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Sergeant Ryleigh Egan, Joint Australian Training Team – Philippines (JATT-P), conducts a live-fire serial with the US Army on the M240B Medium Machinegun at Fort Magsaysay during Exercise Balikatan 23. Photo by Leading Seaman Nadav Harel.
Australian Army News Pacific Videos 

Aussie infantry ‘blooded’ in the Philippines

01/05/202301/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3258 Views 0 Comments 6RAR, Balikatan, Philippines

‘Balikatan’, meaning ‘shoulder to shoulder’ in the Filipino dialect of Tagalog, has been displayed through mateship and cooperation between Australian,

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Commander US 7th Fleet Vice Admiral Karl Thomas, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Commander-in-Chief of Self-Defense Fleet Vice Admiral Saito Akira, Royal Australian Navy Commander Australian Fleet Rear Admiral Chris Smith and Commander Republic of Korea Fleet Vice Admiral Kim Myung-soo are greeted for a shipboard tour at the 2023 Fleet Commanders’ Roundtable Discussion hosted aboard ROKS Hansando in Busan, Republic of Korea. US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Reymundo A. Villegas III.
News Pacific Royal Australian Navy 

Fleet commanders’ annual roundtable meeting

30/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2466 Views 0 Comments

Australia’s Fleet Commander Rear Admiral Chris Smith recently joined navy leaders from Japan, South Korea and the United States in

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Royal Australian Air Force aircraft conduct a flypast of the French Marine Nationale Frigate La Fayette. The flypast consisted of a No. 11 Squadron P-8A Poseidon and two No. 75 Squadron F-35A Lightnings during a maritime strike and anti-submarine warfare training mission. French navy photo by Vincent Idrac-Virebent from the amphibious helicopter dock Dixmude.
Europe News Pacific Royal Australian Air Force 

RAAF aviators meet Jeanne d’Arc on round-the-world voyage

26/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1683 Views 0 Comments

An around-the-world journey by the Marine Nationale (French Navy) has allowed closer working ties to be forged with Royal Australian

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The Montevideo Maru
Australian News Pacific Veterans 

Wreck of Montevideo Maru found

22/04/202322/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3645 Views 3 Comments Montevideo Maru

The shipwreck that represents Australia’s largest loss of life at sea has been discovered more than 80 years after it

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Lance Corporal Angus Brownlie and members of 6th Engineer Support Regiment receive gifts from students of the Etas Grace Primary School in Port Vila after completion of Operation Vanuatu Assist 2023 engineering works. Photo by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.
ADF News Pacific 

Operation Vanuatu Assist officially ended

21/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2664 Views 0 Comments Operation Vanuatu Assist

The Australian Defence Force has concluded its support to Vanuatu under Operation Vanuatu Assist 23 with more than 100 tonnes

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The CAT938K with Faun Trackway on the front drives off a landingcraft on to Lomolomo Beach, Fiji. NZDF photo.
New Zealand News Pacific 

NZDF trials beach-landing equipment overseas

11/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1959 Views 0 Comments

The New Zealand Defence Force has successfully trialled some of its beach-landing equipment in an overseas environment for the first

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Australia's Chief of Defence Force General Angus Campbell, left, and Commander of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force Major General Mark Goina, cut the ribbon to refurbished soldiers accommodation at Taurama Barracks, Papua New Guinea. Story by Captain Joanne Leca. Photo by Corporal Brandon Grey.
Australian Army News Pacific 

CDF opens new barracks in PNG

29/03/202303/04/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2462 Views 0 Comments Chief of the Defence Force, PNGDF

Chief of the Defence Force General Angus Campbell officially opened Taurama Barracks while on a visit to Papua New Guinea

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An Australian Army CH-47 Chinook takes off from HMAS Canberra near the coast of Futuna Island to conduct a vertical replenishment during Operation Vanuatu Assist 2023. Photo by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.
Australian Army News Pacific Royal Australian Navy 

Army engineers give remote island a lift

24/03/202324/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2704 Views 0 Comments 6th Engineer Support Regiment, CH-47F Chinook, HMAS Canberra, Vanuatu

Army engineers from 6th Engineer Support Regiment (6ESR) will spend several days on Vanuatu’s remote island of Futuna to help

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Australian Army medic Sergeant Kathleen Cole speaks with Papua New Guinea Defence Force Warrant Officer Class 2 Jerry Aini at Murray Barracks Health Centre, Port Moresby. Story Captain Joanne Leca. Photo by Corporal Brandon Grey.
Australian Army News Pacific 

Mentoring fellow medics in PNG

24/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1395 Views 0 Comments mentoring, PNGDF

A contingent from the Australian Defence Force (ADF) is in Papua New Guinea to carry out a series of annual

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An Australian Army hydrographic vessel, from Littoral Riverine Survey Squadron, is hoisted into the water in Temotu Province, Solomon Islands. Story by Flight Lieutenant Lily Lancaster. Photos by Leading Aircraftman Sam Price.
Australian Army News Pacific Royal Australian Navy 

Surveying for the Solomons

22/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2303 Views 0 Comments Australian Defence Vessel Reliant, Guardian-class, Royal Solomon Islands Police Force, Solomon Islands

On a remote island in the east of Solomon Islands, a team of specialist surveyors collected data that will help

