|
|
|
20050119cpa8267338_034
RAAF Sergeant George Sweeney (right) directs Corporal Michelle
Murphy, who is driving a Truck Aircraft Side-Loading/Unloading
(TASLU) during the unloading of an RAAF Boeing 707 jet transport
aircraft at the Royal Malaysian Air Force Base in Butterworth,
northwest Malaysia. Sergeant Sweeney was sent from his normal
workplace at RAAF Williamtown in NSW to assist with the movement
of aid supplies following the Boxing Day tsunami.
(Date taken: 19 January 2005)
Low-Res | Hi-Res
|
20050119cpa8267338_051
RAAF personnel rush mobile steps to a RAAF 707 jet transport aircraft,
which has arrived with emergency personnel and supplies at the
Royal Malaysian Air Force Base in Butterworth, Northwest Malaysia,
during Operation Sumatra Assist. Visible from right: Leading Aircraft
Woman Cheryl Philips, Corporal Kathy Steel and Leading Aircraftman
Steve Edwards.
(Date taken: 19 January 2005)
Low-Res | Hi-Res
|
|
|
|
20050120cpa8267338_002
Leading Aircraftman Garth Locke (left) fits a refuelling hose
to the wing of a RAAF 707 jet transport aircraft, which has arrived
with emergency personnel and supplies at the Royal Malaysian Air
Force Base in Butterworth, northwest Malaysia, during Operation
Sumatra Assist. Corporal Adrian Bruce (right) assists.
(Date taken: 20 January 2005)
Low-Res | Hi-Res
|
20050120cpa8267338_005
A Boeing 707 transport aircraft of 33 Squadron RAAF is prepared
in the early morning sunlight at the Royal Malaysian Air Force
Base in Butterworth, Northwest Malaysia, for its next mission.
The aircraft is part of the Australian Defence Force's commitment
to the airlift of personnel, equipment and supplies to the region
as part of Operation Sumatra Assist.
(Date taken: 20 January 2005)
Low-Res | Hi-Res
|
|
|
|
20050120cpa8267338_010
Two C-130J Hercules transport aircraft of 37 Squadron RAAF in
the early morning at the Royal Malaysian Air Force Base in Butterworth,
Northwest Malaysia, are prepared for their next mission to Aceh,
Indonesia. The aircraft are part of the Australian Defence Force's
commitment to the airlift of personnel, equipment and supplies
to the region as part of Operation Sumatra Assist.
(Date taken: 20 January 2005)
Low-Res | Hi-Res
|
20050122cpa8267338_020
Corporal Jason Summerfield (right) maintains a close eye on health
of a patient in the Anzac Field Hospital in Banda Aceh. Jason
is a British Army medic who is normally assigned to helicopter
rescue operations with his Brunei-based unit. After being deployed
to Aceh in Indonesia following the devastating earthquake and
tsunami, he volunteered to help at the joint Australian - New
Zealand field hospital.
(Date taken: 22 January 2005)
Low-Res | Hi-Res
|
|
|
|
20050122cpa8267338_032
Brigadier Dave Chalmers (right) keeps abreast of how the soldiers
under his command are faring as he talks with New Zealand soldiers
serving at the Anzac Field Hospital in Bandah Aceh. From left:
Private Luke Tamatea, Corporal Daiman Hatu and Corporal Phillip
Johnston. (spelling provided by soldiers).
(Date taken: 22 January 2005)
Low-Res | Hi-Res
|
20050122cpa8267338_045
An Australian Navy Sea King helicopter of 817 Squadron frees itself
from the mud of Banda Aceh hospital after dropping off staff returning
from a brief respite on HMAS Kanimbla. In the foreground is the
tail section of a German Navy Sea King helicopter.
(Date taken: 22 January 2005)
Low-Res | Hi-Res
|
|
|
|
20050122cpa8267338_047
German military personnel prepare a German Navy Sea King helicopter
for a medical evacuation mission. The German military have established
a hospital facility with surgical capabilities adjacent to the
Australian facility.
