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United States Marines prepare to board HMAS Adelaide's MRH-90 helicopter in support of amphibious operations off the coast of Hawaii, as part of Exercise RIMPAC 2018. Photo by Able Seaman Ronnie Baltoft.
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HMAS Adelaide embarks biggest load yet

20/07/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4752 Views 0 Comments HMAS Adelaide

HMAS Adelaide has embarked its biggest passenger load to date, during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC). CAPTION: United States Marines

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Royal Australian Navy personnel and guests listen to French President Macron onboard HMAS Canberra. Photo by Lieutenant Andrew Ragless.
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French president visits Garden Island

03/05/201803/05/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4592 Views 0 Comments French Armed Forces in New Caledonia

During his three-day official visit to Australia this week, French President Emmanuel Macron met Royal Australian Navy personnel and toured

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An Australian Army MRH-90 helicopter takes Queensland Police Service Special Emergency Response Team members over the Gold Coast during familiarisation training for the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Photo by Sergeant W Guthrie.
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Increased flying ops at RAAF Amberley ahead of Comm Games

27/03/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4028 Views 1 Comment Commonwealth Games

Local Ipswich residents may notice an increase in air traffic at RAAF Base Amberley from 21 March through to 17

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A MRH-90 Taipan helicopter delivers visitors from the Timor Leste government to HMAS Adelaide in Dili Harbour, as Navy and Army landing craft deliver a mobile hospital.
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HMAS Adelaide delivers role-2 portable hospital to Dili

22/09/201723/09/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6429 Views 0 Comments HMAS Adelaide

HMAS Adelaide called into Dili, East Timor, on 20 September to deliver a role-2 portable hospital ahead of Exercise Hari’i

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An RAN MRH-90 from HMAS Adelaide (rear) departs the flight deck of Republic of Singapore Ship Resolution during a period of mutual training between the RAN and Republic of Singapore Navy off the coast of north Queensland. Photo by Leading Seaman Peter Thompson.
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HMAS Adelaide teams with RSS Resolution for helo ops

12/09/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5527 Views 0 Comments HMAS Adelaide, Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2017, IPE 17, RSS Resolution

HMAS Adelaide, one of the Royal Australian Navy’s Canberra-class amphibious ships, has completed amphibious-landing-craft and aviation training with the Republic of

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LHDs incapable of delivering tanks to shore

10/08/201707/09/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 14644 Views 5 Comments HMAS Canberra, HMAS Choules, mexeflote

There were worrisome reports in the media yesterday saying the landing craft on the Royal Australian Navy’s Landing Helicopter Dock ships,

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HMAS Canberra's aviation-support sailors lash down a USN V-22 Osprey from USS Bonhomme Richard on Canberra's flight deck during Exercise Talisman Sabre 17. Photo by Leading Seaman Helen Frank.
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Talisman Sabre – flight operations aboard HMAS Canberra

28/07/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4150 Views 0 Comments HMAS Canberra

HMAS Canberra conducted a wide range of air operations with aircraft from the Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army and international

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Talisman Sabre – Rockhampton Open Day

14/07/201718/07/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4004 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre 2017

Nearly 15,000 central Queensland residents joined troops from Australia, the United States and New Zealand today at the Exercise Talisman

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Corporal Rob Johnson, 5th Aviation Regiment, guides an MRH-90 helicopter for landing during Operation Hannah in Papua New Guinea. Photo by Corporal Jake Sims.
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ADF supports PNG elections

23/06/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5719 Views 0 Comments Australian Defence Force, B-300 King Air, C-130J Hercules, C-27J Spartan, MRH-90, Operation Hannah, PNG elections

The Australian Defence Force has delivered election material to support the Papua New Guinea government’s 2017 national elections. CAPTION: Corporal Rob

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Former Australian Army soldier Corporal Gary Proctor, a survivor of the 1996 Black Hawk helicopter training accident, attends the 20th anniversary commemoration service held in Townsville on 12 June 2016. Photo by Corporal Mark Doran
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A dark day remembered

27/06/201627/06/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 19422 Views 2 Comments Black Hawk crash

Family and friends mark the 20th anniversary of the Black Hawk tragedy By Corporal Mark Doran ARMY marked the 20th anniversary

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Students from the Rakiraki Muslim Primary School cheer as an Australian Army Taipan MRH-90 helicopter takes off for another mission during Operation Fiji Assist. Photo by Corporal Dan Pinhorn
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Aussie soldiers leave Fiji after cyclone cleanup

16/04/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5089 Views 0 Comments Fiji, Tropical Cyclone Winston

Fijian dignitaries and troops have formally farewelled Australian Defence Force personnel who have provided humanitarian support and undertaken disaster relief

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A RNZAF NH90 lands in Nasau, Koro Island to deliver personnel, aid, and equipment.
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NZDF says NH90 proves its worth in Fiji

04/04/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5611 Views 0 Comments Fiji, NH90, Tropical Cyclone Winston

The New Zealand Defence Force’s (NZDF) NH90 helicopters have confirmed their ability to support a humanitarian aid operation on their

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Operation Fiji Assist – Soldiers help on road to recovery

31/03/201631/03/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5061 Views 0 Comments Fiji Assist, Tropical Cyclone Winston

Australian and Fijian soldiers work together to bring about some normality on Koro Island By Capt Megan McDermott SEVERAL weeks on

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An Australian Army Backhoe gathers debris to be buried as a part of the clean up process of Operation Fiji Assist. Photo by Able Seaman Chris Beerens
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HMAS Canberra home – cleanup crew left in Fiji

30/03/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5076 Views 0 Comments HMAS Canberra, Winston

HMAS Canberra returned to Australia today following its successful maiden deployment to Fiji in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Winston’s cleanup, leaving

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Australian Army Sappers John Corn and Ty Fergus from the 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment, assess a damaged school in the village of Nasau on Koro Island as a part of Operation Fiji Assist.
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Defence breaks silence on Fiji mission

08/03/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 8672 Views 1 Comment Cyclone Winston, Fiji, Fiji Assist, Tropical Cyclone Winston, Winston