RAAF returns Middle East air base to USAF
The former home of the ADF’s air operations in the Middle East has been handed over to the United States Air Force.
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Australian ends 30-year Navy commitment to Middle East
After 30 years of almost continuous naval patrols, The Royal Australian Navy is formally winding down its presence in the Middle East.
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33 Squadron personnel and aircraft welcomed home from Middle East
No. 33 Squadron personnel returning from their Middle East deployment were given a special welcome home at RAAF Base Amberley on Friday.
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FPE-14 joins Kabul mission at ‘an interesting juncture in Afghan history’
The arrival of Australia’s FPE-14 in Kabul recently came at an interesting juncture in Afghanistan’s more recent war-torn history.
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Wedgetail and MRTT end Middle East mission
RAAF E-7A Wedgetail and KC-30A MRTT aircraft will return to Australia following their final mission of a successful year-long deployment.
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ADF deploying to Middle East farewelled
More than 85 ADF personnel were farewelled at RAAF Base Amberley today ahead of their upcoming deployment to the Middle East Region.
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ADF aid to Beirut after blast
ADF delivered emergency stores to Beirut after a devastating explosion caused thousands of causalities and significant structural damage across the city.
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Insane video footage out of Lebanon explosion
No words necessary… Some reports quote the Lebanese Prime Minister saying the explosion was caused by an estimated 2750
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NZSAS cleared in New Zealand ‘war-crimes inquiry’
New Zealand’s Chief of Defence Force Air Marshal Kevin Short backed the NZSAS following the release of a report from the Inquiry into Operation Burnham.
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Toowoomba heads home after successful mission
Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Toowoomba is returning home after completing a six-month deployment to the Middle East.
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Australia ends training mission at Taji Military Complex
Australia has successfully completed its training mission at Taji Military Complex in Iraq where, since 2015, they have trained more than 47,000 Iraqis.
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Raytheon expands Afghan Air Force pilot training
The US Army Contracting Command has Raytheon Technologies to train Afghanistan Air Force pilots under a three-year contract valued up to $145 million.
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OMAR wins $6million contract to re-clear NZ’s cleared Afghan ranges
NZDF has signed a contractor to carry out additional clearance of five firing ranges used by its Provincial Reconstruction Team in Bamyan, Afghanistan.
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Five ADF members test positive for COVID-19 in Middle East – now home
Five ADF personnel have tested positive to COVID-19 in the Middle East and have since been flown home to Australia for treatment and/or case management.
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NZDF Taji crew home after COVID-19 isolation
A group of NZDF personnel who returned recently from Iraq have finished their two-week COVID-19 isolation and are now on their way home to their families.
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HMAS Toowoomba nabs 3 tonne of narcotics
HMAS Toowoomba interdicted more than 3000 kilograms of illegal narcotics including hashish and heroin in the Gulf of Aden on 19 March.
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Kiwis end Taji mission – home to quarantine
NZDF’s contribution to train Iraqi Security Forces to combat ISIS is at an end and the first troops from the final contingent are home – in quarantine.
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ADF adjusting posture in Middle East because of COVID-19
The Australian Defence Force is temporarily relocating non-essential personnel from Iraq and Afghanistan as a result of COVID-19.
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Politicians get a taste of deployment in Middle East
Three Australian politicians recently experienced what life is like for deployed Australian Defence Force personnel in the Middle East.
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Second attack on Camp Taji
ADF has confirmed that a rocket attack occurred at the Taji Military Complex on today at about midday local time – around 6pm Australian eastern time.
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