(Date taken: 22 January 2005)
Low-Res | Hi-Res
|
20050122cpa8267338_049
Australian Defence Force personnel at the Banda Aceh hospital
haul supplies from a Navy Sea King helicopter across a sea of
mud to a waiting vehicle. The thick mud covering this area of
Banda Aceh is a constant problem.
(Date taken: 22 January 2005)
Low-Res | Hi-Res
|
|
|
|
20050122cpa8267338_060
Despite being some three kilometres from the beach, the area around
the Banda Aceh Hospital is scarred with the wreckage of the Boxing
Day tsunami.
(Date taken: 22 January 2005)
Low-Res | Hi-Res
|
20050122cpa8267338_069
The head of a mannequin peers out from the mud of Banda Aceh,
a reminder of the devastation wrought by the Boxing Day earthquake
and tsunami.
(Date taken: 22 January 2005)
Low-Res | Hi-Res
|
|
|
|
20050122cpa8267338_099
New Zealand soldiers Private Kynan Griffiths (far right) and Corporal
Ian Higgison (second from right) race against the clock to prepare
culinary masterpieces during the Iron Chefs Competition at the
Anzac Field Hospital in Banda Aceh. The New Zealanders managed
to come third in the closely contested competition. The soldiers
used the contents of an ordinary Army ration pack to make unique
meals fit for a king -- although not all results could be classed
as successful.
(Date taken: 22 January 2005)
Low-Res | Hi-Res
|
20050122cpa8267338_106
Attempting to create "ration pack heaven", Private Chris Johansson,
of the Australian Army 1 Health Support Battalion, Sydney, proudly
displays the results of his team's culinary prowess during the
Iron Chefs Competition at the Anzac Field Hospital in Banda Aceh.
The soldiers used the contents of an ordinary Army ration pack
to make unique meals fit for a king -- although not all results
could be classed as successful. Private Johansson's team came
second.
(Date taken: 22 January 2005)
Low-Res | Hi-Res
|
|
|
|
20050123cpa8267338_006
Brigadier Dave Chalmers looks out over the devastation of Banda
Aceh as he considers the immensity of the task still ahead to
help the Indonesians rebuild their devastated city. Brigadier
Chalmers is the commander of the Australian task force sent at
the request of the Indonesian Government to assist the people
of Indonesia following the devastating Boxing Day earthquake and
tsunami.
(Date taken: 23 January 2005)
Low-Res | Hi-Res
|
20050123cpa8267338_018
Crew members of HMAS Kanimbla pause for a rest from cleaning drains
in the Banda Aceh area. The repair of public health systems, such
as drainage, is critical to keeping disease at bay in the devastated
city. The sailors are keen to get ashore to help in any way they
can, even if it means digging out debris and mud.
(Date taken: 23 January 2005)
Low-Res | Hi-Res
|
|
|
|
20050123cpa8267338_032
Brigadier Dave Chalmers (left), commander of the Australian task
force in Indonesia, discusses current operations with the Australian
Army Engineers providing the drinking water supply at an internally
displaced persons camp in southwest Banda Aceh. In the background
Sapper Stuart Rokahr listens on.
(Date taken: 23 January 2005)
Low-Res | Hi-Res
|
20050123cpa8267338_053
Sapper Paul Lightbound, a member of the Australian Army Engineer
task group operating in Banda Aceh as part of Operation Sumatra
Assist, works to clear away the debris along the riverfront of
the Krueng Aceh following the Boxing Day earthquake and tsunami.
(Date taken: 23 January 2005)
Low-Res | Hi-Res
|
|
|
|
20050123cpa8267338_057
Brigadier Dave Chalmers (right), commander of the Australian task
force in Indonesia, discusses the progress of engineering work
with Lance Corporal Quentin Morrissey, a member of the Australian
Army Engineer task group in Banda Aceh. In the background is an
Indonesian fishing vessel lying on the rubble by the side of a
road.
