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HMAS Anzac officer Lieutenant Charlotte Rice performs with the Philippine Navy band during the Exercise Lumbas official reception on board BRP Tarlac in Subic Bay, Philippines. Story by Lieutenant Max Logan. Photos by Leading Seaman Jarryd Capper.

HMAS Anzac enjoys cultural exchange in Philippines

26/07/202329/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1857 Views 0 Comments Exercise Lumbas, HMAS Anzac, Indigenous, Philippine Navy, Regional Presence Deployment

Navy personnel from Australia and the Philippines deepened their people-to-people linkages and cultural understanding during the shore phase of Exercise

Sri Lanka Navy Divers and Royal Australian Navy Clearance Divers conduct interoperability exercises at the Sri Lanka Naval Base. Photo by Lieutenant Joe Woods.

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An underwater cultural exchange Part II – The video.

21/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2335 Views 0 Comments Clearance Diving Team 4, Indo-Pacific Endeavour, Sri Lankan Defence Force

This video clip supports the previously posted story “An underwater cultural exchange”, originally posted here 20 July 2023. CAPTION: Sri

Sri Lanka Navy divers and Royal Australian Navy clearance divers underwater during an exerciseas part of Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2023. Story by Flight Lieutenant Claire Burnet. All photos by Lieutenant Joe Woods.

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An underwater cultural exchange

20/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1934 Views 0 Comments Clearance Diving Team 4, Indo-Pacific Endeavour, Sri Lankan Defence Force

Defence personnel stopped by Sri Lanka and participated in military exercises, workshops, training, sporting events and cultural activities as part

Vietnam’s President Võ Văn Thưởng with peacekeepers from the Vietnam People's Army Level Two Field Hospital contingent - Rotation Five, alongside a Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster during a farewell ceremony from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to South Sudan. Photo by Corporal Dan Pinhorn.

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RAAF flies Vietnamese peacekeepers to South Sudan

08/07/202308/07/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6053 Views 2 Comments South Sudan, united Nations, UNMISS, Vietnam

A Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster has transported more than 60 Vietnamese military personnel deploying to the United Nations

A Republic of Singapore Air Force C-130H Hercules drops a heavy equipment platform. Story by Tastri Murdoch. Photo by Aircraftwoman Maddison Scott.

Asia News Royal Australian Air Force Videos

Republic of Singapore Air Force C-130 air-drop training in Australia

21/06/202321/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 3633 Views 0 Comments Army No. 176 Air Dispatch Squadron, C-130H, C-130J, No. 37 Squadron, RAAF Richmond, Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF)

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) provided support to the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) as it conducted air

Group photo of participants in the Australian and Indonesian Air Staff Talks at RAAF Base Darwin in the Northern Territory. Photo by Sergeant Pete Gammie.

Asia News Royal Australian Air Force Videos

Exercise Albatross AUSINDO 23

02/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2748 Views 0 Comments

Exercise Albatross AUSINDO is a training exercise between the Royal Australian Air Force and the Indonesian Air Force (Tentara Nasional

A P-8A Poseidon from 11 Squadron departs RAAF Base Darwin for an Exercise Albatross AusIndo mission. Story by Flight Lieutenant Claire Campbell. Photos by Sergeant Pete Gammie.

Asia News Royal Australian Air Force

TNI-AU and RAAF join forces for Aussie-based exercise

01/06/202301/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2319 Views 0 Comments Albatross Ausindo, Indonesia, No. 11 Squadron, P-8A Poseidon, TNI-AU

Flying together over Australia’s northern oceans, aircrew from the Royal Australian Air Force’s 11 Squadron and 5 Squadron from Tentara

Leading Seaman Cory Duggan gives a tour to Singapore Navy personnel on board HMAS Toowoomba. Photos: Able Seaman Ashlee Ritz.

Asia News Royal Australian Navy

HMAS Toowoomba opens to visitors in Singapore

22/05/202322/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1983 Views 0 Comments HMAS Toowoomba

HMAS Toowoomba played host in Singapore, welcoming international guests on board for warship tours and Australian culinary delights. CAPTION: Leading

Royal Australian Air Force Flying Officer Jake Buchanan talks through training objectives during combined operations planning on Exercise Bersama Shield 2023 in Malaysia. Photo by Corporal Lisa Sherman.

