Here comes the ADF

Key Points

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• 3000 ADF Reservest have been called up.
• Troops arrive on Kangaroo Island
• 400 troops from the 7th Brigade arrive in NSW/VIC
• Deployment of a Small Unmanned Aerial System (SUAS) (Wasp)
• Our helicopters (CH-47F Chinooks, MRH 90s and Black Hawks)

A week ago everyone was asking where the army was, we’ll here they come and this what there doing.

▪️A force made up of engineers, logistics capabilities and personnel from 9th Brigade – Australian Army have deployed to help with recovery and clean-up on Kangaroo Island.

▪️7th Brigade – Australian Army deployed approximately 400 members this morning to support the Joint Task Forces and State Emergency Services in NSW and VIC.

▪️Deployment of a Small Unmanned Aerial System (SUAS) (Wasp) from 20th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery to conduct reconnaissance operations in VIC.

▪️We are providing advice and scoping support for ACT emergency services in relation to a fire front southwest of Canberra.

▪️Our helicopters (CH-47F Chinooks, MRH 90s and Black Hawks) continue to distribute emergency food, water, fuel and medical supplies to fire-affected communities.

For more information on the support Defence has been providing through #OpBushfireAssist visit http://bit.ly/ADFBushfireSupport