Operation PADANG ASSIST
12 October 2009
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.
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.
| 20091004adf8208022_013 An Australian Defence Force Air Load Team assists members of the Republic of Singapore Air Force unload medical supplies flown into Padang's Minangkabau International Airport. (Date taken: 04 October 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20091004adf8208022_094 Australian Army Engineer, Captain Mick Thompson, checks the diameter of a bore pump during an assessment of the Central Provincial Hospital in Padang. (Date taken: 04 October 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20091004adf8208022_100 Australian Army Engineer, Captain Mick Thompson, measures a water tank support beam during an assessment of the Central Provincial Hospital in Padang. (Date taken: 04 October 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20091004adf8208022_175 Australian Army Engineer, Captain Mick Thompson, with help from Linguist, Lieutenant Elly Poyntz, talks with a local hospital engineer about damage sustained to water pipes outside of the Central Provincial Hospital in Padang. (Date taken: 04 October 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20091005adf8208022_129 Commander of Joint Task Force 629, Lieutenant Colonel Neil Sweeney, and AusAID's Sam Zappia, listen to Colonel Fred Dangar during a brief at the Governor of Padang's residence. (Date taken: 05 October 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20091005adf8208022_136 An excavator sifts through the rubble of a house in Padang, Indonesia. (Date taken: 06 October2 009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20091005adf8208022_142 Indonesian soldiers look on at the devastation caused to the Ambacang Hotel in Padang, Indonesia. (Date taken: 05 October 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20091005adf8208022_164 Panoramic of Ambacang Hotel destroyed in the earthquake that hit Padang in Indonesia. (Date taken: 05 October 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20091008adf8208022_009 Commander of Joint Task Force 629 (JTF629), Lieutenant Colonel Neil Sweeney, gives Colonel Fred Dangar a location brief from the balcony of the JTF 629 Headquarters. (Date taken: 05 October 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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