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New Zealand Ambassador to South Korea Phillip Turner (front row, fourth from left) joins representatives of the Royal New Zealand Navy, New Zealand Defence Force, Ministry of Defence, Hyundai shipyard and Lloyds of London in celebrating the keel laying of the future HMNZS Aotearoa. Photo supplied by NZDF.

Largest ever RNZ Navy ship official keel-laying

14/08/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3295 Views 1 Comment HMNZS Aotearoa

A keel-laying ceremony for the future HMNZS Aotearoa has been held at the Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard in Ulsan, South

Laos Army personnel unload Australian Humanitarian Aid pallets that have been delivered to Pakse International Airport by a No. 36 Squadron C-17A Globemaster. Photo by Corporal Colin Dadd.

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Australian aid flown to Laos after dam bust

29/07/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2849 Views 0 Comments

The Australian Government is providing humanitarian assistance to support the Government of Lao PDR to respond to the collapse of

Chief of Navy Vice Admiral Michael Noonan takes a selfie with Chief Petty Officer Troy Eather at Government House, Canberra, after the presentation of bravery medals and awards for Australian Thai cave rescuers. Photo by Lieutenant Tony Martin.

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Medals and awards for Thai cave rescuers

24/07/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7394 Views 0 Comments Bravery Medal, Order of Australia, Star of Courage

Chief Petty Officer Troy Eather was one nine Australians recognised for their involvement in the Thailand cave rescue by the

Australian Army soldiers from the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, demonstrate room-clearance drills to members of the Royal Thai Army during Exercise Chapel Gold 2018, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. Photo by Corporal Matthew Bickerton.

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1RAR in Thailand for Ex Chapel Gold

11/07/201817/07/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 8052 Views 0 Comments 1RAR, Exercise Chapel Gold, Rifle Company Butterworth, Royal Thai Army

Australian soldiers arrived in Chiang Mai Province in Thailand on Monday 9 July to conduct jungle warfare training with the

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Statement on successful Thai cave rescue

11/07/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3010 Views 0 Comments Petty Officer First Class Saman Kunan

Minister for Defence Marise Payne has released a statement following the successful rescue of the soccer team from a Thai

A RAAF C-17A Globemaster takes off from Canberra Airport to take the first tranche of Australian personnel and equipment to Thailand to assist in the international search-and-rescue effort for children missing at a cave complex in Chiang Rai. Photo by Sergeant Ray Vance.

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Thai cave rescue – Navy SEAL dies – Australia sends more help

07/07/201811/07/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4980 Views 0 Comments Petty Officer First Class Saman Kunan, Thailand

Australia has provided further support to the Government of Thailand’s efforts to rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach trapped

Australian Federal Police Specialist Response Group members and an official from Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade board a Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster at Canberra Airport to assist in the international search and rescue effort for children missing in a cave complex in Thailand. Photo by Sergeant Ray Vance.

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ADF and AFP lend hand in successful Thai cave search

03/07/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3762 Views 0 Comments Australian Federal Police, C-17A Globemaster, Chiang Rai, Thailand, Tham Luang Nang Non cave

A soccer team of 12 boys aged between 11 and 16, along with their 25-year-old coach, who went missing in

A Royal Singapore Air Force CH-47 Chinook flies over the Nevada Test and Training Range, during a Red Flag 17-2 combat search and rescue mission. USAF photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum.

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Singapore moves Chinook training to Oakey

27/06/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4724 Views 0 Comments Chinook, Singapore

Five Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) Chinook helicopters arrived at the Army Aviation Training Centre at Oakey, Queensland, earlier

A Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18 Hornet at Royal Malaysian Air Force Base Butterworth. Photo by Sergeant Andrew Eddie.

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Oz MinDef announces investment in Butterworth

25/06/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4596 Views 0 Comments Royal Malaysian Air Force Base Butterworth

Australia will upgrade facilities at the Royal Malaysian Air Force Base Butterworth used by the Australian Defence Force. FILE PHOTO

RAAF 92 Wing Detachment A Hangar, Butterworth Malaysia. ADF file photo (2008).

