Delivery of aid by the mililtary to Pariaman, I'sia

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I've started this thread with pixs and videos of Australia's, Singapore's and Malaysia's efforts to help the Indonesians. It would be nice if we can have pictures of other countries also pitching in to help. So feel free to join in and add to the thread.

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The 2009 Sumatra earthquakes occurred just off the southern coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The major shock hit at 17:16:10 local time on September 30, 2009 (10:16:10 UTC) and had a moment magnitude of 7.9. The epicenter was 45 kilometres (28 mi) west-northwest of Padang, Sumatra, and 220 kilometres (140 mi) southwest of Pekanbaru, Sumatra. Death-toll estimates range from a few hundred to over 1300, with thousands more trapped in collapsed buildings and under landslides.

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A 54-strong medical team from the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) and 42 members of the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) were dispatched on 3 Oct 2009 in 4 Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) C-130 aircraft to Indonesia. According to CJ, pilots and aircrew from 122 Squadron evidently had a busy spell on Friday evening (2 Oct 2009) and Saturday afternoon (3 Oct 2009).

SCDF workings dog looking for trapped survivors.

SCDF using their specialist equipment in rescue operations.

An Australian Defence Force Air Load Team assists members of the Republic of Singapore Air Force unload medical supplies flown into Padang's Minangkabau International Airport.

LTC (DR) Colin Teo attending to an earthquake victim with urethral trauma.

Head of the Surgical Team of the SAF medical team, LTC (DR) Colin Teo performing emergency surgery on an earthquake victim with medical staff from Tan Tock Seng Hospital.

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"In supplementing what they have at the hospital, we have doubled the capacity of their existing A & E department, not just in space, or the number of casualties they can handle, but in terms of overall capability," said LTC (Dr) Teo. The medical team featured in the above video comprise of two general surgeons, two orthopaedic surgeons, two anaesthetists, an A & E doctor, three general practitioners, SAF medics and seven medical volunteers from Tan Tock Seng Hospital.

 

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Malaysian Aid to Indonesia

Malaysia rescue teams arrive at Minangkabau international airport on October 3, 2009.

h/t to mcwood

 

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6 Oct 2009 - It is day four as the SAF medical team continues with the treatment of casualties from a massive earthquake. What is not mentioned in the video and press releases is that our medical teams have the requisite Bahasa speaking members, which enables our people to communicate directly to the locals.

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7 Oct 2009 - The SAF Medical Team has set up a mobile medical clinic in Koto Bangko, a town about 20 km northeast of Pariaman, to provide medical assistance in the more remote areas affected by the earthquake. The clinic is manned by three doctors and five medics from the SAF, as well as a doctor and a medic from the Indonesian Defence Forces (TNI). Since this morning, the clinic has already treated 84 patients from the outlying areas.

Giving an update on the medical clinic's operations in Koto Bangko, LTC (Dr) Colin Teo, head of the SAF surgical team, said: "More cases are still coming in and most of these patients have very badly infected wounds. We are doing all we can to give them the best medical care."

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If your look more closely at the aid rendered, you'll find that we not only deliver aid and help but we try to deliver the type of aid and help that they need most. So the disaster relief response is a tailoured response to a specific TNI request.

The SAF medical team working closely with medical staff from the TNI at the SAF mobile medical clinic in Koto Bangko.

The SAF medical team unloading medical supplies with the help of local villagers at Koto Bangko.

CPT (DR) Chang Guo Hao treating a patient at the SAF's mobile medical clinic in Koto Bangko.

 

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All 4 pixs below are all U.S. Navy photos by Petty Officer 2nd Class Byron C. Linder. For more USN pixs on the same topic, go here.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Tony Truong checks a childs ears at a free medical clinic in Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Oct. 9, 2009. Truong is assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Squadron. The clinic was set up after two earthquakes ravaged the region. U.S. and Indonesian military personnel are responding to a request from the Indonesian government for assistance and support for humanitarian efforts.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Casey Hannan, center, and Indonesian air force personnel load a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with relief supplies in Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Oct. 9, 2009. Hannan is assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265.

U.S. Marines and Indonesian air force personnel prepare to load a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopterwith relief supplies for Padang in West Sumatra, Indonesia, Oct. 9, 2009. The supplies will be delivered to remote areas of West Sumatra that were struck by two earthquakes. The U.S. Navy's Amphibious Force 7th Fleet is directing the U.S. military response to the Indonesian government for assistance and support for humanitarian efforts.

Indonesian Air Force 1st Lt. Prasetyo Aguswouo and Air Force Capt. Tony Truong unload a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 265 with relief supplies for remote areas of West Sumatra, Indonesia following two recent earthquakes. Amphibious Force Seventh Fleet is directing the U.S. military response to the Indonesian government request for assistance and support for humanitarian efforts.

