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HMAS Armidale, left, and Papua New Guinea’s new Guardian-class patrol boat NUSHIP Francis Agwi, middle, in Darwin Harbour. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath.

Paradise patrols strengthen partnership

07/12/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 37 Views 0 Comments Armidale-class patrol boat, HMAS Armidale, PNGDF

Patrol boats from the Royal Australian Navy and Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) maritime element worked together to conduct

Australian Army Corporal Brodie Cross from Joint Task Group 637.3 talks with a local man in Honiara, Solomon Islands, on 02 December 2021. Photo by Corporal Brandon Grey.

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ADF support to Solomon Islands

03/12/202103/12/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 244 Views 0 Comments 17th CSS Brigade, 3rd Brigade, 6th Brigade, HMAS Armidale, No. 4 Squadron, Solomon Islands unrest

The ADF is working with the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) to restore calm after recent civil unrest in

Vanuatu Police Force Inspector Paul Thompson (right) and Sergeant Willie Daniel Obed test their handheld radios at the Tongoa Island Police Post during the Vanuatu Government National Emergency Radio Network project. Story by Captain Taylor Lynch. Photo by Corporal Kieren Whiteley.

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Better connecting Tongoa in Vanuatu

30/11/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 141 Views 0 Comments Vanuatu

The Vanuatu Police Force post on Tongoa Island has received significant upgrades to their radio communication capabilities, allowing for better

Army Sergeant Paul Waples is shown unexploded demolition techniques by United States Marine Corps 1st Lieutenant Molly Mcgrath while observing Task Force Koa Moana in Palau. Story by Captain Michael Trainor.

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Soldiers build partnerships in Palau

26/11/202101/12/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 214 Views 0 Comments Palau, USMC, WWII

Specialist observers from the Australian Army joined the United States Marine Corps (USMC) in Palau recently as part of the

Lieutenant Esafe Vunipola demonstrates a hold on Staff Sergeant Vuna Puloka from His Majesty's Armed Forces Tonga. Story by Captain Jesse Robilliard. Photo by Private Jacob Hilton.

Australian Army News Pacific

Tongan students become Combative Masters

26/11/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 293 Views 0 Comments 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry), His Majesty’s Armed Forces Tonga

Five soldiers from His Majesty’s Armed Forces Tonga (HMAF) have the skills to train their fellow colleagues in the Army

Australian Army soldiers from Joint Task Group 637.3 board a Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster III at RAAF Base Townsville, Queensland, deploying to the Solomon Islands on 26 November 2021. Photo by Corporal Brandon Grey.

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AFP and ADF deploy to Solomon Islands

26/11/202127/11/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1010 Views 0 Comments Solomon Islands unrest

A Royal Australian Air Force aircraft departed Canberra late yesterday to provide airlift for members of the Australian Federal Police

Fijian Carpenter Dan Lusio works with Australian Army soldier Sapper Selwyn Anderson at the Blackrock Camp redevelopment project in Nadi. Story by Captain Dan Mazurek. Photo by Corporal Sagi Biderman.

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Fiji’s new training facility nears completion with Aussie help

23/11/202126/11/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 149 Views 0 Comments Blackrock, Republic of Fiji Military Forces

At 7am, just 10 minutes north of Nadi International Airport on the west coast of Fiji, the sound of heavy

Australian Army Private Ryan Robertson conducts weapon training on the 84mm Carl Gustav with Papua New Guinea Defence Force Corporal Shaun Bereda during Exercise Kumul Exchange 21 at the Townsville Field Training Area. Story by Private Jacob Joseph. Photo by Corporal Brandon Grey.

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PNGDF soldiers train in Townsville

23/11/202124/11/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 174 Views 0 Comments PNGDF

An annual integration exercise was completed in Townsville this month, with Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) soldiers waving goodbye

Australian Army signallers conduct very high frequency radio installations on Tanna Island Tower 495 during the Vanuatu Government National Emergency Radio Network project. Story by Captain Taylor Lynch. Photo by Corporal Kieren Whiteley.

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Vanuatu Radio Network extended further

19/11/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 193 Views 0 Comments Vanuatu

Thanks to a team of Vanuatu Police Force and Australian Army signallers who installed new additions to Tower 495 on

Pacific Patrol Boat Systems Program Office Director Kim Metcalf in front of Tuvalu’s Guardian-class patrol boat Te Mataili II, which is in Cairns for planned maintenance.

