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Australian Defence Vessel Reliant at the Port of Apia, Samoa. Story by Major Lily Charles. Photo by Sergeant Jarrod McAneney.

ADV Reliant’s visit to Samoa

23/12/202228/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 3397 Views 0 Comments Australian Defence Vessel Reliant, Samoa

With a diplomatic relationship spanning half a century, Australia and Samoa share many things – among them a passion for

Members of His Majesty’s Armed Forces tour ADV Reliant while docked at the port of Nuku’alofa, Tonga. Story by Captain Zoe Griffyn. Photo by Corporal Jonathan Goedhart.

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ADV Reliant supports Pacific partners

21/12/202221/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2291 Views 0 Comments Australian Defence Vessel Reliant, Tonga

Continuing her inaugural journey, Australian Defence Vessel (ADV) Reliant has berthed at Nuku’alofa, Tonga, to discuss disaster relief needs at

Australian Army engineer Captain Lachlan Attard, right, with site supervisor Mr John Tokataake at the Vanuatu Police Force's Cook Barracks redevelopment site in Port Vila. Story by Captain Dan Glover. Photo by Corporal Jonathan Goedhart.

Australian Army News Pacific Videos

Barracks redevelopment a boost for Vanuatu

16/12/202221/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 3224 Views 0 Comments Vanuatu

The Cook and Tiroas Barracks redevelopment infrastructure project in Vanuatu has entered the final stages. CAPTION: Australian Army engineer Captain

Pilots from 37 Squadron fly over the community of Mokil in Micronesia prior to dropping humanitarian aid stores. Story by Squadron Leader Eamon Hamilton. Photo by Corporal Kieren Whiteley.

News Pacific Royal Australian Air Force USA Videos

RAAF helps Santa with Pacific deliveries

16/12/202218/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2100 Views 0 Comments C-130J Hercules, Operation Christmas Drop

Santa Claus has delivered presents to remote Micronesian atolls from a Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules, in the biggest

Constables Matthew Arnold and Rachel McCrow, killed in the line of duty, 12 December 2022.

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Two Queensland Police officers killed in the line of duty

13/12/202221/12/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3208 Views 2 Comments

A major police investigation is underway in Queensland following the deaths of multiple people including two police officers during a

Corporal Maddison Graham, RAAF; Lieutenant Colonel Kira Coffey, PACAF; Sergeant Ben Rhodes, RAAF; and Captain Andrew Zaldibar, PACAF put the finishing touches to a load during Operation Christmas Drop's Bundle Build Day. Photo by Sergeant Vanessa Parker.

News Pacific Royal Australian Air Force Videos

Operation Christmas Drop 2022 in full swing

09/12/202218/12/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2763 Views 0 Comments Operation Christmas Drop

Operation Christmas Drop is on again this year in the western Pacific with Australia joining partner nations to deliver several

Blake, Shay and family friend Petty Officer Physical Training Instructor Tamara Prins wait for Petty Officer Combat Systems Supervisor Joseph Muckenthaler to arrive home as HMAS Anzac returns from deployment to Fleet Base West in Western Australia. Photo by Seaman Richard Edwards.

News Overseas Royal Australian Navy Videos

Ships welcomed home in the west in time for Christmas

09/12/202209/12/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2753 Views 0 Comments

Royal Australian Navy has welcomed back two ships and more than 300 personnel to their home port of Fleet Base

From left, Privates Shane Bagley, Frank Atkinson, Jack Dawes and Aleksandar Radovic in front of the first live-fire range-in-a-box in HMAS Adelaide. Story by Lieutenant Peter Kuschert. Photo by Leading Seaman Sittichai Sakonpoonpol.

Australian Army News Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology Videos

Innovation enabled soldiers to use live ammo at sea

07/12/202207/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 3436 Views 1 Comment 1st Battalion, 2nd Battalion, HMAS Adelaide, Indo-Pacific Endeavour, live-fire range-in-a-box (LFRiB)

Innovation enabled Australian soldiers on Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022 to take part in various live-fire training serials on board HMAS Adelaide

From left, Private Shane Bagley and Private Frank Atkinson of the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment on HMAS Adelaide. Story by Lieutenant Amy Johnson and Lieutenant Emma Anderson. Photo by Leading Seaman Sittichai Sakonpoonpol.

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Army’s amphibious force always ready at sea

07/12/202207/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2037 Views 0 Comments 5th Aviation Regiment, Australian Amphibious Force (AAF), HMAS Adelaide, Indo-Pacific Endeavour

Whether on land or at sea, the Australian Amphibious Force (AAF) personnel aboard HMAS Adelaide have been ready for anything.

The Korean Black Eagles aerobatic team of the Republic of Korea Air Force. Official photo.

Asia Australian News Videos

Korean Air Force aerobatic team to perform at Avalon

03/12/202203/12/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4491 Views 0 Comments Avalon Airshow

The aerobatic flight demonstration team of the Republic of Korea’s Air Force has announced it will participate at the Australian

HMAS Adelaide sails in company with Indian Navy Ships Jalashwa and Kavaratti, during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022. Photo by Leading Seaman Jarryd Capper.

