25 February 2005
Latest Imagery from Operation Sumatra Assist

The ADF has been assisting Indonesian Government authorities as part of the Australian Government program of humanitarian relief following the Boxing Day tsunami.

The ADF has been working in support of tsunami disaster relief in Indonesia's Northern Sumatra and Aceh Provinces since 28 December 2004. Relief assistance provided by Australia is part of a co-operative effort involving the ADF, the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) and Emergency Management Australia.

Water, tentage, medical supplies, blankets, and other emergency provisions, and logistical support have been provided. In the tsunami-devastated provincial capital of Banda Aceh, the ADF set up water purification plants and established the ANZAC Field Hospital, at the location of the heavily damaged Banda Aceh public hospital.

The field hospital's major facilities, an infectious diseases ward and a surgical ward, were operated jointly by medical personnel of the ADF and the New Zealand Defence Force. The ANZAC Field hospital performed its final operation on 20 February and handed over its facilities to Indonesian civilian management with continuing AusAID support.

The Australian Navy amphibious transport ship, HMAS Kanimbla, delivered a detachment of Australian Army Engineers on 13 January, and took up station as a floating support and logistics base for relief and reconstruction work.

20050224adf8237482_008 Craftsman Andrew Wild, a recovery mechanic from the Australian Army 1st Combat Services Support Battalion, currently attached to the 1st Combat Engineer Regiment, assists with the removal of a fishing boat in Banda Aceh. Members of the 1st Combat Engineer Regiment (1CER) are assisting the people of Banda Aceh by removing fishing boats and debris swept into the city by the Boxing Day tsunami. (Date taken: 24 February 2005) Low-Res | Hi-Res	20050224adf8237482_009 Members of the Australian Army 1st Combat Engineer Regiment (1CER) remove a fishing boat from downtown Banda Aceh. Members of the 1st Combat Engineer Regiment (1CER) are assisting the people of Banda Aceh by removing fishing boats and debris swept into the city by the Boxing Day tsunami. (Date taken: 24 February 2005) Low-Res | Hi-Res
20050224adf8237482_031 Craftsman Aaron Jarma, attached to the 1st Combat Engineer Regiment deployed on Operation Sumatra Assist, prepares to remove a boat from the streets of Banda Aceh. Members of the 1st Combat Engineer Regiment (1CER) are assisting the people of Banda Aceh by removing fishing boats and debris swept into the city by the Boxing Day tsunami. (Date taken: 24 February 2005) Low-Res | Hi-Res	20050224adf8237482_032 Craftsman Aaron Jarma, attached to the 1st Combat Engineer Regiment deployed on Operation Sumatra Assist, prepares to remove a boat from the streets of Banda Aceh. Members of the 1st Combat Engineer Regiment (1CER) are assisting the people of Banda Aceh by removing fishing boats and debris swept into the city by the Boxing Day tsunami. (Date taken: 24 February 2005) Low-Res | Hi-Res
20050224adf8237482_023 Brigadier Heryadi of the Indonesian Armed Forces and Commander of the Australian Joint Task Force in Operation Sumatra Assist, Brigadier David Chalmers, hold a joint press conference in Banda Aceh. As the Indonesian Government-led tsunami disaster relief programme shifts from emergency assistance to reconstruction, Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel have begun preparing for their departure by handing over functioning capabilities to civilian administration. (Date taken: 24 February 2005) Low-Res | Hi-Res	20050224adf8237482_013 Brigadier Heryadi of the Indonesian Armed Forces and Commander of the Australian Joint Task Force in Operation Sumatra Assist, Brigadier David Chalmers, hold a joint press conference in Banda Aceh. As the Indonesian Government-led tsunami disaster relief programme shifts from emergency assistance to reconstruction, Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel have begun preparing for their departure by handing over functioning capabilities to civilian administration. (Date taken: 24 February 2005) Low-Res | Hi-Res
20050224adf8237482_022 Brigadier Heryadi of the Indonesian Armed Forces and Commander of the Australian Joint Task Force in Operation Sumatra Assist, Brigadier David Chalmers, hold a joint press conference in Banda Aceh. As the Indonesian Government-led tsunami disaster relief programme shifts from emergency assistance to reconstruction, Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel have begun preparing for their departure by handing over functioning capabilities to civilian administration. (Date taken: 24 February 2005) Low-Res | Hi-Res	20050224adf8237482_042 Brigadier Heryadi of the Indonesian Armed Forces and Commander of the Australian Joint Task Force in Operation Sumatra Assist, Brigadier David Chalmers, prepare for a joint press conference in Banda Aceh. As the Indonesian Government-led tsunami disaster relief programme shifts from emergency assistance to reconstruction, Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel have begun preparing for their departure by handing over functioning capabilities to civilian administration. (Date taken: 24 February 2005) Low-Res | Hi-Res