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OP Padang Assist
The final days of 1 Health Support Battalion and 1 Combat Engineer Regiment at Seigerringing, before departing Indonesia for the completion of OPERATION PADANG ASSIST.

Australians Complete Indonesian Earthquake Mission
The official handover of the local Medical facility in Seigerringing, West Sumatra.

New Patrol Base in Mirabad Valley
After years of instability, Operation Baz Panje has enabled Coalition Forces to establish a permanent presence in the Mirabad valley.

1 Aviation farewell Kiowa aircraft
1st Aviation Regiment, Northern Territory, bid a final farewell to the Kiowa on Monday 26 October 2009.

HMAS TOBRUK departs Sydney
The Royal Australian Navy’s heavy landing ship HMAS Tobruk will depart Sydney today, loaded with a range of goods, equipment and relief aid destined for the two countries.

(Date uploaded: 27 October - 03 images)
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Exercise Bersama Lima 2009
The exercise will be held from 5 October until 23 October 2009 in various locations on the Malaysian Peninsula and in the South China Sea.

Exercise Gold Eagle 2009
Nearly one hundred soldiers from the Darwin based 1st Armoured Regiment have deployed to the United States Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Centre at 29 Palms in California to participate in Exercise Gold Eagle.

C-17a globemasters having the right equipment, in the right place at the right time
An Australian C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft is loaded and prepared for a long journey back to Australia.

Minister For Defence Attends NATO Ministers’ Meeting In Slovakia
The Minister for Defence, Senator John Faulkner attends a meeting of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and non-NATO International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) partners in Bratislava, Slovakia, to discuss the campaign in Afghanistan.

HMAS Tobruk loads Supplies, Bound for Samoa
The Royal Australian Navy’s heavy landing ship HMAS Tobruk will depart Sydney loaded with a range of goods, equipment and relief aid destined for Samoa and Tonga.

(Date uploaded: 27 October - 11 images)
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Operation Render Safe Operation ceased
Operation RENDER SAFE, finished on 24th of October, saw HMA Ships Gascoyne and Yarra sail to Solomon Islands, to dispose of explosives which accumulated in the waters off the South Pacific nation over the period of battle and occupation by Japanese and Allied forces.

(Date uploaded: 26 October - 02 images)
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Launch of Navy Surfrowers
In Brisbane at the iconic Streets' Beach on Southbank, the 2009-10 Navy Australian Surf Rowers League Series was officially launched by the head of the Navy People and Reputation, Commodore David Letts.

HMAS STUART Farewelled
Greg Combet, Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science, has today farewelled Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Anzac-class frigate, HMAS Stuart, from her homeport of Garden Island in Sydney, as she departs for a six-month deployment to the Middle East Area of Operations.

Farewell Ceremony for Explosive Detection Dog Nova
Operation SLIPPER is Australia's military contribution to international campaigns against terrorism, countering piracy in the Gulf of Aden, and maritime security.

Army helicopters return to Australia after a successful deployment to Afghanistan
Following an eight month operational tour to Afghanistan, the Australian Army’s fourth Rotary Wing Group (RWG – 4) deployment, consisting of two CH-47 Chinook helicopters, crew and support personnel, has started to head home.

HMAS Darwin on Exercise and recreation in South East Asia
HMAS DARWIN is currently involved in Exercise Bersama Lima 2009 in the South China Sea, a Five Power Defence Arrangements Exercise with participating nations from Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore and the United Kingdom defence forces.

(Date uploaded: 23 October - 29 images)
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Army Engineers Complete Water Mission
Australian Army Engineers have packed-up one of two Water Purification Units operating on the beach of Padang City, West Sumatra.

Lend a Caring Hand
Primary Casualty Reception Facility staff from HMAS KANIMBLA conduct medical observations at 1 Health Support Battalion, on Indonesian people injured by the earthquakes in Sumatra.

