Following the 2005 Kashmir earthquake , a detachment of Black Hawks were sent to Pakistan to assist the ADF medical team deployed there and provide humanitarian assistance to remote villages . Later , a detachment of two CH-47 Chinook helicopters from the regiment was deployed to Afghanistan between late March 2006 and April 2007 . In early 2008 , two Chinooks were deployed with Rotary Wing Group 1 ( RWG 1 ) and then again with Rotary Wing Group 2 ( RWG 2 ) in June 2008 as part of Operation Slipper where they took part in combat operations . These operations continued in 2009 and 2010 . Two years after being withdrawn , eight Black Hawks were deployed to East Timor in May 2006 as part of Operation Astute as a result of the deteriorating situation in the country . Three Black Hawks helped distribute aid to victims of flooding in Oro Province , Papua New Guinea in late 2007 as part of Operation Papua New Guinea Assist
2005 Kashmir earthquake
2005 Kashmir earthquake
5th Aviation Regiment (Australia)