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ADF statement on 2017 civilian casualty incident in Mosul

01/02/201901/02/2019 Brian Hartigan 1039 Views 1 Comment

The Australian Defence Force issued a statement today essentially saying that two RAAF F/A-18F Super Hornets were involved in an

An Afghan Tactical Air Coordinator in training.

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Aussie-trained Afghan ATACs launch first night attack

26/01/201926/01/2019 Brian Hartigan 771 Views 0 Comments

The training of Afghan Tactical Air Coordinators (ATACs) by coalition forces, including Australians, is having a significant impact on Afghanistan’s

The Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Ballarat (FFH 155) sails alongside the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the Arabian Gulf, Jan. 16, 2019, during exercise Intrepid Sentinel. Intrepid Sentinel brings together the John C. Stennis Strike Group, France’s Marine Nationale, United Kingdom’s Royal Navy and the Royal Australian Navy for a multinational exercise designed to enhance war fighting readiness and interoperability between allies and partners. The John C. Stennis Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jeffery L. Southerland)

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HMAS Ballarat joins US carrier strike group

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Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Ballarat (FFH 155) sails alongside the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in

HMAS Ballarat’s boarding party and crew prepare 3.1 tonnes of seized hashish for disposal during the ship's deployment on Operation Manitou. Photo by Leading Seaman Bradley Darvill.

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HMAS Ballarat seizes 3.1 tonnes of hashish

13/01/2019 Brian Hartigan 963 Views 0 Comments

Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Ballarat has seized more than 3.1 tonnes of hashish worth about $155 million* during a boarding operation

Members of HMAS Ballarat’s boarding party lay out seized narcotics in preparation for disposal in the Middle East. Photo by Leading Seaman Bradley Darvill.

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HMAS Ballarat seized 900kg of heroin

28/12/2018 Brian Hartigan 1172 Views 0 Comments HMAS Ballarat, Operation Manitou

Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Ballarat has seized more than 900 kilos of heroin worth approximately $279 million* during two

HMAS Ballarat's Boarding Party conducts a flag verification boarding on a suspicious dhow as part of Operation Manitou. Photo by Leading Seaman Bradley Darvill.

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HMAS Ballarat settles in to sea patrols

15/12/201826/01/2019 Brian Hartigan 323 Views 0 Comments

After HMAS Ballarat arrived in the Gulf to begin operations in the Middle East Region, she sent back this report.

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.

New Zealand News Operations Pacific

New Zealand involvement in PNG’s APEC security

15/11/2018 Brian Hartigan 1056 Views 0 Comments APEC

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

Corporal Hannah Bristow hugs her four-year-old son Leo after arriving home from the Sinai Peninsula. NZDF photo.

New Zealand News Operations

Kiwi Middle East rotation 7 welcomed home

15/11/2018 Brian Hartigan 775 Views 0 Comments

About 100 New Zealand Defence Force troops who returned home this evening from a six-month deployment in the Middle East

Corporal Mark Donaldson VC and MWD Odin prepare to accept the posthumously awarded PDSA Dickin Medal on behalf of Special Air Service Regiment military working dog Kuga at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra. Photo by WO2 R Nyffenegger.

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SAS dog awarded ‘VC for animals’

07/11/2018 Brian Hartigan 2504 Views 3 Comments Dikin Medal, Kuga, PDSA

Australian Army special operations military working dog Kuga was posthumously awarded the Dickin Medal – thought of as ‘the VC

A Royal Australian Air Force KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transport aircraft refuels a French Air Force Dassault Rafale fighter on operations in the Middle East. Photo by Sergeant Mark Doran.

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Thirst-quenching MRTT home from ops

07/11/2018 Brian Hartigan 675 Views 0 Comments KC-30A MRTT

The latest rotation of Royal Australian Air Force KC-30A multi role tanker transport aircraft returned to Australia last month following

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GG watches Gee Gees in Taji

06/11/201808/11/2018 Brian Hartigan 765 Views 0 Comments General Sir Peter Cosgrove, Governor-General, Sir Peter Cosgrove

Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove visited Australian troops deployed to the Middle East on Melbourne Cup Day. Sir Peter acknowledged the

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Iraqi forward observers test skills in live air-strike exercise

06/11/201810/06/2019 Brian Hartigan 504 Views 0 Comments Task Group Taji, Task Group Taji 7

By CAPT Anna-Lise Brink During a live fire training exercise at the Besmayah Range Complex in Iraq, Iraqi Army Forward

Family and friends wave goodbye to their loved ones on HMAS Ballarat as the ship sails from Fleet Base West, WA, to commence a nine-month operational deployment to the Middle East. Photo by Leading Seaman Kylie Jagiello.

