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Former Commanding Officer of HMAS Maryborough, Lieutenant Commander (then Lieutenant) Tom Mobbs.
Navy Chief of Navy

Maryborough heroics revisited

On May 26, 2017, the crew members of HMAS Maryborough were woken from a deep sleep – the ship’s engine room was on fire.
Lightning strikes in the skies surrounding Katherine Showgrounds as Australian Army soldiers from The 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal personnel set up emergency shelter tents.
Air Force Disaster relief & humanitarian assistance

ADF answers the call when Cyclone Trevor hits NT

Australian Defence Force helped shelter hundreds of evacuees during pre-cyclone evacuation in the NT.
Lightning strikes in the skies surrounding Katherine Showgrounds as Australian Army soldiers from The 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal personnel set up emergency shelter tents.
Air Force Humanitaran assistance

Tropical Cyclone Evacuees Return Home

Cyclone-affected residents in the Northern Territory have returned home on Australian Defence Force (ADF) aircraft.
Royal Australian Air Force No. 35 Squadron and Australian Army 9th Force Support Battalion personnel load a C-27J Spartan aircraft before leaving RAAF Base Amberley for Richmond and Julia Creek in regional North Queensland.
Air Force Disaster relief & humanitarian assistance

Air Force provides urgent fuel stocks

The Royal Australian Air Force provided humanitarian aid and disaster relief to isolated regions of flood-affected Queensland.

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