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Papua New Guinea

Tui Alu, left, and Warrant Officer Class 1 Kimberly Kiely at the ADF Sports training program at the Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium Gymnasium, Lae, Papua New Guinea. Story by Squadron Leader Amanda Scott. Photos by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

A love of sport an asset in the Pacific

08/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 527 Views 0 Comments ADF Sport, Papua New Guinea

More than 300 locals from Port Moresby, Lae and Madang in Papua New Guinea took part in the ADF Sports

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Lieutenant Jo Mercieca mentors local basketball coaches during an ADF Sports training program at the Taurama Aquatic and Indoor Centre, Papua New Guinea. Story by Squadron Leader Amanda Scott. Photos by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.
ADF People 

Escaping onto the court

28/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 398 Views 0 Comments ADF Sport, Papua New Guinea

Lieutenant Jo Mercieca is part of the passionate team delivering level one coaching and referee courses for basketball in Papua

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Commanding Officer HMPNGS Cape Gloucester Lieutenant Bryan Pohai, left, reunites with old friend, ADV Reliant Naval Liaison Officer Lieutenant Commander Brenton-James Glover, alongside at Manus Island. Story. by Lieutenant Carolyn Martin. Photo by Corporal Lisa Sherman.
ADF People Videos 

Old friends reunite in PNG

27/07/202327/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 846 Views 0 Comments Australian Defence Vessel Reliant, Manus Island, Papua New Guinea

The intertwining careers of two naval officers from neighbouring countries demonstrates the value of enduring relationships and friendship. CAPTION: Commanding

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Local participants form a huddle during an ADF Sports training program at the Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Story by Squadron Leader Amanda Scott. Photo by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.
ADF News Pacific 

ADF delivers sports-officials program in PNG

26/07/202329/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 675 Views 0 Comments ADF Sport, Papua New Guinea

As a sign of two countries’ shared passion for sport, the Australian Defence Force is delivering a sports officials program

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A RAAF C-17 Globemaster III flies in a 2-ship formation with a US Air Force C-17 over Papua New Guinea. Story by By Flight Lieutenant Tanya Carter. Photo by Staff Sergeant Alan Ricker.
News Pacific Royal Australian Air Force USA Videos 

Skilled aviators master tricky terrain

25/11/202229/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1784 Views 0 Comments C-17A Globemaster III, Exercise Global Dexterity, No. 36 Squadron, Papua New Guinea, RAAF Amberley, RAAF Scherger, United States Pacific Air Forces (PACAF)

Flying in the valleys of Papua New Guinea has provided a unique challenge for American and Australian aviators during Exercise

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A member from the Papua New Guinea Defence Force participates in a combined activity with members of the other forces at the live-fire range in Sydney before embarking on Exercise Kokoda Wantok. Story by Major Dan Mazurek. Photo by Corporal Sagi Biderman.
Australian Army History News 

Kokoda trek a sober reminder

23/10/202228/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1009 Views 1 Comment Kokoda Track, Papua New Guinea, WWII

Don’t be fooled by the breathtaking jungle beauty. The famed 100km Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea (PNG) is no

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Papua New Guinea Defence Force Sapper Lawrence Turalom on site during Exercise Puk Puk at Goldie River Training Depot in Papua New Guinea. Story by Major Jesse Robilliard. Photo by Sergeant Nunu Campos.
Australian Army News 

Career fuels sapper’s dream

19/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 707 Views 0 Comments Papua New Guinea, PNGDF

Ask Sapper Lawrence Turalom what he wants to achieve from his career in the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF)

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Australian Army Sapper Ingrid Reitermeier, right, works alongside Papua New Guinea Defence Force and British Army soldiers on site during Exercise Puk Puk at Goldie River Training Depot in Papua New Guinea. Story by Major Jesse Robilliard. Photo by Sergeant Nunu Campos.
ADF People 

Sapper returns to her Pacific roots

07/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 858 Views 0 Comments 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment, British Armed Forces, Papua New Guinea, PNGDF

Exercise Puk Puk is a homecoming for Australian Army combat engineer Sapper Ingrid Reitermeier, who grew up in Papua New

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Papua New Guinea Defence Force Lieutenant Desmond Reuben on site during Exercise Puk Puk at Goldie River Training Depot in Papua New Guinea. Story by Major Jesse Robilliard. Photo by Sergeant Nunu Campos.
Australian Army News Pacific 

Familiar faces come together in PNG

07/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1134 Views 0 Comments British Armed Forces, Papua New Guinea, PNGDF

The strong relationships between the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) and Australian Army have been evident during Exercise Puk

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British Army Lieutenant Hannah Garside on-site during Exercise Puk Puk at Goldie River Training Depot in Papua New Guinea. Story by Major Jesse Robilliard. Photo by Sergeant Nunu Campos.
ADF People Videos 

A healthy change for former physiologist

05/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 692 Views 0 Comments British Armed Forces, Papua New Guinea, PNGDF

A career change from the health field to the Army has taken Lieutenant Hannah Garside from the UK to a

