Australian and US forces evacuate the injured

By Pte Shannon Joyce, Directorate Defence Newspapers - filed 07 January 2005

An Evacuation of tsunami disaster victims from Banda Aceh to a forward operating base in Medan has heralded the start of successful combined forces operations between the US and Australian Defence Force.

1 Health Support Battalion (1HSB) medical personnel in Banda Aceh have been treating amputees and seriously injured children before their transportation by trucks to awaiting Aeromedical Evacuation teams (AME).

Patients were evacuated from the region aboard US Sea Hawk helos and Australian Army UH-1H Iroquois.