Australian officials from AusAID, DFAT, the ADF, and a Queensland Search and Rescue Team meet in Padang, West Sumatra, to coordinate Australia's quick and effective response to recent devastating earthquakes. Photo by Australian Defence Force Contact [email protected] to request a high resolution original.

Australian Defence Force personnel treat the wounded following earthquakes in Padang, West Sumatra. The disaster left more than 1,000 people dead, 3000 injured and tens of thousands of buildings damaged. Photo by Australian Defence Force Contact [email protected] to request a high resolution original.

Royal Australian Air Force Lab Technician Staff Sergent Paul Kennedy sits in the Pathology tent at Camp Cockatoo checking patient’s bloods for malaria and other diseases. Pakistan 2010. Photo: Australian Defence

Photo By: Sergeant (SGT) Ricky Fuller Caption: Lieutenant Colonel Ian Hampson (right) leads the way for the Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Hon. Kevin Rudd MP (left) after arriving at the Multi-National Force and Observers North Camp. Mid Cation: The Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Hon. Kevin Rudd MP, visited the Australian Defence Force contingent currently deployed to Egypt on Operation MAZURKA as part of the Multi-National Force and Observers (MFO). Mr Rudd met with members of the contingent during his visit and thanked them for their contribution to the MFO. Operation MAZURKA comprises 25 Australian Defence Force personnel based in the MFO North Camp located in the Northern Sinai. The mission of the MFO is to supervise the implementation of the security provisions of the 1979 Egyptian –Israeli Treaty of Peace and employ best efforts to prevent any violation of the terms

Photo By: Sergeant (SGT) Ricky Fuller Caption: Lieutenant Colonel Ian Hampson (left) welcomes the Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Hon. Kevin Rudd MP (right) to the Multi-National Force and Observers North Camp, during a visit to meet the troops deployed on Operation MAZURKA. Mid Cation: The Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Hon. Kevin Rudd MP, visited the Australian Defence Force contingent currently deployed to Egypt on Operation MAZURKA as part of the Multi-National Force and Observers (MFO). Mr Rudd met with members of the contingent during his visit and thanked them for their contribution to the MFO. Operation MAZURKA comprises 25 Australian Defence Force personnel based in the MFO North Camp located in the Northern Sinai. The mission of the MFO is to supervise the implementation of the security provisions of the 1979 Egyptian –Israeli Treaty of Peace and employ best efforts to prevent any violation of the terms

Photo By: Sergeant (SGT) Ricky Fuller Caption: Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Hon. Kevin Rudd MP (centre) chats with a couple of Australian soldiers deployed with the Multi-National Force and Observers. Mid Cation: The Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Hon. Kevin Rudd MP, visited the Australian Defence Force contingent currently deployed to Egypt on Operation MAZURKA as part of the Multi-National Force and Observers (MFO). Mr Rudd met with members of the contingent during his visit and thanked them for their contribution to the MFO. Operation MAZURKA comprises 25 Australian Defence Force personnel based in the MFO North Camp located in the Northern Sinai. The mission of the MFO is to supervise the implementation of the security provisions of the 1979 Egyptian –Israeli Treaty of Peace and employ best efforts to prevent any violation of the terms

Photo By: Sergeant (SGT) Ricky Fuller Caption: Sergeant Vikki Ide watches on as the Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Hon. Kevin Rudd MP signs a Multi-National Force and Observers flag. Mid Cation: The Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Hon. Kevin Rudd MP, visited the Australian Defence Force contingent currently deployed to Egypt on Operation MAZURKA as part of the Multi-National Force and Observers (MFO). Mr Rudd met with members of the contingent during his visit and thanked them for their contribution to the MFO. Operation MAZURKA comprises 25 Australian Defence Force personnel based in the MFO North Camp located in the Northern Sinai. The mission of the MFO is to supervise the implementation of the security provisions of the 1979 Egyptian –Israeli Treaty of Peace and employ best efforts to prevent any violation of the terms

Photo By: Sergeant (SGT) Ricky Fuller Caption: The Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Hon. Kevin Rudd MP chats with the soldiers deployed on Operation MAZURKA as part of the Multi-National Force and Observers, during his visit to the area. Mid Cation: The Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Hon. Kevin Rudd MP, visited the Australian Defence Force contingent currently deployed to Egypt on Operation MAZURKA as part of the Multi-National Force and Observers (MFO). Mr Rudd met with members of the contingent during his visit and thanked them for their contribution to the MFO. Operation MAZURKA comprises 25 Australian Defence Force personnel based in the MFO North Camp located in the Northern Sinai. The mission of the MFO is to supervise the implementation of the security provisions of the 1979 Egyptian –Israeli Treaty of Peace and employ best efforts to prevent any violation of the terms

Caption: Australian Engineers, Sappers Stewart Campbell, Thomas McIntyre and Nathan Bastock meet with Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Hon. Kevin Rudd MP during a visit to Multi National Base Tarin Kot, Afghanistan. Photo By CPL Christopher Dickson 1st Joint Public Affairs Unit.

Caption: (L-R) Australian Engineers, Sappers Stewart Campbell, Thomas McIntyre and Nathan Bastock meet with Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Hon. Kevin Rudd MP during a visit to Multi National Base Tarin Kot, Afghanistan. Photo By CPL Christopher Dickson 1st Joint Public Affairs Unit.