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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.

CDF opens new barracks in PNG

29/03/202303/04/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2964 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

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.

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Army engineers give remote island a lift

24/03/202324/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 3068 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

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.

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Mentoring fellow medics in PNG

24/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1696 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

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.

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Surveying for the Solomons

22/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 3249 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

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

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Aussie and PNG engineers dig in for trench building

21/03/202322/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2462 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

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.

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PNG officer reunited with Australian soldiers

17/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 3522 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

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.

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Navy divers refloat Vanuatu fisheries boat

17/03/202319/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2124 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

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.

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Vanuatu Policeman ready for landing

17/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2234 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

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.

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ADF delivers vital medical supplies around Vanuatu

17/03/202318/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1938 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

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.

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Royal visit to Australian Defence College

07/03/202307/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2248 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

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.

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ADF responds in wake of two cyclones that hit Vanuatu

05/03/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2993 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

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).

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Pacific exercise builds flexible air power

27/02/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2307 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

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.

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RAAF sends Spartan contingent to Cope North 2023

31/01/202331/01/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2897 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

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.

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Soldiers prepare for Philippines deployment

31/01/202331/01/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 3614 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

Two Kiribati fishermen found after a search by crew on aRoyal New Zealand Air Force Orion (photo digitally altered by NZDF). Supplied.

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Last Orion search mission saves two

17/01/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2054 Views 0 Comments

A Royal New Zealand Air Force P-3K2 Orion crew has successfully located two Kiribati fishermen in what will probably be

Australian Defence Vessel Reliant at the Port of Apia, Samoa. Story by Major Lily Charles. Photo by Sergeant Jarrod McAneney.

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ADV Reliant’s visit to Samoa

23/12/202228/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 3287 Views 0 Comments Australian Defence Vessel Reliant, Samoa

With a diplomatic relationship spanning half a century, Australia and Samoa share many things – among them a passion for

Members of His Majesty’s Armed Forces tour ADV Reliant while docked at the port of Nuku’alofa, Tonga. Story by Captain Zoe Griffyn. Photo by Corporal Jonathan Goedhart.

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ADV Reliant supports Pacific partners

21/12/202221/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2216 Views 0 Comments Australian Defence Vessel Reliant, Tonga

Continuing her inaugural journey, Australian Defence Vessel (ADV) Reliant has berthed at Nuku’alofa, Tonga, to discuss disaster relief needs at

Australian Army engineer Captain Lachlan Attard, right, with site supervisor Mr John Tokataake at the Vanuatu Police Force's Cook Barracks redevelopment site in Port Vila. Story by Captain Dan Glover. Photo by Corporal Jonathan Goedhart.

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Barracks redevelopment a boost for Vanuatu

16/12/202221/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 3137 Views 0 Comments Vanuatu

The Cook and Tiroas Barracks redevelopment infrastructure project in Vanuatu has entered the final stages. CAPTION: Australian Army engineer Captain

Pilots from 37 Squadron fly over the community of Mokil in Micronesia prior to dropping humanitarian aid stores. Story by Squadron Leader Eamon Hamilton. Photo by Corporal Kieren Whiteley.

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RAAF helps Santa with Pacific deliveries

16/12/202218/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2024 Views 0 Comments C-130J Hercules, Operation Christmas Drop

Santa Claus has delivered presents to remote Micronesian atolls from a Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules, in the biggest

Corporal Maddison Graham, RAAF; Lieutenant Colonel Kira Coffey, PACAF; Sergeant Ben Rhodes, RAAF; and Captain Andrew Zaldibar, PACAF put the finishing touches to a load during Operation Christmas Drop's Bundle Build Day. Photo by Sergeant Vanessa Parker.

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Operation Christmas Drop 2022 in full swing

09/12/202218/12/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2656 Views 0 Comments Operation Christmas Drop

Operation Christmas Drop is on again this year in the western Pacific with Australia joining partner nations to deliver several