(Date taken: 23 January 2005)
Low-Res | Hi-Res
|
20050123cpa8267338_066
Sapper Paul Lightbound, a member of the Australian Army Engineer
task group operating in Banda Aceh as part of Operation Sumatra
Assist, dumps debris into a waiting Army dump truck during clear-up
operations along the riverfront of the Krueng Aceh following the
Boxing Day earthquake and tsunami.
(Date taken: 23 January 2005)
Low-Res | Hi-Res
|
|
|
|
20050125cpa8267338_036
An Australian and a New Zealand soldier carry an Indonesian woman
patient on a stretcher from an Australian Navy Sea King helicopter
to the Anzac Field Hospital, located in the damaged Banda Aceh
Hospital. A member of the patient's family follows behind, having
accompanied her on the helicopter. The soldiers are: Private Craig
Murray (left), Corporal Ian Higgison from New Zealand (second
from left), and Private Ryan Johnston (far right).
(Date taken: 25 January 2005)
Low-Res | Hi-Res
|
20050125cpa8267338_040
An Australian Army UH-1H helicopter, from A Squadron 5th Aviation
Regiment in Oakey, Queensland, departs on an aid-carrying sortie
from Banda Aceh Airport to the devastated west coast of the Indonesian
province of Aceh. To the right of the picture can be seen a Bell
212 helicopter of the British Army Air Corps, which is also assisting
in the movement of aid in the region.
(Date taken: 25 January 2005)
Low-Res | Hi-Res
|
|
|
|
20050125cpa8267338_064
Captain Adam Zahra is a troop commander from A Squadron, 5th Aviation
Regiment, Australian Army, which is based in Oakey, Queensland.
Within days of being recalled to his unit he found himself flying
aid missions to the devastated western coast of the Indonesian
province of Aceh. His unit has four UH-1H Iroquois helicopters
based at Banda Aceh Airport as part of Operation Sumatra Assist.
They are continuing the work of supplying aid to isolated towns
and transporting displaced persons to Banda Aceh, where they can
find sanctuary in the displaced persons camps around the city.
(Date taken: 25 January 2005)
Low-Res | Hi-Res
|
20050125cpa8267338_078
Corporal Geoff Haynes (left) and Craftsman Troy Maskell fit a
main rotor head to a UH-1H Helicopter of A Squadron, 5th Aviation
Regiment, Australian Army, at Banda Aceh airport. The unit has
four UH-1H Iroquois helicopters deployed in the Indonesian province
of Aceh as part of Operation Sumatra Assist. They are continuing
the work of supplying aid to isolated towns and transporting displaced
persons to Banda Aceh, where they can find sanctuary in the displaced
persons camps around the city.
(Date taken: 25
January 2005)
Low-Res | Hi-Res
|
|
|
|
20050125cpa8267338_093
Private Chris Teede, of 9 Petroleum Platoon, 10 Force Support
Battalion, Australian Army, from Townsville, hot-refuels a Bell
212 helicopter of the British Army Air Corps operating from Banda
Aceh Airport.
(Date taken: 25
January 2005)
Low-Res | Hi-Res
|
20050125cpa8267338_145
New bridging works are almost complete across a river on the western
coast of Aceh. The original bridge, destroyed by the Boxing Day
tsunami, lies wrecked in the water upstream from its pylons.
(Date taken: 25
January 2005)
Low-Res | Hi-Res
|
|
|
|
20050125cpa8267338_146
A barge and its attending tugboat sit astride the main road that
leads along the western coast of the Indonesian province of Aceh.
The main road is cut or totally destroyed in many sections, which
has lead to the massed use of helicopters to move aid and displaced
persons around the area.
(Date taken: 25
January 2005)
Low-Res | Hi-Res
|
20050125cpa8267338_171
Indonesian military officers Brigadier General Heryadi (centre)
and Colonel Sembiring catch a lift on an Australian Army UH-1H
Iroquois helicopter after inspecting tsunami relief efforts on
the west coast of Aceh Province. They are on their way to the
Indonesian Defence Force aid distribution point at Banda Aceh
Airport. Four UH-1H Iroquois helicopter from A Squadron, 5th Aviation
Regiment in Townsville are operating from Banda Aceh Airport to
support the Indonesian Government humanitarian aid effort.
