A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C-17A Globemaster III aircraft has embarked medical personnel and equipment as part of the Australian Medical Assistance Team (AUSMAT). Approximately 20 civilian personnel and 15 tonnes of equipment including a field hospital and water purification system will be delivered by the C-17 from Darwin to Vanuatu’s capital, Port Vila, following the destruction caused by Tropical Cyclone Pam. Under the title Operation PACIFIC ASSIST 2015 the ADF is contributing air, land and naval assets. The RAAF is moving humanitarian aid, civilian and DFAT emergency personnel and military advisers. Also, the Navy’s amphibious operations ship is moving aid stores and Army engineer troops with plant equipment to Vanuatu as part of the broader DFAT-led Australian mission.
