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HMA Ships Canberra, Hobart and Stuart depart Sydney on a COVID-19 affected training mission. Photo by Able Seaman Benjamin Ricketts.

Aussie ships deploying to SE Asia and RIMPAC

05/07/2020 Brian Hartigan 4153 Views 0 Comments RIMPAC

The Australian Defence Force today begins a regional deployment to conduct exercises within Southeast Asia and Hawaii over the coming

A Royal Australian Navy sailor is lowered to the casing of HMAS Collins from an MRH-90 helicopter in the Bay of Bengal during AUSINDEX 2019. Photo by Leading Seaman Jake Badior.

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Australia-India agree Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in virtual summit

04/06/2020 Brian Hartigan 648 Views 0 Comments

PMs Scott Morrison and Narendra Modi ‘met’ earlier today in a virtual summit, which the Indian PM said “covered the entire expanse of our relationship”.

Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Parramatta (left) conducts officer-of-the-watch manoeuvres with amphibious assault ship USS America, guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill and guided-missile destroyer USS Barry in the South China Sea. Photo by USS America crew member.

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HMAS Parramatta completes Asian/South China Sea tour

02/05/2020 Brian Hartigan 785 Views 0 Comments

HMAS Parramatta has returned to Australia after completing a three-month deployment of South and South East Asia and the South China Sea.

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2RAR Malaya and 2/4RAR Malaysia Reunion CANCELLED

11/03/202026/03/2020 Brian Hartigan 513 Views 0 Comments

The Commanding Officer 2RAR would like to extend an invitation to all ex-members and/or their families of 2RAR and 2/4RAR who served in Malaya and Malaysia.

Lieutenant Colonel Renee Kidson updates Major General Justin Ellwood, left, and TNI Lieutenant Colonel Teddi on the work being conducted by troops at the Zig Zag Railway. Photo by Flight Sergeant Ricky Fuller.

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Indonesian zig-zag Bushfire Assist

14/02/202016/02/2020 Brian Hartigan 824 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

Devastated by two fires in the past seven years, Australia’s iconic Zig Zag Railway near Lithgow, NSW, is benefiting from support of Indonesian military friends.

Jan-Maree Ball, of Aussie Hero Quilts, presents Colonel Ota Masashi with a laundry bag at a farewell barbecue for members of the Japan Self-Defense Force. All contingent members were presented with the Aussie Hero Quilts special gift. Photo by Corporal Casey Forster.

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Japan’s Hercules farewelled

13/02/2020 Brian Hartigan 701 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

Hercules crews from Japan carried more than 600 passengers and 25,000kg of cargo and equipment during their stay in Australia

Family and friends watch HMAS Parramatta depart Fleet Base East, Sydney, bound for a four-month deployment to South East Asia. Photo by Able Seaman Jarrod Mulvihill.

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HMAS Parramatta departs on SE Asia tour

03/02/202003/02/2020 Brian Hartigan 546 Views 0 Comments

Royal Australian Navy Anzac-class frigate HMAS Parramatta today departed Fleet Base East in Sydney for a four-month deployment to South East Asia.

Engineers from Tentara Nasional Indonesia – Indonesia's national armed forces – are welcomed at RAAF Base Richmond in support of Operation Bushfire Assist. Photo by Corporal Dan Pinhorn.

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Indonesian contingent arrives for Bushfire Assist

03/02/202003/02/2020 Brian Hartigan 860 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

Around 35 military engineers from the TNI – Indonesia’s national armed forces – have arrived in Australia to help out on Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20.

Japan Self-Defense Force personnel walk from their C-130H Hercules after arriving at RAAF Base Richmond to assist in Operation Bushfire Assist. Photo by David Said.

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Japan sending two Hercs for Bushfire Assist

16/01/202017/01/2020 Brian Hartigan 1098 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

Japan Self Defence Force is sending two C-130 Hercules and associated personnel to assist in Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20.

ADF medical personnel board a Singaporean Chinook at RAAF Base East Sale for a ferry flight to Mallacoota. Singapore Armed Forces photo.

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Singaporean Chooks join the fight from East Sale

11/01/202024/01/2020 Brian Hartigan 941 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

Two Singapore Armed Forces CH-47 Chinooks have deployed to RAAF Base East Sale to support bushfire operations in Victoria.

Sergeant Ek Beirut, Royal Thai Navy clearance diver, died of blood infection contracted during the Thai soccer team cave rescue, after 18 months. Photo Royal Thai Navy.

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Royal Thai Navy soccer-team cave-rescuer dies

29/12/201929/12/2019 Brian Hartigan 1160 Views 0 Comments

The Royal Thai Navy is mourning the death of Sergeant Beirut Pak Barbara – ‘the hero of the cave’. CAPTION:

Royal Australian Navy sailors on HMAS Diamantina toss lines on approach to the wharf at HMAS Waterhen, Sydney. Photo by Able Seaman Thomas Sawtell.

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Navy mine hunters home after record-breaking deployment

12/12/2019 Brian Hartigan 830 Views 0 Comments

Two Royal Australian Navy minehunters returned home to Sydney in time for Christmas after a successful overseas deployment that saw

Service members and volunteers who helped build air-drop supply bundles at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, for Operation Christmas Drop 2019. US Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Kyle Johnson.

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Operation Christmas Drop all bundled up in Guam

08/12/201908/12/2019 Brian Hartigan 685 Views 0 Comments

Service members from the U.S. Air Force, Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (Koku Jietai), Royal Australian Air Force, Royal New Zealand

HMA Ships Hobart, Stuart and Parramatta sail towards their homeport at Garden Island, Sydney, following a three-month deployment through East Asia. Photo by Leading Seaman Jason Griffiths.

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East Asia Task Group home for Christmas

06/12/2019 Brian Hartigan 572 Views 0 Comments

Three Royal Australian Navy warships have returned to their homeport at Garden Island, Sydney, following a three-month deployment through East

An Australian Army rifleman from Bravo Company 6RAR and a soldier from the Royal Brunei Land Forces take part in a section attack during Exercise Mallee Bull 2019, at Gallipoli Barracks, Queensland. Photo by Private Nicole Dorrett.

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Bruneian soldiers finish exercising in Brisbane

06/12/2019 Brian Hartigan 979 Views 0 Comments

Australian and Bruneian soldiers have trained together in Australia for the first time in more than 10 years. CAPTION: An

Members of a Vietnam People's Army medical team board a Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster in Hanoi, Vietnam, for transport to the Vietnamese Field Hospital supporting the United Nation's mission in South Sudan. Photo by Sergeant Christopher Dickson.

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RAAF transports second Vietnamese medical mission to South Sudan

29/11/2019 Brian Hartigan 1170 Views 0 Comments

Australia continues to boost regional peacekeeping capabilities in South East Asia, in support of Vietnam’s second deployment to the United

Leading Seaman Jason Griffiths mans the MAG 58 light support weapon in HMAS Stuart's MH-60R helicopter with HMAS Sirius in the background. Photo by Leading Seaman Tara Byrne.

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Royal Australian Navy launches exercise with TNI-AL

21/11/2019 Brian Hartigan 835 Views 0 Comments

Australia’s key bilateral maritime exercise with Indonesia commenced today in Surabaya, Indonesia. CAPTION: Leading Seaman Jason Griffiths mans the MAG 58