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HMAS Anzac personnel conduct an Anzac Day ceremony in the South China Sea. Story by Lieutenant Geoff Long. Photo by Leading Seaman Thomas Sawtell.
Asia Royal Australian Navy 

HMAS Anzac commemorates at sea

25/04/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2519 Views 0 Comments

HMAS Anzac has held a Dawn Service in the South China Sea to commemorate Anzac Day. CAPTION: HMAS Anzac personnel

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Reginald ‘Rocky’ Anock at his home in Ridgehaven, South Australia. Mr Anock is a veteran of the Battle of Kapyong. Story and photo by Captain Carla Armenti.
Asia Australian Army Veterans Videos 

Veterans reflect on Battle of Kapyong

23/04/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2737 Views 0 Comments

Growing up in the eastern suburbs of Adelaide, schoolmates Reginald ‘Rocky’ Anock and Keith Thomas had an unexpected reunion wearing

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HMAS Ballarat's embarked MH-60R Seahawk departs the ship. Photo by Leading Seaman Shane Cameron.
Asia News Operations Royal Australian Navy 

Australia joins Indonesian lost-submarine search

23/04/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 21751 Views 1 Comment

Indonesia has accepted Australia’s offer to assist in the search for missing submarine, KRI Nanggala (402). FILE PHOTO: HMAS Ballarat’s

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Able Seaman Claire Brown is all smiles as HMAS Parramatta departs Fleet Base East on Sydney Harbour for a two-month deployment to south-east and north-east Asia. Photo by Leading Seaman Jarrod Mulvihill.
Asia News Overseas Royal Australian Navy 

Second Regional Presence Deployment of 2021

21/04/202121/04/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3642 Views 0 Comments

HMA Ships Ballarat and Parramatta and more than 350 personnel have departed on a two-month Asian deployment.

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Air movements operators from No. 13 Squadron load pallets of humanitarian aid bound for Timor Leste onto a C-17A Globemaster III A41-212 at RAAF Base Darwin. Photo by Petty Officer Peter Thompson.
ADF Asia News 

Humanitarian support to Timor-Leste flood relief

19/04/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2647 Views 0 Comments

The Australian Government has announced a $7 million emergency relief assistance package for areas of Timor-Leste devastated by floods earlier

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Japan’s RQ-4B Global Hawk makes its maiden flight. Photo supplied by Northrop Grumman.
Asia News Science & Technology 

Japan’s RQ-4B Global Hawk makes first flight

18/04/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2628 Views 0 Comments

Northrop Grumman Corporation successfully completed the first flight of Japan’s RQ-4B Global Hawk on 15 April 2021 from Palmdale, California.

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HMAS Anzac band, Hodr's Knorr, performs on the ship's flight deck during a logistics visit to in Sembawang, Singapore. Story by Lieutenant Geoff Long. Photo by Leading Seaman Thomas Sawtell.
Asia Royal Australian Navy 

HMAS Anzac forms band on board

15/04/202118/04/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2552 Views 0 Comments

Many bands have formed in a lounge room or garage, but it’s rare for a band to emerge from the belly of a

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Members of HMAS Sirius’ ship's company wave to the crew of Royal Malaysian Navy ship KD Lekir in the Andaman Sea. Photo by Leading Seaman Thomas Sawtell.
Asia News Royal Australian Navy 

Malaysia and Australia replenish relationship

09/04/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2541 Views 0 Comments

HMAS Sirius conducted a series of exercises with the Royal Malaysian Navy corvette KD Lekir in the Andaman Sea, and

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Greer Hawley, Flight Sergeant Sam Williams and Group Captain Gretchen Fryar hike through the hills of Pulau Pinang Malaysia to support the Rose Foundation.
Asia Australian News Overseas 

Herculean effort for cervical cancer awareness

18/02/202127/02/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2665 Views 0 Comments

Hot and humid temperatures in the hills of Pulau Pinang, Malaysia, didn’t deter three women from completing a gruelling four-day

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Leading Seaman Aircrewman Brad Firkin collects information on a vessel of interest from HMAS Arunta's MH-60R Seahawk helicopter during Operation Argos. Photo by Leading Seaman Jarrod Mulvihill.
Asia Australian News Operations Royal Australian Navy 

HMAS Arunta ends North Korea sanctions duty

18/11/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2624 Views 0 Comments

HMAS Arunta is on her way home after completing Operation Argos duties – enforcement of UN sanctions on North Korea.

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Members of HMAS Arunta's ship's company stand at attention during a Remembrance Day ceremony while alongside Sasebo Naval Base, Japan. Photo by Leading Seaman Jarrod Mulvihill.
Asia Australian News Overseas Royal Australian Navy Veterans 

Did you know – the Japanese Navy protected Australia in WWI?

