31 December 2004
Operation Tsunami Assist

The first group of Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel has arrived in Indonesia to provide humanitarian assistance following the tsunami that swept through the region on Boxing Day.

JPAU30DEC04BM005 Sergeant Errol Taylor loads a C-130J Hercules with urgently needed supplies of rice and fuel. (Date taken: 30 December 2004) Low-Res | Hi-Res	JPAU30DEC04BM010 Sergeant Robert Thomas loads a C-130J Hercules with urgently needed supplies of rice and fuel. (Date taken: 30 December 2004) Low-Res | Hi-Res
JPAU30DEC04BM028 The load master crew of a Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules load urgently needed supplies of rice and fuel to be delivered to Banda Aceh in the Indonesian province of Aceh. (Date taken: 30 December 2004) Low-Res | Hi-Res	JPAU30DEC04BM147 A RAAF C-130J Hercules delivers the first instalment of fuel aid to Banda Aceh, capital of the Indonesian province of Aceh. Locals help unload supplies and fuel where they are urgently needed. (Date taken: 30 December 2004) Low-Res | Hi-Res
JPAU30DEC04BM185 Banda Aceh, the capital of the Indonesia province of Aceh, one kilometer from where the tsunami came ashore. (Date taken: 30 December 2004) Low-Res | Hi-Res	JPAU30DEC04BM188 Banda Aceh, the capital of the Indonesia province of Aceh, one kilometer from where the tsunami came ashore. (Date taken: 30 December 2004) Low-Res | Hi-Res
JPAU30DEC04BM190 Wing Commander Greg Norman, OIC Medical Operation Tsunami Assist checks a local man from Banda Aceh who desperately needs medical evacuation. The man was too sick to fly without oxygen and will be taken to the Joint Task Force hospital tomorrow when they open to accept patients. (Date taken: 30 December 2004) Low-Res | Hi-Res