Tall Ship Regatta 2009
Sail Training Ship Young Endeavour took part in a Tall Ship Regatta, racing the square-rigged ship Leeuwin II for the prestigious Australian Sail Training Association (AUSTA) Billy Can Trophy for 2009.

Image of Lance Corporal Mason Edwards

HMAS Kanimbla at work
HMAS KANIMBLA deploys to Sumatra, Indonesia as part of the Australian emergency response effort established in the wake of the Indonesian earthquake.

Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs visits Op Padang Assist
Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Hon. Stephen Smith MP, visited members of the Australian Defence Force (ADF), Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and AusAID, in the City of Padang in West Sumatra.

Army water purification units
Australian Army engineers have been operating two Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Units (ROWPU) on the beach of Padang City that have provided over one million litres of clean water to the local population.

Combat services support team
As part of the logistics support chain providing supplies and equipment to personal deployed on Operation Padang Assist, a Combat Services Support Team has established a logistics distribution centre at Padang’s International Airport.

Army Engineers Clear Landslide And Debris In Tandikat, West Sumatra
Australian Army engineers and machinery are helping to restore some form of normality for the residents of Tandikat in West Sumatra by clearing sections of a landslide, repairing a bridge, and deconstructing a school severely damaged as a result of the recent earthquake that shook the region.

Weapons And Munition Caches Seized
Taliban extremists operating against Australian and coalition forces continue to suffer significant setbacks with the discovery and destruction of two weapon caches by Australian soldiers in Oruzgan province. 

Construction Of Interim Health Care Facility Starts And Outreach Clinics Begin
Australian Army Engineers arrived in Seigeringging and immediately set to work building an interim health care facility for the local population.

Op Padang Assist
Seaking 10 and Seaking 22 fly over the region of Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia.

Op Padang Beach landing
The Royal Australian Navy has conducted an amphibious landing on a beach in West Sumatra to offload an Army engineering squadron and their equipment.

Op Padang HMAS Kanimbla beach landing
The Royal Australian Navy has conducted an amphibious landing on a beach in West Sumatra to offload an Army engineering squadron and their equipment.

Earthquake reconstruction team beach landing
The Royal Australian Navy has conducted an amphibious landing on a beach in West Sumatra to offload an Army engineering squadron and their equipment.

General Chen Bingde visits the Australian Defence College
General Chen Bingde visit to Canberra to participate in Australia and China’s annual Defence Strategic Dialogue with the Secretary of Defence and the Chief of the Defence Force.

Ex Bersama Lima 2009 ACAUST Visit to RMAF Butterworth
Visit by Air Commander Australia (ACAUST), Air Vice-Marshal Mark Skidmore to Royal Malaysian Air Force Base Butterworth.

Exercise Bersama Lima 2009 Family Day
Royal Australian Air Force personnel and aircraft have joined air, ground and naval forces from Singapore, Malaysia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom for Exercise Bersama Lima 2009.

10 Squadron activities on Exercise Bergama Lima 2009
Royal Australian Air Force personnel and aircraft have joined air, ground and naval forces from Singapore, Malaysia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom for Exercise Bersama Lima 2009.

Exercise Predators Gallop

Final Preparations for the Amphibious Landing
Senior officers from the Australian Defence Force Joint Task Force (JTF) 629 on Operation Padang Assist, have presented a brief to senior Indonesian Military (TNI) staff in Padang.

HMAS Kanimbla Steams Towards Padang
HMAS KANIMBLA deploys to Sumatra, Indonesia to join the growing Australian emergency response effort established in the wake of the Indonesian earthquake.

VIP Visit
Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston, AC, AFC Chief of the Defence Force, Australia held a Honour Guard for General Chen Bingde, Member, Central Military Commission, Chief of General Staff, People's Liberation Army.

Padang Assist Primary Health Care Facility
An ADF medical facility has been established in Sungai Geringging village, 75 kilometres northwest of Padang, on request of the Indonesian authorities, to provide health support in the outlying region.

