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Australian Army Signaler Nicholas Lister, left, of 1 Signal Regiment, and Corporal Luke Lini, of the Vanuatu Mobile Force, conduct maintenance on Epi Tower on Epi Island. Story by Corporal Jacob Joseph.

Aussie signallers finish connecting Vanuatu

27/11/202405/12/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2373 Views 0 Comments 1st Signal Regiment, Vanuatu Police Force

After five years and almost a dozen deployments, Australian Army signallers have finished working with the Vanuatu Police Force to

HMAS Choules arrives at Port Vila, Vanuatu, for a port visit. Story by Lieutenant Commander Rebecca Williamson.

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HMAS Choules’ visits Port Vila

20/11/202423/11/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2151 Views 0 Comments HMAS Choules, Vanuatu

HMAS Choules recently made a short port visit to Port Vila, Vanuatu, after providing support to Samoa for the Commonwealth

From left, Warrant Officer Steven Burrows, Leading Aircraftman Kurt Lewis and Sergeant Ben Richardson prepare to take photos of marine traffic during a ramp ride on board a C-27J Spartan during Operation Kuru Kuru, Fiji. Photos by Leading Aircraftman Kurt Lewis.

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On the lookout for fishy business

12/11/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2177 Views 0 Comments 35 Squadron, C-27J Spartan, Operation Kuru Kuru, Operation Solania, Republic of Fiji Navy

A RAAF C-27J Spartan, its crew and support personnel from 35 Squadron recently deployed to Suva, Fiji, to support maritime

Deputy Mission Commander Pacific Partnership Wing Commander Scott Minchin holds a child during the mission in the Pacific. Story by Corporal Jacob Joseph.

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Friendly Aussie faces in the Pacific

06/11/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1970 Views 0 Comments Pacific Partnership

The outgoing deputy commander of a US-led operation to provide humanitarian assistance across the Indo-Pacific said Australian servicemen and women

The ship's company of HMTSS Te Matailii III man the upper decks as the national flag of Tuvalu is raised for the first time during the Guardian-class patrol boat handover ceremony at Fleet Base West in Western Australia. Photo by Able Seaman Connor Morrison.

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Tuvalu receives patrol-boat gift from Australia

18/10/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2576 Views 0 Comments Guardian-class Patrol Boat, Pacific Maritime Security Program

Australia has handed over a new Guardian-class patrol boat – HMTSS Te Mataili III – to Prime Minister of Tuvalu

A Royal New Zealand Navy diver examines the wreck of HMNZS Manawanui. New Zealand Defence Force photo.

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Update on HMNZS Manawanui sinking

16/10/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5887 Views 1 Comment HMNZS Manawanui

The New Zealand Defence Force issued an update for media today, sending us the first official photos of HMNZS Manawanui in

The future Royal New Zealand Navy dive and hydrographic vessel at Devonport Naval Base. Photo by Mike Millett, AirflowNZ.

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Aussie expert on Court of Inquiry into HMNZS Manawanui sinking

11/10/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4712 Views 0 Comments HMNZS Manawanui

New Zealand Defence Force has announced details of its Court of Inquiry (CoI) into the sinking of HMNZS Manawanui in

HMNZS Manawanui arrives in Funafuti Lagoon as part of Operation Render Safe 2022. Photo bu Petty Officer Christopher Weissenborn.

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HMNZS Manawanui survivors homeward bound

07/10/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2900 Views 0 Comments HMNZS Manawanui

Crew and passengers from Royal New Zealand Navy ship HMNZS Manawanui will be flown home to Auckland tonight aboard a

HMNZS Manawanui at sea for the first time under Royal New Zealand Navy Control, in the Hauraki Gulf. NZDF photo.

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HMNZS Manawanui hits reef and sinks off Samoa

06/10/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4320 Views 0 Comments HMNZS Manawanui

Royal New Zealand Navy Ship HMNZS Manawanui hit a reef off the southern coast of Upolu, Samoa, on Saturday evening

Air Force C-27J Spartan aircraft from No. 35 Squadron, takes off from Port Moresby International Airport, Papua New Guinea, during Operation Island Chief 2024. Story by Captain Peter Nugent. Photos by Corporal Emma Schwenke.

