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Army rifleman from Charlie Company of the 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, uses smoke as cover to make entry into a building as part of Exercise Ram Horn IV. Story by Captain Cody Tsaousis. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.

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Combat team re-acquainted with trench warfare

11/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1430 Views 6 Comments 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment, 8th/9th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Exercise Ram Horn

A combat team centred on the 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, deployed to Wide Bay training area in October and

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Lance Corporal Jesse McMah, from 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry) guides an M1A1 Abrams main battle tank over a medium girder bridge during training at Gallipoli Barracks, Brisbane. Story by Captain Cody Tsaousis. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.

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Engineers bridging the gaps

07/09/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 797 Views 1 Comment 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment, Gallipoli Barracks, Republic of Fiji Military Forces

Soldiers from 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment (2 CER) conducted a series of bridging and rafting exercises at Gallipoli Barracks during

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Australian Army rifleman Corporal Joshua Townsend coaches a soldier from the Republic of Fiji Military Forces during a live-fire qualifying shoot at Gallipoli Barracks. Story by Warrant Officer Class Two Max Bree. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.

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Fijian infantrymen set the standard

29/07/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1118 Views 0 Comments 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment, 7th Combat Service Support Battalion, 8/9 RAR, Coral Warrior 22, EF88 Austyer rifle, Gallipoli Barracks, Republic of Fiji Military Forces

A contingent of Fijian infantrymen are undertaking support company and other courses at Gallipoli Barracks over the next two months,

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Australian Army sapper Logan Kocbek, from 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment, and an RFMF engineer secure timber decking during construction of the footbridge. Story by Flying Officer Lily Lancaster. Photo by Corporal Matthew Kenny.

Australian Army News Pacific

Building bridges with Fiji

06/05/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1032 Views 0 Comments 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment, Republic of Fiji Military Forces

A four-hour journey at 3am and a broken-down bus didn’t stop Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) engineers farewelling their

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Australian Army and Republic of Fiji Military Forces personnel work together to rebuild an Upper Wilsons Creek access road damaged by floodwaters in northern New South Wales. Story by Captain Annie Richardson. Photo by Corporal Sagi Biderman.

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Australian and Fijians side-by-side on flood cleanup

22/03/202225/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1537 Views 0 Comments 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment, 8th/9th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Operation Flood Assist 2022, Republic of Fiji Military Forces

Australian and Fijian soldiers worked side-by-side in northern New South Wales to rebuild a community access road as part of

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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

25/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 764 Views 0 Comments 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment, Operation Tonga Assist 2022, Republic of Fiji Military Forces

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

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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 664 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

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Lieutenant Lauren Barclay outside the Wesleyan church on Atata Island, Tonga. Story by Captain Zoe Griffyn. Photo by Leading Seaman David Cox.

Troop commander hits the ground running

18/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 810 Views 0 Comments 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment, HMAS Adelaide, Operation Tonga Assist 2022

Army combat engineer Lieutenant Lauren Barclay started 2022 in a new role with a deployment on her first oversees operation.

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Republic of Fiji Military Forces engineer Sapper Saimoni Kamikamica (right) and Australian Army soldier Lance Corporal Kobie Rogers work together to clear a fallen tree on Atata Island during Operation Tonga Assist 2022. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath. Photo by Corporal Robert Whitmore.

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Oz and Fiji military work together in Tonga

18/02/202218/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1128 Views 0 Comments 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment, CH-47F Chinook, HMAS Adelaide, Operation Tonga Assist 2022, Republic of Fiji Military Forces

Australian Defence Force and Republic of Fiji Military Forces personnel are working side-by-side on Atata Island in Tonga to clear

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Australian Army soldiers conduct clean-up operations on Atata Island as part of Operation Tonga Assist 2022. Story by Captain Zoe Griffyn. Photo by Corporal Robert Whitmore.

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Army engineers start clean-up in Tonga

18/02/202218/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1272 Views 0 Comments 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment, CH-47F Chinook, HMAS Adelaide, Operation Tonga Assist 2022

Army engineers from Brisbane’s 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment have started clean-up operations on Atata Island in Tonga after a tsunami swept through

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Royal Australian Air Force air movements personnel assist Republic of Fiji Military Forces engineers and medical personnel bound for Tonga to a C-130J Hercules aircraft at RAAF Base Amberley in Queensland. Story by Flying Officer Robert Hodgson. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Kate Czerny.

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Fijians in Tonga after COVID isolation in Australia

15/02/202219/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1089 Views 0 Comments 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment, C-130J Hercules, COVID-19 Assist, No. 37 Squadron, Operation Tonga Assist 2022, Republic of Fiji Military Forces

The first element of Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) have arrived in Tonga to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster

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An Australian Army CH-47F Chinook helicopter returns to HMAS Adelaide after air-lifting disaster relief stores to Atata Island in Tonga during Operation Tonga Assist 2022. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath. Photo by Corporal Robert Whitmore.

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ADF troops land on vacated Tongan island

15/02/202218/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1146 Views 0 Comments 2nd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment, CH-47F Chinook, HMAS Adelaide, Operation Tonga Assist 2022

Australian personnel from HMAS Adelaide stepped ashore for the first time on 4 February to survey damage caused by the volcanic

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