Pacific Archives - Page 5 of 20

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.

Royal visit to Australian Defence College

07/03/202307/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2046 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.

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 2175 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).

News Pacific Royal Australian Air Force

Pacific exercise builds flexible air power

27/02/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2080 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.

News Overseas Pacific Royal Australian Air Force

RAAF sends Spartan contingent to Cope North 2023

31/01/202331/01/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2719 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.

Asia Australian Army News Pacific

Soldiers prepare for Philippines deployment

31/01/202331/01/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 3056 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.

New Zealand News Pacific

Last Orion search mission saves two

17/01/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1970 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.

News Pacific Royal Australian Navy Videos

ADV Reliant’s visit to Samoa

23/12/202228/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 3067 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.

News Pacific Royal Australian Navy Videos

ADV Reliant supports Pacific partners

21/12/202221/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2122 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.

Australian Army News Pacific Videos

Barracks redevelopment a boost for Vanuatu

16/12/202221/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2951 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.

News Pacific Royal Australian Air Force USA Videos

RAAF helps Santa with Pacific deliveries

16/12/202218/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1948 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.

News Pacific Royal Australian Air Force Videos

Operation Christmas Drop 2022 in full swing

09/12/202218/12/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2486 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.

Australian Army News Pacific

Working with Fiji to enhance maritime capabilities

07/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2089 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.

ADF News Pacific Videos

Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022 ends

02/12/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2443 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.

News Pacific Royal Australian Navy Videos

Island evacuation a first for support vessel

01/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2231 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.

Asia India News Pacific Royal Australian Navy

Ship’s first birthday on deployment

01/12/202201/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1608 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.

News Pacific Royal Australian Air Force USA Videos

Skilled aviators master tricky terrain

25/11/202229/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2844 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.

ADF News Pacific Royal Australian Air Force

Aviators join in the fun at Micronesian school

18/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2374 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.

News Pacific Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy

Four nations on Exercise Malabar 22

16/11/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1915 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.

Australian News Pacific

25-nation Pacific security leaders meeting

13/11/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1974 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.

Australian Army News Pacific Videos

Aussie and French troops show grit on jungle exercise

08/11/202213/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2378 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