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Members of the Australian Contingent 1994-1995 in Rwanda. Photographer unknown.

National Commemorative Service for Rwanda mission

19/12/2019 Brian Hartigan 1167 Views 2 Comments

The 25th anniversary of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Rwanda (UNAMIR), Operation Tamar, will be marked with a National

Flight Sergeant Geoff McLaughlin of Number 37 Squadron writes a message on an airdrop load destined for a Micronesian island during Operation Christmas Drop 2019. Photo by Corporal David Said.

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Operation Christmas Drop all dropped out

17/12/2019 Brian Hartigan 251 Views 0 Comments

Operation Christmas Drop 19 has concluded in Guam, with a Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules and crew delivering 23

Members of a Vietnam People's Army medical team board a Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster in Hanoi, Vietnam, for transport to the Vietnamese Field Hospital supporting the United Nation's mission in South Sudan. Photo by Sergeant Christopher Dickson.

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RAAF transports second Vietnamese medical mission to South Sudan

29/11/2019 Brian Hartigan 698 Views 0 Comments

Australia continues to boost regional peacekeeping capabilities in South East Asia, in support of Vietnam’s second deployment to the United

Two French Cougar helicopters depart for a night mission. Ministère de la Défense.

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13 French soldier killed in helicopter collision

28/11/2019 Brian Hartigan 695 Views 0 Comments

On Monday 25 November shortly before 8pm Paris time, 13 French soldiers died in an accident between two military helicopters

A Milrem Robotics’ THeMIS unmanned ground vehicle on patrol in Mali. Photo courtesy Milrem Robotics.

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Estonian infantry deploy unmanned ground vehicle on ops

02/10/2019 Brian Hartigan 1052 Views 2 Comments

An Estonian infantry platoon currently serving in Mali has deployed for the first time the Milrem Robotics’ THeMIS unmanned ground

HMAS Melbourne leads STS Young Endeavour and Chilean Navy tall ship, Buque Escuela Esmeralda into Sydney Harbour. Photo by Leading Seaman Jarrod Mulvihill.

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Chilean tallship visits Sydney

01/08/2019 Brian Hartigan 695 Views 0 Comments

Four historic Australian ships and two contemporary Royal Australian Navy ships welcomed the Chilean Navy’s tallship Buque Escuela Esmeralda to Sydney today. CAPTION:

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Meritorious Unit Citation – Rwanda

25/07/2019 Brian Hartigan 4275 Views 1 Comment

Australian Service Contingents 1 and 2 who served in Rwanda on Operation Tamar were today recognised with the award of a

Royal Australian Navy guided-missile frigate HMAS Melbourne launches an SM2 missile while holding formation with Republic of Korea Navy guided-missile destroyer ROKS Wang Geon and Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force destroyer JS Ariake during a live-fire demonstration as part of Pacific Vanguard. Photo by MC2 Taylor DiMartino.

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First Exercise Pacific Vanguard a success

31/05/201901/06/2019 Brian Hartigan 1224 Views 0 Comments

The first iteration of Exercise Pacific Vanguard was successfully held off the coast of Guam over the period 22 to

Leading Seaman Christy-Lee Doyle guides an MRH-60R Helicopter onto the flight deck of HMAS Toowoomba during unit readiness training. Photo by Leading Seaman Tara Byrne.

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First Australian, French, Japanese and US maritime ex

18/05/2019 Brian Hartigan 1510 Views 0 Comments HMAS Toowoomba

Naval vessels from Australia, France, Japan and the United States are set to commence the first iteration of the French-led

Lance Corporal Jed Maskill (left), from 1 RNZIR, teaches tracking tactics to a British Army soldier in Malawi. NZDF photo.

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New Zealand soldiers on safari in Africa

30/04/2019 Brian Hartigan 955 Views 0 Comments

Two New Zealand Defence Force personnel are working alongside British counterparts to help counter the multi-billion-dollar illegal wildlife trade in

NZDF personnel move cargo containers at McMurdo Station. NZDF photo.

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NZDF’s busy summer in Antarctica

19/02/2019 Brian Hartigan 778 Views 0 Comments

New Zealand Defence Force personnel from all three services have made significant contributions during a busy summer season in Antarctica.

RAAF F/A-18A Hornet A21-053 arrives at its new home in Canada. Defence Forces Canada photo.

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First 2 RAAF Hornets delivered to Canada

18/02/201918/02/2019 Brian Hartigan 2553 Views 0 Comments

The first two Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18A ‘Classic’ Hornets to be sold to the Royal Canadian Air Force have

The Royal Navy's Duke-class frigate HMS Montrose departs Auckland, New Zealand after a five-day visit. Photo and video by Mike Millett, AirflowNZ.

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HMS Montrose visits NZ during 4-year deployment

22/01/201922/01/2019 Brian Hartigan 1360 Views 0 Comments HMS Montrose

From Devonport Naval Base in Plymouth, UK, to Devonport Naval Base in Auckland – the Royal New Zealand Navy welcomed

Air Warfare Officer Flight Lieutenant Adam Palmer and Air Loadmaster Corporal Toni Thompson load aid into a Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130 Hercules, for delivery Palu, at the 'air bridge' in Balikpapan airport. NZDF photo.

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International air bridge flies aid into Palu

10/10/201810/10/2018 Brian Hartigan 968 Views 0 Comments Palu

An international ‘air bridge’ has been established between Balikpapan, a port city in Indonesia’s East Kalimantan province, about 380 kilometres east

Personnel from the Vietnamese People's Army take the opportunity to look at a Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster at Tan Son Nhat International Airport. Photo by Corporal David Gibbs.

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RAAF lift Vietnamese peacekeepers to South Sudan

03/10/201803/10/2018 Brian Hartigan 1622 Views 0 Comments South Sudan, UNMISS

Australian Defence Force continues to support the United Nation’s peacekeeping efforts in the South Sudan with a RAAF C-17A Globemaster deploying

HMAS Ballarat steams toward Amsterdam Island in the Indian Ocean during an international search-and-rescue of two solo yachtsmen on separate distressed yachts. Photo by Able Seaman Christopher Szumlanski.

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HMAS Ballarat engaged in a double rescue

27/09/201827/09/2018 Brian Hartigan 1079 Views 0 Comments

The Australian Defence Force is continuing to assist in the international search-and-rescue operation for two yachtsmen following significant damage to