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Leading Seamen Aircrew Michael Bennet (left) and Leading Seamen Aircrew Liam Sulley at 816 Squadron at HMAS Albatross, Nowra, after completing their rescue mission during Operation Flood Assist 2022. Story by Lieutenant Nancy Cotton. Photo by Leading Seaman Ryan Tascas.

Navy crew rescued family in Werrington

08/03/202210/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2570 Views 0 Comments HMAS Albatross, MH-60R Seahawk, No. 816 Squadron (RAN), Operation Flood Assist 2022

Aircrew from Navy’s 816 Squadron assisted in a rescue, winching a woman and her two children to safety from flood

Army soldiers from 6th Engineer Support Regiment assist with clean-up efforts in Lismore, NSW. Photo by Corporal Dustin Anderson.

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Operation Flood Assist 2022 – Update

08/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2178 Views 0 Comments Operation Flood Assist 2022

CAPTION: Army soldiers from 6th Engineer Support Regiment assist with clean-up efforts in Lismore, NSW. Photo by Corporal Dustin Anderson.

Assistant Minister for Defence Andrew Hastie (right) and Austal senior staff walk down a wharf at the Austal Ships shipyard in Henderson, Western Australia, on launch day for the second Cape-class patrol boat. Photo by Leading Seaman Craig Walton.

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Navy’s second Cape-class patrol boat launched

05/03/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1947 Views 0 Comments Cape-class Patrol Boat

The second of six evolved Cape-class patrol boats was launched yesterday at the Austal Ships shipyard in Henderson, Western Australia.

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.

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Operation Flood Assist 2022 overview

04/03/202205/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2664 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

ADF personnel from Team Defence competed in the Bennelong Cup touch football competition at Randwick Barracks to raise funds for charities supporting young Indigenous people. Story by Jacqui Duong 1. Photo by Captain Annie Richardson.

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Bennelong Cup raises money for charity

04/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1820 Views 0 Comments Indigenous

More than $40,000 has been raised for Indigenous schools-to-work programs in the fifth annual Bennelong Cup held at Randwick Barracks

Commanding Officer HMAS Arunta Commander Samuel Woolrych salutes as Royal Malaysian Navy frigate KD Lekiu sails past. Story by Lieutenant Commander Andrew Herring. Photo by Leading Seaman Sittichai Sakonpoonpol.

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HMAS Arunta on first regional deployment for 2022

04/03/202205/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2019 Views 0 Comments HMAS Arunta, Regional Presence Deployment, Republic of Singapore Navy, Royal Malaysian Navy, united States Navy

Training with partners, traversing vital shipping routes and visiting regional ports have all been part of HMAS Arunta’s latest regional

HMAS Canberra and HMAS Supply (left) sail into Nuku‘alofa harbour in Tonga as part of Operation Tonga Assist 2022. Photo by Petty Officer Christopher Szumlanski.

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HMAS Canberra relieves HMAS Adelaide in Tonga

04/03/202205/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 3307 Views 0 Comments HMAS Adelaide, HMAS Canberra, HMAS Supply, Operation Tonga Assist 2022, Republic of Fiji Military Forces

HMAS Canberra has arrived in Tonga to relieve HMAS Adelaide on Operation Tonga Assist 2022. CAPTION: HMAS Canberra and HMAS

Post Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 12163, James Maughmer, lays a wreath during a service held in Fremantle commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Sunda Strait. Story by Lieutenant Gary McHugh. Photo by Leading Seaman Craig Walton.

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Loss of HMAS Perth I remembered

04/03/202204/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1539 Views 1 Comment HMAS Perth I, Thai-Burma railway, WWII

HMAS Perth III visited Fremantle recently for events commemorating the 80th anniversary of the sinking of HMAS Perth I and

Soldiers from 2RAR's small boat platoon move 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment personnel onto Atata Island in Tonga. Story by Captain Zoe Griffyn. Photo by Petty Officer Jake Badio.

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Amphibious platoon shows versatility in Tonga

01/03/202203/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 3308 Views 0 Comments 2RAR, HMAS Adelaide, Operation Tonga Assist 2022

Army soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (2 RAR), small boat platoon showed their versatility on Operation Tonga

Royal Australian Navy destroyer HMAS Hobart prepares to berth in Hobart, Tasmania, in support of the 184th Royal Hobart Regatta. Story by Lieutenant Nancy Cotton. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

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HMAS Hobart at home for regatta

01/03/202202/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2451 Views 0 Comments HMAS Hobart

Royal Australian Navy guided-missile destroyer HMAS Hobart has provided an impressive backdrop in the Derwent River for the 184th Royal Hobart

RAN sailor Able Seaman Maritime Personel Operations Christina Heron clears dead vegetation on Pangaimotu Island, Tonga. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath. Photo by Leading Seaman David Cox.

