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Members of the Tuvalu Police Force salute the rising of their national flag for the first time on their new Guardian-class patrol boat, gifted by Australia. Photo by Petty Officer James Whittle.

New patrol boat gifted to Tuvalu

06/04/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6116 Views 0 Comments

Australia today gifted a new Guardian-class patrol boat – the Te Mataili II – to the government of Tuvalu, in Western

Republic of Fiji soldiers conduct Bushmaster driver training on a log-crossing obstacle, under the guidance of Australian Army driver training instructors, at Greenbank Training Area. Photo by Corporal Nicci Freeman.

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Fiji Bushmaster drivers’ course

03/04/201915/04/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4142 Views 0 Comments

Brisbane-based Australian Army soldiers are training troops from the Republic of Fiji Military Force (RFMF) on how to use Bushmaster

HMAS Choules sails into Port Villa, Vanuatu, during her 2019 month-long Pacific Engagement deployment. Photo by WO2 Mick Davis.

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HMAS Choules home after month in the Pacific

23/03/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6216 Views 0 Comments

The Australian Defence Force’s first enhanced regional engagement activity in the Pacific for 2019 has concluded with the return of

Manus Island Regional Processing Centre (MIRPC) staff board an Australian landing craft Lombrum Naval Base, Manus Island. Photo by Sergeant W Guthrie.

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Aust/PNG MoU on Manus Island navy-base extension

21/03/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3730 Views 1 Comment

Australia and Papua New Guinea reached another milestone in the bilateral relationship with the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding

An MRH-90 helicopter from HMAS Choules' demonstrates handling and winching drills during a visit to Vanuatu. Choules will also visit Solomon Islands during her SW-Pacific Regional Engagement deployment. Photo by Petty Officer Justin Brown.

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ADF support to Solomon Islands first election since RAMSI

19/03/201919/03/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3071 Views 0 Comments

At the request of the Solomon Islands government, the Australian Defence Force is contributing to Australia’s support to the Solomon

A RNZAF no.3 SQN NH90 helicopter is loaded into a RAAF C-17 Globemaster III, on its way to the Solomon Islands for the first post RAMSI general election on the archipelago. NZDF photo.

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NZDF (+ADF) assist Solomon Island in first post-RAMSI election

15/03/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3126 Views 0 Comments

New Zealand’s Minister of Defence Ron Mark announced earlier this week that the NZDF would deploy 55 personnel and two

Royal Australian Navy ship HMAS Choules serves as Flag Ship for the 2019 Royal Hobart Regatta in Tasmania's Derwent River. Photo by Petty Officer Justin Brown.

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HMAS Choules on Pacific tour

20/02/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3449 Views 0 Comments

HMAS Choules has deployed on a month-long activity for maritime and land training with Australian regional partners in the south-west

Personnel from No. 2 Security Forces Squadron, USAF and the Japanese Self Defence Force cross train in security tactics for Exercise Cope North 2018, Andersen Air Force Base Guam. Photo by Corporal Glen McCarthy.

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RAAF send large contingent on exercise on Guam

19/02/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3725 Views 0 Comments

The Royal Australian Air Force has deployed 16 aircraft and more than 450 personnel to participate in Exercise Cope North

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 2993 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.

Members of the Royal Australian Navy Sea Training Group with the Papua New Guinea Defence Force Maritime Element ships company of 'Ted Diro' (P401) on completion of the ships sea readiness evaluation at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia. Photo by Able Seaman Christopher Szumlanski.

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PNG commissions first Aussie-gifted patrol boat

13/02/201913/02/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4993 Views 1 Comment Pacific Patrol Boat Program

Papua New Guinea Defence Force celebrated the commissioning of the first Guardian-class patrol boat, HMPNGS Ted Diro, on Friday 1

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 3510 Views 0 Comments HMS Montrose

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

Flight Lieutenant Sam Hatrick, aircraft captain from the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s No.40 Squadron, helps offload about two tonnes of voting equipment and operational supplies for The Fred Hollows Foundation New Zealand from an RNZAF Boeing 757 aircraft at Honiara. NZDF photo.

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NZDF takes election materiel to Solomon Islands

09/01/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2453 Views 0 Comments

NZDF has delivered about 2 tonnes of voting equipment to the Solomon Islands for the South Pacific country’s national and provincial elections later this year.

Explosive-ordnance-disposal specialists from the Vanuatu Mobile Force and the Australian Army prepare to destroy WWII ordnance in Vanuatu.

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Oz Army EOD team called to Vanuatu

11/12/201811/12/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4339 Views 0 Comments

The Australian Defence Force recently responded to an urgent request from the Vanuatu government to to destroy explosive remnants of

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PNG’s Pacific Patrol Boat crew get sea legs

07/12/201826/01/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2882 Views 0 Comments Pacific Patrol Boat Program, Pacific Patrol Boat Replacement Project

One week after being handed over from shipbuilder Austal to the Papua New Guinea Defence Force, Nuship Ted Diro passed

On Her Majesty's Papua New Guinea Ship Lakekamu sailors and soldiers prepare to launch exclusion-zone markers off the coast of Port Moresby for APEC 2018 Leaders' Week security. Photo by Able Seaman Kieren Whiteley.

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PNGDF and ADF lay exclusion-zone markers for APEC security

17/11/201817/11/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4446 Views 0 Comments APEC

PNG sailors and Aussie soldiers placed dozens of exclusion-zone markers around Port Moresby Harbour to support the security effort for

Royal Australian Air Force military working dog Dawn takes a break during a patrol in Port Moresby in support of APEC 2018. Photo by Able Seaman Kieren Whiteley.

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RAAF military working dogs help secure APEC

17/11/201817/11/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3899 Views 0 Comments APEC

Keeping RAAF assets secure in PNG during APEC are a specialised unit of RAAF military working dogs, including Herc and

Leading Aircraftwoman Alex McClenaghan, a RAAF air surveillance operations operator, monitors the airspace over Port Moresby in support of APEC 2018. Photo by Able Seaman Kieren Whiteley.

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ADF air traffic control in Port Moresby for APEC

17/11/201817/11/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3876 Views 0 Comments APEC

Australian Defence Force air traffic control officers are helping Papua New Guinea’s civilian aviation authorities monitor the skies above Port

Royal New Zealand Navy offshore patrol vessel HMNZS Otago and Royal Australian Navy amphibious ship HMAS Adelaide at anchor off Port Moresby as part of international support to APEC 2018. ADF photo.

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New Zealand involvement in PNG’s APEC security

15/11/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3643 Views 0 Comments APEC

New Zealand Defence Force personnel have arrived in Papua New Guinea to form part of a multinational force protecting world

Royal Australian Navy landing craft unload marker buoys at HMPNG Basilisk Naval Base, Port Moresby, in support of APEC. Photo by Able Seaman Kieran Whiteley.

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Aussie security arrives in PNG for APEC

07/11/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4174 Views 0 Comments APEC

Landing helicopter dock HMAS Adelaide and Armidale-class patrol boats HMA Ships Larrakia and Glenelg and about 1500 ADF personnel are in Port

RAAF Corporal Adam Parrington guides Leading Aircraftman Madison Dukes, while loading a C-130J Hercules with humanitarian-aid supplies in Balikpapan as part of Operation Indonesia Assist 2018. Photo by Leading Seaman Jake Badior.

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Operation Indonesia Assist 18

13/10/201813/10/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3343 Views 0 Comments Operation Indonesia Assist 18

A team of 34 personnel from No. 381 Contingency Response Squadron (381CRS) is working in Balikpapan, Indonesia, in support of