Gallery: November 2007
Aid delivered during Operation PNG ASSIST
26 November 2007
Operation PNG Assist began in earnest as Royal Australian Air Force Caribou aircraft carrying Defence, AusAID, Oxfam, Care and Papua New Guinean disaster relief coordinators set out for Oro province, scene of devastating floods caused by Cyclone Guba, that claimed the lives of over 150 villagers and displaced thousands more.
One aircraft headed for the village of Kokoda and surrounding villages to distribute much needed supplies to desperate villagers cut off from outside access on the ground.
RAAF aircrews distributed sweets to the delight of the local children while assessment personnel handed out basic foodstuffs to older villagers who have been without adequate freshwater and food since floods washed away their crops and destroyed rainwater tanks.
The Joint Task Force will be expanding its relief effort over the next week visiting all villages in the province.
Operation PNG Assist is the Australian Defence Force’s mission to provide substantial disaster relief assistance to Papua New Guinea, as they help villages destroyed by flooding in the wake of Cyclone Guba.
Working with AusAID and other agencies, the ADF has established the most effective response and has sent over a small support and command element. Joint Task Force 636, under the command of Group Captain Tim Innes, will coordinate ADF support in close consultation with Papua New Guinea’s Government.
Royal Australian Air force C-130 Hercules will be joined by three Caribou aircraft and three Black Hawk helicopters from the Australian Army to move aid into Oro province where the flooding has occurred.
| 20071123adf8262658_391 The first Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C-17 Globe Master from Number 36 Squadron to be deployed on a humanitarian mission, pulls into Port Moresby International Airport, Papua New Guinea, to start unloading 14 large pallet loads of medical aid for local villagers affected by the devastating floods of cyclone Guba. (Date taken: 23 November 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071123adf8262658_327 Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Loadmaster Sergeant David Pyatt directs a RAAF forklift driver as Warrant Officer (WOFF) Adrian Wagner pushes one of the 14 large pallets loaded with medical supplies off the back of their (RAAF) C-17 Globe Master from Number 36 Squadron at Port Moresby International Airport in Papua New Guinea. (Date taken: 23 November 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071123adf8262658_266 Fourteen pallets of medical aid packed in the back of the new Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C-17 Globe Master from Number 36 Squadron, arrive at Port Moresby International Airport in Papua New Guinea to provide assistance to the Papua New Guinea government for local villagers affected by the devastating floodss of cyclone Guba. (Date taken: 23 November 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071123adf8262658_006 Flying Officer Lucas Taulealeausumai looks on as Leading Aircraftwoman Kristine Horne, both of 1st Airfield Operational Support Squadron, check the personnel manifest before passengers board Royal Australian Air Force Caribous to visit and assess damaged villages in Papua New Guinea, destroyed in floods by Cyclone Guba. (Date taken: 23 November 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071123adf8262658_059 Kokoda locals Joe Basse and Fargo Kotti help unload the first boxes of aid and medical supplies to their local hospital after the destructive floods of Cyclone Guba left bridges destroyed and supply routes in and around Oro province cut off. (Date taken: 23 November 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071123adf8262658_138 Flying Officer Chris Jaensch of Port Lincoln (SA) throws lollies to the children at Itokama village where they wait for more medical assistance and food after flooding caused Cyclone Guba destroyed crops and villages in Oro province, Papua New Guinea. (Date taken: 23 November 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071123adf8262658_154 (L-R) Flight Engineer Warrant Officer Ken Flint of Killney (QLD), with fellow crew members Flying Officer Craig Taylor (Pilot), of Perth, and Flying Officer Chris Jaensch, 23 of Port Lincoln (SA), from No.38 Squadron enjoy the company hundreds of locals that turned out to greet them in the village of Itokama, during Operation PNG Assist. (Date taken: 23 November 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071123adf8262658_155 (L-R) Flight Engineer Warrant Officer Ken Flint of Killney (QLD), with fellow crew members Flying Officer Craig Taylor (Pilot), of Perth, and Flying Officer Chris Jaensch, 23 of Port Lincoln (SA), from No.38 Squadron enjoy the company hundreds of locals that turned out to greet them in the village of Itokama, during Operation PNG Assist. (Date taken: 23 November 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071123adf8262658_173 Lisa Roberts, an AusAID representative, talks with village heads and the local church leader in the Itokama village Papua New Guinea during Operation PNG Assist. With her are Papua New Guinea representatives from Oxfam and CARE, all part of the national disaster assessment team. (Date taken: 23 November 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071123adf8262658_190 Lisa Roberts, an AusAID representative, assesses the aid requirements with village heads under the tail of a Royal Australian Air Force Caribou that transported aid and members of a national disaster assessment team to the village of Itokama village in Papua New Guinea during Operation PNG Assist. (Date taken: 23 November 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071123adf8262658_195 Children from Itokama village in Papua New Guinea carry boxes of aid provided by AusAID, Oxfam and Care which were transported in a Royal Australian Air Force Caribou Aircraft during Operation PNG Assist. (Date taken: 23 November 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071123adf8262658_198 Children from Itokama village in Papua New Guinea carry boxes of aid provided by AusAID, Oxfam and Care which were transported in a Royal Australian Air Force Caribou Aircraft during Operation PNG Assist. (Date taken: 23 November 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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