Eighty Japanese soldiers arrive in Australia with medical supplies to help battle bushfires
Daily MailMore than 80 Japanese soldiers and civilian disaster experts have arrived in Australia to provide support amid the bushfire crisis. Two planes filled with medical supplies including face masks for firefighters and troops landed at the Richmond Airforce Base in Sydney's West on Thursday. Air Commodore Carl Newman from the Royal Australian Air Force said the two C130 Hercules transport planes would be 'vital' in helping fight the violent blazes. Two planes filled with military and civilian personnel and medical supplies including face masks landed at the Richmond Airforce Base in Sydney's West on Thursday 'The additional C130s that the Japanese have brought will be vital in helping us out,' Mr Newman said. Air Commodore Carl Newman from the Royal Australian Air Force said the two C130 Hercules transport planes would be 'vital' in helping fight the violent blazes Japan joins a growing list of other countries who have offered Australia support to tackle the blazes.