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Asia News Royal Australian Air Force 

RAAF Base Pearce welcomes Republic of Singapore Air Force contingent

10/07/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3103 Views 0 Comments Republic of Singapore Air Force

Royal Australian Air Force is hosting an extended fighter-aircraft detachment from the Republic of Singapore Air Force over the period

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An Australian Army soldier from 1st Military Police Battalion and his military working dog Petra alongside soldiers from Japan Ground Self-Defense Force during an assault at the Urban Operations Training Facility on Exercise Brolga Run 2024 at Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland. Photo by Captain Brittany Evans.
Asia Australian Army News USA 

Multinational urban-assault in Townsville

05/06/202405/06/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1834 Views 0 Comments

Personnel from Australia’s 3rd Brigade, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and the US Army conducted an assault on the urban operations

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The Joint Australian Training Team-Philippines (JATT-P) Mobile Training Team (MTT), supported by the ADF Warfare Training Centre, deliver two Joint Warfighting Planning Foundations Courses to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) for the first time.
ADF Asia News 

Inaugural warfighting courses delivered in Philippines by mobile training team

21/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2158 Views 0 Comments

Two Joint Warfighting Planning Foundations courses have been delivered to the Armed Forces of the Philippines for the first time.

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Republic of Korea Navy Commander Dae-Joong Lee shakes hands with Commanding Officer HMAS Hobart, Commander Tina Brown during an official welcome meeting in Busan, Republic of Korea as part of HMAS Hobart's regional presence deployment. Photo by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.
Asia News Royal Australian Navy 

HMAS Hobart visits South Korea

21/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2192 Views 0 Comments South Korea

Royal Australian Navy guided missile destroyer HMAS Hobart has deepened ties with the Republic of Korea Navy, receiving a warm

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Soldiers from the Australian Army's 176 Air Dispatch Squadron work with Air Terminal Company, 3 Singapore Armed Forces Transport Battalion, during a Republic of Singapore Air Force C-130 training sortie. Photo by Aircraftwoman Maddison Scott.
ADF Asia News 

Singapore Hercules training at RAAF Base Richmond

07/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2158 Views 0 Comments Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF)

The Australian Defence Force is supporting the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) as it conducts air mobility training from

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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.
Asia News Pacific Royal Australian Navy Videos 

HMAS Hobart deploys for Asia/Pacific

04/04/202408/04/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2540 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

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Crew members on HMAS Warramunga wave goodbye to loved ones as they depart Fleet Base East, Sydney, to conduct an Indo-Pacific Presence Deployment. Photo by Able Seaman Zac Dingle.
Asia News Pacific Royal Australian Navy 

Royal Australian Navy resumes regional presence deployments

26/01/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2658 Views 1 Comment Regional Presence Deployment

The Australian Defence Force deployed a Royal Australian Navy warship this week to conduct the first regional presence deployment for

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Brigadier David McCammon, right, officially opens renovated classrooms with Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) representatives during Exercise Puk Puk, Manus Island, PNG. Story by Major Taylor Lynch. Photos by Lance Corporal Riley Blennerhassett.
Asia Australian Army News Pacific Videos 

Infrastructure and lifelong friendships built

25/10/202325/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 3537 Views 0 Comments 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment, Exercise Puk Puk, Papua New Guinea, PNGDF

Exercise Puk Puk concluded with the Manus Island community hosting celebrations after a job well done. CAPTION: Brigadier David McCammon, right,

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A Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18F Super Hornet departs from Royal Malaysian Air Force Base Butterworth during Exercise Bersama Lima 2023 in Malaysia. Story by Flying Officer Connor Bellhouse. Photos by Corporal Sam Price.
Asia News Royal Australian Air Force 

Aussie Super Hornets train in Malaysia

19/10/202321/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2863 Views 0 Comments C-27J Spartan, Exercise Bersama Lima, F/A-18F Super Hornet, No. 19 Squadron, Royal Malaysian Air Force, Royal Malaysian Air Force Base Butterworth

Flying out of north-west Malaysia, the Royal Australian Air Force has deployed six F/A-18F Super Hornets and a C-27J Spartan

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HQ-382 Tarantal-V-class ship from the Vietnam People's Navy and Royal Australian Navy's HMAS Toowoomba conduct officer-of-the-watch manoeuvres during regional presence deployment 2023 off the coast of Ho Chi Minh City. Photo by Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez.
Asia News Royal Australian Navy 

Angel drives Toowoomba around the bends in Vietnam

19/10/202322/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2673 Views 0 Comments HMAS Toowoomba, Indo-Pacific Endeavour, Vietnam

Bringing a ship into Ho Chi Minh City port is no easy feat, but HMAS Toowoomba’s navigating officer Lieutenant Loren

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Australian Army personnel meet Bruno, a military working dog, on Exercise Bersama Lima, Kuantan, Malaysia. Story by Flying Officer Connor Bellhouse. Photo by Corporal Sam Price.
Asia Australian Army News Overseas Videos 

Lessons from the jungle book of experience

17/10/202317/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 3399 Views 0 Comments Bersama Lima, British Armed Forces, Five Power Defence Arrangements, Malaysian Armed Forces, New Zealand Army, Singapore Armed Forces

Australian soldiers and personnel from the Five Power Defence Arrangement nations contended with 40-degree heat and 100 per cent humidity

