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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.

Army engineers start clean-up in Tonga

18/02/202218/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2594 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 3097 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 2506 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

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

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F-model Chinook’s first operational deployment

30/03/201830/03/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4027 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 6327 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 7359 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 9861 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 6578 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