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A MRH-90 Taipan launches from the flight deck of HMAS Adelaide to drop disaster relief supplies to Nabouwalu on the island of Vanua Levu, Fiji, during Operation Fiji Assist. Story by Captain Jessica O’Reilly. Photo by Corporal Dustin Anderson.

ADF helps Fiji plan for high-risk weather

07/12/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1704 Views 0 Comments Republic of Fiji Military Forces

A four-person ADF contingent worked alongside the Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) in November, providing specialist support in planning

An Australian Army aircrewman from the 5th Aviation Regiment surveys the town of Cloncurry, from an MRH-90 Taipan helicopter. Story and photo by Captain Carolyn Barnett.

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Reconnecting with local communities in Queensland

30/11/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1262 Views 0 Comments 5th Aviation Regiment, MRH-90 Taipan

MRH90 Taipan helicopters and aircrew from the 5th Aviation Regiment have made a flying visit to Cloncurry to both renew

Corporal Shayna Antonio, left, and Sergeant Phillipa Finlay conduct an inspection on an MRH-90 Taipan engine at the Army Aviation Training Centre, Oakey, Queensland. Story by Captain Carolyn Barnett. Photo by Mary McKenzie.

ADF People

Career flies following gap year

13/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1180 Views 0 Comments

Former ADF Gap Year program participant Corporal Shayna Antonio swapped a job in administration for a career as an avionics

Craftsman Mitchell Toms Camer checks Shadow 200 aviation fuel on the airfield during Exercise Dragon Sprint at the Townsville Field Training Area. Story and photo by Petty Officer Lee-Anne Cooper.

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Technicians keep Shadows flying

07/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1471 Views 0 Comments

The Shadow 200 unmanned aerial vehicle’s (UAV) laser system can guide bombs and other ordnance precisely onto targets, but this

Corporal Ryan Waterham, from the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, demonstrates the unit's unmanned aerial system to Queensland Police officers at Lavarack Barracks. Story by Captain Lily Charles. Photo by Corporal Brandon Grey.

Australian Army News

Police visit Army base to improve ‘cohesion’

15/05/202118/05/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1689 Views 0 Comments

Queensland Police officers in Townsville recently had a close look at Army’s capabilities in an event that aimed to give

Soldiers remove debris from a flood-damaged property in Taree. Photo by Corporal Sagi Biderman .

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Hard work recognised

09/04/202109/04/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1622 Views 0 Comments

The commander of the ADF’s support to the flood recovery efforts in NSW, Brigadier Mick Garraway, has praised the work

Sailors with Neil and Gwen Mcleod after clearing debris from their flood-damaged property in Scotts Head, NSW. Photo by Corporal Robert Whitmore.

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Fighting and winning ashore

09/04/202112/04/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1432 Views 2 Comments

From the first response with aircraft flying from HMAS Albatross to personnel on the ground in the NSW mid-north coast,

A Royal Australian Navy MRH-90 Taipan multirole helicopter from 808 Squadron, prepares to launch from HMAS Albatross in support of Operation NSW Flood Assist. Photo by LAC John Solomon.

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ADF search and rescue mission

25/03/202126/03/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2612 Views 0 Comments Operation NSW Flood Assist 21-1

A Royal Australian Navy MRH-90 helicopter evacuated nine stranded campers, including a nine year old boy and pet dog from NSW floods.

Leading Aircraftwoman Leah McDonald, from No. 22 Squadron, assists evacuee Ian Clucas at RAAF Base Richmond. Photo by Corporal Kylie Gibson.

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Defence establishes Op NSW Flood Assist 21-1

24/03/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1685 Views 0 Comments Operation NSW Flood Assist 21-1

The ADF will today establish Operation NSW Flood Assist 21-1 as part of the Federal government’s response to the NSW flood emergency.

Local residents take a tour of Navy MRH-90 Taipan during HMAS Choules visit to ceremonial homeport of Mallacoota. Photo by Leading Seaman Leo Baumgartner.

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HMAS Choules adopts Mallacoota as ceremonial homeport

11/03/202111/03/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2102 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

HMAS Choules has adopted Mallacoota, Vic, as its ceremonial homeport, in recognition of bonds forged during the 2019/20 bushfire crisis.

