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Corporal James Milne from the 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, right, with Republic of Fiji Military Forces’ Private Seruwaia Kovakova, front, and Lance Corporal Apimeleki Nabati during urban training. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.
Australian Army News Pacific 

Fijians join Aussie soldiers for urban training

09/04/2021 Mike Hughes 117 Views 0 Comments

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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Private Sireli Levukaiciwa from the Republic of Fiji Military Forces gives Kava to the Commanding Officer of 8th/9th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel John Eccleston. Photo by Private Jacob Hilton.
Australian Army News Pacific 

Ceremony welcomes Fijian soldiers

09/04/2021 Mike Hughes 110 Views 0 Comments

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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A RHIB crew from HMNZS Aotearoa secures the tsunami-detection buoy in preparation for the ship’s crane to lift it aboard. NZDF photo.
New Zealand News Pacific 

Royal NZ Navy rescues lost buoy

27/03/2021 Brian Hartigan 201 Views 0 Comments

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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Royal Australian Navy Lieutenant Rhianna Jones teaches CPR to police officers from the Vanuatu Police Force Maritime Wing and Vanuatu Mobile Ground Forces soldiers in Port Villa, Vanuatu. Photo by Sergeant Ray Vance.
Australian News Overseas Pacific 

Australian-funded barracks construction in Vanuatu begins

13/03/2021 Brian Hartigan 518 Views 0 Comments

Construction has commenced in Port Vila under the Cook and Tiroas Barracks Redevelopment project – a joint Australia/Vanuatu initiative.

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Island of Galoa locals in front of the Galoa Island Primary School repaired by Republic of Fiji Military Forces and ADF personnel from the 6th Engineer Support Regiment. Photo by Corporal Dustin Anderson.
ADF News Operations Pacific Videos 

Spirit of giving put into action in Fiji

29/01/202129/01/2021 Mike Hughes 426 Views 0 Comments

The ADF put the Christmas spirit of giving into action when 618 personnel headed to Fiji on December 24 to lend

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HMAS Adelaide sailors load disaster-relief supplies onto a MRH-90 Taipan bound for Nabouwalu on the island of Vanua Levu, Fiji, during Operation Fiji Assist 20-21. Photo by Corporal Dustin Anderson.
ADF Operations Pacific 

Helicopters vital in delivery of supplies to Fiji

25/01/2021 Mike Hughes 407 Views 0 Comments

HMAS Adelaide’s embarked MRH-90 Taipan helicopters played a vital role in delivering much-needed supplies to Fijian communities that had been

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Soldiers from the 10th Force Support Battalion drive a light amphibious resupply cargo 5 onto the island of Galoa, in Fiji to drop off supplies required to repair buildings affected by Cyclone Yasa. Photo by Corporal Dustin Anderson.
News Operations Pacific Royal Australian Navy 

Sailor explains intricacies of amphibious landings

24/01/202124/01/2021 Mike Hughes 434 Views 0 Comments

HMAS Adelaide showcased its sophisticated amphibious deployment systems during Operation Fiji Assist, transporting more than 400 tonnes of disaster relief supplies from

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Lieutenant Nicholas Ilijas conducts a COVID-19 test in HMAS Adelaide as part of the COVID-19 safety protocols for Operation Fiji Assist. Photo by Corporal Dustin Anderson.
News Pacific Royal Australian Navy 

Strict testing proved aid capability during pandemic

23/01/202124/01/2021 Mike Hughes 339 Views 0 Comments

Operation Fiji Assist and HMAS Adelaide have shown the ADF can still provide international humanitarian disaster relief even in a pandemic.

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Captain Nicole Eltringham tests water from a desalination system in Vanua Levu on Operation Fiji Assist. Photo by Lieutenant Phillip Qin.
Australian Army News Pacific Science & Technology 

Providing fresh water to Fijian communities

23/01/202123/01/2021 Mike Hughes 220 Views 0 Comments

Army engineers used a heavy-water production plant to assist Fijians after more than 130,000 were left without potable water after a cyclone.

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Australian soldiers from the 10th Force Support Battalion drive a LARC5 (light amphibious resupply cargo) onto Galoa, Fiji with humanitarian-assistance supplies. Photo by Corporal Dustin Anderson.
ADF Australian News Overseas Pacific 

ADF helping Fiji after cyclone

07/01/2021 Brian Hartigan 922 Views 0 Comments

ADF is assisting Fijianan authorities provide assistance to thousands of Fijians affected by the category-5 Tropical Cyclone Yasa.

