Contributing to stable, rules-based global security is one of Australia's national objectives. A MRH-90 Taipan helicopter delivers visitors from the Timor Leste government to HMAS Adelaide in Dili Harbour, as Navy and Army landing crafts depart to deploy a mobile hospital to Dili, Timor Leste, part of a Joint Task Group 661.1 response to a multi-national Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief exercise. “In recent times, particularly over the course of the balance of this week, we have seen this disaster escalate to an entirely new level,” Mr Morrison said. HMAS Adelaide (FFG 01) was the lead ship of the Adelaide class of guided missile frigates built for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), based on the United States Navy's Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates. The ship was laid down in February 2011, and launched on 4 July 2012. Picture: Peter WallisHMAS Adelaide will assist in the evacuation from Victoria’s coast, heading to Mallacoota from Sydney this afternoon.It is expected to arrive tomorrow afternoon, and is fully equipped for disaster and humanitarian aid.It will join the Choules and Sycamore, which are already working in the area, ADF Chief General Angus Campbell said.“The announcements today see a lift in our naval on-water presence … an increase in the number of aircraft and helicopters operating in affected areas involving Chinook helicopters, multi-role helicopters, light liaison helicopters, as well as P-8 surveillance aircraft, C-17, C-130 and C-27-J transport and lift aircraft.”Defence will also throw open the doors of bases across the country to house people who’ve fled from disaster zones or lost their home to fires.Evacuees from Mallacoota being transported by landing craft to MV Sycamore. Picture: AAPThe Reservists who are called up to serve will have their day jobs protected by law.Those who are already assisting in volunteer rural and country fire services will be exempt from the call-out, as will those whose homes are currently under threat.Minister for Defence Senator Linda Reynolds, herself a Reservist, said the action announced today is a first.“This is the sort of thing the ADF does best,” Senator Reynolds said. Speaking with reporters on Saturday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said additional military resources, including the navy’s largest amphibious ship the HMAS Adelaide, will help evacuate fire-affected communities. At one point, the mechanical problems on HMAS Adelaide were so bad that the 27,000-tonne ship had to be "dry-docked" as engineers worked to fix her propulsion system. Picture: AAPMr Morrison announced the appointment of a two-star emergency ADF support co-ordinator, will have national authority over the joint taskforces in each of the affected states.The PM said the priority of the deployments is to assist in ensuring safety of life, to support the evacuation of affected people – particularly those in isolated communities – and to provide assistance to both isolated communities and state-managed evacuation centres.There are currently two taskforces established in New South Wales and Victoria, where unprecedented fires continue to burn.Mr Morrison announced a third taskforce will be set up for South Australia, where deadly blazes have claimed two lives today.The task force in SA will focus on Kangaroo Island at present, said Mr Morrison, “as well as support what is occurring in Tasmania”.If needed, further taskforces will be established “based on what we believe to be the requirement on a move-forward basis in other states.”Bushfire evacuees are airlifted aboard a Royal Australian Navy MRH-90 helicopter from Mallacoota.
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