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An Australian Army G-Wagon six-wheel-drive ambulance follows an ACT fire truck onto Mt Franklin Road for the drive to the edge of the Orroral Valley fire. Photo: Major Cameron Jamieson
2 February 2020
Defence Disaster relief

Army ambulances support firefighters on the frontline

One of two Army ambulances flown by strategic airlifter from Brisbane to Canberra is operating at altitudes of more than 1300m alongside fire truck
HMAS Canberra provides a perfect platform for NSW Rural Fire Service personnel and other guests as F/A-18 Hornets from the Royal Australian Air Force fly over Sydney Harbour during Australia Day celebrations. Photo: Leading Seaman Christopher Szumlanski
27 January 2020
Navy Engagement

HMAS Canberra takes centre stage for celebrations

HMAS Canberra played a starring role in Sydney’s Australia Day celebrations as the centrepiece of the traditional Salute to Australia on S
United States Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force personnel push a pallet of fire suppressant up the ramp of an Australian C-17 Globemaster at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Photo courtesy of the United States Air Force.
19 January 2020
Air Force Disaster relief

RAAF and USAF coordinate fire retardant delivery

Australia's aerial firefighting retardant supplies have been boosted thanks to the strong relationship between the United States Air Force and the...
Sapper Curtis Matthews uses a CAT D8T bulldozer to build a fire containment line at Bando Forest near Tumut. Photo: Major Cameron Jamieson
12 January 2020
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

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