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HMAS Choules launches its mexefloat with Australian Army MAN HX77 trucks embarked to conduct amphibious operations as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre. Story by Lieutenant Tahlia Merigan. Photo by Leading Seaman Lauren Pugsley.

D-Day at Shoalwater Bay

29/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1928 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre, French Navy, HX77 Truck, Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF), Republic of Korea Navy, Shoalwater Bay Training Area, US Navy

As dawn broke over Shoalwater Bay, the Combined Task Group 628.1 waited in various landing crafts ready to assault the

HMAS Toowoomba personnel stand at ease at the forecastle as the ship arrives at Busan Naval Base, South Korea, for Exercise Haedoli Wallaby. Photos by Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez.

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Dolphins and wallabies unite in South Korea

10/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 4201 Views 0 Comments Exercise Haedoli Wallaby, HMAS Toowoomba, MH-60R Seahawk, P-8A Poseidon, Republic of Korea Navy

In waters near Ulsan, naval and air assets from Australia and South Korea combined to test maritime warfare skills and build

Australian Army medical officer Major Peter Del Fante has a discussion with Armed Forces of the Philippines and United States Navy personnel during Forward Deployable Preventative Medicine Unit training at La Union High School in the Philippines for Exercise Pacific Partnership 2023Story by Warrant Officer Class Two Max Bree. Photos by Sergeant David Said.

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First doctor visit for some in Philippines

27/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2232 Views 0 Comments Armed Forces of the Philippines, HADR, Republic of Korea Navy, US Navy

A 60-year-old Filipino farmer with a months-long chronic cough and history of tuberculosis had never seen a doctor before meeting

Warrant Officer Tristan Smith, right, assists a midshipman from the Republic of Korea Navy get into a fire suit at the Royal Australian Navy School of Survivability and Ship Safety in Jervis Bay, NSW. Story by Lieutenant Nancy Cotton. Photo by Leading Seaman Ryan Tascas.

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Republic of Korea Navy visit HMAS Creswell

05/11/202205/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1952 Views 0 Comments HMAS Creswell, Republic of Korea Navy, Royal Australian Naval College

A group of 170 members from the Republic of Korea Navy (ROK-N) received a warm welcome during their visit to

Hobart-class guided missile destroyer HMAS Sydney strikes a land target with a Harpoon surface-to-surface missile during Exercise Pacific Vanguard 2022. Story by Lieutenant Carolyn Martin.

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Forces combine for firepower mission

09/09/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2961 Views 0 Comments Evolved Sea Sparrow, Exercise Pacific Vanguard, HMAS Perth, HMAS Sydney, Japan Maritime Self Defence Force, Regional Presence Deployment, Republic of Korea Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, US Navy

In the seas off the tropical island of Guam, five nations have again combined to test their maritime warfare skills

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HMAS Sydney missile fire on regional deployment

19/08/202223/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 3441 Views 0 Comments HMAS Supply, HMAS Sydney, Japan Maritime Self Defence Force, Regional Presence Deployment, Republic of Korea Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, US Navy

Royal Australian Navy guided missile destroyer, HMAS Sydney, displayed its sophisticated naval combat capabilities while participating in Exercise Pacific Dragon