 

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10 Oct 2009 - A 30-member engineering team from the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) arrived this afternoon in Padang in two Republic of Singapore Air Force C-130 aircraft. Led by MAJ Benjamin Heok, the SAF engineering team will construct two buildings, one in Padang Pasir, Padang, and another in Koto Bangko, Pariaman, which the Indonesian authorities will use to replace two medical clinics that collapsed near the same locations during the earthquake. The clinics, each measuring 6 metres by 12 metres, are modular structures made of iron and aluminium with insulated panels that can last up to five years. The SAF team will use heavy equipment provided by the Indonesian Defence Forces and work closely with them in the construction of the clinics. The two clinics will be completed and handed over to the Indonesian authorities within a week.

Members of the 30-man SAF engineering team unloading construction material from the RSAF C-130 aircraft in Padang.

SAF engineering team leader MAJ Benjamin Heok supervising the unloading of construction material in Padang.

Members of the SAF engineering team assessing the damage of the Padang Pasir clinic.

 

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There are more pictures on Mindef's flickr page.

The SAF modular deployment kits, made of iron and aluminium, are being used to construct clinics in earthquake-hit Pariaman and Padang.

Members of the SAF engineering deployment to Padang working with TNI personnel to unload windows for the modular deployment kits.

Below is a video of the TNI and the SAF's engineers assembling one of the 2 modular buildings (which will function as clinics), at 2 locations in Indonesia. These modular buildings will be handed over to the Indonesians within a week.

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This is their second day on-site and you can see the progress. I like the fact that the aid given arrived fast and serves mainly to augment Indonesian efforts at rebuilding. For more info about the SAF engineers and TNI personnel working together to construct clinics in Padang and Pariaman, go here.

 

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Oct. 11, 2009 - Save for the ShelterBox illustration at the bottom, all pixs below are U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Greg Johnson.

PADANG, Indonesia - Rear Adm. Richard Landolt, commander, Amphibious Force U.S. 7th Fleet, shows his Blackberry to children from Hula Banda village while delivering ShelterBoxes to earthquake victims in remote villages. A Ch-53E Sea Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM-265) delivered 45 ShelterBoxes containing materials to sustain a family of 10 for several weeks. Amphibious Force U.S. 7th Fleet is coordinating U.S. military assistance to victims of the recent earthquakes in West Sumatra, at the request of the Indonesian government.

PADANG, Indonesia - Lt. Cmdr. Benje Stinespring, flag aide to Rear Adm. Richard Landolt, commander, Amphibious Force U.S. 7th Fleet, entertains children from Hula Banda village while delivering ShelterBoxes to earthquake victims. A Ch-53E Sea Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM-265) delivered 45 ShelterBoxes containing materials to sustain a family of 10 for several weeks. Amphibious Force U.S. 7th Fleet is coordinating U.S. military assistance to victims of the recent earthquakes in West Sumatra, at the request of the Indonesian government.

PADANG, Indonesia - A relief agency worker photographs children from Hula Banda village as they use ShelterBoxes for cover from the prop blast of a CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 265. Each ShelterBox contains materials to sustain a family of 10 for several weeks. Amphibious Force U.S. 7th Fleet is coordinating U.S. military assistance to victims of the recent earthquakes in West Sumatra, at the request of the Indonesian government.

Shelterboxes are sponsored by service clubs, (Rotary Clubs), school and church groups, businesses and individuals, etc. Materials are ordered from a range of suppliers selected for general use, long-life, quality and price. Shelterboxes are prepared and packed using all new materials as delivered from manufacturers. The standard Shelterbox weighs 110 lbs. and has approximate dimensions 2'3" x 1'4" x 11". They are sealed and banded for transit and security. Box contents vary depending on the nature of the disaster requiring their use.

 

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More US navy photos here.

PADANG, Indonesia (Oct. 12, 2009) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Brittany Robinson, assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85), examines a patient's hand at the Humanitarian Assistance Rapid Response Team (HARRT) medical facility in Padang, Indonesia. Corpsmen from McCampbell and the amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver (LPD 9) volunteered at the hospital to help provide free medical treatment to Indonesian citizens living in West Sumatra. Amphibious Force U.S. 7th Fleet is coordinating U.S. military assistance to victims of the recent earthquakes in West Sumatra, at the request of the Indonesian government. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Byron C. Linder/Released)

PADANG, Indonesia (Oct. 12, 2009) Military and relief agency personnel use their bodyweight to prevent relief supplies from being swept away by the downdraft created by a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 265 (Reinforced). The helicopter is transporting relief supplies to regions of West Sumatra affected by a powerful earthquake. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Aaron Burden/Released)