ADF News Pacific Videos

Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022 ends

02/12/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2660 Views 0 Comments Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022

Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022 (IPE22), Australia’s flagship regional engagement activity, has come to a close with HMAS Adelaide sailing into Darwin.

Australian Army and TNI Marines conduct an amphibious beach demonstration in Indonesia. Story by Flight Lieutenant Brent Moloney. All photos by Nadav Harel.

Asia Australian Army News Videos

Australian, Indonesian troops hit beach in combined raid

02/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2267 Views 1 Comment HMAS Adelaide, Indo-Pacific Endeavour, Indonesian National Armed Forces, MRH-90 Taipan

Months of planning and coordination between the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) set the

ADF's Boxer combat reconnaissance vehicles take part in urban warfare training. Story by Lieutenant Amy Johnson. Photos by Leading Seaman Nadav Harel.

Asia Australian Army News Videos

ADF’s combat vehicles make overseas debut in Singapore

01/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 3148 Views 0 Comments Boxer CRV, HMAS Adelaide, Indo-Pacific Endeavour, Singapore

One of the newest capabilities of the Australian Defence Force has made its international debut at a training ground in

Australian Defence Vessel, Reliant, off the coast of Savo Island, Solomon Islands as part of Exercise Longreach. Story by Lieutenant Geoff Long.

News Pacific Royal Australian Navy Videos

Island evacuation a first for support vessel

01/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2432 Views 0 Comments Australian Defence Vessel Reliant, Exercise Longreach, Solomon Islands

Australia’s new Pacific support vessel, Australian Defence Vessel Reliant, has put its disaster response capability to the test in Solomon Islands.

A RAAF C-17 Globemaster III flies in a 2-ship formation with a US Air Force C-17 over Papua New Guinea. Story by By Flight Lieutenant Tanya Carter. Photo by Staff Sergeant Alan Ricker.

News Pacific Royal Australian Air Force USA Videos

Skilled aviators master tricky terrain

25/11/202229/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 3773 Views 0 Comments C-17A Globemaster III, Exercise Global Dexterity, No. 36 Squadron, Papua New Guinea, RAAF Amberley, RAAF Scherger, United States Pacific Air Forces (PACAF)

Flying in the valleys of Papua New Guinea has provided a unique challenge for American and Australian aviators during Exercise

Trooper Jakob West from Rifle Company Butterworth Rotation 137 fights through the final objective, covering arduous terrain through dense jungle. Story by Captain Diana Jennings. All photos by Bombardier Guy Sadler.

Asia Australian Army News Videos

Forming bonds in Brunei’s jungle

25/11/202228/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2972 Views 0 Comments 2nd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, Exercise Mallee Bull, Royal Brunei Land Forces (RBLF)

Deep in the jungle of Brunei, two integrated platoons of soldiers from the Australian Army’s 3rd Brigade and the Royal

Air Force Airfield Defence Guards from 2 Security Forces Squadron watch a quick reaction force demonstration by the Royal Malaysian Air Force Security Squadron. Story and photo by Sergeant Ben Dempster.

Asia News Royal Australian Air Force Videos

2 Security Forces Squadron learn from Malaysian demos

23/11/202224/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2782 Views 0 Comments Exercise Elangaroo, No. 2 Security Forces Squadron, Royal Malaysian Air Force

While Exercise Elangaroo 22 is primarily an air-to-air fighter interaction exercise, the overall focus is to bolster bilateral partnerships. CAPTION:

Air Force personnel wrap sandbag pallets for transportation at the New South Wales State Emergency Service depot in Forbes, during Operation Flood Assist. Story by Captain Zoe Griffyn. Photo by Corporal David Cotton.

News Royal Australian Air Force Videos

Aviators fly to the rescue

18/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 3096 Views 0 Comments Operation Flood Assist, State Emergency Service (SES)

Helping stranded property owners in central-west NSW has been a rewarding experience for two Air Force aviators during Operation Flood

Republic of Korea Air Force KF-16U fighter aircraft fly in formation during Exercise Vigilant Storm. Story by Eamon Hamilton.

Asia News Royal Australian Air Force USA Videos

Exercise fuels relationship with South Korea

18/11/202203/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 4135 Views 0 Comments Exercise Vigilant Storm, KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport, No. 33 Squadron, Republic of Korea Air Force, United States Marine Corps

For the first time, the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has provided valuable air-to-air refuelling support in South Korea during

Soldiers from Regional Force Surveillance Unit on Operation Resolute, regroup while conducting water patrols on Maret Island remote Western Australia. Story by Captain Lily Charles. Photo by Jarrod McAneney.

Australian Army Australian Border Force News Videos

New surveillance weapon used on ops for first time

18/11/202222/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 3040 Views 0 Comments 10th Force Support Battalion, 1st Combat Signal Regiment, 3rd Battalion RAR, Bluebottle USV, NORFORCE, Operation Resolute

A new type of unmanned surveillance technology was used on Operation Resolute for the first time. CAPTION: Soldiers from Regional