12/11/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3956 Views 0 Comments

During a Remembrance Day service on HMAS Arunta at Sasebo Naval Base, Chaplain Graham Swan reminisced on Japan’s surprising role in WWI.

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HMAS Arunta on her East Asia Deployment 2020. Photo by Leading Seaman Jarrod Mulvihill.
Asia Australian News Operations Royal Australian Navy 

HMAS Arunta begins North Korea sanctions patrol

30/10/202030/10/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4857 Views 0 Comments

HMAS Arunta has arrived in Sasebo, Japan, for a short logistics visit before participating in Operation Argos tomorrow.

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Republic of Singapore Airforce CH-47 Chinook helicopter approaches for landing on-board HMAS Adelaide off the north-Queensland coast. Photo by Able Seaman Sittichai Sakonpoonpol.
Asia Australian News Royal Australian Navy 

HMAS Adelaide helps Singapore pilots with deck-landing quals

28/10/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2960 Views 0 Comments

HMAS Adelaide provided an at-sea platform for Singaporean CH-47 crews to requalify in deck landings off the coast of Queensland.

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KD Perak, of the Royal Malaysian Navy, left, with HMAS Arunta during a passage exercise on the East Asia Deployment. Photo: Leading Seaman Jarrod Mulvihill
Asia Australian News Overseas Royal Australian Navy 

Arunta works closely with Royal Malaysian Navy

23/10/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2328 Views 0 Comments

HMAS Arunta has successfully conducted a passage exercise with KD Perak of the Royal Malaysian Navy as part of her East Asia Deployment.

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HMA Ships Sirius (top) and Stuart (second from bottom) sail in company with RSS Supreme, KDB Daruleshan and USS Rafael Peralta through the Pacific Ocean. Photo by Leading Seaman Christopher Szumlanski.
Asia Australian News Overseas Pacific 

Minister leaving on Indo-Pacific defence-talks tour

16/10/202016/10/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2750 Views 0 Comments

Defence Minister Linda Reynolds announced this evening that she will travel to Japan, Singapore, Brunei and the Philippines to advance

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HMA Ships Hobart and Sirius exercise with Republic of Singapore Ships Tenacious, Valiant, Valour and Dauntless in waters off Singapore during Exercise Singaroo 2020. Photo by Leading Seaman Christopher Szumlanski.
Asia Australian News Overseas Royal Australian Navy 

Bond with Singapore reaffirmed at 25th Ex Singaroo

28/09/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2759 Views 0 Comments

The Australian and Singapore navies have reunited at sea for the 25th iteration of the bienniel Exercise Singaroo.

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Republic of Singapore Air Force personnel work on RAAF Base Darwin's flightline during Exercise Pitch Black 2014. Photo by Corporal David Said.
Asia Australian News 

Singapore AF arriving in Darwin ahead of NT exercises

10/09/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4143 Views 0 Comments

Republic of Singapore Air Force fighters will soonn arrive in Darwin ahead of air combat exercises in the Northern Territory next month.

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HMA Ships Sirius (top) and Stuart (second from bottom) sail in company with RSS Supreme, KDB Daruleshan and USS Rafael Peralta through the Pacific Ocean. Photo by Leading Seaman Christopher Szumlanski.
Asia Australian News Overseas Pacific Royal Australian Navy 

Multilateral naval exercises in the Pacific

06/08/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3091 Views 0 Comments

Australian ships conducted multilateral exercises with warships from Singapore, Brunei and the US while sailing to Hawaii for Ex Rim of the Pacific 2020.

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HMA Ships Canberra, Hobart and Stuart depart Sydney on a COVID-19 affected training mission. Photo by Able Seaman Benjamin Ricketts.
Asia Australian News Royal Australian Navy USA 

Aussie ships deploying to SE Asia and RIMPAC

05/07/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 13103 Views 0 Comments RIMPAC

The Australian Defence Force today begins a regional deployment to conduct exercises within Southeast Asia and Hawaii over the coming

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A Royal Australian Navy sailor is lowered to the casing of HMAS Collins from an MRH-90 helicopter in the Bay of Bengal during AUSINDEX 2019. Photo by Leading Seaman Jake Badior.
ADF Asia Australian News Overseas 

Australia-India agree Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in virtual summit

04/06/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3385 Views 0 Comments

PMs Scott Morrison and Narendra Modi ‘met’ earlier today in a virtual summit, which the Indian PM said “covered the entire expanse of our relationship”.

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