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Sapper Dean Ridgeway tamps sandbags during a trench construction activity in Townsville. Story by Major Taylor Lynch. Photos by Sergeant Brodie Cross.
Australian Army News Pacific 

Aussie and PNG engineers dig in for trench building

21/03/202322/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1928 Views 0 Comments 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment, PNGDF

Sappers from 3 Combat Engineer Regiment (3CER) and Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) have been working together to do

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Australian Army officer Major Lachlan McAuliffe, with Papua New Guinea Defence Force officer Second Lieutenant Alvirah Bunemiga. Story by Captain Joanne Leca. Photo by Corporal Brandon Grey.
Australian Army News Pacific 

PNG officer reunited with Australian soldiers

17/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2921 Views 0 Comments PNGDF, Royal Military College-Duntroon (RMC-D)

Second Lieutenant Alvirah Bunemiga, of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF), has been reunited with Australian Army soldiers deployed

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Members of Australian Clearance Diving Team One conduct a salvage diving operation in Port Vila Harbour during Operation Vanuatu Assist. Story by Lieutenant Geoff Long. Photo by Able Seaman Michaela Bennett.
News Pacific Royal Australian Navy 

Navy divers refloat Vanuatu fisheries boat

17/03/202319/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1808 Views 0 Comments HMAS Canberra, Navy Clearance Diving Team One, Vanuatu

Royal Australian Navy clearance divers have helped the Vanuatu Fisheries Department (VFD) salvage one of their small boats, which sunk

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From left, Leading Seaman Sevanna Tansey, Vanuatu Police Maritime Senior Inspector and Executive Officer Gary Aru and Able Seaman Sean Davies stand by the well deck of HMAS Canberra during Operation Vanuatu Assist. Story by Lieutenant Geoff Long. Photo by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.
News Pacific Royal Australian Navy 

Vanuatu Policeman ready for landing

17/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1917 Views 0 Comments HMAS Canberra, Vanuatu Police Force

A member of the Vanuatu Police Force has taken advantage of HMAS Canberra’s presence in his country, taking part in

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Greg Willie, co-leader of logistics and procurement under the National Health Emergency Operation Committee, and Lieutenant Donna Miller organise goods and cargo on board HMAS Canberra in support of Operation Vanuatu Assist. Story by Lieutenant Geoff Long. Photo by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.
News Pacific Royal Australian Navy 

ADF delivers vital medical supplies around Vanuatu

17/03/202318/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1592 Views 0 Comments CH-47F Chinook, HMAS Canberra, Vanuatu

Australian Army CH-47 Chinook helicopters embarked on HMAS Canberra are supporting the Vanuatu Ministry of Health with delivering vital medical supplies

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His Royal Highness Crown Prince Tupouto'a ‘Ulukalala, of Tonga, right, with current student Lieutenant Commander Ametisi Fonokolafi at the Australian Defence College, Canberra. Story and photo by Corporal Jacob Joseph.
Australian Army News Pacific Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

Royal visit to Australian Defence College

07/03/202307/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1872 Views 0 Comments Australian Defence College, His Majesty’s Armed Forces Tonga, Royal Military College

The last time Lieutenant Commander Ametisi Fonokolafi of His Majesty’s Armed Forces Tonga rubbed shoulders with royalty, he was commanding

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Humanitarian aid supplies are loaded onto a C-17A Globemaster heading to Vanuatu as part of the Australian government’s response to Tropical Cyclones Judy and Kevin. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Taylor Anderson.
ADF Australian News Pacific Royal Australian Air Force 

ADF responds in wake of two cyclones that hit Vanuatu

05/03/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2017 Views 0 Comments Vanuatu

A RAAF C-130J has arrived in Vanuatu and is conducting aerial damage assessments as part of the Australian government’s response

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Aviators from the Royal Australian Air Force, US Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, during Exercise Cope North. Photo by Staff Sergeant Pedro Tenorio (US).
News Pacific Royal Australian Air Force 

Pacific exercise builds flexible air power

27/02/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1897 Views 0 Comments C-27J Spartan, Exercise Cope North, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, US Air Force

Australia, the United States and Japan have wrapped up Exercise Cope North 2023 in the west Pacific. CAPTION: Aviators from

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Royal Australian Air Force loadmaster Corporal Daniel Smith (centre) guides a United States Air Force Humvee out of a C-27J Spartan from No. 35 Squadron on Tinian island, Northern Mariana Islands, during Exercise Cope North 2022. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Sam Price.
News Overseas Pacific Royal Australian Air Force 

RAAF sends Spartan contingent to Cope North 2023

31/01/202331/01/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2593 Views 0 Comments Exercise Cope North

The Royal Australian Air Force has deployed one C-27J Spartan aircraft and personnel to participate in Exercise Cope North in

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An Australian Army rifleman from 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, conducts combat shooting rehearsals at Gallipoli Barracks, Brisbane. Story by Captain Cody Tsaousis. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.
Asia Australian Army News Pacific 

Soldiers prepare for Philippines deployment

31/01/202331/01/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2862 Views 0 Comments 2nd Health Battalion, 6th Battalion RAR, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Gallipoli Barracks

Members of 6th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment and 2nd Health Battalion have been preparing for

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