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PNG’s Pacific Patrol Boat crew get sea legs

07/12/201826/01/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3274 Views 0 Comments Pacific Patrol Boat Program, Pacific Patrol Boat Replacement Project

One week after being handed over from shipbuilder Austal to the Papua New Guinea Defence Force, Nuship Ted Diro passed

On Her Majesty's Papua New Guinea Ship Lakekamu sailors and soldiers prepare to launch exclusion-zone markers off the coast of Port Moresby for APEC 2018 Leaders' Week security. Photo by Able Seaman Kieren Whiteley.

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PNGDF and ADF lay exclusion-zone markers for APEC security

17/11/201817/11/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4892 Views 0 Comments APEC

PNG sailors and Aussie soldiers placed dozens of exclusion-zone markers around Port Moresby Harbour to support the security effort for

Royal Australian Air Force military working dog Dawn takes a break during a patrol in Port Moresby in support of APEC 2018. Photo by Able Seaman Kieren Whiteley.

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RAAF military working dogs help secure APEC

17/11/201817/11/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4309 Views 0 Comments APEC

Keeping RAAF assets secure in PNG during APEC are a specialised unit of RAAF military working dogs, including Herc and

Leading Aircraftwoman Alex McClenaghan, a RAAF air surveillance operations operator, monitors the airspace over Port Moresby in support of APEC 2018. Photo by Able Seaman Kieren Whiteley.

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ADF air traffic control in Port Moresby for APEC

17/11/201817/11/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4330 Views 0 Comments APEC

Australian Defence Force air traffic control officers are helping Papua New Guinea’s civilian aviation authorities monitor the skies above Port

Royal New Zealand Navy offshore patrol vessel HMNZS Otago and Royal Australian Navy amphibious ship HMAS Adelaide at anchor off Port Moresby as part of international support to APEC 2018. ADF photo.

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New Zealand involvement in PNG’s APEC security

15/11/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4024 Views 0 Comments APEC

New Zealand Defence Force personnel have arrived in Papua New Guinea to form part of a multinational force protecting world

Royal Australian Navy landing craft unload marker buoys at HMPNG Basilisk Naval Base, Port Moresby, in support of APEC. Photo by Able Seaman Kieran Whiteley.

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Aussie security arrives in PNG for APEC

07/11/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4523 Views 0 Comments APEC

Landing helicopter dock HMAS Adelaide and Armidale-class patrol boats HMA Ships Larrakia and Glenelg and about 1500 ADF personnel are in Port

RAAF Corporal Adam Parrington guides Leading Aircraftman Madison Dukes, while loading a C-130J Hercules with humanitarian-aid supplies in Balikpapan as part of Operation Indonesia Assist 2018. Photo by Leading Seaman Jake Badior.

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Operation Indonesia Assist 18

13/10/201813/10/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3688 Views 0 Comments Operation Indonesia Assist 18

A team of 34 personnel from No. 381 Contingency Response Squadron (381CRS) is working in Balikpapan, Indonesia, in support of

A Papua New Guinea Defence Force soldier conducts a landing-zone briefing and coordinates the extraction of military personnel by an Australian Army Black Hawk helicopter in Papua New Guinea during an exercise. Photo by Leading Seaman Justin Brown.

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1500 ADF in PNG for APEC security

12/10/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5531 Views 0 Comments APEC, PNGDF

The Australian Defence Force is supporting Papua New Guinea’s hosting of APEC 2018 with up to 1500 ADF members deployed

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NZDF finds two fishermen adrift in Pacific

29/09/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2937 Views 0 Comments

The New Zealand Defence Force has found two men adrift on a boat in the Pacific, four days after the

Manus Island Regional Processing Centre (MIRPC) staff board an Australian landing craft Lombrum Naval Base, Manus Island. Photo by Sergeant W Guthrie.

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Australia to upgrade PNG navy base on Manus Island

25/09/201825/09/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6401 Views 2 Comments Manus Island

Australia will invest millions of dollars in upgrading wharf facilities on Manus Island ahead of the gifting of new patrol

A soldier from the Republic of Fiji Military Forces crawls under an obstacle during Exercise Hydra at Enoggera Barracks in Brisbane. Photo by Corporal Nunu Campos.

