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

ADV Reliant’s visit to Samoa

23/12/202228/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2712 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 1860 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 2723 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 1762 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 2324 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

Representatives from Fijian industry begin to 'cut and fill' the site for the MESC project in Suva. Story Noah Diamantopoulos.

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Working with Fiji to enhance maritime capabilities

07/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1813 Views 0 Comments Republic of Fiji Military Forces

ADF project management personnel have been working alongside Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) and Fijian industry to deliver the

HMAS Adelaide sails in company with Indian Navy Ships Jalashwa and Kavaratti, during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022. Photo by Leading Seaman Jarryd Capper.

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Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022 ends

02/12/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2211 Views 0 Comments Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022

Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022 (IPE22), Australia’s flagship regional engagement activity, has come to a close with HMAS Adelaide sailing into Darwin.

Australian Defence Vessel, Reliant, off the coast of Savo Island, Solomon Islands as part of Exercise Longreach. Story by Lieutenant Geoff Long.

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Island evacuation a first for support vessel

01/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2066 Views 0 Comments Australian Defence Vessel Reliant, Exercise Longreach, Solomon Islands

Australia’s new Pacific support vessel, Australian Defence Vessel Reliant, has put its disaster response capability to the test in Solomon Islands.

Ship's company and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel celebrate HMAS Stalwart's first birthday. Story by Lieutenant Allan Ferguson. Photo by Chief Petty Officer Aaron Robinson.

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Ship’s first birthday on deployment

01/12/202201/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1403 Views 0 Comments Fleet Base West, Regional Presence Deployment

The ship’s company of HMAS Stalwart celebrated her first birthday while on a regional presence deployment in the Indo Pacific.

A RAAF C-17 Globemaster III flies in a 2-ship formation with a US Air Force C-17 over Papua New Guinea. Story by By Flight Lieutenant Tanya Carter. Photo by Staff Sergeant Alan Ricker.

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Skilled aviators master tricky terrain

25/11/202229/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2622 Views 0 Comments C-17A Globemaster III, Exercise Global Dexterity, No. 36 Squadron, Papua New Guinea, RAAF Amberley, RAAF Scherger, United States Pacific Air Forces (PACAF)

Flying in the valleys of Papua New Guinea has provided a unique challenge for American and Australian aviators during Exercise

RAAF Flight Lieutenant Jayden Hasemann, left, and Leading Aircraftman Jack Atkins play basketball with students at Sokehs Roie Soledi Peidie Elementary School. Story by Flight Lieutenant Dee Irwin. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Sam Price.

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Aviators join in the fun at Micronesian school

18/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2200 Views 0 Comments C-27J Spartan, Chaplains, Micronesia, Operation Solania

In between flying aerial maritime surveillance sorties, Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel deployed on Operation Solania 22-4 have engaged with local

HMAS Arunta fires her 5-inch naval gun during Exercise Malabar 2022. Photo by Leading Seaman Susan Mossop.

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Four nations on Exercise Malabar 22

16/11/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1764 Views 0 Comments Exercise Malabar

The Australian Defence Force joined key regional partners India, Japan and the United States for Exercise Malabar 22 off the

Pacific leaders visit the humanitarian and disaster-relief warehouse at Blackrock Camp, during the Joint Heads of Pacific Security Meeting 2022, in Fiji. Photo by Allan Stephen.

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25-nation Pacific security leaders meeting

13/11/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1799 Views 0 Comments

Pacific security leaders from 25 countries have visited Nadi, Fiji, for the fourth Joint Heads of Pacific Security (JHOPS) meeting

Australian Army officer, Officer Commanding Alpha Company, Major Jared Slansky of 8th/9th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment emerges from the bear pit tunnel during Exercise True Grit at Tully Training Area, Queensland. Story by Captain Taylor Lynch. Photo by Sergeant Matthew Bickerton.

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Aussie and French troops show grit on jungle exercise

08/11/202213/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2117 Views 0 Comments 8/9 RAR, Exercise True Grit, French Armed Forces in New Caledonia

In the harsh humidity of far-north Queensland’s jungles, soldiers from the 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (8/9RAR), and the French

French Armed Forces in New Caledonia soldier Private Thimeo, left, climbs over a vertical tyre obstacle during Exercise True Grit at the Tully training area, Queensland. Story and photo by Sergeant Matthew Bickerton.

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French get acquainted with Australian critters

08/11/202208/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1862 Views 0 Comments 8/9 RAR, Exercise True Grit, French Armed Forces in New Caledonia

Leeches, snakes, and a ‘velociraptor-like’ bird greeted soldiers from the French Armed Forces in New Caledonia in Tully, while training with the

Australian Defence Vessel Reliant alongside at Betio Port in Kiribati to unload disaster relief stores. Story by Petty Officer Jake Badior. Photo by Lieutenant Commander BJ Glover.

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Reliant delivers disaster-relief stores to Kiribati

01/11/202204/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2174 Views 0 Comments Australian Defence Vessel Reliant, Kiribati

Australian Defence Vessel (ADV) Reliant delivered humanitarian assistance and disaster relief stores as part of the whole-of-government response to drought

Philippine Air Force members work with RAAF Combat Controllers from 4 Squadron during Close Air Support training activities at Salt Ash Air Weapons Range near RAAF Base Williamtown, NSW. Story by Flight Sergeant Josa Kohler. Photo by Corporal Craig Barrett.

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Air forces share skills on Ex Havoc Strike

26/10/202228/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2108 Views 0 Comments Armed Forces of the Philippines, Exercise Havoc Strike, F-35A Lightning II, Hawk-127, No. 4 Squadron, No. 76 Squadron, PC-21, RAAF Williamtown

This year’s Exercise Havoc Strike, 4 Squadron’s premier close-air support exercise, included the participation of members from the Philippine Air

ADF members meet with members of the Solomon Islands Government to discuss humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in Honiara, Solomon Islands. Story by Lieutenant Geoff Long. Photo by Corporal Jonathan Goedhart.

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Savo Island volcano disaster plan updated on Ex Longreach

26/10/202228/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1868 Views 0 Comments Australian Defence Vessel Reliant, HADR, Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF)

For the first time in 47 years, Solomon Islands has reviewed its Savo Island volcano disaster management plans. CAPTION: ADF

Australian Corporal Louis Carbery, an infantry soldier with 8/9RAR, discusses how his army clears hallways and intersections at Blackrock Training Camp, Fiji, during Exercise Cartwheel. Story and photo by US Army Sergeant Brian D. Jones, 343rd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment.

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Australia and Fiji sign Status of Forces Agreement

20/10/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2605 Views 0 Comments Fiji, Status of Forces Agreement

Fiji’s Minister for Defence, National Security, and Policing and Minister for Agriculture, Rural and Maritime Development, and National Disaster Management

Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment conduct small boats familiarisation training with Royal Solomon Islands Police Force personnel in Gizo, Western Province, Solomon Islands as part of Exercise COASTWATCHERS II. Story by Lieutenant Geoff Long. Photo by Leading Seaman Jarrod Mulvhill.

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Maritime partnership on show in Solomons

12/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2124 Views 0 Comments 2RAR (Amphib), Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF), Solomon Islands

Fourteen officers from the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) completed a boat-handling course with Army’s 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian