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28 July 2006 Australian servicemen and women help evacuees
Members of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) deployed to Beirut and Cyprus from Sydney International Airport today. The 65 members of the ADF are being deployed to support the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in the evacuation of Australian nations from Lebanon. The ADF group includes specialist staff to conduct liaison and evacuee processing support.
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Australian servicemen and women help evacuees locate their luggage and board the correct bus, after being processed through immigration.
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Bombadier Travis Palin checks supplies prior to an Australian government-chartered Thai Orient aircraft leaving Cyprus today bound for Sydney with 434 Australian nationals on board.
(Date taken: 25 July 2006) low-res | high-res
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From left: Sergeant James Green, Sergeant Katrina Johnson and Leading Aircraftsman Paul Kyte with two Lebanese Australian children.
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Flight Sergeant Pete Gwyther at Larnaca Airport, helping with the check-in process for Australian nationals heading home. A government-chartered Thai Orient aircraft left Cyprus today bound for Sydney with 434 Australian nationals on board.
Australian nationals who wish to leave Lebanon are being evacuated to Larnaca in Cyprus and Mersin in Turkey. Evacuees are then accommodated in local hotels pending flights home.
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Flight Sergeant Pete Gwyther keeps control as evacuees prepare to board buses for transport to the airport. A government-chartered Thai Orient aircraft left Cyprus today bound for Sydney with 434 Australian nationals on board.
Australian nationals who wish to leave Lebanon are being evacuated to Larnaca in Cyprus and Mersin in Turkey. Evacuees are then accommodated in local hotels pending flights home.
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LACW Kylie Davis working alongside a Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) representative (at right). Evacuees are checked off a manifest before boarding buses to the airport. A government-chartered Thai Orient aircraft left Cyprus today, bound for Sydney with 434 Australian nationals on board.
Australian nationals who wish to leave Lebanon are being evacuated to Larnaca in Cyprus and Mersin in Turkey. Evacuees are then accommodated in local hotels pending flights home.
LACW Kylie Davis and a member of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, begin the process of checking evacuees against the flight manifest. A government-chartered Thai Orient aircraft left Cyprus today bound for Sydney with 434 Australian nationals on board.
Australian nationals who wish to leave Lebanon are being evacuated to Larnaca in Cyprus and Mersin in Turkey. Evacuees are then accommodated in local hotels pending flights home.
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Flight Sergeant Pete Gwyther keeps control as evacuees prepare to board buses for transport to the airport. A government-chartered Thai Orient aircraft left Cyprus today bound for Sydney with 434 Australian nationals on board.