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RAAF F/A-18F Super Hornet and Republic of Singapore Air Force, F-16 Fighting Falcon and F-15SG Strike Eagle aircraft fly in formation over Singapore. Story by Flight Lieutenant Rob Hodgson.
Asia News Royal Australian Air Force 

RAAF Super Hornets in Singapore

06/10/202308/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 3325 Views 0 Comments F-16, F/A-18F Super Hornet, No. 1 Squadron, Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF)

At the invitation of the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF), 1 Squadron deployed F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft and supporting

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Two RAAF F-35A Lightning II's from 75 Squadron fly with two TNI-AU F-16 Fighting Falcons during Exercise Elang Ausindo 2023. Story by Flight Lieutenant Claire Campbell. Photos by Corporal Kieren Whiteley.
Asia News Royal Australian Air Force Videos 

RAAF F-35s in Indonesia

06/10/202308/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 3131 Views 0 Comments Exercise Elang Ausindo, F-16, F-35A Lightning II, No. 75 Squadron, TNI-AU

RAAF aircrew have built confidence sharing knowledge and developing tactics with their Indonesian counterparts. CAPTION: Two RAAF F-35A Lightning II’s from

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RAAF F-35A Lightning II aircraft from 75 Squadron transit to Sam Ratulangi Air Force Base, Manado, during Exercise Elang Ausindo 2023. Story by Flight Lieutenant Claire Campbell. Photos by Corporal Kieren Whiteley.
Asia News Royal Australian Air Force Videos 

Air-combat first with Indonesia

22/09/202328/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 3794 Views 0 Comments Exercise Elang Ausindo, F-35A Lightning II, Indonesia, No. 75 Squadron, RAAF Tindal, TNI-AU

Set in the tropical jungle of North Sulawesi in Indonesia, Exercise Elang Ausindo kicked off on September 18 between 75

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A RAAF F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft from 1 Squadron taxiing after a sortie during Exercise Thai Boomerang 23 at the Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand. Story by Flight Lieutenant Rob Hodgson. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Ryan Howell.
Asia News Royal Australian Air Force 

RAAF’s successful fighter-jet exercise in Thailand

01/09/202305/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 3454 Views 0 Comments Exercise Thai Boomerang, F/A-18F Super Hornet, No. 1 Squadron, Royal Thai Air Force, Thailand

RAAF personnel and aircraft have left Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, having completed a successful fighter jet exercise

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RAAF KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport from 33 Squadron conducts air-to-air refuelling with F-16A Fighting Falcon aircraft of the Indonesian Air Force. Story by Flight Lieutenant Rachael Blake.
Asia News Royal Australian Air Force 

First contacts in Indonesian skies

01/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2462 Views 0 Comments F-16, Indonesian Air Force, KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport, No. 33 Squadron, TNI-AU

For the first time, RAAF has conducted air-to-air refuelling with Indonesia. CAPTION: RAAF KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport from 33 Squadron conducts

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Australian and Laos VIP representatives cut the ribbons to officially open the joint Australia-Laos Molecular Malaria Laboratory in Ventiane, Laos during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2023. Story by Flight Lieutenant Nick O’Connor. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Annika Smit.
Asia Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

Partnerships deepen in Laos

29/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 3065 Views 0 Comments C-130J Hercules, Indo-Pacific Endeavour, Laos

Deepening diplomatic and defence partnerships was the focus of the Indo-Pacific Endeavour (IPE) 2023 visit to Laos last week. CAPTION: Australian

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Royal Australian Navy Imam Mogamat Majidih Essa conducts a prayer on a visit to the KRI Nanggala Memorial in Surabaya Indonesia during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2023. Story by Lieutenant Emily Tinker. Photo by Sergeant Craig Barrett.
Asia Lest We Forget News Royal Australian Navy 

‘A surreal moment’: remembering Nanggala

25/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2785 Views 0 Comments HMAS Anzac, HMAS Ballarat, Indo-Pacific Endeavour, Indonesian Navy, KRI Nanggala

Visiting the KRI Nanggala memorial to remember 53 lives lost at sea was particularly poignant for Petty Officer Amy Morris

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Australian Army soldier Corporal Brandon Camilleri, right, delivers quick orders during a bilateral air assault exercise with the Armed Forces of the Philippines on Exercise Alon in the Philippines. Story by Captain Joanne Leca. Photos by Lance Corporal Riley Blennerhassett.
Asia Australian Army Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy Videos 

Philippines combined air assault a success

25/08/202328/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 3345 Views 1 Comment Armed Forces of the Philippines, E-7A Wedgetail, Exercise Alon, F-35B Lightning II, HMAS Canberra, Indo-Pacific Endeavour, MRF-D, MV-22 Osprey, Philippines, US Marines

More than 600 soldiers from the ADF,  Philippines and US conducted an air assault near Rizal, the Philippines, during Exercise

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An Australian Army M1A1 Abrams tank is loaded onto the USAV SSGT. Robert T. Kuroda at the Port of Darwin, NT, bound for Indonesia for Exercise Super Garuda Shield 23. Photo by Captain Annie Richardson.
Asia Australian Army News 

Aussie Abrams deployed to Indonesia

24/08/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3033 Views 6 Comments Exercise Super Garuda Shield 2023, Indonesia, TNI, USAV SSGT. Robert T. Kuroda

At the invitation of Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI), more than 125 personnel from the Australian Defence Force will take part

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