RAAF Base Tindal’s No. 17 Squadron Fire Section dispatched two Airfield Panther fire trucks and two rural fire trucks to the scene within 15 minutes of receiving the distress call on 7 November, with crews assigned to protect two gas bullets and attack flames in mill and feed storage sheds.
The company will now continue its Australian search-and-rescue operations until the end of 2030 across both land and maritime domains using its specialised fleet of Bombardier Challenger aircraft.
Working off the Battle Lab MakerSpace training model, teams were assessed on practical skills like building first-person view drones, operating uncrewed ground vehicles, troubleshooting faults and executing tasks under time pressure.
The team, which earlier this year clinched a fifth straight championship at the Military International Drone Racing Tournament in the UK, won the award for its “exceptional contributions to Defence”, as well as its broader mission.
After being successfully trialled for the past four years in domestic Terminal 4, the 10 cent return for each bottle going to Breast Cancer Care WA is a "win-win situation" for sustainability and charity, says the airport’s chief people, safety & sustainability officer, Angie Young.
The poll of more than 1,200 respondents showed that 61 per cent have seen luggage damaged or delayed but returned; 26 per cent lost their luggage; and 13 per cent had their luggage stolen and never recovered.