20 February 2006

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.

20060206adf8195319_002 Warrant Officer (Class Two) Jonathon Blaik (right) discusses local contracts with Meheryar Khan Rasikh, the projects coordinator for the Kestral company in Islamabad. (Date taken: 6 February 2006) Low-Res | Hi-Res	20060206adf8195319_004 Warrant Officer (Class Two) Jonathon Blaik (right) discusses local contracts with Meheryar Khan Rasikh, the projects coordinator for the Kestral company in Islamabad. (Date taken: 6 February 2006) Low-Res | Hi-Res
20060206adf8195319_006 Warrant Officer (Class Two) Jonathon Blaik (left) and Private Conor Gray (centre) discuss local contracts with Meheryar Khan Rasikh, the projects coordinator for the Kestral company in Islamabad. (Date taken: 6 February 2006) Low-Res | Hi-Res	20060206adf8195319_009 American aircrew help Australian logistics personnel load a Chinook helicopter, at night, with supplies for the remote medical outpost at Dhanni in the Neelum Valley of Kashmir. (Date taken: 6 February 2006) Low-Res | Hi-Res
20060206adf8195319_012 An American loadmaster passes another case of water to Corporal Greg Milne (right) while Major Tanya Bennett waits next in line to load a Chinook helicopter for an early morning re-supply flight to the Australian outpost at Camp Bradman near Dhanni in Kashmir. (Date taken: 6 February 2006) Low-Res | Hi-Res	20060206adf8195319_014 Corporal Greg Milne (right) passes a case of water to Major Tanya Bennett as Warrant Officer Jonathon Blaik (rear right) and Private Conor Gray (rear left) and Captain John Wells (rear centre) load a United States of America Chinook helicopter for an early morning re-supply flight to the Australian outpost at Camp Bradman, near Dhanni in Kashmir. (Date taken: 6 February 2006) Low-Res | Hi-Res
20060206adf8195319_018 Another pallet of supplies arrives to be loaded on a United States of America Chinook helicopter for re-supply of Australian personnel based at Camp Bradman, near Dhanni, in the Neelum Valley of Kashmir. (Date taken: 6 February 2006) Low-Res | Hi-Res	20060208adff8195319_002 It's a girl: Private Kyle 'Squish' Potter (Left) gives a healthy baby girl, called Dawh, to her happy parents at Camp Bradman, Dhanni, high in the mountains of the Neelum Valley. (Date taken: 8 February 2006) Low-Res | Hi-Res
20060208adff8195319_004 It's a girl: Proud parents of baby Dawh, Seead (Left) and Shazia (Right) have their second baby delivered at Camp Bradman, near Dhanni, high in the mountains of the Neelum Valley. (Date taken: 8 February 2006) Low-Res | Hi-Res	20060210adff8195319_002 Major General Michael Clifford (Right) talks with Colonel Andrew Sims (Left) during his recent visit to Camp Bradman. (Date taken: 10 February 2006) Low-Res | Hi-Res
20060210adff8195319_003 During his recent visit to Camp Bradman, Air Vice-Marshal Christopher Spence (Left) met with Wing Commander Karen Leshinskas (Right) Senior Medical Officer at Camp Bradman. (Date taken: 10 February 2006) Low-Res | Hi-Res	20060210adff8195319_008 Squadron Leader Tim Strickland explains environmental health issues to Air Vice-Marshal Christopher Spence during a recent visit to Camp Bradman. (Date taken: 10 February 2006) Low-Res | Hi-Res
20060210adff8195319_018 Lieutenant Simon Barry (Left) vaccinates a small child as interpreter Shazia (Centre) looks on. (Date taken: 10 February 2006) Low-Res | Hi-Res	20060210adff8195319_020 Lieutenant Andrew Dansie treats a patient with the help of interpreter Sabah (Date taken: 10 February 2006) Low-Res | Hi-Res
20060210adff8195319_025 Lieutenant Colonel Geoff Matthews (Left) explains the medical set-up at Camp Bradman to Left to right) Colonel Andrew Sims, Major General Michael Clifford and Air Vice-Marshal Christopher Spence (Date taken: 10 February 2006) Low-Res | Hi-Res	20060210adff8195319_031 Major General Michael Clifford (Left and Colonel Darren Kerr (Centre) are given a brief about facilities at Camp Bradman. (Date taken: 10 February 2006) Low-Res | Hi-Res
20060210adff8195319_038 Preparing to move: Generators are loaded onto Pakistan Military trucks ready to be moved to a different location under the watchful eye of Corporal Daniel McBean (Centre) (Date taken: 10 February 2006) Low-Res | Hi-Res	20060210adff8195319_044 Preparing to move: Generators are loaded onto Pakistan Military trucks ready to be moved to a different location under the watchful eye of Corporal Daniel McBean (Date taken: 10 February 2006) Low-Res | Hi-Res
20060210adff8195319_048 Major General Abdul Qadir Usmani, HI(M) [Left] talks with one of the locally employed interpreters, Samina (Right), and Wing Commander Karen Leshinskas (Centre) (Date taken: 10 February 2006) Low-Res | Hi-Res	20060210adff8195319_054 Major General Abdul Qadir Usmani, HI(M)[Left] chats with a local village patient and Sergeant Maria Brown (second from right) during his visit to Camp Bradman. (Date taken: 10 February 2006) Low-Res | Hi-Res
20060210adff8195319_058 Warrant Officer Class one Michelle Wyatt (second from left) and Sergeant Darin O'Connell (second form right) brief Major General Michael Clifford (Left) and Air Vice-Marshal Christopher Spence on aspects of Camp Bradman life. (Date taken: 10 February 2006) Low-Res | Hi-Res	20060210adff8195319_059 Sergeant Darrin O'Connell (Left) gives a camp safety brief to (L-R) Warrant Officer David Baker, Lieutenant Rachel Jones, Air Vice-Marshal Christopher Spence, Major General Michael Clifford and Colonel Andrew Sims. (Date taken: 10 February 2006) Low-Res | Hi-Res
20060210adff8195319_072 Working together: Major General Abdul Qadir Usmani,HI(M), [Right] chats with lieutenant Ali (Centre) from 25 Squadron and Lieutenant Aurangzeb from 25 Mountain Regiment during a recent visit to Camp Bradman (Date taken: 10 February 2006) Low-Res | Hi-Res	20060210adff8195319_076 Colonel Darren Kerr (Left) and Colonel Andrew Sims (Right) have a quiet chat about Camp Bradman (Date taken: 10 February 2006) Low-Res | Hi-Res
20060210adff8195319_083 Warrant Officer Class one Michelle Wyatt (Left) explains the layout of Camp Bradman to Warrant Officer David Baker. (Date taken: 10 February 2006) Low-Res | Hi-Res	20060210adff8195319_088 Major Stephen Jobson (Left) and Major General Michael Clifford (Right) discuss aviation issues during a recent visit to Camp Bradman. (Date taken: 10 February 2006) Low-Res | Hi-Res