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An Australian Army CH-47F Chinook takes off from Mount Hagen Airport during Operation PNG Assist 2018. Photo by Corporal Oliver Carter.

Army gets two extra Chinook helicopters

23/06/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 769 Views 0 Comments CH-47F Chinook

Two additional CH-47F Chinook helicopters arrived at RAAF Base Townsville today after an expedited sale from the United States government.

An Australian Army Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle from the 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment prepares to disembark from one of HMAS Adelaide's Landing Craft near Cowley Beach Training Area, during Exercise Sea Explorer 2022. Story by Captain Joanne Leca. Photo by Corporal Cameron Pegg.

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Amphibious capabilities enhanced

22/06/202222/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 997 Views 0 Comments 2/14LHR(QMI), Boxer CRV, CH-47F Chinook, Exercise Sea Explorer, Exercise Sea Raider, HMAS Adelaide, M777 Howitzer, Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter, US Navy

The amphibious Exercise Sea Explorer 2022 has come to an end. CAPTION: An Australian Army Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle from

Australian Army MRH90 Taipan from the 5th Aviation Regiment prepares to land behind the CH-47F Chinook during Exercise Vigilant Scimitar at Ingham Airport, Queensland. Story by Captain Carolyn Barnett. Photo by Corporal Jarrod McAneney.

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Battle group takes to the skies

08/06/202208/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 420 Views 0 Comments 16th Aviation Brigade, 5th Aviation Regiment, ARH Tiger, aw, CH-47F Chinook, MRH-90 Taipan, Vigilant Scimitar

Combined aviation mission sets were the focus of Exercise Vigilant Scimitar this year. CAPTION: Australian Army MRH90 Taipan from the

Australian Army officer Lieutenant Brook Wright (centre left) from 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, presents Broadwater, locals Annette and Trevor Walsh with a unit flag. Story by Major Jesse Robilliard. Photo by Corporal Jonathan Goedhart.

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Broadwater community thank soldiers

25/03/202230/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 456 Views 0 Comments 8th/9th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, CH-47F Chinook, Operation Flood Assist 2022

Having been the scene of so much flood devastation, the locals of Broadwater, NSW, held a small celebration to thank

Tonga’s Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni (centre) and Australian High Commissioner to the Kingdom of Tonga, Rachael Moore (centre left), talk with military personnel from the Royal Australian Navy, French Armed Forces and the Republic of Fiji Military Force.

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Farewell acknowledged work of Pacific family

22/03/202224/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 564 Views 0 Comments CH-47F Chinook, COVID-19 Assist, HMAS Adelaide, HMAS Canberra, MRH-90 Taipan, Operation Tonga Assist 2022, Republic of Fiji Military Forces

A farewell ceremony at Tonga’s Vuna Wharf was held on March 16 to thank personnel from the Australian Defence Force

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 625 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

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 436 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

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 674 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 375 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 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 576 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

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 724 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

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 581 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

Damage to Atata Island in Tonga, following the eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai underwater volcano and subsequent tsunami. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath. Photo by Petty Officer Christopher Szumlanski.

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Reconnaissance flights survey Tonga

03/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 739 Views 0 Comments 2nd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, CH-47F Chinook, HMAS Adelaide, Operation Tonga Assist 2022

After successfully delivering 88 tonnes of supplies to Tonga, the Australian Defence Force has responded to a request from the

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F-model Chinook’s first operational deployment

30/03/201830/03/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2438 Views 0 Comments CH-47F Chinook

At the request of the Government of Papua New Guinea (PNG), the Australian Defence Force provided support following a 7.5-magnitude

An Australian Army CH47F Chinook hovers over HMAS Adelaide's flight deck during first-of-class flight trials. Photo by Petty Officer Paul McCallum.

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New ballistic armour protection for Australia’s Chinooks

06/03/201811/03/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4550 Views 0 Comments CH-47F Chinook

Honeywell announced yesterday that Craig International Ballistics (CIB), a leading Australian manufacturer of combat-proven body armour systems, is using its Spectra

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Boeing wins CH-47F Chinook maintenance contract

25/10/201602/04/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5191 Views 0 Comments CH-47F Chinook

Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne today announced that Boeing Defence Australia has been selected as the preferred supplier for

A Chinook CH-47F aircraft from the 5th Aviation Regiment in Townsville makes an approach to HMAS Canberra while the ship is alongside in her home port of Sydney. Photo by Able Seaman Bonny Gassner

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HMAS Canberra conducts CH-47F handling trials

20/05/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7265 Views 0 Comments CH-47F Chinook, MRH90, Seahawk

A Chinook CH-47F helicopter from the 5th Aviation Regiment in Townsville makes an approach to HMAS Canberra while the ship is

An Australian Army CH-47F Chinook helicopter from 5th Aviation Regiment refuels an M1A1 Abrams tank from 2nd Cavalry Regiment during Exercise Eagle Walk, a trial to prove aviation can safely refuel ground based vehicles. Photo by Major Al Green

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Chook feed extends Abrams reach

24/04/201601/05/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4612 Views 0 Comments CH-47F Chinook, M1A1 Abrams

Australian Army soldiers from the 3rd Brigade in Townsville recently conducted trials to verify the viability of Army aviation assets