80th anniversary of the siege that spawned ‘The Rats of Tobruk’
On 10/11 April 2021, we commemorate 80 years since the start of a port siege in Libya – and the birth of ‘The Rats of Tobruk’.
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Fijians join Aussie soldiers for urban training
Soldiers from the Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) have joined Australian infantry soldiers from Army’s 7th Combat Brigade for
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Ceremony welcomes Fijian soldiers
Welcomes don’t come much warmer than the one given by the 7th Combat Brigade to 37 soldiers and officers from
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Malaysia and Australia replenish relationship
HMAS Sirius conducted a series of exercises with the Royal Malaysian Navy corvette KD Lekir in the Andaman Sea, and
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Last resting place of NZ infantry captain identified after 103 years
A 103-year-old mystery of an unknown New Zealand Army captain buried in a cemetery in Belgium has been solved.
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RAN on multi-national naval exercise in Bay of Bengal
HMAS Anzac and HMAS Sirius will join vessels from France, India, Japan and the United States for the French-led maritime Exercise La Perouse.
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NZDF pulls down flag for last time on 20-year deployment
All New Zealand Defence Force personnel in Afghanistan are home, having lowered the flag on NZDF’s 20-year deployment to the country.
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Royal NZ Navy rescues lost buoy
HMNZS Aotearoa retrieved a Deep Ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunami buoy southeast of Tonga that’d been drifting since December.
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HMA Ships Anzac and Sirius on another regional deployment
Two Royal Australian Navy ships – HMA Ships Anzac (III) and Sirius – are currently conducting a two-month deployment throughout
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Australian-funded barracks construction in Vanuatu begins
Construction has commenced in Port Vila under the Cook and Tiroas Barracks Redevelopment project – a joint Australia/Vanuatu initiative.
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Tim Tams cap off exercise with NZ ship
The crew of HMAS Hobart used a replenishment-at-sea exercise to pass gifts to the crew of the Royal New Zealand
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Exercise filled with refuelling missions
The morning sunlight streamed through the cabin windows. The whir of the turbofan engines was almost hypnotic. CAPTION: United States Air Force
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Change in Middle East communications
The responsibility for ADF communications in the Middle East was on February 22 transferred from one unit to another. CAPTION:
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Herculean effort ensures Kiwi airshow goes on
Updated 2 March A Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules made at least one possibly two 4600km return trips across
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Defence public servants on operations
Serving alongside ADF personnel, five Defence public servants are deployed on Operation Accordion in the Middle East.
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Australia gifts boat to Bahrain
The ADF gifted a rigid hull inflatable boat to the Bahrain Defence Force on February 16. CAPTION: Commander of the Maritime
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Taste of Australiana in Middle East
For six RAAF embeds in the Middle East region, even Australia day wasn’t an excuse for time off. CAPTION: RAAF
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Herculean effort for cervical cancer awareness
Hot and humid temperatures in the hills of Pulau Pinang, Malaysia, didn’t deter three women from completing a gruelling four-day
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NZDF formally withdrawing from Afghanistan
After 20 years, New Zealand will formally end its Afghanistan deployments and withdraw its last six remaining NZDF personnel by May this year
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Five fire trucks sail for PNG
Five fire trucks are on the way to Papua New Guinea on board HMAS Choules after being donated by the Queensland Fire and Emergency Service.
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