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09 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 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. The operation is part of the Australian government’s humanitarian relief effort to the earthquake affected 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.

20091008adf8208022_026 Captain Charmaine Benfield places her pack in the back of a truck after arriving at Padang's Minangkabau International Airport. (Date taken: 08 October 2009) Low-Res \| Hi-Res
20091008adf8208022_033 New Australian Defence Force arrivals move their stores to a waiting truck on arrival at Padang's Minangkabau International Airport. (Date taken: 08 October 2009) Low-Res \| Hi-Res
20091008adf8208022_051 Corporal Mathew Jones directs a forklift driven by Aircraftman Paul Scandura during another unload of a Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules at Padang's Minangkabau International Airport. (Date taken: 08 October 2009) Low-Res \| Hi-Res
20091008adf8208022_057 Corporal Mathew Jones directs a forklift driven by Aircraftman Paul Scandura during another unload of a Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules at Padang's Minangkabau International Airport. (Date taken: 08 October 2009) Low-Res \| Hi-Res
20091008adf8208022_065 Australian Defence Force pesonnel load hoses onto a UNIMOG at Padang’s Minangkabau International Airport. (Date taken: 08 October 2009) Low-Res \| Hi-Res
20091008adf8208022_081 Australian Defence Force personnel load a generator onto a UNIMOG at Padang’s Minangkabau International Airport. (Date taken: 06 October2 009) Low-Res \| Hi-Res
20091008adf8208022_094 The Royal Australian Air Force Air Load Team poses for a photo with Indonesian soldiers at Pedang's Minangkabau International Airport. (Date taken: 08 October 2009) Low-Res \| Hi-Res
20091008adf8208022_105 Captain Clare O'Neill hands a pack down the line after arriving in Padang for Operation Padang Assist. (Date taken: 08 October 2009) Low-Res \| Hi-Res
20091008adf8208022_121 Sergeant Ben Strutynski packs up tie down straps after receiving another pallet laden with equipment for Operation Padang Assist. (Date taken: 08 October 2009) Low-Res \| Hi-Res
20091008adf8208022_124 Captain John Killen talks with an Indonesian official at Padang's Minangkabau International Airport. (Date taken: 08 October 2009) Low-Res \| Hi-Res
20091008adf8208022_129 New Australian Defence Force arrivals move their stores to a waiting truck on arrival at Padang's Minangkabau International Airport. (Date taken: 08 October 2009) Low-Res \| Hi-Res
20091008adf8208022_145 Members of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Air Load Team at Padang's Minangkabau International Airport walk back from a RAAF C-130J Hercules after another successful unload. (Date taken: 08 October 2009) Low-Res \| Hi-Res
20091008adf8208022_171 Members of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Air Load Team at Padang's Minangkabau International Airport roll up tie down straps after another successful unload. (Date taken: 08 October 2009) Low-Res \| Hi-Res
20091008adf8208022_179 A Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules heads down the taxiway at Padang's Minangkabau International Airport. (Date taken: 08 October 2009) Low-Res \| Hi-Res
20091008adf8208022_185 Corporal Matthew Trovato talks with Captain Suspan Setiawan (Indonesian Army) and Senior Airman Stephanie Pinzino (United States Air Force Air Load Team) at Padang’s Minangkabau International Airport. (Date taken: 08 October 2009) Low-Res \| Hi-Res

20091008adf8208022_026 Captain Charmaine Benfield places her pack in the back of a truck after arriving at Padang's Minangkabau International Airport. (Date taken: 08 October 2009) Low-Res \| Hi-Res
20091008adf8208022_033 New Australian Defence Force arrivals move their stores to a waiting truck on arrival at Padang's Minangkabau International Airport. (Date taken: 08 October 2009) Low-Res \| Hi-Res
20091008adf8208022_051 Corporal Mathew Jones directs a forklift driven by Aircraftman Paul Scandura during another unload of a Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules at Padang's Minangkabau International Airport. (Date taken: 08 October 2009) Low-Res \| Hi-Res
20091008adf8208022_057 Corporal Mathew Jones directs a forklift driven by Aircraftman Paul Scandura during another unload of a Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules at Padang's Minangkabau International Airport. (Date taken: 08 October 2009) Low-Res \| Hi-Res
20091008adf8208022_065 Australian Defence Force pesonnel load hoses onto a UNIMOG at Padang’s Minangkabau International Airport. (Date taken: 08 October 2009) Low-Res \| Hi-Res
20091008adf8208022_081 Australian Defence Force personnel load a generator onto a UNIMOG at Padang’s Minangkabau International Airport. (Date taken: 06 October2 009) Low-Res \| Hi-Res
20091008adf8208022_094 The Royal Australian Air Force Air Load Team poses for a photo with Indonesian soldiers at Pedang's Minangkabau International Airport. (Date taken: 08 October 2009) Low-Res \| Hi-Res
20091008adf8208022_105 Captain Clare O'Neill hands a pack down the line after arriving in Padang for Operation Padang Assist. (Date taken: 08 October 2009) Low-Res \| Hi-Res
20091008adf8208022_121 Sergeant Ben Strutynski packs up tie down straps after receiving another pallet laden with equipment for Operation Padang Assist. (Date taken: 08 October 2009) Low-Res \| Hi-Res
20091008adf8208022_124 Captain John Killen talks with an Indonesian official at Padang's Minangkabau International Airport. (Date taken: 08 October 2009) Low-Res \| Hi-Res
20091008adf8208022_129 New Australian Defence Force arrivals move their stores to a waiting truck on arrival at Padang's Minangkabau International Airport. (Date taken: 08 October 2009) Low-Res \| Hi-Res
20091008adf8208022_145 Members of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Air Load Team at Padang's Minangkabau International Airport walk back from a RAAF C-130J Hercules after another successful unload. (Date taken: 08 October 2009) Low-Res \| Hi-Res
20091008adf8208022_171 Members of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Air Load Team at Padang's Minangkabau International Airport roll up tie down straps after another successful unload. (Date taken: 08 October 2009) Low-Res \| Hi-Res
20091008adf8208022_179 A Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules heads down the taxiway at Padang's Minangkabau International Airport. (Date taken: 08 October 2009) Low-Res \| Hi-Res
20091008adf8208022_185 Corporal Matthew Trovato talks with Captain Suspan Setiawan (Indonesian Army) and Senior Airman Stephanie Pinzino (United States Air Force Air Load Team) at Padang’s Minangkabau International Airport. (Date taken: 08 October 2009) Low-Res \| Hi-Res

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