28 January 2005
ADF Engineering and Medical assistance in Banda Aceh

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.

20050125ran8097690_002 Commander Terrence Slader (right), a Naval Reserve paediatric nurse, discusses with Chief Petty Officer Medic (CPOMED) Darryl Dilger how to treat an infant in the paediatric ward in the Banda Aceh hospital. Both men are from HMAS Kanimbla. (Date taken: 25 January 2005) Low-Res | Hi-Res	20050125ran8097690_003 Commander Terrence Slader, a Naval Reserve paediatric nurse from HMAS Kanimbla, checks the breathing of a local boy from Banda Aceh who has aspiration of the lungs, in the paediatric ward of the local hospital. (Date taken: 25 January 2005) Low-Res | Hi-Res
20050125ran8097690_022 An Australian Army sapper uses a 'fogger' to kill mosquitoes at the 1 Combat Engineering Regiment Headquarters in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. (Date taken: 25 January 2005) Low-Res | Hi-Res	20050125ran8097690_025 Personnel from HMAS Kanimbla clear out drains in the tsunami ravaged areas of Banda Aceh during a volunteer work day. (Date taken: 25 January 2005) Low-Res | Hi-Res
20050125ran8097690_029 Personnel from HMAS Kanimbla, assisted by locals, clean out drains in the tsunami ravaged areas of Banda Aceh. (Date taken: 25 January 2005) Low-Res | Hi-Res	20050125ran8097690_032 Personnel from HMAS Kanimbla, assisted by locals, clean out drains in the tsunami ravaged areas of Banda Aceh. (Date taken: 25 January 2005) Low-Res | Hi-Res
20050125ran8097690_036 Personnel from HMAS Kanimbla clear out drains in the tsunami ravaged areas of Banda Aceh during a volunteer work day. (Date taken: 25 January 2005) Low-Res | Hi-Res	20050125ran8097690_041 Personnel from HMAS Kanimbla, assisted by locals, clean out drains in the tsunami ravaged areas of Banda Aceh. (Date taken: 25 January 2005) Low-Res | Hi-Res
20050125ran8097690_048 A soldier from the Australian Army 1 Combat Engineering Regiment clears debris blocking a drain in Banda Aceh. (Date taken: 25 January 2005) Low-Res | Hi-Res	20050125ran8097690_058 Lieutenant Commander Malcolm Ralston from HMAS Kanimbla uses a sledgehammer to break up debris blocking a drain in Banda Aceh. (Date taken: 25 January 2005) Low-Res | Hi-Res
20050125ran8097690_065 Personnel from HMAS Kanimbla clear out drains in the tsunami ravaged areas of Banda Aceh during a volunteer work day. (Date taken: 25 January 2005) Low-Res | Hi-Res	20050125ran8097690_066 Private Robertson, from the Australian Army 1 Combat Engineering Regiment, uses a jackhammer to break up debris blocking one of the main drains in Banda Aceh. (Date taken: 25 January 2005) Low-Res | Hi-Res
20050125ran8097690_074 Petty Officer Writer (POWTR) Graham Bailey from HMAS Kanimbla stops for a break during a volunteer work day to clear drains in Banda Aceh of debris from the tsunamis. (Date taken: 25 January 2005) Low-Res | Hi-Res	20050125ran8097690_077 Corporal Mat Tanner from the Australian Army 1 Combat Engineering Regiment clearing a water-filled drain with a submersible pump. (Date taken: 25 January 2005) Low-Res | Hi-Res
20050125ran8097690_090 Warrant Officer Medic Wendy Ross administers a dose of intravenous antibiotics for a patient at the Anzac Field Hospital in Banda Aceh. Wendy is a medic from HMAS Kanimbla's Primary Casualty Reception Facility. (Date taken: 25 January 2005) Low-Res | Hi-Res	20050125ran8097690_091 Warrant Officer Medic Wendy Ross administers a dose of intravenous antibiotics for a patient at the Anzac Field Hospital in Banda Aceh. Wendy is a medic from HMAS Kanimbla's Primary Casualty Reception Facility. (Date taken: 25 January 2005) Low-Res | Hi-Res
20050125ran8097690_094 Nursing Officer Lieutenant Simone Franklin helps a patient in the Anzac Field Hospital out of bed to increase her mobility. Simone is a nurse from HMAS Kanimbla's Primary Casualty Reception Facility. (Date taken: 25 January 2005) Low-Res | Hi-Res	20050125ran8097690_103 Lieutenant Commander Libby Webb, a Naval Reserve Theatre Nurse currently based on HMAS Kanimbla, checks a patient in the recovery room of the Anzac Field Hospital in Banda Aceh. (Date taken: 25 January 2005) Low-Res | Hi-Res
20050125ran8097690_104 Lieutenant Commander Libby Webb, a Naval Reserve Theatre Nurse currently based on HMAS Kanimbla, checks a patient in the recovery room of the Anzac Field Hospital in Banda Aceh. (Date taken: 25 January 2005) Low-Res | Hi-Res	20050125ran8097690_107 Chief Petty Officer Medic (CPOMED) Darryl Dilger, from HMAS Kanimbla, uses a stethoscope to check the breathing of an infant in the paediatric ward of the Banda Aceh hospital. (Date taken: 25 January 2005) Low-Res | Hi-Res
20050125ran8097690_108 Chief Petty Officer Medic (CPOMED) Darryl Dilger, from HMAS Kanimbla uses a stethoscope to check the breathing of an infant in the paediatric ward of the Banda Aceh hospital. (Date taken: 25 January 2005) Low-Res | Hi-Res