(Date taken: 25
January 2005)
Low-Res | Hi-Res
|
|
|
|
20050125cpa8267338_189
A capsized ship lies smashed against a wharf on the western coast
of the Indonesian province of Aceh, giving some indication of
the power of the Boxing Day tsunami that devastated the region.
Photo taken from an Australian Army UH-1H helicopter.
(Date taken: 25
January 2005)
Low-Res | Hi-Res
|
20050125cpa8267338_190
A capsized ship lies smashed against a wharf on the western coast
of the Indonesian province of Aceh, giving some indication of
the power of the Boxing Day tsunami that devastated the region.
Photo taken from an Australian UH-1H helicopter.
(Date taken: 25
January 2005)
Low-Res | Hi-Res
|
|
|
|
20050125cpa8267338_193
The western coast of the Indonesian province of Aceh has been
devastated by the Boxing Day tsunami. Complete villages have been
wiped off the face of the earth, the coastline has been radically
altered and rice paddies are choked with mud and debris.
(Date taken: 25
January 2005)
Low-Res | Hi-Res
|
20050125cpa8267338_194
The western coast of the Indonesian province of Aceh has been
devastated by the Boxing Day tsunami. Complete villages have been
wiped off the face of the earth, the coastline has been radically
altered and rice paddies are choked with mud and debris.
(Date taken: 25
January 2005)
Low-Res | Hi-Res
|
|
|
|
20050126cpa8267338_021
An Indonesian soldier passes a box of biscuits to loadmaster Corporal
David Meehan, of A Squadron, 5th Aviation Regiment, Australian
Army, as he loads his UH-1H Iroquois helicopter for an aid supply
sortie to the western coast of the Indonesian province of Aceh,
which was devastated by the Boxing Day tsunami.
(Date taken: 26 January 2005)
Low-Res | Hi-Res
|
20050126cpa8267338_028
The western coast of the Indonesian province of Aceh has been
devastated by the Boxing Day tsunami. Complete villages have been
wiped off the face of the earth, the coastline has been radically
altered and rice paddies are choked with mud and debris.
(Date taken: 26 January 2005)
Low-Res | Hi-Res
|
|
|
|
20050126cpa8267338_031
The smoke from burning piles of debris drifts past the ruined
remains of a bridge on the west coast of the Indonesian province
of Aceh. Photo taken from an Australian Army UH-1H helicopter.
The Banda Aceh airport has been the main artery for aid entering
the Indonesia province of Aceh since the Boxing Day earthquake
and tsunami devastated the region. Civilian and military aircraft
from many nations pack the airport, unloading their life-saving
cargo for the multitude of helicopters to move to isolated towns
along Aceh's western coast.
(Date taken: 26 January 2005)
Low-Res | Hi-Res
|
20050126cpa8267338_034
The western coast of the Indonesian province of Aceh has been
devastated by the Boxing Day tsunami. Complete villages have been
wiped off the face of the earth, the coastline has been radically
altered and rice paddies are choked with mud and debris.
(Date taken: 26 January 2005)
Low-Res | Hi-Res
|
|
|
|
20050126cpa8267338_038
Corporal David Meehan passes a box of bottled water to an Indonesian
boy at an aid distribution point at the town of Lho-nga, located
on the western coast of the Indonesian province of Aceh. Four
UH-1H Iroquois helicopters from A Squadron, 5th Aviation Regiment,
Australian Army, from Townsville, are operating from Banda Aceh
Airport to distribute aid.
