Operation PAPUA NEW GUINEA ASSIST : Image Galleries
29 November 2007
Commander Joint Task Force 636 Group Captain Tim Innes
Operation PNG Assist, is the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) mission to provide substantial disaster relief assistance to Papua New Guinea, as they help villages destroyed by flooding in the wake of Cyclone Guba.
Working with AusAID and other agencies, The ADF has established the most effective response and has sent over a small support and command element. Joint Task Force (JTF) 636, under the command of Group Captain Tim Innes, will coordinate ADF support in close consultation with Papua New Guinea’s Government.
Royal Australian Air force C-130 Hercules will be joined by three Caribou aircraft and three Black Hawk helicopters from the Australian Army to move aid into Oro province where the flooding has occurred.
A Royal Australian Navy Heavy Landing Ship (LCH) has also been made available and is on standby in Cairns if required.
Australia has always cherished a close friendship with Papua New Guinea and will always respond quickly and work in close cooperation when help is requested.
| 20071126adf8262658_002 Group Captain Tim Innes (GPCAPT) of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), Joint Task Force 636 Commander Joint Task Coordinates the Operation Papua New Guinea Assist at the Australia’s High Commission Head Quarters based in Port Moresby. (Date taken: 26 November 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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