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British Army Staff Sergeant Kalivati Bakani on-site during Exercise Puk Puk at Goldie River Training Depot in Papua New Guinea. Story by British Army Staff Sergeant Kalivati Bakani on-site during Exercise Puk Puk at Goldie River Training Depot in Papua New Guinea. Photo: Sergeant Nunu Campos. Photo by Sergeant Nunu Campos.
Australian Army News UK 

PNG deployment feels like home for Pom

30/09/202202/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1236 Views 0 Comments British Armed Forces, Papua New Guinea, PNGDF

A British Army staff sergeant is putting his Fijian background to good use building relationships on Exercise Puk Puk in

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Lieutenant Jacob McLean on-site during Exercise Puk Puk at Goldie River Training Depot in Papua New Guinea. Story by Major Jesse Robilliard. Photo by Sergeant Nunu Campos.
ADF People 

Engineer embraces his change of career path

30/09/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 847 Views 0 Comments British Armed Forces, Papua New Guinea, PNGDF

A decision to leave a civilian university degree and walk through the front door of Defence Force Recruitment (DFR) has

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British Army Lance Corporal Shane Bundy, left, PNGDF Lance Corporal Clement Nibabe, kneeling, and Australian Army Sapper Anthony Toigo, paint the guardhouse walls during Exercise Puk Puk at Goldie River Training Depot. Story by Major Jesse Robilliard. Photo by Sergeant Nunu Campos.
Australian Army News Pacific UK 

Renovations a combined effort

30/09/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 711 Views 0 Comments British Armed Forces, Papua New Guinea, PNGDF

The guardhouse at the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) Goldie River Training Depot near Port Moresby is being renovated

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Sapper Cameron Turner, right, from the 6th Engineer Support Regiment, checks the level of a frame on-site during Exercise Puk Puk at Goldie River Training Depot in Papua New Guinea. Story by Major Jesse Robilliard. Photo by Sergeant Nunu Campos.
ADF People 

Sapper living his dream

30/09/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 864 Views 0 Comments 6th Engineer Support Regiment, British Armed Forces, Papua New Guinea, PNGDF

Sapper Cameron Turner, from Muswellbrook in the upper Hunter region, is fulfilling his dream of leading a construction activity overseas

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Captain Lara Perkovic on-site during Exercise Puk Puk at Goldie River Training Depot in Papua New Guinea. Story by Major Jesse Robilliard. Photo by Sergeant Nunu Campos.
ADF People 

Following in Dad’s footsteps

27/09/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1111 Views 0 Comments 25th Support Squadron, 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment, British Armed Forces, Papua New Guinea, PNGDF

A desire to follow in her father’s footsteps of civil engineering and see the world has taken Captain Lara Perkovic,

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Army nursing officer Lieutenant Lorraine Cheesewright pays her respects at the grave of her great uncle, Corporal Frederick Cheesewright at the Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery in Papua New Guinea. Story and photo by Warrant Officer Class Two Max Bree.
Australian Army History Lest We Forget News Videos 

Keeping Kokoda memory alive

27/09/202230/09/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 804 Views 0 Comments 16th Battalion RWAR, Kokoda Track, Papua New Guinea, WWII

Corporal Frederick Cheesewright’s new stripes were barely sewn to his uniform when a sniper’s bullet abruptly ended his life on

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Major Scott Atkinson on-site during Exercise Puk Puk at Goldie River Training Depot in Papua New Guinea. Story by Major Jesse Robilliard. Photo bySergeant Nunu Campos.
ADF People 

Country town background good prep for Army role

27/09/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 897 Views 0 Comments 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment, Papua New Guinea, PNGDF

Growing up in the small country town of Wingham, on the NSW mid north coast, Major Scott Atkinson could not have

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Distressed vessel Ogoi Ratz, left, made ready for towing by civilian merchant vessel Uni Sunshine after being located by RAAF P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft. Story by Leading Seaman Kylie Jagiello. Photo from RAAF No. 11 Squadron.
News Royal Australian Air Force 

Poseidon assists in search and rescue

23/09/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1053 Views 0 Comments AMSA, P-8A Poseidon, Papua New Guinea, RAAF Edinburgh

“Thank you very much for your assistance. I will now be able to spend Independence [Day] with my family and

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Lieutenant Colonel Leigh Partridge, commanding officer of the 16th Battalion, Royal Western Australia Regiment, lays a wreath during a dawn service commemorating 80 years since the start of the Battle of Brigade Hill, along the Kokoda Track, in Papua New Guinea. Story and photo by Warrant Officer Class Two Max Bree.
Australian Army Lest We Forget News Videos 

Remembering Kokoda

23/09/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1589 Views 1 Comment 16th Battalion RWAR, 39th Operational Support Battalion, Kokoda Track, Papua New Guinea, WWII

Several events have been organised to mark the 80th year since the Kokoda Track Campaign in Papua New Guinea during

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Australian Army, British Army and Papua New Guinea Defence Force sappers work together at a construction site during Exercise Puk Puk at Goldie River Training Depot in Papua New Guinea. Story by Major Jesse Robilliard. Photo by Sergeant Nunu Campos.
Australian Army News Pacific UK 

Sappers build ties in PNG

20/09/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1213 Views 0 Comments 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment, British Armed Forces, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea Defence Force

The strong ties that link the armed forces of Australia, Papua New Guinea and the United Kingdom are being strengthened

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