Image Gallery: August 2009
13 August 2009
Australian recovery team arrives in Papua New Guinea
Following a request from the Government of Papua New Guinea, Australia deployed ADF assets in an effort to assist in the search for the Airlines PNG aircraft that went missing enroute to Kokoda on Tuesday.
The C-130 Hercules reached PNG early this Wednesday having departed RAAF Base Richmond that morning.
The C-130 arrived with an aero-medical evacuation (AME) team, a six person Mobile Air Load Team, and members of an Australian Federal Police (AFP) Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) team.
Two Australian Army Blackhawk helicopters were airlifted from RAAF Base Richmond by a C-17 Globemaster on Wednesday afternoon.
This incident follows the ADF assistance with the Tongan and New Zealand authorities in the search for the ferry MV Princess Ashika.
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Unknown: Commander Joint Task Force 666, Wing Commander David Howard on Operation KOKODA ASSIST. Deep in thought as he looks out the window of his C-130J Hercules, as his team reaches the shores of Papua New Guinea (PNG).
(Date taken: 12 August 2009)
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Clinging to hope: An Aero Medical Evacuation (AME) Team member takes time out to pray for survivors as he places his hands on specialist equipment being transported on board A Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules on the way to Papua New Guinea.
(Date taken: 12 August 2009)
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Orders: Royal Australian Air Force Aircrew talk amongst themselves on the tarmac at Port Moresby International Airport as they wait for more information on the missing aircraft.
(Date taken: 12 August 2009)
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Royal Australian Air Force Corporal Jeff Coupe and Sergeant Chris Graham from 1 Airfield Operations Support Squadron (1AOSS) squat on the back ramp of a C-130J Hercules, waiting to move specialist equipment off their aircraft, on the tarmac at Port Moresby International Airport.
(Date taken: 12 August 2009)
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Waiting out: A Royal Australian Navy Sea King Helicopter and a Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules sit on the tarmac at Port Moresby International Airport, ready to provide air support to OP KOKODA ASSIST.
(Date taken: 12 August 2009)
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Loading up: Royal Australian Air Force Corporal Jeff Coupe, puts his back into-it, as he helps unload specialist equipment on to the forklift of Aircraftman Struan Dyson-Smith, while working on the tarmac at Port Moresby International Airport.
(Date taken: 12 August 2009)
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Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster, grumbles on idle as Australian Army Aviation Aircrews from 171 Aviation Squadron disembark at Port Moresby International Airport, Papua New Guinea.
(Date taken: 12 August 2009)
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Troops from 1 Airfield Operations Support Squadron (1AOSS), push a half ton pallet of Helicopter stores out of the back of a Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster at Port Moresby International Airport, Papua New Guinea.
(Date taken: 12 August 2009)
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Sliders: Royal Australian Air Force troops push a half ton pallet, loaded with specialist equipment onto the forklift out on the tarmac at Port Moresby International Airport, Papua New Guinea.
(Date taken: 12 August 2009)
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Ramp Down: An Australian Army Aviation Black Hawk Helicopter is carefully unloaded, as it is lowered and rolled down the rear ramp and out of the back of a Royal Australian Air Force C17 Globemaster.
(Date taken: 12 August 2009)
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Loadmaster Sergeant Chris Borg, makes sure that an Australian Army Aviation Black Hawk Helicopter is safely unloaded from the Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster in PNG.
(Date taken: 12 August 2009)
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