(Date taken: 26 January 2005)
Low-Res | Hi-Res
|
20050126cpa8267338_045
Corporal David Meehan passes a box of biscuits to waiting Indonesian
helpers at an aid distribution point at the town of Lho-nga, located
on the western coast of the Indonesian province of Aceh. Four
UH-1H Iroquois helicopter from A Squadron, 5th Aviation Regiment,
Australian Army, from Townsville, are operating from Banda Aceh
Airport to distribute aid.
(Date taken: 26 January 2005)
Low-Res | Hi-Res
|
|
|
|
20050126cpa8267338_061
A UH-1H Iroquois helicopter from A Squadron, 5th Aviation Regiment,
Australian Army, flies over the western coast of the Indonesian
province of Aceh, which was devastated by the Boxing Day tsunami.
Complete villages have been wiped off the face of the earth, the
coastline has been radically altered and rice paddies are clogged
with mud and debris. In the doorway of the aircraft can be seen
loadmaster Corporal David Meehan (in camouflage uniform).
(Date taken: 26 January 2005)
Low-Res | Hi-Res
|
20050127cpa8267338_023
Corporal Chris McLean, a cargo specialist with the Ships Army
Department (SAD) onboard HMAS Kanimbla, checks his heading as
he mans the helm of the ship while it manoeuvres to deeper water
off the coast of Banda Aceh in order to make fresh water from
seawater. The SAD soldiers assigned to the ship are expected to
assist with a variety of tasks normally associated with sailors'
duties.
(Date taken: 27 January 2005)
Low-Res | Hi-Res
|
|
|
|
20050127cpa8267338_030
Leading Seaman Scott Bennet, an air crewman with 817 Squadron,
Royal Australian Navy, keeps the pilot of his Sea King helicopter
informed of the distance left to the ground as the helicopter
lands on HMAS Kanimbla. Two Sea King helicopters are deployed
on HMAS Kanimbla as part of Operation Sumatra Assist.
(Date taken: 27 January 2005)
Low-Res | Hi-Res
|
20050127cpa8267338_060
Sea King helicopters on the aft flight deck of the Australian
Navy amphibious transport ship, HMAS Kanimbla, deployed on tsunami
disaster relief operations in Indonesia.
(Date taken: 27 January 2005)
Low-Res | Hi-Res
|
|
|
|
20050127cpa8267338_070
Two crewmembers of an Army landing craft stand ready to carry
out a stern docking with HMAS Kanimbla, off the coast of Banda
Aceh, Indonesia. Two landing craft were transported to Aceh on
the forward deck of HMAS Kanimbla.
(Date taken: 27 January 2005)
Low-Res | Hi-Res
|
20050127cpa8267338_084
An Australian Army Unimog truck pauses on the beach matting of
the Sea Point Of Departure (SPOD) at Banda Aceh, Indonesia, while
an Army landing craft waits for its cargo. The SPOD, surveyed
and created by Australian Army and Navy personnel, is the only
place along the coast of Banda Aceh where landing craft can discharge
their cargo over the shoreline.
(Date taken: 27 January 2005)
Low-Res | Hi-Res
|
|
|
|
20050127cpa8267338_098
Leading Seaman Jeff Weber, an air crewman with 817 Squadron, Royal
Australian Navy, keeps the pilot of his Sea King helicopter informed
of the distance left to the ground as the helicopter lands at
Banda Aceh Hospital, where the Anzac Field Hospital is located.
Two Sea King helicopters are deployed on HMAS Kanimbla as part
of Operation Sumatra Assist.
(Date taken: 27 January 2005)
Low-Res | Hi-Res
|
20050127cpa8267338_127
Aerial view of the Sea Point Of Departure (SPOD) at Banda Aceh,
Indonesia. The SPOD, surveyed and created by Australian Army and
Navy personnel, is the only place along the coast of Banda Aceh
where landing craft can discharge their cargo over the shoreline.
Two Army landing craft, brought to Banda Aceh on HMAS Kanimbla,
are being used to ferry equipment, supplies and personnel between
the ship and the SPOD.
(Date taken: 27
January 2005)
Low-Res | Hi-Res
|
| |
|
