Operation COVID-19 Assist
Like most Australians, we at Australian Military Bank have been filled with admiration and gratitude for the outstanding efforts of the ADF and reservists during Covid-19 Assist. Approximately 1500 personnel have been deployed on this mission, nation-wide since April 1, 2020.
Current nation-wide Defence support includes:
- Contact tracing and planning support teams to all state and territory governments
- Supporting law enforcement agencies with mandatory quarantine arrangements
- The establishment of the three-star-led COVID-19 task force to coordinate Defence’s internal response to COVID-19 and support the whole-of-government effort
- Supporting the Emergency Management Australia-led (EMA) planning for the National Communicable Disease Incidence of National Significance Plan in response to COVID-19
- Supporting the Department of Health with logistics and specialist staff
- Providing health, logistics and movements support to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Australian Border Force repatriation and care of Australian Nationals on Christmas Island and Howard Springs via RAAF bases Learmonth and Darwin
- Supplying clinical and epidemiological support to the Department of Health National Incident Room since early February 2020
Source: Department of Defence