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Oz MinDef to visit Butterworth

24/06/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3192 Views 0 Comments Royal Malaysian Air Force Base Butterworth

Australia’s Minister for Defence Marise Payne will visit Royal Malaysian Air Force Base Butterworth tomorrow, 25 June 2018, for the

USNS Mercy arrives in Yokosuka, Japan, for a Exercise Pacific Partnership port visit on 10 June 2018. US Navy photo.

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Exercise Pacific Partnership wraps up

16/06/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3001 Views 0 Comments Exercise Pacific Partnership

The Australian Defence Force will complete Exercise Pacific Partnership 2018 today with the exercise focusing on humanitarian assistance and disaster

Able Seaman Darren Young speaks with Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) Lieutenant Raagavan during a simulated boarding on RMN ship KD Kasturi during Exercise Bersama Shield 2018. Photo by Able Seaman Steven Thompson.

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Exercise Bersama Shield 18 wraps up

16/05/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4526 Views 0 Comments Bersama Shield

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) took to the sea and skies of Malaysia and Singapore to enhance interoperability and strengthen the

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Help wanted finding missing soldiers in Vietnam

03/05/201803/05/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4082 Views 0 Comments repatriations, Vietnam

UNSW Canberra research project Operation Wandering Souls is calling on Australian and New Zealand Vietnam War Veterans to hand in

A RAAF No 11 Squadron P-8A Poseidon armed with Harpoon missile on a training sortie. Photo by Corporal Craig Barrett.

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Australia deploys P-8A Poseidon to police Korean sanctions

28/04/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4487 Views 0 Comments Korea, P-8A Poseidon

Australia will deploy a P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to Japan to contribute to the enforcement of United Nations Security

Australian sailors from HMAS Toowoomba at an ANZAC Day Dawn Service in Brunei. Photo by Able Seaman Steven Thomson.

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HMAS Toowoomba visits Brunei

28/04/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5286 Views 0 Comments HMAS Toowoomba

Royal Australian Navy Frigate HMAS Toowoomba has completed a port visit to Brunei, as part of a three month South

The first Republic of Korea F-35A makes its public debut at Lockheed Martin facilities in Fort Worth, Texas. Photo by Alexander H Groves, Lockheed Martin.

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South Korea gets first F-35A

29/03/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3622 Views 0 Comments F-35A Lightning II

Republic of Korea and US government leaders celebrated the public debut or ‘roll out’ of the first Republic of Korea

F-35A Roll Out Ceremony at JASDF Misawa Air Base. Lockheed Martin photo by Michael D. Jackson.

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First F-35A JSF in Japan unveiled

25/02/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4027 Views 0 Comments F-35A Lightning II

Senior leaders of Japan’s Ministry of Defense, US Forces Japan Pacific Air Forces and Lockheed Martin celebrated the arrival of

Republic of Korea War Service medal now approved for Australians.

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Republic of Korea War Service medal approved for wear

19/02/201819/02/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6689 Views 0 Comments Republic of Korea War Service medal

Veterans of the Korean War have been approved to wear the Republic of Korea War Service medal by Governor-General General

Australian Army officer Lieutenant Patrick Ingram supervises his civilian employer, Anita Gordon, as she prepares to fire an M4 carbine during Exercise Boss Lift in Malaysia. Photo by Sergeant Janine Fabre.

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Exercise Boss Lift hits Malaysia

06/02/201807/02/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5465 Views 0 Comments Exercise Boss Lift

A group of 18 employers from South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria have returned from Malaysia after experiencing life as a

Inaugural Sub-Regional Defence Ministers’ Meeting on Counter-Terrorism in Perth. Photo from Minister Payne's Facebook page.

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Information sharing and closer defence ties agreed at regional terrorism meeting

02/02/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3128 Views 0 Comments counter-terrorism

The inaugural Sub-Regional Defence Ministers’ Meeting on Counter-Terrorism concluded in Perth today. Minister for Defence Marise Payne hosted Second Minister