Operation PADANG ASSIST
06 October 2009
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. The RAAF C-17 Globemaster arrived with an ADF Primary Health Care Team as part of the international humanitarian relief effort to the earthquake effected areas of Sumatra in Indonesia.
Operation Padang Assist commenced on 02 Oct 09 after the Indonesian Government accepted an offer of emergency assistance from Australia following two large earthquakes near the Indonesian Island of Sumatra. The ADF Joint Task Force 629 (JTF629) was established, and is working closely with Indonesian authorities, the Department of Foreign Affairs, AusAID and other agencies, to ensure the emergency relief support is delivered to where it is needed most.
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A forklift extracts a pallet of medical supplies from a Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster at Pedang's Minangkabau International Airport.
(Date taken: 05 October 2009)
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Indonesian Defence Force personnel stand by as a forklift extracts a pallet of medical supplies from a Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster at Pedang's Minangkabau International Airport.
(Date taken: 05 October 2009)
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Indonesian Defence Force personnel stand by as a forklift extracts a pallet of medical supplies from a Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster at Pedang's Minangkabau International Airport.
(Date taken: 05 October 2009)
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Medical supplies are unloaded from a Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster as part of the international earthquake relief effort in Indonesia.
(Date taken: 05 October 2009)
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An Australian Defence Force medic stands by as medical supplies are unloaded from a Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster as part of the international earthquake relief effort in Indonesia.
(Date taken: 05 October 2009)
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Medical supplies are unloaded from a Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster as part of the international earthquake relief effort in Indonesia.
(Date taken: 05 October 2009)
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Medical equipment waits to be unloaded in the rear of a Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster as part the international earthquake relief effort in Indonesia.
(Date taken: 05 October 2009)
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A forklift extracts a pallet of medical supplies from a Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster at Pedang's Minangkabau International Airport as part of the international earthquake relief effort in Indonesia.
(Date taken: 05 October 2009)
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An Air Load Team member assists aircrew in loading a pallet of medical supplies onto a forklift from a Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster at Pedang's Minangkabau International Airport as part of the international earthquake relief effort in Indonesia.
(Date taken: 05 October 2009)
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A forklift extracts a pallet of medical supplies from a Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster at Pedang's Minangkabau International Airport as part of the international earthquake relief effort in Indonesia.
(Date taken: 05 October 2009)
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An Australian Army Unimog disembarks a Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster at Minangkabau International Airport as part of the international earthquake relief effort in Indonesia.
(Date taken: 05 October 2009)
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An Australian Army Unimog exits the rear of a Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster at Minangkabau International Airport as part of the international earthquake relief effort in Indonesia.
(Date taken: 05 October 2009)
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An Australian Army vehicle exits a Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster at Padang's Minangkabau International Airport as part of the international earthquake relief effort in Indonesia.
(Date taken: 05 October 2009)
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