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HMAS Sydney departs Fleet Base East, Sydney to embark on the fleet's second regional presence deployment for 2025. Photo by Chief Petty Officer Helen Frank.
News Royal Australian Navy 

HMAS Sydney’s three-month journey through the region

16/04/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 2255 Views 0 Comments Bersama Shield, Fleet Base East, FPDA, HMAS Sydney, Regional Presence Deployment

From late March until early July 2025, HMAS Sydney will sail throughout the Indo-Pacific as part of Regional Presence Deployment 25-2

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Lieutenant Aaron Norley conning HMAS Ballarat in company with the Royal Canadian Navy ship HMCS Winnipeg conduct Officer of the Watch manoeuvres during HMAS Ballarat's South East Asia Deployment. Photo by Able Seaman Bradley Darvill.
Asia Australian News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

Bersama Shield 2017 kicks off

27/04/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5026 Views 0 Comments Exercise Bersama Shield 17, Five Power Defence Arrangements, FPDA, HMAS Ballarat

Exercise Bersama Shield 2017 commenced today in Malaysia and Singapore with Australian Defence Force personnel supporting South East Asia’s longest-enduring

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ADF Australian News 

Five Powers exercise in Malaysia/Singapore concludes

29/04/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4738 Views 0 Comments Bersama Shield, Five Powers Defence Arrangements, FPDA, South China Sea

Australian Defence Force personnel have completed the annual Exercise Bersama Shield with their Five Powers Defence Arrangements partners in Malaysia,

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