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Five nations working to one goal

17/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1789 Views 0 Comments Bersama Shield

Exercise Bersama Shield – an annual military exercise between the five nations in the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) –

HMAS Anzac conducts a light-line transfer with Royal Malaysian Navy KD Lekir during Exercise Bersama Shield 2023. Photo by Leading Seaman Jarryd Capper.

Asia News Royal Australian Navy

HMAS Anzac skills tested in multiple domains

17/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2670 Views 0 Comments Bersama Shield

Conducting a joint, combined exercise across land, air and maritime domains involves skilled operators and complex technology. CAPTION: HMAS Anzac

HMAS Anzac conducts Officer of the Watch Manoeuvres with Republic of Singapore Navy RSS Vigliance (left), Royal Malaysian Navy KD Lekir (right) and Gempita (centre) as a part of Exercise Bersama Shield. Photo by Leading Seaman Jarryd Capper.

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Exercise Bersama Shield concludes

14/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2554 Views 0 Comments Bersama Shield

Exercise Bersama Shield – a bi-annual military exercise between the five nations in the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) –

A 102 Battery gun in action at Fire Support Base Coral. AWM P01770.015

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Battle of Fire Support Bases Coral and Balmoral 55th anniversary

12/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3887 Views 1 Comment Coral and Balmoral

55 years ago today, Australian and New Zealand forces were attacked, resulting in their largest battle of the Vietnam War

HMAS Anzac's Lieutenant Christopher Colalillo takes ranges during Officer of the Watch Manoeuvres with Republic of Singapore Navy RSS Vigliance (centre) Royal Malaysian Navy KD Lekir (right) and KD Gempita (left) during Exercise Bersama Shield 23. Photo by Leading Seaman Jarryd Capper.

Asia News Royal Australian Navy

Exercise Bersama Shield 2023 underway

07/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3564 Views 0 Comments Bersama Shield

Exercise Bersama Shield, the maritime element of the Five Power Defence Arrangement (FPDA), began in seas off Malaysia recently. CAPTION:

Flight Lieutenant Rhiannon Wares (RAAF), First Lieutenant Hery (Indonesia Air Force), Major Hafizul (Royal Malaysian Air Force) and Squadron Leader Chamara (Sri Lanka Air Force) in the School of Air Traffic Control’s immersive tower visual simulator system at RAAF Base East Sale. Story by Flying Officer Rowan Crinall. Photo by Petty Officer Richard Prideaux.

Asia News Royal Australian Air Force

Foreign students return to School of Air Traffic Control

22/02/202325/02/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2852 Views 0 Comments RAAF East Sale, School of Air Traffic Control (SATC)

For the first time in more than two years, the School of Air Traffic Control (SATC) at RAAF Base East

A No.11 Squadron P-8A Poseidon takes off from RAAF Base Darwin for a sortie on Ex Kakadu 2022. Photo by Sergeant Pete Gammie.

Asia News Royal Australian Air Force

RAAF Poseidon sent on North Korea-sanctions mission again

20/02/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2648 Views 0 Comments Operation Argos

Defence has deployed a Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft on Operation Argos as part of Australia’s

An Australian Army rifleman from 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, conducts combat shooting rehearsals at Gallipoli Barracks, Brisbane. Story by Captain Cody Tsaousis. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.

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Soldiers prepare for Philippines deployment

31/01/202331/01/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 3610 Views 0 Comments 2nd Health Battalion, 6th Battalion RAR, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Gallipoli Barracks

Members of 6th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment and 2nd Health Battalion have been preparing for

Australian observer Leading Aircraftman Ben Whitfield, right, observes personnel from the Ministry of National Defense for Killed in Action Recovery and Identification conduct human remains recovery at White Horse Hill. Story and photo by Petty Officer Jason Wilson.

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Aussies help on Korean DMZ battlefield excavation

12/01/202313/01/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2890 Views 0 Comments Korean War, Republic of Korea Army (ROKA), United Nations Command (UNC)

The White Horse Hill battlefield is silent, yet decades on it remains contested and dangerous. CAPTION: Australian observer Leading Aircraftman

Cadets from the Royal Military College-Duntroon and Indonesian Army exercise patrol tactics at Puckapunyal military training area. Story by Corporal Veronica O’Hara. Photo by Major Michael Kiting.

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Australian and Indonesian military colleges on short-term exchange

23/12/202202/01/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 4041 Views 0 Comments Puckapunyal, Royal Military College-Duntroon (RMC-D)

Indonesian Army officer cadets integrated into Royal Military College-Duntroon (RMC-D) platoons in late October during the annual short-term cadet exchange