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16/10/2009 MSPA 346/09
 
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IMAGERY OF EARTHQUAKE RECONSTRUCTION TEAM BEACH LANDING

 

What:    A military camera team has captured still and video imagery of the beach landing of the engineer equipment to be used in the reconstruction operation in Padang.

 

When:   Stills are now available at: http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/oppadang/images/gallery/2009/1016b/index.htm

 

Vision will be fed to the Parliament House Press Gallery on Saturday morning, 17 October 2009. 

 

HMAS Kanimbla with Army engineers, specialist equipment and helicopters embarked, arrived in Indonesia this afternoon. Landing craft will be ferrying this equipment ashore in Pariaman, north of Padang tonight and tomorrow.

 

The package will include vision and stills of the beach landing and several interviews with Defence officers on the ground.

 

Additional vision of ADF officers coordinating the planning of the reconstruction projects with the Indonesian military was fed to the Press Gallery today.

 

See previous media release for more detail: http://www.defence.gov.au/media/DepartmentalTpl.cfm?CurrentId=9589

 

Media contact: Defence Media Liaison: 02 6127 1999 or 0408 498 664

 
 

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