HMAS Adelaide sailors load disaster-relief supplies onto a MRH-90 Taipan bound for Nabouwalu on the island of Vanua Levu, Fiji, during Operation Fiji Assist 20-21. Photo by Corporal Dustin Anderson.

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Helicopters vital in delivery of supplies to Fiji

25/01/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2201 Views 0 Comments

HMAS Adelaide’s embarked MRH-90 Taipan helicopters played a vital role in delivering much-needed supplies to Fijian communities that had been

Lieutenant Nicholas Ilijas conducts a COVID-19 test in HMAS Adelaide as part of the COVID-19 safety protocols for Operation Fiji Assist. Photo by Corporal Dustin Anderson.

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Strict testing proved aid capability during pandemic

23/01/202124/01/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1526 Views 0 Comments

Operation Fiji Assist and HMAS Adelaide have shown the ADF can still provide international humanitarian disaster relief even in a pandemic.

Able Seaman Lily Hardin waves off an Army ARH-Tiger as it takes off from the deck of HMAS Adelaide near Townsville during Exercise Sea Wader. Photo by Leading Seaman Nadav Harel.

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Army helicopters practice Navy deck landings

05/11/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1818 Views 0 Comments

Three different Army helicopter types have trained to land on the deck of HMAS Adelaide in time for potential natural-disaster relief ops.

Petty Officer Rhys Withers in an MRH-90 helicopter looks over Elizabeth Reef during an unexploded ordnance clearance mission. Photo by Sergeant Jake Sims.

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Clearance divers remove unexploded ordnance from reef

13/10/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2714 Views 0 Comments

Navy clearance divers helped reopen access to Elizabeth Reef at Lord Howe Island by removing a potentially dangerous unexploded ordnance.

HMAS Choules, centre, and HMAS Huon, bottom, rendezvous with French Navy Ship d’Entrecasteaux during the Australian ships' transit to Vanuatu. Photo by Leading Seaman James McDougall.

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French rendezvous for RAN ships

05/08/202004/08/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2297 Views 0 Comments

HMA Ships Choules and Huon and French FS d’Entrecasteaux conducted a Passage Exercise (PASSEX) and flight training serials in the Pacific Ocean recently.

HMAS Choules' embarked MRH-90 Taipan helicopter conducts passenger transfer serials with HMAS Huon during the ships' transit to Vanuatu. Photo by Leading Seaman James McDougall.

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Choules and Huon training not for the faint-hearted

04/08/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2182 Views 0 Comments

HMA Ships Choules and Huon and an embarked MRH-90 Taipan helicopter conducted navigational and flight-training exercises during a six-day passage to Vanuatu

A landing craft from HMAS Choules prepares to join the Vanuatu Police Maritime Wing in a Seafarer’s Parade to celebrate Vanuatu Independence Day. Photo by Leading Seaman James McDougall.

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Aussie small boats join Vanuatu’s Independence celebrations

04/08/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2073 Views 0 Comments

Royal Australian Navy small boats joined a colourful Seafarer’s Parade as part of Vanuatu’s 40th Anniversary of Independence celebrations on 30 July.

A Royal Australian Navy sailor is lowered to the casing of HMAS Collins from an MRH-90 helicopter in the Bay of Bengal during AUSINDEX 2019. Photo by Leading Seaman Jake Badior.

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Australia-India agree Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in virtual summit

04/06/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2508 Views 0 Comments

PMs Scott Morrison and Narendra Modi ‘met’ earlier today in a virtual summit, which the Indian PM said “covered the entire expanse of our relationship”.

An MRH-90 maritime support helicopter on HMAS Canberra. Photo by Leading Seaman Jake Badior.

Australian News Science & Technology

New round of Sovereign Industrial Capability Priority Grants announced

15/05/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2744 Views 0 Comments

The government today award $2.4million in Sovereign Industrial Capability Priority Grants to local businesses looking to boost their capability.

Soldiers from 6RAR are briefed by Scott Seymour from the ACT Environmental Services Agency before laying sediment traps in water-flow lines of the Corin Dam catchment in Namadgi National Park during Operation Bushfire Assist. Photo by Corporal Dan Pinhorn.

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Setting traps for new enemy – rainwater contaminants

19/02/202019/02/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2825 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

Following an urgent request from the ACT emergency services, Alpha Company, 6RAR, deployed to the Namadgi National Park to help protect Corin Dam waterways.