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Lieutenant Mia Parsons, of the 1st Close Health Battalion, takes a COVID test sample from a member of the public at the Goulburn Valley Health COVID testing site in Shepparton, Victoria. Story by Major Fiona Bickerstaff. Photo by Private Dustin Anderson.

Operation COVID-19 Assist officially ends

07/10/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1941 Views 0 Comments COVID-19 Assist

Australian Defence Force’s contribution to the national response to COVID-19 officially concluded today, marking the official end of Operation COVID-19

Vice Chief of the Defence Force Vice Admiral David Johnston, centre, presents award to Major General Kathryn Toohey, left, and Deputy Director Defence Lessons Wing Commander Alan Hunter. Story by Leading Seaman Kylie Jagiello. Photo by Jay Cronan.

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ADF COVID-19 Task Force recognised

22/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1871 Views 0 Comments COVID-19 Assist

The ADF COVID-19 Task Force received an award from the Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council (AFAC) for the

Army Privates Kate Larby and Maddison Lillie, and Victorian Department of Health Authorised Officer Daniel Green on patrol as part of a COVID-19 Household Engagement Program to support the Victorian State government’s response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Photo by Private Michael Currie.

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Defence COVID-19 Task Force officially disbanded

09/05/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2158 Views 0 Comments COVID-19, COVID-19 Assist

After more than two years on the front line of Australia’s response to the global pandemic, the Defence COVID-19 Task

From left: Private Tori Doherty, Lieutenant Joshua Mildrum and Captain Michele Muncaster, from the 3rd Health Battalion, provide administrative support during the pop-up clinic at Stepping Stones in Port Augusta, South Australia. Story by Captain Nathan Freeman.

Australian Army Health and Wellbeing News

Health battalion praised for vital COVID support

16/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1718 Views 0 Comments 3rd Health Battalion, COVID-19 Assist, Indigenous

An Aboriginal community-controlled health service in Port Augusta, South Australia, has praised the invaluable support of the 3rd Health Battalion

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 2066 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

Corporal Mark Bennett with Rodney Crocker at the Pearl Retirement Village aged-care facility in Darwin. Photo by Corporal Rodrigo Villablanca.

ADF Australian Army News

Regiment’s bed-making skills ‘too perfect’

17/03/202221/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1789 Views 0 Comments 1st Combat Signal Regiment, COVID-19 Assist

Soldiers of the 1st Brigade are used to adapting to new environments. CAPTION: Corporal Mark Bennett with Rodney Crocker at

Army officer Major Mark Vele supported Operation COVID-19 Assist for almost 18 months in 2020-21. Story by Captain Jessica O’Reilly.

ADF People Health and Wellbeing

Personal tragedy motivates deployment

10/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1332 Views 0 Comments Army Reserve, COVID-19 Assist, Operation PNG Assist, PNGDF

For Major Mark Vele, the opportunity to lead a contingent in his native Papua New Guinea just made sense. CAPTION: Army

RAAF pilot Squadron Leader Justin Della Bosca gives Solomon Islands Government officials a tour inside a C-27J Spartan aircraft at Honiara international airport, Solomon Islands. Story by Captain Peter March. Photo by Corporal Jarrod McAneney.

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Support to Solomon Islands on show

25/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2175 Views 0 Comments C-17A Globemaster III, C-27J Spartan, COVID-19 Assist, Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands Government officials recently visited Australia’s support team in Honiara to better understand how the Australian Government was assisting the