New Zealand launches Kabul evacuations deployment
An RNZAF C-130 departed Auckland this morning to assist with international efforts to evacuate foreign nationals from Kabul.
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Middle East
First Australian evacuation flight out of Kabul
The first Australian Defence Force evacuation flight has departed Kabul with 26 evacuees on board. CAPTION: Evacuees board the first
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ADF assistance in evacuation of Kabul begins
ADF is deploying more than 250 personnel to support urgent efforts to evacuate Australian citizens and visa holders from Afghanistan.
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Change of command for Air Task Group 630
Command of Air Task Group 630 in the Middle East was on July 25 handed to Wing Commander Alexander Cave
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Australians pivotal to Middle East exercise
RAN officers played a small but crucial part in Exercise Artemis Trident in the Middle East recently. CAPTION: Participants from the
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ADF responds to COVID-19 outbreak in Egypt
An Australian Defence Force medical team on April 8 deployed from Australia’s main operating base in the Middle East region to
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Three Kiwi soldiers recognised for actions after deadly Taji rocket attack
Three New Zealand Army personnel have been recognised for their courageous actions in a rocket attack on the Taji Military
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Defence Minister overturns Meritorious Unit Citation revocation
Minister for Defence has overruled the CDF’s threat to revoke Meritorious Unit Citations for SOTG in Afghanistan.
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Australia to end military mission in Afghanistan
Australia announced today it will end its contribution to the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan by September this year.
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80th anniversary of the siege that spawned ‘The Rats of Tobruk’
On 10/11 April 2021, we commemorate 80 years since the start of a port siege in Libya – and the birth of ‘The Rats of Tobruk’.
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NZDF pulls down flag for last time on 20-year deployment
All New Zealand Defence Force personnel in Afghanistan are home, having lowered the flag on NZDF’s 20-year deployment to the country.
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Change in Middle East communications
The responsibility for ADF communications in the Middle East was on February 22 transferred from one unit to another. CAPTION:
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Defence public servants on operations
Serving alongside ADF personnel, five Defence public servants are deployed on Operation Accordion in the Middle East.
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Australia gifts boat to Bahrain
The ADF gifted a rigid hull inflatable boat to the Bahrain Defence Force on February 16. CAPTION: Commander of the Maritime
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Taste of Australiana in Middle East
For six RAAF embeds in the Middle East region, even Australia day wasn’t an excuse for time off. CAPTION: RAAF
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NZDF formally withdrawing from Afghanistan
After 20 years, New Zealand will formally end its Afghanistan deployments and withdraw its last six remaining NZDF personnel by May this year
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ADF’s firefighting mission in Middle East ends
ADF’s fire, crash and rescue presence in the Middle East ended with JTF 633’s firefighting capabilities returned to Australia.
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Medical team deployment a first for ADF
In a first, an ADF medical team was embedded in the Role 3 medical facility at Iraq’s Baghdad Diplomatic Support
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Memorial service honours peacekeeper
A memorial service was held in Lebanon on 18 January to honour Australian Army Captain Peter McCarthy who was killed
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Cyber teams put their skills to the test
A team from Australia’s Joint Task Force 633 (JTF633) in the Middle East placed third in the region and sixth
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