ADF engineers assess structural damage in Padang
Teams of Australian Army Engineers conducted structural assessments of government buildings and infrastructure in Padang and the surrounding areas.

ADF medical facility in Sungai Geringging village
An ADF medical facility has been established in Sungai Geringging village, 75 kilometres northwest of Padang, on request of the Indonesian authorities, to provide health support in the outlying region.

Combet 41WG welcome home parade
More than 200 Royal Australian Air Force personnel have been recognised for their outstanding service in Afghanistan during a parade in Newcastle.

Op Padang Assist HMAS KANIMBLA
HMAS KANIMBLA departs Darwin Harbour for Sumatra, Indonesia to join the growing Australian emergency response effort established in the wake of the Indonesian earthquakes.

Op Padang Assist HMAS KANIMBLA
HMAS KANIMBLA deploys to Sumatra, Indonesia to join the growing Australian emergency response effort established in the wake of the Indonesian earthquakes.

(Date uploaded: 12 October - 16 images)
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Special Forces Mentoring in Oruzgan bears fruit
The partnership between Afghan National Security Force and the Australian Special Operations Task Group has resulted in the graduation of the first class of Afghan policemen who will work alongside the Australian forces.

Operation Padang Assist
Australian Defence Force personnel are based in Padang and the surrounding areas of West Sumatra to provide support and assistance to the Indonesian Earthquake relief effort.

(Date uploaded: 12 October - 09 images)
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RAAF Tindal Crash Exercise
Exercise Hornet Down 09 was conducted as an operational exercise to test and adjust the Tindal Airfield Emergency Plan (AEP).

(Date uploaded: 09 October - 09 images)
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Cooperation with UK gains momentum
The Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science, the Hon. Greg Combet, today met with the UK Minister for International Defence and Security, the Right Hon. Baroness Ann Taylor PC, at Holsworthy Barracks.

(Date uploaded: 09 October - 10 images)
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Operation Baz Panje - Falcon's Talon
One of the largest air mobile operations recently conducted in Oruzgan Province has been hailed a huge success.

HMAS Ballarat Returns Home
HMAS Ballarat returns to Fleet Base East, after completing Northern Trident 09, a six month international deployment to promote Australian defence and trade interests to the world.

Hey Hey it's Saturday in Tarin Kowt
Australian soldiers based at Camp Holland took part in a live cross to the second Hey Hey it's Saturday Reunion Special. The show was a hit with the troops.

HMAS Darwin Entertains Children from the Orphanage in Sihanouk Ville, Cambodia
Sailors and Officers from HMAS DARWIN spend a day at "Enfants de Sihanouk Ville" an Orphanage in Sihanouk Ville, Cambodia, playing games, performing music, interacting while conduct maintenance to buildings and equipment within the orphanage.

(Date uploaded: 09 October - 17 images)
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Operation Padang Assist
Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Air Load Team personnel based at Padang’s Minangkabau International Airport as part of the ADF Joint Task Force have worked day and night to unload over 250 tonnes of supplies and equipment from over 120 Australian and multinational aircraft in the first week of operation Padang Assist.

(Date uploaded: 09 October - 15 images)
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Defence Technical Scholarship visit to Defence establishments
Students awarded the Defence Technical Scholarship were given a tour of Royal Australian Air Force Base Edinburgh by 92 Wing Defence members as part of the scholarship program.

(Date uploaded: 08 October - 33 images)
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Op Padang Assist water purification plant
Australian Army engineers from the Darwin based engineering regiment (1CER) with the assistance of AusAID have established a water purification plant on the beach of Padang in Indonesia.

(Date uploaded: 07 October - 20 images)
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Water purification and civil engineering team join Op Padang Assist
An Australian Army water purification and civil engineering team arrive on a Royal Australian Air Force C-17 at Padang’s Minangkabau International Airport.