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On watch for illegal fishing

12/09/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2413 Views 0 Comments C-27J Spartan, No. 35 Squadron, Operation Island Chief, Operation Solania, PNGDF

As the C-27J Spartan soared skyward from Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, with fully laden fuel tanks, ahead awaited hours

A Bushmaster protected mobility vehicle bound for the Republic of Fiji Military Forces is loaded onto HMAS Choules in Brisbane, Queensland. Photo by Able Seaman Lucinda Allanson.

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Choules in Pacific – delivers Bushmasters to Fiji

30/06/202421/07/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4575 Views 0 Comments Bushmaster, Fiji, HMAS Choules, Tonga

HMAS Choules has delivered 14 Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles to Fiji as part of a month-long deployment in the South

HMAS Sydney sails out of Sydney Harbour to conduct a regional presence deployment. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

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HMAS Sydney on four-month Pacific deployment

20/06/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2531 Views 0 Comments HMAS Sydney II

HMAS Sydney has departed for its regional presence deployment – the Australian Defence Force’s continued commitment to regional security. CAPTION:

Australian and partner military personnel work on clearing a site to be used to dispose of WWII remnants during Operation Render Safe in Nauru. Photo by Sergeant Craig Barrett.

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Operation Render Safe hits Nauru

03/06/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2907 Views 0 Comments Operation Render Safe

Australian Army personnel from the 6th Engineer Support Regiment and 20th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Squadron, along with allied partners, have

Pallets of aid from Australia and the United Kingdom bound for Enga Province in Papua New Guinea wait to be loaded onto a C-17A Globemaster III at RAAF Base Amberley. Photo by Corporal Brett Sherriff.

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Aid heads to PNG after landslide

31/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2290 Views 0 Comments PNG landslide

The ADF has delivered much-needed supplies of humanitarian aid to Papua New Guinea in the aftermath of the deadly landslide

Lieutenant Donna Nabure, from the Australian Defence Force Malaria and Infectious Diseases Institute team, talks with a Papua New Guinea Defence Force member and his child during a health survey. Photo by Corporal Samuel Miller.

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Scientific team surveys health in PNG

25/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3132 Views 0 Comments Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea Defence Force, PNG, PNGDF

Bringing science to the heart of Papua New Guinea, the ADF Malaria and Infectious Diseases Institute spent several weeks conducting

Stranded tourists board a RAAF C-130J Hercules at Noumea’s Magenta Airport for repatriation to Australia following violent unrest in New Caledonia. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Adam Abela.

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RAAF flies stranded Aussies home from New Caledonia

23/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2899 Views 1 Comment New Caledonia

Around 70 Australians and foreign nationals boarded a Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules for the first ADF repatriation flight

USS Mobile, JS Akebono, HMAS Warramunga and BRP Antonio Luna during a multilateral maritime cooperative activity between Australia, the United States, Japan and the Philippines within the Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone. Photo by Petty Officer Leo Baumgartner

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Four-nation patrol in South China Sea

08/04/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2423 Views 0 Comments

Australia, Japan, the Philippines and the United States conducted the first multilateral maritime cooperative activity on yesterday, 7 April 2024,,

HMAS Sydney and USS John Finn conduct a passage exercise in the Southern California Exercise Area in the United States.

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AUS-JAPAN-PHILIPPINES-USA MARITIME COOPERATIVE ACTIVITY

06/04/202407/04/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3418 Views 1 Comment

Official statement (unedited) MARITIME COOPERATIVE ACTIVITY FILE PHOTO (2021): HMAS Sydney and USS John Finn conduct a passage exercise in

Members of HMAS Hobart’s forecastle party handle lines as the ship departs Fleet Base East, Sydney, before the commencement of their Indo-Pacific Regional Presence deployment. Photo by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.

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HMAS Hobart deploys for Asia/Pacific

04/04/202408/04/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3020 Views 0 Comments Regional Presence Deployment

The Australian Defence Force is continuing its ongoing contribution to Indo-Pacific regional security, deploying a Royal Australian Navy ship for

RAAF maintenance personnel from 11 Squadron conduct post-flight checks on a P-8A Poseidon aircraft at Roland Garros Airport, Réunion. Story by Flight Lieutenant Glen Paul. Photos by Corporal Kieren Whiteley.

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RAAF Poseidon’s first visit to French-held Réunion Island

27/03/202430/03/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 4435 Views 0 Comments French Armed Forces, No. 11 Squadron, P-8A Poseidon

Against the picturesque backdrop of the azure waters of the Indian Ocean, a Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon maritime