An Australian Army truck assisting with the cleanup of a flood affected suburb of Brisbane
Type
National emergency response contingency
Location
Flood affected areas of Queensland
Planned by
Emergency Management Australia (EMA)
Target
Search & Rescue, evacuation, health management, airlift, provision of supplies, logistics operations, reestablishment of emergency communications, hydro-graphic survey, underwater clearance, recovery and reconstruction
Date
1 January 2011 – 4 February 2011
Executed by
Joint Task Force 637
Operation Queensland Flood Assist was a complex, multi-Service activity by the Australian Defence Force (ADF) as a contribution to the response to the 2010–2011 Queensland floods. Coordinated to aid civilian emergency response efforts, at Federal inter-departmental level it was managed by Emergency Management Australia. It comprised units and personnel from the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Australian Army, and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) operating as Joint Task Force 637 (JTF 637). The operation was initially commanded by Colonel Luke Foster, based at Enoggera Barracks in Brisbane.[1] When the ADF commitment was increased, command was transferred to Brigadier Paul McLachlan, Commander of the 7th Brigade, also based in Brisbane.[2]
Task force activities were coordinated with the civilian Queensland Recovery and Reconstruction taskforce headed by Major-General Michael Slater.[3]
^"Operation Queensland Flood Assist". Department of Defence. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
^"Change of command for Operation Queensland Flood Assist" (Press release). Department of Defence. 17 January 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
^Premier appoints Major General Slater to flood recovery
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