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Air Force Leading Aircraftman Corrie Street, of No. 65 Squadron, RAAF Base Richmond, offloads 15,000 litres of much-needed water to farmer Rod Daisley of Tumbarumba, New South Wales. Photo: Sergeant Dave Morley

Air Force Disaster relief

Carrying out vital water resupply

Air Force tradies use a Mack water tanker, used for airfield construction and maintenance, to supply farmers with water.

Sapper Curtis Matthews uses a CAT D8T bulldozer to build a fire containment line at Bando Forest near Tumut. Photo: Major Cameron Jamieson

Defence Disaster relief

Joining forces to create firebreak

The Alpine region of NSW is experiencing a joint-force effect as Army and Air Force engineers unite to build a section of a containment line in the

Air Force plant operator Leading Aircraftman Eric Schafer, of No. 65 Squadron, prepares to transport plant equipment from RAAF Base Richmond to Tumut where an Air Base Recovery and Blade team will build fire breaks. Photo: Sergeant Christopher Dickson

Air Force Disaster relief

Air Force's big blades to construct fire breaks

They may be a small team of Air Force plant operators and tradies but No. 65 Squadron’s capability is as mighty as the equipment they operate.

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