Monday, 29 February 2016

DWP 2016: the ADF’s peacetime roles (Anthony Bergin, ASPI The Strategist)

Australian Army Sappers, Rick Pepper (left) and Pete Monkley from the 17th Construction Squadron, inspect a ruined home prior to undertaking a "Make Safe" task in the fire affected area of Yellow Rock in the Blue Mountains, NSW. *** Local Caption *** The Australian Defence Force has stood up an Army Engineer Remediation Force (ERF) to assist the Blue Mountains community in its recovery from the recent bush fires in the area. Comprising Army Reserve members from the 5th Brigade and Australian Regular Army members from the 6th Brigade, the ERF will assess and ‘make safe’ properties and infrastructure damaged in the fires. This includes removing structural and environmental hazards. The ERF, which will include approximately 90 personnel, will be drawn from Army’s 5th Combat Engineer Regiment,17th Construction Squadron, 21st Construction Regiment and include equipment such as dump trucks, bulldozers, excavators, skid-steer and front end loaders, as well as teams of chain saw operators.

Last year, the Defence White Paper expert advisory panel set out to gauge public attitudes to Defence. The community made it clear to the expert panel, chaired by ASPI’s Executive Director Peter Jennings, that they wanted the ADF to carry out a number of peacetime missions.

http://www.aspistrategist.org.au/the-dwp-2016-the-adfs-peacetime-roles/
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