Post-cyclone Tongan mission ends
Minister for Defence Marise Payne today announced the conclusion of the Australian Defence Force’s assistance to Tonga and Fiji, which
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Australia and New Zealand both aid Tonga
Australia and New Zealand are both providing emergency humanitarian assistance to help the people of Tonga, following Tropical Cyclone Gita.
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Australia provides emergency aid to Tonga
The Australian Government is providing emergency humanitarian assistance to help the people of Tonga, following Tropical Cyclone Gita, a Category 4
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NZDF delivers aid to Tonga after cyclone
The New Zealand Defence Force has taken 12 tonnes of aid supplies and a 10-member team to Tonga to assess
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RAAF deploys to Guam for Cope North 18
Royal Australian Air Force members have deployed to Guam to participate in Exercise Cope North 18, which starts today and
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75 years since only Japanese code books of WWII captured
Today marks the 75th anniversary of an heroic New Zealand naval engagement – the destruction of a Japanese submarine by
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RNZAF Orion finds seven survivors from missing ferry
A Royal New Zealand Air Force Orion sent to look for a missing ferry off Kiribati with 50 people on
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RNZAF Orion sent to find boat with 50 missing
The New Zealand Defence Force has joined the search for a 17m wooden catamaran with more than 50 people on
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RAAF Santas drop pressies on remote islands
A Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules and crew is currently deployed on Guam for Operation Christmas Drop 2017. MAIN
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Tri-service flag-raising ceremony for Pacific School Games
Under an ominous Adelaide sky, four Australian Defence Force Cadets supported the Opening Ceremony of the 2017 Pacific School Games.
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HMAS Adelaide visits Kokoda Track
Crew and embarked forces of HMAS Adelaide gather at Ower’s Corner, at the southern end of the Kokoda Track, Papua
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PM visits Aussie troops in Philippines
Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Turnbull attended an urban close-combat demonstration given by soldiers from the Australian Army’s Joint Task
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Aussie soldiers train Philippine counterparts in urban ops
Australian soldiers, mainly from Townsville’s 1RAR, were deployed to the Philippines late last month to train Philippine soldiers in advanced
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Spartan heads to New Caledonia
Over the period 13–24 November 2017, 44 Royal Australian Air Force personnel and a C-27J Spartan transport aircraft will participate
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NZ Navy’s Fijian maritime patrols end
Combined maritime patrols between New Zealand and Fiji involving HMNZS Hawea have ended on a high note, with about 550
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75th anniversary of Kokoda
Eleven veterans of the Kokoda campaign will be guests of honour at a reception in Canberra followed by a Last
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Indonesia selects NASAMS air defence system
Kongsberg has signed a contract worth US$77million with the Ministry of Defence of Indonesia to supply a National Advanced Surface
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Australian warships to exercise off Korea next week
Royal Australian Navy and Republic of Korea Navy warships and planes will participate in a bilateral anti-submarine-warfare exercise from 1
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HMAS Adelaide trains with Singapore Armed Forces
HMAS Adelaide was in Singapore recently to strengthen humanitarian assistance and disaster relief interoperability with counterparts in the Singaporean Armed
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Aussie boots on the ground in Philippines
The Australian Defence Force will expand its assistance to the Armed Forces of the Philippines to strengthen its long-term ability
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