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Australian Army soldiers from 6th, 7th, 16th and 17th Brigades board HMAS Adelaide at Port of Brisbane, before they deploy to Fiji tp provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. Photo by Corporal Dustin Anderson.
Australian Australian Army News Operations Pacific Royal Australian Navy 

HMAS Adelaide and 600 pers head to Fiji

27/12/2020 Brian Hartigan 1233 Views 0 Comments

On Thursday 24 December 2020, more than 600 Australian Defence Force personnel boarded HMAS Adelaide and headed for Fiji.

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Security leaders from 24 nations and territories and five regional bodies attended the Joint Heads of Pacific Security event 2020 – a pandemic-forced virtual meeting to discuss security affects of COVID-19. Photo by Jay Cronan.
ADF Australian Australian Border Force News Pacific Police 

Pacific security forum to discuss COVID-19

07/11/2020 Brian Hartigan 577 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

Delegates from Pacific-island nations’ security agencies connected from across the region for a Joint Heads of Pacific Security event.

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Crew on a RAAF C-27J Spartan scan south-west Pacific seascape for illegal fishing. Photographer unknown.
Australian News Operations Pacific Royal Australian Air Force 

Spartan patrols for illegal fishing in south Pacific

07/11/2020 Brian Hartigan 507 Views 0 Comments

ADF has finished its latest mission to help regional partners detect illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in the south-west Pacific.

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High Commissioner to Australia HRH Princess Angelika Lātūfuipeka Tuku’aho and Australia's Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price at the handover ceremony for Tonga's second Guardian-class patrol boat at Henderson, WA. Photo from Minister Price's Facebook page.
Australian News Pacific Science & Technology 

Tonga receives second Guardian-class patrol boat

30/10/2020 Brian Hartigan 862 Views 0 Comments

The Kingdom of Tonga received its second Australian-built Guardian-class patrol boat at a ceremony in Henderson, Western Australia, today.

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HMAS Ballarat sails with USS John S. McCain in the Strait of Malacca. Photo by Leading Seaman Shane Cameron.
Australian News Overseas Pacific Royal Australian Navy 

Ballarat and McCain test freedom in South China Sea

30/10/2020 Brian Hartigan 1234 Views 0 Comments

HMAS Ballarat and USS John S. McCain came together in the South China Sea this month to exercise the capabilities and freedom of navigation.

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Corporal Gary Beattie, left, works alongside Timor-Leste Defence Force soldiers on a construction site during Exercise Hari'i Hamutuk 2020. Photo by Captain Caitlin McDermid.
Australian Australian Army News Overseas Pacific 

Engineers share skills in Exercise Hari’i Hamutuk

23/10/2020 Brian Hartigan 480 Views 0 Comments

Facilities at three military bases in Timor-Leste were upgraded during Exercise Hari’i Hamutuk thanks to F-FDTL, ADF and US Navy.

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Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force JS Kirisame and HMAS Arunta in the South China Sea, 20 October 2020. Photographer unknown.
Australian News Overseas Pacific Royal Australian Navy 

Arunta exercises with Japan, US in South China Sea

22/10/2020 Brian Hartigan 690 Views 0 Comments

HMAS Arunta joined USS John S. McCain and JS Kirisame in the South China Sea for multinational exercises this week.

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HMA Ships Sirius (top) and Stuart (second from bottom) sail in company with RSS Supreme, KDB Daruleshan and USS Rafael Peralta through the Pacific Ocean. Photo by Leading Seaman Christopher Szumlanski.
Asia Australian News Overseas Pacific 

Minister leaving on Indo-Pacific defence-talks tour

16/10/202016/10/2020 Brian Hartigan 683 Views 0 Comments

Defence Minister Linda Reynolds announced this evening that she will travel to Japan, Singapore, Brunei and the Philippines to advance

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HMAS Hobart returns to her home port of Fleet Base East in Sydney after the successful completion of Regional Presence Deployment 2020. Photo by Leading Seaman Christopher Szumlanski.
Australian News Overseas Pacific Royal Australian Navy 

Regional Presence Deployment 2020 Task Group all home

10/10/2020 Brian Hartigan 810 Views 0 Comments

Navy’s largest deployment this year –the Regional Presence Deployment 2020 Task Group have all returned home after three months away.

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HMA Ships Choules and Huon enter Port Vila Harbour to support the Republic of Vanuatu’s 40th Anniversary of Independence celebrations and deliver Australian-funded equipment to assist Tropical Cyclone Harold recovery efforts. Photo by Leading Seaman James McDougall.
Australian News Overseas Pacific 

Australia to help build Vanuatu emergency radio network

06/10/2020 Brian Hartigan 731 Views 0 Comments

The governments of the Vanuatu and Australia are partnering to repair and upgrade the national emergency radio network across Vanuatu.

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