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Indo-Pacific Endeavour

Petty Officer Jean Metcalf on the flight deck of HMAS Adelaide before scattering his father's ashes from an MRH-90 Taipan. Story by Lieutenant Emma Anderson. Photo by Leading Seaman Sittichai Sakonpoonpol.
ADF People History Lest We Forget 

Father’s legacy honoured with special flight

25/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2046 Views 0 Comments 5th Aviation Regiment, HMAS Adelaide, Indo-Pacific Endeavour

A Navy member honoured his father’s legacy in a special way thanks to aircrew from Army’s 5th Aviation Regiment embarked

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Military Police Dog Handler Private Aidan Fleming with his working dog Drago after taking part in urban warfare training in Singapore. Story by Lieutenant Amy Johnson. Photo by Leading Seaman Nadav Harel.
ADF People 

Dog gives capability some bite

25/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1980 Views 0 Comments Indo-Pacific Endeavour, Military Police Dog

Having a military police dog (MPD) working overseas is a reminder of the importance and dependability of a longstanding capability.

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Maritime Task Group Commander Commodore Mal Wise lays a wreath at the Cenotaph War Memorial Park in Singapore. Story by Flying Officer Brent Moloney. Photo by Leading Seaman Sittachai Sakonpoonpol.
Asia Australian Army Lest We Forget News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

Remembrance Day in Singapore reinforces ties

15/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1788 Views 0 Comments Indo-Pacific Endeavour, Remembrance Day, Singapore

Though far from home, a group of Australians commemorated Remembrance Day amongst Indo-Pacific friends at the Singapore Cricket Club’s War

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Royal Australian Navy and Royal Malaysian Navy medical officers a capability demonstration on a volunteer casualty in HMAS Adelaide's resuscitation bay as part of Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022. Story by Flying Officer Brent Moloney. Photo by Leading Seaman Sittichai Sakonpoonpol.
Asia Health and Wellbeing News Royal Australian Navy Videos 

Malaysians and Aussies practise medical care at sea

15/11/202217/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1660 Views 0 Comments HMAS Adelaide, Indo-Pacific Endeavour, Malaysian Armed Forces

Malaysia and Australia continued a long history of friendly partnership with combined medical training during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022 (IPE22). CAPTION:

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HMAS Hobart prepares to sail past the reviewing ship, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter carrier JS Izumo, during the International Fleet Review 2022 off the coast of Yokosuka, Japan. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.
Japan News Royal Australian Navy 

Aussie ships and sub in Japanese Fleet Review

11/11/202216/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2605 Views 0 Comments HMAS Arunta, HMAS Farncomb, HMAS Hobart, HMAS Stalwart, Indo-Pacific Endeavour, Japan Maritime Self Defence Force, Regional Presence Deployment

Australian vessels have joined about 40 ships and submarines that sailed in formation near Tokyo on November 6 to commemorate

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HMAS Anzac sails alongside Indian Navy ship Jalashwa during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022. Story by Flying Officer Brent Moloney. Photo by Leading Seaman Sittichai Sakonpoonpol.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Navy 

Firming friendships with Indian neighbours

11/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1939 Views 1 Comment HMAS Adelaide, Indian Navy, Indo-Pacific Endeavour

Indo-Pacific Endeavour has returned to India for the third time, engaging in military-to-military exchanges, volunteer work in the community and

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Personnel from HMA Ships Adelaide and Anzac interact with children and personnel from Campus Challenge at Visakhapatnam, India, during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022. Story by Lieutenant Emma Anderson and United States Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Antonio De La Fuente. Photo by United States Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Antonio De La Fuente.
Asia Australian Army News Royal Australian Navy 

ADF personnel bring joy to Indian children

11/11/202211/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1373 Views 0 Comments Australian Army Band, HMAS Adelaide, HMAS Anzac, India, Indo-Pacific Endeavour

Smiles and laughter were uniform of the day when personnel from Australian ships visited children’s homes in Vishakhapatnam, India, during

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Partners from Timor-Leste government agencies with ADF military legal officer instructors at the front of Sparrow Force House in Dili, Timor-Leste.
Asia Australian Army News Royal Australian Navy 

Workshop helps strengthen ties with Timor-Leste

11/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1678 Views 0 Comments Indo-Pacific Endeavour, Timor-Leste

A team of three military legal officers from the ADF Indo-Pacific Centre for Military Law visited Timor-Leste to deliver maritime

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Personnel from HMA Ships Adelaide and Anzac attend a commemorative service for Canadian aviators who lost their lives in World War II defending Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), held at Koggala Air Force Base, Colombo, during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022. Story by Lieutenant Emma Anderson. Photo by Leading Seaman Sittichai Sakonpoonpol.
Asia Australian Army Lest We Forget News Royal Australian Navy Videos 

Honouring 75-year partnership with Sri Lanka

11/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1625 Views 0 Comments HMAS Adelaide, HMAS Anzac, Indo-Pacific Endeavour, Sri Lankan Air Force

Crew members from HMAS Adelaide attended a special wreath-laying ceremony as Australia and Sri Lanka marked 75 years of diplomatic

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HMAS Stalwart arrives at the port of Manila, Philippines, as part of Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022. Story by Captain Zoe Griffyn. Photo by Corporal Brandon Grey
Asia News Royal Australian Navy 

HMA Ships Hobart and Stalwart visit the Philippines

05/11/202205/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2349 Views 0 Comments Armed Forces of the Philippines, HMAS Hobart, HMAS Stalwart, Indo-Pacific Endeavour