(Date uploaded: 07 October - 11 images)
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ADF medical facility established in Sungai Geringging village
An ADF medical facility has been established in Sungai Geringging village, 75 kilometres northwest of Padang, on request of the Indonesian authorities, to provide health support in the outlying region.

(Date uploaded: 07 October - 17 images)
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Operation Baz Panje - Falcon's Talon
One of the largest air mobile operations recently conducted in Oruzgan Province has been hailed a huge success.

Senator the Hon. John Faulkner meets with The Right Honourable Baroness Ann Taylor

(Date uploaded: 06 October 2009 - 03 images)
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RAAF C17 Globemaster loading for Op Padang Assist
Loading of a RAAF C17 Globemaster with specialised equipment for Operation Padang Assist.

(Date uploaded: 06 October - 05 images)
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Samoa Assist RAAF Hercules delivers NZ Air Force HelicopterAn Australian Hercules has delivered a second New Zealand Iroquois helicopter to aid the victims of the Samoan tsunami.

(Date uploaded: 05 October - 07 images)
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Senator the Hon. John Faulkner concludes short visit to East Timor
The Minister for Defence, Senator John Faulkner, has concluded a short visit to East Timor by having lunch with Australian troops after morning meetings with senior East Timorese Government and United Nations officials.

(Date uploaded: 03 October - 08 images)
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Operation Padang Assist
As part of Operation Padang Assist, the Australian Defence Force (ADF) Indonesian earthquake relief effort, ADF and emergency services personnel, supplies and equipment were flown from Australia by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) to the disaster area in Padang, Indonesia.

(Date uploaded: 03 October - 08 images)
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The Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon. John Faulkner visit to East Timor
The Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon. John Faulkner has made a brief visit to East Timor to visit soldiers serving with Timor-Leste Battle Group VI (TLBG VI) and members of Joint Task Force 631 (JTF631) Headquarters.

(Date uploaded: 03 October - 04 images)
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RAAF C17 aeromedical evacuation
The RAAF evacuated seven Australians from Samoa this week (30 SEP and 1 OCT local time) after a tsunami swept through beach side resorts in the island’s south.

(Date uploaded: 03 October - 07 images)
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SK-50 Seaking aircraft pre-deployment assessment
Personnel from 817 Squadron and Fleet Aviation Engineering Unit based at HMAS ALBATROSS conduct pre-deployment assessment on two SK-50 Seaking aircraft.

(Date uploaded: 03 October - 10 images)
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Indonesian earthquake relief effort
The Australian Defence Force has launched its Indonesian earthquake relief effort today following the acceptance by the Indonesian Government of an offer of emergency assistance from Australia yesterday.

(Date uploaded: 02 October - 08 images)
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Senator John Faulkner and Dr Ian Watt visiting Defence personnel in Darwin
The Minister and Dr Watt visited Defence personnel in Darwin to receive briefs on current operations being conducted in the North of Australia.

(Date uploaded: 02 October 2009 - 07 images)
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The Minister for Defence, Senator John Faulkner visits RAAF Base Tindal
The Minister for Defence, Senator John Faulkner, today completed a comprehensive visit to the Tindal defence base in the Northern Territory.

(Date uploaded: 02 October - 15 images)
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OP SAMOA ASSIST
On September 30 an 8.3 magnitude earthquake struck 190km south west of American Samoa, hurtling tsunami waves into the Samoan coast. The RAAF responded with the rapid loading and dispatch of a No. 36 Squadron (36SQN) C-17 Globemaster packed with supplies and personnel to assist in the humanitarian relief effort.

(Date uploaded: 01 October - 18 images)
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Aussie Gunners on target in Afghanistan
Firing rounds in support of ISAF patrols whilst deployed to the Helmand Province, Afghanistan with the British Armed forces has been an experience of a lifetime for Gunners from the Enoggera-based 105 Medium Battery, 1st Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery.

(Date uploaded: 01 October - 02 images)
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