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Skilled-up chainsaw corps carves out breathing room
Residents are praising ADF personnel who are digging in to help with a difficult and daunting task.
Top End troops go south to lend a hand
Almost 500 1st Brigade soldiers are spreading throughout affected areas armed with energy and a wide variety of specialist experience.
In Bega, coffee and hope are entwined
Most soldiers would jump at the chance to replace ration pack coffee with the freshly brewed variety.
Navy doctor deploys to Kangaroo Island
South Australian local, Navy Reserve Medical Officer Lieutenant Andrew Southcott didn’t hesitate to answer the call.
Doing the heavy lifting for family struck by tragedy
After NSW dairy farmer Tim Salway lost his father and brother in the fires, ADF personnel dug in to relieve some of the burden.
Experts down under for road safety
Engineers are keeping a close eye on the structural integrity of dozens of bridges in NSW.
Fuel-time job to keep the power on
A massive effort is taking place behind the scenes to meet energy needs in isolated Victorian communities.
Leaders touch base with personnel
Defence Minister Linda Reynolds and Chief of Defence Force General Angus Campbell visited personnel supporting Operation Bushfire
Much-needed fodder deliveries carried out
Livestock on the NSW south coast are sleeping with full stomachs after being visited by a convoy loaded with hay.
Cooma Digger back in town to help out
It’s not every day your mum drops in with biscuits and home-made muffins while you’re on deployment.
Delivering the goods to our volunteers
In times of crisis, it takes hours behind the scenes to keep emergency workers in the field.
The day Albatross came under attack
It was all hands to the pumps as New Year's Eve flames licked at the base on the NSW south coast.
