No port access? No problem for ADF
The ADF has airlifted more than 40 tonnes of stores from Tonga’s capital, Nuku’alofa, to a large populated island with no
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HMAS Adelaide
Charting in Tonga a highlight in sailor’s story
Able Seaman Shannae Fiddyment started this year with a career opportunity of a lifetime, deploying in HMAS Adelaide on Operation
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Friends working together to support Tonga
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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Troop commander hits the ground running
Army combat engineer Lieutenant Lauren Barclay started 2022 in a new role with a deployment on her first oversees operation.
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Navy team surveys Tonga below the waterline
A Navy hydrographic team is surveying Tonga’s islands from under the waterline to ensure humanitarian efforts go unhindered. CAPTION: A Royal
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Oz and Fiji military work together in Tonga
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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Army engineers start clean-up in Tonga
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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HMAS Supply on Operation Tonga Assist 2022
Navy auxiliary oiler replenishment ship HMAS Supply arrived in Tongan waters as part of Operation Tonga Assist 2022 on February 12. CAPTION:
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Unique skill set helps ADF task force
A deployment to Tonga after a large volcanic eruption and tsunami has been a fascinating opportunity for a Royal Australian
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ADF troops land on vacated Tongan island
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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A taste of Tonga for crew of HMAS Adelaide
The Government of Tonga has expressed its gratitude for HMAS Adelaide’s delivery of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief stores by
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Reconnaissance flights survey Tonga
After successfully delivering 88 tonnes of supplies to Tonga, the Australian Defence Force has responded to a request from the
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Tongan homecoming for ADF personnel
When HMAS Adelaide sailed into Tongan waters on Australia Day, it was something of a homecoming for four Australian Defence
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HMAS Adelaide hit by significant power problems
ABC today reported that “A massive electrical power failure has crippled the Australian Navy’s largest warship as it completes its
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Conspicuous service in Fiji recognised
After Tropical Cyclone Yasa devastated Fiji in late 2020, destroying farms, schools, homes and critical infrastructure, Captain Cameron Laing and
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Tonga relief set to sail
HMAS Adelaide has finalised the loading of humanitarian and disaster relief stores, equipment and personnel in readiness to aid recovery efforts in
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ADF supports Australia’s response to Tonga
The Australian Defence Force is supporting Tonga following the eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai underwater volcano on January 15.
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ADF supports Australia’s response in Tonga
The Australian Defence Force is supporting the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) as it coordinates Australia’s support Tonga
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RIMPAC wraps up with final amphibious assault
More than 1600 members of the Australian Defence Force have successfully completed Exercise RIMPAC 2018, the world’s largest multinational maritime
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HMAS Adelaide embarks biggest load yet
HMAS Adelaide has embarked its biggest passenger load to date, during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC). CAPTION: United States Marines
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