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Patrol boat office moves to Cairns

13/11/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 252 Views 0 Comments Guardian-class, Pacific Maritime Security Program

The Department of Defence’s Pacific Patrol Boat Systems Program Office (PPB SPO) has relocated to Cairns from Canberra so it

Sergeant Cameron Scales delivers a physical training lesson for members of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces during Exercise Coral Warrior 2021 in Fiji. Story by Captain Dan Mazurek. Photo by Corporal Sagi Biderman.

Australian Army News Pacific

Sharing knowledge in Fiji

10/11/202116/11/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 504 Views 0 Comments Coral Warrior 21, Fiji

There’s a flurry of red shorts, pink dust and the sound of clicking camera shutters in Fiji as Australian Army

Lance Corporal Ryan Davies speaks with Vanuatu Police Force members Corporal Alex Sope, left, Constable Simeon Samuel and Private Georgette Kalorib during training with the Barrett 4090 High Frequency Man-Pack Radio. Story by Captain Taylor Lynch. Photo by Corporal Kieren Whiteley.

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Australian Army radio training vital to Vanuatu

09/11/202116/11/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 382 Views 0 Comments Vanuatu

Australian Army personnel are training members of the Vanuatu Police Force in the use of high-frequency radios at Port Vila.

Corporal Georgie Estens delivers environmental health training to Papua New Guinea Defence Force personnel at Taurama Barracks, Papua New Guinea. Story by Captain Michael Trainor.

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Warriors share knowledge in PNG

05/11/202113/11/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 221 Views 0 Comments PNGDF

A contingent of ADF personnel from 21 units has completed a training mission in Papua New Guinea (PNG). CAPTION: Corporal

Ships and aircraft from the navies of Australia, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States participate in training in the Indian Ocean during the Maritime Partnership Exercise. Photo by Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez.

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Maritime partnerships strengthened

20/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 269 Views 0 Comments HMAS Ballarat

The Royal Australian Navy this month joined key partners Japan, the United States and the United Kingdom for the Maritime

Vanuatu Police Maritime Force Wing member PC Merwel Vocor studying at HMAS Creswell. Story by Leading Seaman Kylie Jagiello. Photo by Leading Seaman Ryan Tascas.

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Learning new skills to take home

20/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 181 Views 0 Comments Vanuatu

As her friends and family were celebrating Vanuatu’s 41st anniversary of independence in late July, Vanuatu Police Force Maritime Wing

USS Carl Vinson, JS Kaga, HMAS Sirius, INS Satpura, USS Lake Champlain, INS Ranvijay, JS Murasame, USS Stockdale and HMAS Ballarat break from a formation sail during Exercise Malabar. Photo by Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez.

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Exercise Malabar wraps up

16/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 297 Views 0 Comments

Australia and key partners India, Japan and the United States have completed the second phase of Exercise Malabar 2021, held

Personnel from HMAS Canberra deliver personal protective equipment to Manila, Philippines, during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2021. Story by Captain Peter March. Photo by Petty Officer Christopher Szumlanski.

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Philippines supported in milestone year

13/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 351 Views 0 Comments COVID-19, Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2021, Philippines

Celebrating 75 years of diplomatic relations, Australia and the Philippines strengthened their defence and whole-of-government ties with a number of

Captain Thomas Sefton, front, and other members of the ADF construction engineer team place concrete into the footings of a new classroom building at Lekutu Secondary School in Fiji. Story by Captain Michael Trainor.

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Rebuilding opportunities in Fiji

08/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 193 Views 0 Comments

ADF personnel have been in Fiji for the past few months helping rebuild schools damaged by Tropical Cyclones Yasa and

Air movements operators from No. 23 Squadron and loadmasters from No. 35 Squadron load engineering equipment bound for Fiji onto an Air Force C-27J Spartan at RAAF Base Amberley. Story by Flying Officer Robert Hodgson. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Emma Schwenke.

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Crucial load handled with precision

01/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 367 Views 0 Comments Fiji Assist

The No. 23 Squadron air movements team at RAAF Base Amberley has supported the deployment of an ADF construction team

Police Constable Tehapai Marsters (Cook Islands), Warrant Officer Edwin Ong (Singapore) and Chief Petty Officer Timoci Tokaru (Fiji) on the wharf at HMAS Stirling ahead of training with the Sea Training Group - Defence Cooperation Program. Story by Sub Lieutenant Nancy Cotton.

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Exchange strengthens regional partnerships

29/09/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 247 Views 0 Comments Guardian-class, STG-DCP

Cook Islands, Fiji and Singapore have become the first three nations to successfully complete the inaugural Sea Training Group –

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