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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.
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New surveillance weapon used on ops for first time

18/11/202222/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2568 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

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Australian Border Force Inspector Damon Bailey on the bridge of HMAS Adelaide during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022. Story by Flying Officer Brent Moloney. Photo by Leading Seaman Sittichai Sakonpoonpol.
Australian Border Force News Royal Australian Navy 

Border Force inspector brings new capability

04/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1952 Views 0 Comments HMAS Adelaide, Indo-Pacific Endeavour

Aboard HMAS Adelaide for Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022 (IPE22), Australian Border Force Marine Unit veteran Inspector Damon Bailey is now half

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Soldiers from 10th Force Support Battalion march through the streets of Charters Towers during the Freedom of Entry Parade. Story by Captain Annie Richardson. Photo by Private Alexander Rowe.
Australian Border Force News 

Military parade helps city celebrate anniversary

28/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2502 Views 0 Comments 10th Force Support Battalion, Freedom of Entry

The 10th Force Support Battalion (10FSB) conducted a freedom of entry through the town centre of Charters Towers on October

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Army Warrant Officer Class Two Benjamin Dwyer from the School of Army Aviation prepares to conduct a rescue by winch of a community member from an MRH-90 Taipan, over Lismore.
Australian Border Force News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

Operation Flood Assist 2022 overview

04/03/202205/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2657 Views 0 Comments Operation Flood Assist 2022

CAPTION: Army Warrant Officer Class Two Benjamin Dwyer from the School of Army Aviation prepares to conduct a rescue by

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Private Jordan Schooth assists Australian citizens and visa holders evacuated from Afghanistan after their arrival in Australia. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath. Photo by Corporal Dustin Anderson.
ADF Australian Border Force Middle East News Police 

Evacuees welcomed to Australia

10/09/202110/09/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1863 Views 0 Comments Evacuation of Kabul

Thousands of men, women and children evacuated from Afghanistan have been assisted by multiple agencies on arrival at Australian airports.

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Private Daniel Charlie takes a photo of a watercraft approaching Boigu Island. Story and photo by Sergeant Sebastian Beurich.
ADF Australian Border Force 

Keeping watch in the Torres Strait

06/05/202107/05/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2153 Views 2 Comments

Ping. Snap. The two sounds rang out in quick succession as a radar lets a soldier know it had spotted

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Christmas Island Immigration Detention Centre. Commonwealth copyright.
Australian Australian Border Force News 

‘Disturbance’ at Christmas Island detention centre

06/01/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2566 Views 0 Comments

ADF says an operation is underway to restore order after a disturbance in the Immigration Detention Centre on Christmas Island.

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Maritime Border Command personnel deploy one of five hydrophones in the Torres Strait to detect illegal boat movements. ABF photo.
Australian Australian Border Force News 

Border Force deploys covert listening devices

18/11/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3045 Views 0 Comments

New covert underwater listening devices has been deployed in the Torres Strait to combat illegal maritime activity in the region.

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Security leaders from 24 nations and territories and five regional bodies attended the Joint Heads of Pacific Security event 2020 – a pandemic-forced virtual meeting to discuss security affects of COVID-19. Photo by Jay Cronan.
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Pacific security forum to discuss COVID-19

07/11/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2175 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

Delegates from Pacific-island nations’ security agencies connected from across the region for a Joint Heads of Pacific Security event.

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The first RSFG vehicle comes ashore at Norwegian Bay. Australian Border Force photo.
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Multi-agency patrol on Pilbara coast

25/07/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5176 Views 0 Comments

A joint activity under Operation Resolute that used assets from ABF, RAAF and Army’s Pilbara Regiment concluded in Western Australia this week.

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The front of a replica Australian Defence Medal – one of thousands confiscated when they were imported with a permit to use the Commonwealth Coat of Arms. ABF photo.
Australian Australian Border Force News 

Replica military medals seized over Coat of Arms breach

28/02/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3676 Views 0 Comments

A Perth business has had thousands of replica Australian Defence Medals confiscated by ABF for bearing the Commonwealth Coat of Arms without a permit.

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Imitation firearms confiscated – man charged. ABF photo.
Australian Australian Border Force News 

Man charged over imitation firearm possession

26/02/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7193 Views 9 Comments

A 33-year old Sydney man will appear in court today after being found in possession of 34 imitation firearms earlier this month.

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Corporal Antonia Guterres, a Loadmaster at No. 35 Squadron, secures cargo to be taken from RAAF Base East Sale to Mallacoota on the C-27J Spartan during Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20. Photo by Corporal Kylie Gibson.
Australian Australian Border Force News Operations 

Spartan loadmaster reviews the stats

18/01/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3100 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

RAAF C27J Spartan loadmaster Corporal Antonia Guterres has been hands-on in helping deliver supplies to fire-affected communities in Victoria.

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An Indonesian fishing boat, caught illegally fishing in Australian waters, is destroyed by fire in Darwin. Australian Border Force photo.
Australian Australian Border Force News 

Illegal fishers fined, boat destroyed

26/11/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3534 Views 0 Comments

The master of an Indonesian fishing vessel has been fined AU$17,360 in the Darwin Local Court for offences under the

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Indian Coast Guard Ship Shaurya. Supplied. 
Australian Australian Border Force India News 

Indian coast Guard ship visits Darwin (+open day)

25/11/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2990 Views 0 Comments

The Australian Border Force (ABF) and Indian Coast Guard (ICG) are forging stronger ties through the visit to Darwin this

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