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APEC

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.
Australian Australian Army News Overseas Pacific Royal Australian Navy Videos 

PNGDF and ADF lay exclusion-zone markers for APEC security

17/11/201817/11/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4428 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

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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 3891 Views 0 Comments APEC

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

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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 3868 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

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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 3636 Views 0 Comments APEC

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

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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 4168 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

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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 5120 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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