22 December 2005
Images
from Operation Pakistan Assist
An Australian
Defence Force medical team is working in Pakistan and Kashmir as part
of a humanitarian mission to provide vital health care assistance to
people affected by the 8 October 2005 South Asia earthquakes. The team
has established a medical centre at the remote town of Dhanni, about
20km north-east of Muzaffarabad, on the Pakistan side of the Kashmir
Line Of Control.
The team,
of about 140 personnel, includes medical personnel, a command element,
an aviation detachment and logistics and communication personnel. Four
Black Hawk helicopters are deployed to provide essential transport and
support tasks.
The helicopters
give the ADF team the mobility to extend medical care from the central
hub at Dhanni to assist a large number of people in the harsh terrain
of the surrounding region who need medical attention as a result of
the earthquake.
The Black
Hawk detachment is primarily from the Australian Army 5th Aviation Regiment
based in Townsville. The health and support personnel comprise members
of the Army's logistic support force based at Randwick Barracks, Sydney;
a Royal Australian Air Force primary health care team from Richmond,
New South Wales; and personnel drawn from a range of units across Australia,
including Reserves.
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Lieutenant Andrew Dansie, an Australian Army Reserves nurse from
Adelaide, examines a patient at the Australian Defence Force medical
centre in Dhanni, Kashmir, during Operation Pakistan Assist.
(Date taken: 21 December
2005)
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An
Australian Army Black Hawk helicopter lands on a re-supply mission
at the Australian Defence Force medical centre in Dhanni, Kashmir.
(Date taken: 21 December
2005)
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Sergeant Darren O'Connell from 130 Signal Squadron, Sydney, adjusts
a 'Spitfire' antenna at the Australian Defence Force medical centre
in Dhanni, Kashmir, during Operation Pakistan Assist.
(Date taken: 21 December
2005)
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Australian Army Captain Matthew Patching, of Canberra, checks
the supply inventory of the Australian Defence Force medical team
in Dhanni, Kashmir, during Operation Pakistan Assist.
(Date taken: 22 December
2005)
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