[1] The operation was described by Queensland Premier Anna Bligh as the largest aeromedical evacuation in Australia's history.
An AP-3C Orion configured for Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation aerial survey mapped the damage across a wide area of Queensland.
[3] Army engineers deployed to coastal towns by LCM-8 and LARC-V landing craft as roads were blocked by debris.
[4] The Landing Craft Heavy, HMAS Brunei, under the command of LCDR Carl Jordan, RAN was Force Assigned immediately after the cyclone had made landfall and sailed from Cairns to Townsville to embarked Army engineers and equipment for offload at Mourilyan Harbour in support of Disaster relief operations.
[5] The heavy landing ship HMAS Tobruk, in dry dock for major repairs, was rushed back into service to assist in logistic support.