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Operation Vanuatu Assist

Lance Corporal Angus Brownlie and members of 6th Engineer Support Regiment receive gifts from students of the Etas Grace Primary School in Port Vila after completion of Operation Vanuatu Assist 2023 engineering works. Photo by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.
ADF News Pacific 

Operation Vanuatu Assist officially ended

21/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2941 Views 0 Comments Operation Vanuatu Assist

The Australian Defence Force has concluded its support to Vanuatu under Operation Vanuatu Assist 23 with more than 100 tonnes

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HMAS Canberra berthed at the Port of Townsville, Queensland, after returning from Operation Vanuatu Assist 23. Story by Captain Joanne Leca. Photo by Lance Corporal Riley Blennerhassett.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Navy 

HMAS Canberra home after Vanuatu relief effort

05/04/202308/04/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2466 Views 0 Comments 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment, HMAS Canberra, Operation Vanuatu Assist

More than 600 Australian Defence Force personnel have returned home on board HMAS Canberra after supporting Vanuatu following devastating tropical

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Lieutenant Donna Miller in the intensive care unit of HMAS Canberra during Operation Vanuatu Assist. Story by Lieutenant Geoff Long. Photo by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.
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Destiny of a sea warrior’s descendant

24/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2498 Views 0 Comments HMAS Canberra, Operation Vanuatu Assist

Royal Australian Navy nursing officer Lieutenant Donna Miller was destined for a life at sea. CAPTION: Lieutenant Donna Miller in

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