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Pangiamotu Island clean-up

01/03/202203/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2016 Views 0 Comments HMAS Adelaide, Operation Tonga Assist 2022

Australian Defence Force personnel have rehabilitated a tsunami-damaged monument that marks where Tonga’s first Catholic mass was conducted in 1842

ustralian Defence Force personnel from the Aged Care Support Planning & Coordination Team working with Department of Health personnel in Canberra on 22. Story by Private Jacob Joseph. Photo by Kym Smith.

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ADF support to aged care set to increase

25/02/202228/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2676 Views 0 Comments COVID-19 Assist

Twenty-four ADF medical teams assisted at aged-care facilities in the first weeks of ADF support to the aged-care sector, with

The Royal Australian Navy Band Tasmania performs at the 184th Royal Hobart Regatta in Hobart. Story by Leading Seaman Dorian Broomhall. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

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Navy band rocks Hobart Regatta

25/02/202228/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1652 Views 0 Comments HMAS Hobart, Navy Band

The music of the Royal Australian Navy Band Tasmania filled the air in Hobart on February 13 when the band

RAN sailors from a deployable geospatial support team begin surveying the beach on Pangaimotu Island, Tonga, as part of Operation Tonga Assist 2022. Left to right: Able Seaman Jesse O'Sullivan, Leading Seaman Robert Johnson, Petty Officer Eric Duthie and Able Seaman Shannae Fiddyment. Story by Captain Zoe Griffyn. Photo by Petty Officer Jake Badior.

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Beach survey paves way for relief effort

25/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2128 Views 0 Comments HMAS Adelaide, Operation Tonga Assist 2022

ADF hydrographic and amphibious beach survey teams are finalising work to enable humanitarian assistance to begin on Pangaimotu Island in

A RAAF combat controller from No. 4 Squadron and Mr Rob Crowell (centre) from the Australian Medical Assistance Team help unload Australian Government critical aid supplies from a Solomon Airlines DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft at Auki airport, Solomon Islands. Story by Captain Peter March. Photo by Corporal Jarrod McAneney.

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ADF delivers urgent supplies in Solomon Islands

25/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2393 Views 0 Comments C-27J Spartan, COVID-19, No. 4 Squadron, Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands

ADF personnel have helped get approximately 28 tonnes of urgent medical and food supplies to remote areas of Solomon Islands

HMAS Anzac crew deployed on Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2021 show the personalised quilts and laundry bags made for them by volunteers from Aussie Hero Quilts. Story by Leading Seaman Kylie Jagiello. Photo by Leading Seaman Leo Baumgartner.

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Quilters stitch together a decade of support

25/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1825 Views 0 Comments Aussie Hero Quilts, Quilts

Whether it is on a bed during deployments or on the lap of a veteran in hospital, a quilt made

Lance Corporal Kobie Rogers from 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment cuts a fallen tree on Atata Island, Tonga, during Operation Tonga Assist 2022. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath. Photo by Corporal Robert Whitmore.

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Atata Island clean-up progresses

25/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1704 Views 0 Comments 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment, Operation Tonga Assist 2022, Republic of Fiji Military Forces

Australian and Fijian soldiers have made considerable progress in a joint effort to clear debris, tackle erosion and make safe

HMAS Glenelg personnel clean-up a beach on Direction Island, which is part of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands group, during their recent Operation Resolute deployment. Story by Lieutenant Gordon Carr-Gregg. Photo by Sub Lieutenant Luke Bennet.

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Crew cleans remote beach

25/02/202225/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1460 Views 0 Comments Armidale-class patrol boat, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, HMAS Glenelg

Some of the crew of HMAS Glenelg went ashore on the remote Cocos (Keeling) Islands to clean-up a beach during

ADF personnel participated in the Summer Criterium Series cycling event held at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia. Story by Peta Magorian. Photo by Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez.

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Cyclists race at Stirling

25/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1559 Views 0 Comments HMAS Stirling

A cool sea breeze provided some respite from the rising heat for cyclists racing at HMAS Stirling when the base

ADF personnel of Tongan heritage assisted with a contactless delivery of humanitarian stores to 'Eua Island as part of Operation Tonga Assist 2022. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath. Photo by Leading Seaman David Cox.

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No port access? No problem for ADF

25/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1752 Views 0 Comments CH-47F Chinook, HMAS Adelaide, Operation Tonga Assist 2022

The ADF has airlifted more than 40 tonnes of stores from Tonga’s capital, Nuku’alofa, to a large populated island with no