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Federated States of Micronesia personnel from the Guardian-class patrol boat FSS Toshiwo Nakayama salute as the Micronesian flag is hoisted on board for the first time during the boat's handover ceremony at Austal ship building facility in Henderson, Perth, Western Australia. Photo by Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez.

Micronesia receives first of two Guardian-class patrol boats

18/03/202218/03/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4073 Views 0 Comments Pacific Patrol Boat Replacement Project

The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) has received the first of two Guardian-class patrol boats, delivered through the Pacific Maritime

Army soldier Sergeant Alefosio Kakala on the flight deck of HMAS Adelaide during Operation Tonga Assist 2022. Story by Leading Seaman David Cox & Sergeant Alefosio Kakala. Photo by Corporal Robert Whitmore.

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Family reunion with a difference in Tonga

08/03/202212/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2342 Views 0 Comments 5th Aviation Regiment, CH-47F Chinook, HMAS Adelaide, No. 808 Squadron, Operation Tonga Assist 2022

Ten years is a long time to be away from home and, for Tongan-born Australian Army soldier Sergeant Alefosio Kakala

Solomon Islands children welcome an Air Force C-27J Spartan aircraft carrying food and critical aid supplies to Auki airport, Solomon Islands. Photo by Corporal Jarrad McAneney.

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Spartans return from Solomons

08/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2085 Views 0 Comments C-27J Spartan, No. 35 Squadron, Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands

Two Royal Australian Air Force C-27J Spartan aircraft returned home to Australia recently following a successful mission supporting the Solomon Islands

HMAS Canberra and HMAS Supply (left) sail into Nuku‘alofa harbour in Tonga as part of Operation Tonga Assist 2022. Photo by Petty Officer Christopher Szumlanski.

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HMAS Canberra relieves HMAS Adelaide in Tonga

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HMAS Canberra has arrived in Tonga to relieve HMAS Adelaide on Operation Tonga Assist 2022. CAPTION: HMAS Canberra and HMAS

Soldiers from 2RAR's small boat platoon move 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment personnel onto Atata Island in Tonga. Story by Captain Zoe Griffyn. Photo by Petty Officer Jake Badio.

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Amphibious platoon shows versatility in Tonga

01/03/202203/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 3716 Views 0 Comments 2RAR, HMAS Adelaide, Operation Tonga Assist 2022

Army soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (2 RAR), small boat platoon showed their versatility on Operation Tonga

RAN sailor Able Seaman Maritime Personel Operations Christina Heron clears dead vegetation on Pangaimotu Island, Tonga. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath. Photo by Leading Seaman David Cox.

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Pangiamotu Island clean-up

01/03/202203/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2325 Views 0 Comments HMAS Adelaide, Operation Tonga Assist 2022

Australian Defence Force personnel have rehabilitated a tsunami-damaged monument that marks where Tonga’s first Catholic mass was conducted in 1842

RAAF pilot Squadron Leader Justin Della Bosca gives Solomon Islands Government officials a tour inside a C-27J Spartan aircraft at Honiara international airport, Solomon Islands. Story by Captain Peter March. Photo by Corporal Jarrod McAneney.

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Support to Solomon Islands on show

25/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2431 Views 0 Comments C-17A Globemaster III, C-27J Spartan, COVID-19 Assist, Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands Government officials recently visited Australia’s support team in Honiara to better understand how the Australian Government was assisting the

RAN sailors from a deployable geospatial support team begin surveying the beach on Pangaimotu Island, Tonga, as part of Operation Tonga Assist 2022. Left to right: Able Seaman Jesse O'Sullivan, Leading Seaman Robert Johnson, Petty Officer Eric Duthie and Able Seaman Shannae Fiddyment. Story by Captain Zoe Griffyn. Photo by Petty Officer Jake Badior.

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Beach survey paves way for relief effort

25/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2469 Views 0 Comments HMAS Adelaide, Operation Tonga Assist 2022

ADF hydrographic and amphibious beach survey teams are finalising work to enable humanitarian assistance to begin on Pangaimotu Island in

A RAAF combat controller from No. 4 Squadron and Mr Rob Crowell (centre) from the Australian Medical Assistance Team help unload Australian Government critical aid supplies from a Solomon Airlines DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft at Auki airport, Solomon Islands. Story by Captain Peter March. Photo by Corporal Jarrod McAneney.

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ADF delivers urgent supplies in Solomon Islands

25/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 3369 Views 0 Comments C-27J Spartan, COVID-19, No. 4 Squadron, Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands

ADF personnel have helped get approximately 28 tonnes of urgent medical and food supplies to remote areas of Solomon Islands

Lance Corporal Kobie Rogers from 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment cuts a fallen tree on Atata Island, Tonga, during Operation Tonga Assist 2022. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath. Photo by Corporal Robert Whitmore.

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Atata Island clean-up progresses

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Australian and Fijian soldiers have made considerable progress in a joint effort to clear debris, tackle erosion and make safe

ADF personnel of Tongan heritage assisted with a contactless delivery of humanitarian stores to 'Eua Island as part of Operation Tonga Assist 2022. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath. Photo by Leading Seaman David Cox.

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No port access? No problem for ADF

25/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2103 Views 0 Comments CH-47F Chinook, HMAS Adelaide, Operation Tonga Assist 2022

The ADF has airlifted more than 40 tonnes of stores from Tonga’s capital, Nuku’alofa, to a large populated island with no

RAAF aviators deployed on Operation Lilia prepare bags of rice before loading them onto C-27J Spartan aircraft for distribution to remote Solomon Islands' provinces. Story by Captain Peter March. Photo by Corporal Jarrod McAneney.

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ADF delivers urgent supplies in Solomon Islands

23/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 3387 Views 0 Comments C-27J Spartan, COVID-19 Assist, Solomon Islands

ADF personnel have helped get urgent medical and food supplies to remote areas of Solomon Islands after a COVID-19 outbreak

An Army CH-47F Chinook helicopter lands on Kao Island, allowing three Tongan technicians to unload equipment to repair telecommunications equipment. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath. Photo by Petty Officer Christopher Szumlanski..

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Chinook drops technicians to repair remote Tongan radio mast

23/02/202224/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 3016 Views 0 Comments CH-47F Chinook, Operation Tonga Assist 2022

The Australian Defence Force has airlifted Tongan technicians to a usually cloud-obscured peak on Kao Island in Tonga to repair

Republic of Fiji Military Forces and ADF personnel on Atata Island in Tonga during Operation Tonga Assist 2022. Story by Major Roger Brennan. Photo by Leading Seaman David Cox.

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Friends working together to support Tonga

23/02/202225/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1840 Views 0 Comments 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment, CH-47F Chinook, HMAS Adelaide, Operation Tonga Assist 2022, P-8A Poseidon, Republic of Fiji Military Forces

Circling above Tonga’s Atata island in a CH-47 Chinook, 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment Regimental Sergeant Major Warrant Officer Benjamin King saw

Republic of Fiji Military Forces soldiers watch Australian Army soldiers from 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, conduct an urban operations demonstration at Gallipoli Barracks, Brisbane. Story by Captain Taylor Lynch. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.

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Fijian soldiers welcome training opportunity in Brisbane

18/02/202221/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2551 Views 0 Comments 7th Brigade, 8/9 RAR, Operation Tonga Assist 2022, Republic of Fiji Military Forces

Republic of Fiji Military Forces soldiers preparing for Operation Tonga Assist 2022 had the chance to join 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment,