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HMAS Kanimbla returned home from Operation Padang Assist
HMAS Kanimbla returned home after a six week regional disaster relief operation that was conducted in response to an urgent request for assistance from the Indonesian government.

HMAS Kanimbla
Australian Defence Force personnel deployed on Operation Padang Assist have commenced returning home one month after an earthquake devastated the Indonesian region of Padang-Pariaman.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

(Date uploaded: 08 October - 10 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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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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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, and members of the Indonesian Defence Force lend assistance unloading supplies and equipment from a C-17.

(Date uploaded: 06 October - 13 images)
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Operation Padang Assist
An Australian Defence Force engineering and health team conducted assessments of some of the current healthcare facilities and infrastructure in Padang in order to determine and develop engineering and healthcare support options for the post-disaster recovery operation that faces Indonesia and its people.

(Date uploaded: 05 October - 13 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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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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