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HMAS Ballarat begins nine-month deployment

28/10/201807/11/2018 Brian Hartigan 692 Views 0 Comments HMAS Ballarat

HMAS Ballarat departed from her home port of Fleet Base West, Garden Island, Western Australia on 28 October to begin

NZDF COMJ Major General Tim Gall and Defence Minister Ron Mark farewell New Zealand troops at RNZAF Base Ohakea as they begin their journey to the Middle East for Task Group Taji 8. NZDF photo.

Middle East New Zealand News Operations

TG Taji Rotation 8 on the move

27/10/2018 Brian Hartigan 940 Views 0 Comments Task Group Taji, Task Group Taji 8

About 90 New Zealand Defence Force troops left home yesterday to begin their six-month rotation withTask Group Taji, the training

RAAF Corporal Adam Parrington guides Leading Aircraftman Madison Dukes, while loading a C-130J Hercules with humanitarian-aid supplies in Balikpapan as part of Operation Indonesia Assist 2018. Photo by Leading Seaman Jake Badior.

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Operation Indonesia Assist 18

13/10/201813/10/2018 Brian Hartigan 986 Views 0 Comments Operation Indonesia Assist 18

A team of 34 personnel from No. 381 Contingency Response Squadron (381CRS) is working in Balikpapan, Indonesia, in support of

Personnel from the Vietnamese People's Army take the opportunity to look at a Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster at Tan Son Nhat International Airport. Photo by Corporal David Gibbs.

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RAAF lift Vietnamese peacekeepers to South Sudan

03/10/201803/10/2018 Brian Hartigan 1330 Views 0 Comments South Sudan, UNMISS

Australian Defence Force continues to support the United Nation’s peacekeeping efforts in the South Sudan with a RAAF C-17A Globemaster deploying

A New Zealand Army soldier observes as Baghdad Fighting School instructors train members of the Iraqi Army's 41st Brigade during a live-fire range practice at Taji Military Complex, Iraq. ADF photo.

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Task Group Taji boosts local-trainer capacity

03/10/2018 Brian Hartigan 719 Views 0 Comments Task Group Taji, Task Group Taji 7

The New Zealand Defence Force’s combined training mission with Australia in Iraq has helped boost the capacity of the Iraqi

The resuscitation room at the Taji Military Complex health facility named in honour of Lance Corporal Jacinda Baker. Australian Defence Force photo.

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NZ KIA soldier honoured in Taji medical centre

11/09/201811/09/2018 Brian Hartigan 1103 Views 0 Comments Lance Corporal Jacinda Baker, Task Group Taji

The resuscitation bay at the medical centre in Iraq’s Camp Taji has been named after Lance Corporal Jacinda Baker, New

Royal Australian Air Force Warrant Officer David Bradshaw monitors a radar onboard an AP-3C Orion during a night exercise in the Philippines. Photo by Leading Seaman Jake Badior.

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Australia and New Zealand send N-Korea-watching Orions to Japan

10/09/2018 Brian Hartigan 1162 Views 0 Comments AP-3C Orion, North Korea

Australia will deploy two AP-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft to Japan to conduct maritime surveillance in support of the international

Some of the New Zealand Army fathers serving in Iraq on Fathers' Day 2018 – Lieutenant Roger Baxter, Captain James Brosnan, Staff Sergeant James Kirkland, Lance Corporal Timothy Tupou, Warrant Officer Class Two Kahu Ranginui and Lieutenant Colonel Jason Hutchings. Photo by Corporal David Said.

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New Zealand soldiers in Iraq on Fathers’ Day

01/09/2018 Brian Hartigan 2836 Views 0 Comments Fathers Day

New Zealand Defence Force soldiers serving in Iraq will be relying on technology to connect with their families on Fathers’