HMA Ships Hobart and Stalwart berthed at Manila, Philippines, for a five-day port visit as part of Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022

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HMAS Arunta sailors take on the children from the Father Ray Foundation in Sattahip, Thailand, in a tug of war. Story by Lieutenant Chayce Pullen. Photo by Leading Seaman Susan Mossop.
News Overseas Royal Australian Navy 

Orphanage visit tugs at the heartstrings

05/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1699 Views 0 Comments HMAS Arunta, Indo-Pacific Endeavour

Members of HMAS Arunta, along with a detachment from USS Higgins, visited the Father Ray Foundation, sharing joy with orphaned

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RAAF officer Squadron Leader Karyn Ey conducts an ice-breaker activity with personnel from the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces during an ADF led workshop in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Story by Flying Officer Lily Lancaster. Photo by Corporal Brandon Grey.
ADF People Health and Wellbeing 

Sailing the flag for gender equality

04/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1682 Views 0 Comments Indo-Pacific Endeavour

United over shared values, countries across the Indo-Pacific region welcomed ADF instructors to lead women, peace and security education and

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Australian Border Force Inspector Damon Bailey on the bridge of HMAS Adelaide during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022. Story by Flying Officer Brent Moloney. Photo by Leading Seaman Sittichai Sakonpoonpol.
Australian Border Force News Royal Australian Navy 

Border Force inspector brings new capability

04/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2050 Views 0 Comments HMAS Adelaide, Indo-Pacific Endeavour

Aboard HMAS Adelaide for Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022 (IPE22), Australian Border Force Marine Unit veteran Inspector Damon Bailey is now half

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Sergeant Melissa Campbell warms up for a match against the Bangladesh Institute of Sport's Women's Under 19's Cricket Team, during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Story by Flying Officer Lily Lancaster. Photo by Sergeant David Said.
Asia Australian Army News 

Aussie and Bangladeshi women connect through cricket

01/11/202205/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2306 Views 0 Comments Indo-Pacific Endeavour

When the Australian Army women’s cricket team landed in Dhaka, Bangladesh, as part of Indo-Pacific Endeavour (IPE) 2022, they were

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HMAS Stalwart, left, conducts a replenishment at sea with Philippine Navy ship BRP José Rizal during Exercise Sama Sama Lumbas. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath. Photo by Lieutenant Commander Karleah Fitzpatrick.
Asia News Royal Australian Navy 

Five-nation exercise in Sulu Sea

01/11/202202/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2296 Views 0 Comments Armed Forces of the Philippines, HMAS Hobart, HMAS Stalwart, Indo-Pacific Endeavour

Navy ships from five nations, including HMA Ships Hobart and Stalwart, completed Exercise Sama Sama Lumbas in the Philippines during

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Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment vessel HMAS Stalwart arrives enters Tibar Bay Port in Dili, Timor-Leste as part of Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022. Story by Captain Lily Charles. Photo by Petty Officer Jake Badior.
Asia Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy Videos 

Visit to Timor-Leste a time for reflection

01/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2330 Views 0 Comments 1st Brigade, Australian Army Band, HMAS Stalwart, Indo-Pacific Endeavour, Timor-Leste, Timor-Leste Defence Force

For Brigadier Malcolm Wells, returning to Timor-Leste for Indo-Pacific Endeavour (IPE) more than 20 years after his first deployment to

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Flight Commander Lieutenant Commander Thomas Craig talks with guests from the Australian Embassy in Manila, Philippines, during a tour of HMAS Hobart while berthed in Manila Bay. Story by Captain Zoe Griffyn. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.
Asia News Royal Australian Navy 

Australia’s Manila Embassy staff wowed by warship tour

28/10/202229/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1808 Views 0 Comments HMAS Hobart, Indo-Pacific Endeavour, Philippines

Staff members and their families from the Australian Embassy in Manila, Philippines, had the unique opportunity to tour HMAS Hobart

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Officials from the Philippines Government attend Australian-run maritime security workshop as part of Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022 in Manila, Philippines. Story by Captain Zoe Griffyn. Photo by Corporal Brandon Grey.
Asia News Royal Australian Navy 

Legal officers chart course in the Philippines

28/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1318 Views 0 Comments Indo-Pacific Endeavour, Philippines

Legal experts from the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) conducted a maritime security workshop with officials from the Government of the

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HMAS Stalwart sails into Timor-Leste during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022. Story by Captain Lily Charles. Photo by Corporal Brandon Grey.
Asia News Royal Australian Navy 

A first for Stalwart on deployment

07/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2236 Views 0 Comments HMAS Adelaide, HMAS Anzac, HMAS Arunta, HMAS Hobart, HMAS Stalwart, Indo-Pacific Endeavour, Timor-Leste

HMAS Stalwart has completed its first visit to a foreign port while deployed in support of Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022 (IPE22).

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The Australian Army Band perform as HMAS Canberra comes alongside in Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam, during a contactless port visit as part of Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2021. Story by Captain Peter March. Photo by Leading Seaman Nadav Harel.
Asia Australian Army News 

Band made new arrangements on IPE21

05/11/202115/11/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1793 Views 0 Comments Australian Army Band, HMAS Canberra, Indo-Pacific Endeavour

Members of the Australian Army Band, who joined a contactless maritime deployment during a pandemic, had a simple goal –

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