PADANG, Indonesia (Oct. 12, 2009) Lance Cpl. Matthew Stiltner, right, assigned to the Okinawa-based Combat Logistics Battalion 31 of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) and an Indonesian service member carry a box of supplies to the load point during a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief effort. Amphibious Force U.S. 7th Fleet is directing the U.S. military response from a request by the Indonesian government for assistance and support for humanitarian efforts. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael A. Bianco/Released)

PADANG, Indonesia (Oct. 12, 2009) Marines assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 31 of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU), Indonesian service members, and Red Cross employees load a cargo net of supplies from The United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The supplies are to be airlifted to remote areas of West Sumatra, Indonesia by CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 265 (Reinforced). Amphibious Force U.S. 7th Fleet is coordinating U.S. military assistance to victims of the recent earthquakes in West Sumatra, at the request of the Indonesian government. (U.S. Navy photo by Ensign Colleen R. Praxmarer/Released)

PADANG, Indonesia (Oct. 12, 2009) Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) based in Okinawa, Japan, load construction supplies into an SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter from Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron Light (HSL) 51. The supplies are to be airlifted to remote areas of West Sumatra, Indonesia by CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 265 Reinforced. Amphibious Force U.S. 7th Fleet is coordinating U.S. military assistance to victims of the recent earthquakes in West Sumatra, at the request of the Indonesian government. (U.S. Navy photo by Ensign Colleen R. Praxmarer/Released)

PADANG, Indonesia (Oct. 14, 2009) The last ground troops leave the command post at Ta Bing Airfield after completing Indonesian humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations. The U.S. troops delivered more than 182 tons of food, water and medical supplies to earthquake victims and treated nearly 2,000 patients at the Humanitarian Assistance Rapid Response Team field hospital in Padang. The mission was conducted at the request of the Indonesian government. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Greg Johnson/Released)

 

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More Australian pixs of Operation Padang Assist here.

Operation Padang Assist commenced on 02 Oct 09 after the Indonesian Government accepted an offer of emergency assistance from Australia following two large earthquakes near the Indonesian Island of Sumatra. The ADF Joint Task Force 629 (JTF629) was established, and is working closely with Indonesian authorities, the Department of Foreign Affairs, AusAID and other agencies, to ensure the emergency relief support is delivered to where it is needed most.

Australian Army Engineer, Captain Mick Thompson, with help from Linguist, Lieutenant Elly Poyntz, talks with a local hospital engineer about damage sustained to water pipes outside of the Central Provincial Hospital in Padang.

Commander of Joint Task Force 629, Lieutenant Colonel Neil Sweeney, and AusAID's Sam Zappia, listen to Colonel Fred Dangar during a brief at the Governor of Padang's residence.

An excavator sifts through the rubble of a house in Padang, Indonesia.

Indonesian soldiers look on at the devastation caused to the Ambacang Hotel in Padang, Indonesia.

 

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Construction of Medical Clinics in Pariaman and Padang Making Good Progress

SAF and TNI personnel working together to build the medical clinic.

SAF Engineering Team Leader MAJ Benjamin Heok with Major-General A.Tanjung, the TNI Commander who is overall in charge of disaster relief efforts in Padang.

Major-General A.Tanjung standing in one of the modular buildings that the SAF and TNI personnel are constructing.

 

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Pixs of a Japanese medical team comprising 23 doctors that arrived in Pariaman on 3 October 2009. [h/t to Tora]

 

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16 Oct 2009 - The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) engineering team has completed the construction of the two medical clinics in Pariaman and Padang. Assistant Chief of the General Staff (Operations), Brigadier-General (BG) Tung Yui Fai, and the Deputy Assistant for Territorial Affairs to Commander-in-Chief Indonesian Defence Forces (TNI) BG Norman Zamili, handed over the medical clinic at Padang Pasir, Padang to Mayor of Padang Dr Fauzi Bahar this morning. Separately, the SAF and TNI handed over the medical clinic at Koto Bangko, Pariaman to the Deputy Mayor of Koto Bangko, Ali Mukhni. The SAF engineering team had worked together with their TNI counterparts to construct the two medical clinics to replace the two that had collapsed during the earthquake.

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In the above video, BG Tung Yui Fai and BG Norman Zamili handing over the clinic to Dr Fauzi Bahar, Mayor of Padang, at Padang Pasir. Looking at the medical clinic facilities in Koto Bangko BG Tung Yui Fai, COL Steven Seng, Mr Ali Mukhni, Deputy Mayor of Koto Bangko, and BG Arief Rachman from the TNI.