ADF supports Vanuatu earthquake response
RAAF Globemaster III and C-130J Hercules aircraft have returned 284 Australian citizens and approved foreign nationals from Vanuatu in the
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Pacific
First Aussie to earn USN submariners’ ‘Dolphins’
The US Navy qualified the first Royal Australian Navy officer on a nuclear-powered Virginia-class submarine at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka,
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HMNZS Manawanui sinking – human error
HMNZS Manawanui grounded and sunk off the coast of Samoa as a result of human error, the interim Court of
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Aussie signallers finish connecting Vanuatu
After five years and almost a dozen deployments, Australian Army signallers have finished working with the Vanuatu Police Force to
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HMAS Choules’ visits Port Vila
HMAS Choules recently made a short port visit to Port Vila, Vanuatu, after providing support to Samoa for the Commonwealth
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On the lookout for fishy business
A RAAF C-27J Spartan, its crew and support personnel from 35 Squadron recently deployed to Suva, Fiji, to support maritime
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Friendly Aussie faces in the Pacific
The outgoing deputy commander of a US-led operation to provide humanitarian assistance across the Indo-Pacific said Australian servicemen and women
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Tuvalu receives patrol-boat gift from Australia
Australia has handed over a new Guardian-class patrol boat – HMTSS Te Mataili III – to Prime Minister of Tuvalu
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Update on HMNZS Manawanui sinking
The New Zealand Defence Force issued an update for media today, sending us the first official photos of HMNZS Manawanui in
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Aussie expert on Court of Inquiry into HMNZS Manawanui sinking
New Zealand Defence Force has announced details of its Court of Inquiry (CoI) into the sinking of HMNZS Manawanui in
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HMNZS Manawanui survivors homeward bound
Crew and passengers from Royal New Zealand Navy ship HMNZS Manawanui will be flown home to Auckland tonight aboard a
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HMNZS Manawanui hits reef and sinks off Samoa
Royal New Zealand Navy Ship HMNZS Manawanui hit a reef off the southern coast of Upolu, Samoa, on Saturday evening
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On watch for illegal fishing
As the C-27J Spartan soared skyward from Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, with fully laden fuel tanks, ahead awaited hours
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Choules in Pacific – delivers Bushmasters to Fiji
HMAS Choules has delivered 14 Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles to Fiji as part of a month-long deployment in the South
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HMAS Sydney on four-month Pacific deployment
HMAS Sydney has departed for its regional presence deployment – the Australian Defence Force’s continued commitment to regional security. CAPTION:
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Operation Render Safe hits Nauru
Australian Army personnel from the 6th Engineer Support Regiment and 20th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Squadron, along with allied partners, have
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Aid heads to PNG after landslide
The ADF has delivered much-needed supplies of humanitarian aid to Papua New Guinea in the aftermath of the deadly landslide
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Scientific team surveys health in PNG
Bringing science to the heart of Papua New Guinea, the ADF Malaria and Infectious Diseases Institute spent several weeks conducting
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RAAF flies stranded Aussies home from New Caledonia
Around 70 Australians and foreign nationals boarded a Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules for the first ADF repatriation flight
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Four-nation patrol in South China Sea
Australia, Japan, the Philippines and the United States conducted the first multilateral maritime cooperative activity on yesterday, 7 April 2024,,
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