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HMA Ships Canberra and Newcastle sail in company during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2019. Photo by Leading Seaman Christopher Szumlanski.
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Task Force visits Indonesia

20/05/201920/05/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2900 Views 0 Comments

The Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2019 Joint Task Force has begun its engagement program in Indonesia during the final port visits before

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Australia deploying armistice observers to Korean border

13/05/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3193 Views 0 Comments

Following a request from the United Nations Command, the Australian Defence Force has deployed a small number of military personnel

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HMA Ships Newcastle and Canberra underway during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2019. (cropped) Photo by Leading Seaman Kylie Jagiello.
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Aussie ships visit Vietnam

07/05/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4078 Views 0 Comments

The Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2019 (IPE19) Joint Task Force is continuing its international engagement activities with the arrival of two ships

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Australian Army officer Liuetenant Duncan Yates from 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, is coached through an urban shooting course by Malaysian Armed Forces soldier Sergeant Azmir Azman during a joint live-fire exercise at Terendak Barracks, Malaysia, during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2019. Photo by Able Seaman Kieren Whiteley.
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Aussie soldiers on jungle training in Malaysia

02/05/201902/05/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7706 Views 1 Comment

CAPTION: Australian Army officer Liuetenant Duncan Yates from 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, is coached through an urban shooting course

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A RAAF P-8A Poseidon passes HMAS Darwin . Photo by Leading Seaman Peter Thompson.
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P-8A Poseidon/HMAS Melbourne deployed to enforce North Korea sanctions

26/04/201928/04/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3507 Views 0 Comments

RAAF is deploying a P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to Japan, from where it will conduct maritime surveillance operations to

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HMA Ships Canberra and Success depart Sydney Harbour (in company with HMAS Newcastle) for a four month deployment conducting training exercise and international engagement activities. Photo by Able Seaman Leo Baumgartner.
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Joint Task Groups departs Sydney

19/02/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3136 Views 0 Comments

HMA Ships Canberra, Newcastle and Success departed Fleet Base East on Sunday 17 February on a Joint Task Group deployment of up to four months.

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Cambodian interpreter Toch Rada with family and colleagues at the Australian Embassy in Phnom Penh.
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Recognition for Cambodian who saved Aussie lives

15/02/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4142 Views 0 Comments

By Fleur Lapthorne A Cambodian man has been recognised 25 years after he saved the lives of two Australian soldiers

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Republic of Korea Air Force receives first Airbus A330 MRTT at Gimhae Air Base. Air Bus photo.
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South Korea receives first A330 MRTT

31/01/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3622 Views 0 Comments MRTT

The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) has taken delivery of its first Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT)

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The Royal Navy's Duke-class frigate HMS Montrose departs Auckland, New Zealand after a five-day visit. Photo and video by Mike Millett, AirflowNZ.
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HMS Montrose visits NZ during 4-year deployment

22/01/201922/01/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3660 Views 0 Comments HMS Montrose

From Devonport Naval Base in Plymouth, UK, to Devonport Naval Base in Auckland – the Royal New Zealand Navy welcomed

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Greenvale, Queensland (town boundary – not the boundary of the new training area).
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ADF buys land for new training area

14/12/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7210 Views 0 Comments ASMTI, Singapore Armed Forces, training areas