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Exercise Hydra builds bonds across borders

17/09/201802/05/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4265 Views 0 Comments Exercise Hydra

Soldiers from six nations last week participated in an intense competition that tested individual and team skills – and extended

HMNZS Te Mana steams across the Pacific during her transit to Exercise RIMPAC 2018. Photo by Able Seaman Christopher Szumlanski.

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Te Mana to lead international fleet in Oz

31/08/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4615 Views 0 Comments

Royal New Zealand Navy frigate Te Mana has been sent to lead a multinational group of ships taking part in

HMAS Toowoomba transits calm seas during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2018. Photo by Able Seaman Ronnie Baltoft.

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Indo-Pacific Endeavour ships coming home

21/08/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4766 Views 0 Comments Indo-Pacific Endeavour

The Australian Defence Force has completed its final two port visits as part of Indo-Pacific Endeavour (IPE) 2018, marking the

Medical teams and Solomon Island Police Force personnel board waiting MRH-90 helicopters on HMAS Adelaide to support a medical evacuation from an island near Honiara, Solomon Islands. Photo by Chief Petty Officer Damian Pawlenko.

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ADF involved in medical emergency mission in Solomon Islands

18/08/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4931 Views 0 Comments Solomon Islands

The Australian Defence Force’s Indo-Pacific Endeavour Task Group (IPE18) has assisted the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force in rescuing four

HMAS Success in company with HMAS Toowoomba (rear), and HMAS Adelaide (handrail, front) during Indo Pacific Endeavour 2018. (This image was digitally altered by Defence (no details)). Photo by Able Seaman Kieran Dempsey.

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Aussie ships headed for Honiara and Rabaul

15/08/201802/05/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4990 Views 0 Comments Indo-Pacific Endeavour, IPE

Indo-Pacific Endeavour (IPE) is making its way to two of Australia’s closest Pacific partners, in a demonstration of Australia’s commitment

Royal New Zealand Navy fisheries patrol off Fiji. NZDF file photo, digitally altered by CONTACT.

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RNZN concludes another fisheries mission off Fiji

05/08/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3515 Views 0 Comments Fiji Navy, Royal New Zealand Navy

The New Zealand Defence Force said about 140 vessels had been inspected so far during combined maritime patrols with Fiji

Two US Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallions operate from HMAS Adelaide during the final amphibious assault of RIMPAC 2018. US DoD video screen grab.

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RIMPAC wraps up with final amphibious assault

03/08/201818/08/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4753 Views 0 Comments 2RAR (Amphib), Harpoon, HMAS Adelaide, HMAS Melbourne, HMAS Toowoomba, Poseidon, RIMPAC

More than 1600 members of the Australian Defence Force have successfully completed Exercise RIMPAC 2018, the world’s largest multinational maritime

Warrant Officer Class 2 Daymon Wickens (fifth from left) with personnel from the Republic of Fiji Military Forces Peacekeeping School. NZDF photo.

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Fiji military training with NZDF for Golan Heights mission

01/08/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4650 Views 0 Comments Golan Heights, New Zealand Defence Force, Republic of Fiji Military Forces, United Nations Disengagement Observer Force

The New Zealand Defence Force is mentoring Fiji Peacekeeping School personnel, who are training about 150 troops due to be

USNS Mercy arrives in Yokosuka, Japan, for a Exercise Pacific Partnership port visit on 10 June 2018. US Navy photo.

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Exercise Pacific Partnership wraps up

16/06/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3501 Views 0 Comments Exercise Pacific Partnership

The Australian Defence Force will complete Exercise Pacific Partnership 2018 today with the exercise focusing on humanitarian assistance and disaster

HMAS Success (centre) conducts a replenishment at sea with HMA Ships Adelaide and Melbourne, shadowed by HMAS Toowoomba, during Exercise Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2018. Photo by Able Seaman Tara Byrne.

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IPE18 ships visit Fiji

12/06/201818/06/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6327 Views 0 Comments Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2018

HMA Ships Adelaide and Melbourne have farewelled Fiji following a successful port visit as part of Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2018 (IPE).