24 January 2005
Personnel deployed on Operation Sumatra Assist

Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel are 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 North Sumatra and Aceh Provinces since 28 December 2004.

Relief assistance provided by Australia is part of a co-operative effort involving the ADF, DFAT (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 have set up a water purification plant and have established the Anzac Field Hospital, a field hospital operated jointly by medical personnel of the ADF and the New Zealand Defence Force. The Australian Navy amphibious transport ship, HMAS Kanimbla, delivered a detachment of Australian Army Engineers an 13 January, and has taken up station as a floating support and logistics base for relief and reconstruction work.

20050120ran8097690_016 Australian Army Signaller Cameron Maher operates a RT-F100 Raven radio. (Date taken: 20 January 2005) Low-Res | Hi-Res	20050120ran8100122_001 Leading Seaman Electronics Technician (LSET) David Frampton in the transmitter room of the communication centre of HMAS Kanimbla during Operation Sumatra Assist. (Date taken: 20 January 2005) Low-Res | Hi-Res
20050120ran8100122_030 Petty Officer Electronics Technician (POET) Dave Rottinger in the Electronic Machinery Room (EMR), monitoring communication systems on HMAS Kanimbla. (Date taken: 20 January 2005) Low-Res | Hi-Res	20050120ran8100122_061 Able Seaman Electronics Technician (ABET) Brian McGlashan in the Electronics Maintenance Room (EMR) on HMAS Kanimbla during Operation Sumatra Assist. (Date taken: 20 January 2005) Low-Res | Hi-Res
JPAU20JAN05PC048 Flight Lieutenant Shaun Nelson from the Royal Australian Air Force School of Air Traffic Control, 49 Wing Detachment, helps a member of the Indonesian military load an Australian Iroquois helicopter with much needed aid for distribution. (Date taken: 20 January 2005) Low-Res | Hi-Res	JPAU20JAN05PC086 Flight Lieutenant Shaun Nelson from the Royal Australian Air Force School of Air Traffic Control, 49 Wing Detachment, helps members of the Indonesian military load an Australian Iroquois helicopter with much needed aid for distribution. (Date taken: 20 January 2005) Low-Res | Hi-Res
JPAU20JAN05PC113 Leading Aircraftsman Chris Minns from 1st Air Transport Health Squadron, RAAF Base Amberley, checks emergency medical equipment at Banda Aceh airport. (Date taken: 20 January 2005) Low-Res | Hi-Res	JPAU20JAN05PC128 Flight Lieutenant Mel deBoer from 1st Air Transport Health Squadron, RAAF Base Amberley, prepares medical emergency equipment at Banda Aceh airport. (Date taken: 20 January 2005) Low-Res | Hi-Res
JPAU20JAN05PC131 Leading Aircraftsman Shaun Higgins from 3rd Combat Support Hospital, RAAF Base Richmond, tests emergency medical equipment at Banda Aceh airport. (Date taken: 20 January 2005) Low-Res | Hi-Res	JPAU20JAN05PC155 Squadron Leader Jackie Hardy from Operational Health Services & Training Flight Headquarters, Health Services Wing, Royal Australian Air Force, waits for an aero-medical emergency flight to land at Banda Aceh airport. (Date taken: 20 January 2005) Low-Res | Hi-Res