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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.

Country town background good prep for Army role

27/09/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1587 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

Lieutenant's Fraser Campbell, left, and William Samios on the flight line at Air Transport Wing, during Operation Kimba, Papua New Guinea. Story by Major Martin Hadley. Photo by Sergeant Kirk Peacock.

Mates reunite in Papua New Guinea

23/09/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1565 Views 0 Comments 7th Signal Regiment, Operation Kimba, PNGDF, Royal Australian Corps of Signals, Royal Australian Corps of Transport

The flight line of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) Air Transport Wing in Port Moresby is an unlikely

Australian Defence Force and Papua New Guinea Electoral Commission personnel begin sorting and loading ballot papers for PNG's 2022 election, at the Air Transport Wing – Port Moresby. Photo by Corporal Jonathan Goedhart.

ADF Australian News Pacific Videos

ADF assistance for PNG elections concludes

16/09/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1801 Views 0 Comments Papua New Guinea, PNGDF

Australia’s operation to support Papua New Guinea’s 2022 national election has now concluded. FILE PHOTO (June 2022): Australian Defence Force

Corporal Blake Smythe and Lance Corporal Carl Tangredi, from 1st Signal Regiment, conduct safety checks before conducting maintenance on the communication equipment at Lombrum Naval Base on Manus Island. Story by Captain Jessica O’Reilly. Photo by Lance Corporal George Corchis.

ADF People

Signals training received loud and clear in PNG

31/05/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1571 Views 0 Comments PNGDF

In the grand scheme of deployments, 10 days is not a long time. But signallers from 127th Signals Troop made

Warrant Officer Class Two Grayson Poon is deployed to Papua New Guinea as part of Operation PNG Assist. Story and photo by Corporal Dustin Anderson.

ADF People

Deployment to PNG a homecoming for soldier

17/05/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1949 Views 0 Comments Operation PNG Assist, PNGDF

After deploying on back-to-back international operations to Afghanistan and Iraq, Warrant Officer Class Two Grayson Poon is now on deployment

Australian Army soldiers provide guidance to PNGDF soldiers about creating a shield wall during population protection and control training as part of Exercise Olgeta Warrior. Story by Captain Jessica O’Reilly.

Australian Army News Pacific

Exchanging tactics in PNG

13/05/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2952 Views 0 Comments 2nd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, PNGDF

About 50 personnel from the Australian Army’s 3rd Brigade spent two months providing training to the Papua New Guinea Defence

Chief of Royal Australian Air Force, Air Marshal Mel Hupfeld and Major General Mark Goina (right), Chief of Papua New Guinea Defence Force, shake hands after signing an aviation safety memorandum of understanding at Air Transport Wing in Port Moresby. Story by John Noble.

History News Pacific Royal Australian Air Force

Helping restore air capability in PNG

06/05/202212/05/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2667 Views 0 Comments PNGDF, WWII

Australia is lending a helping hand in getting the air arm of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) back

Papua New Guinea Defence Force and Australian Army personnel who were classmates at the Royal Military College at Duntroon are reunited at the Headquarters 2nd Battalion, Royal Pacific Islands Regiment, in Wewak, Papua New Guinea. Story by Captain Diana Jennings.

Australian Army News Pacific

Surprise reunion for Duntroon classmates in PNG

23/04/202227/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 3715 Views 0 Comments Duntroon, PNGDF

Three years after graduating from the Royal Military College at Duntroon, a surprise reunion has left Army and Papua New

Army officer Major Mark Vele supported Operation COVID-19 Assist for almost 18 months in 2020-21. Story by Captain Jessica O’Reilly.

ADF People Health and Wellbeing

Personal tragedy motivates deployment

10/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1353 Views 0 Comments Army Reserve, COVID-19 Assist, Operation PNG Assist, PNGDF

For Major Mark Vele, the opportunity to lead a contingent in his native Papua New Guinea just made sense. CAPTION: Army

Australian Army officer Captain Jyra Blake-Waller, left, and PNGDF officer Captain Charles Namuesh, right, deliver a solar-powered vaccination fridge to Mumeng Health Centre, Morobe Province, PNG. Photo by Captain Nathanael Kennedy.

Australian Army News Pacific Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy

Working with PNG on COVID response

15/02/202218/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2034 Views 0 Comments COVID-19 Assist, Papua New Guinea, PNGDF

Australian Defence Force and Papua New Guinea Defence Force personnel are working closely together to assist Papua New Guinea with

HMAS Armidale, left, and Papua New Guinea’s new Guardian-class patrol boat NUSHIP Francis Agwi, middle, in Darwin Harbour. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath.

News Pacific Royal Australian Navy

Paradise patrols strengthen partnership

07/12/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1516 Views 0 Comments Armidale-class patrol boat, HMAS Armidale, PNGDF

Patrol boats from the Royal Australian Navy and Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) maritime element worked together to conduct

Australian Army Private Ryan Robertson conducts weapon training on the 84mm Carl Gustav with Papua New Guinea Defence Force Corporal Shaun Bereda during Exercise Kumul Exchange 21 at the Townsville Field Training Area. Story by Private Jacob Joseph. Photo by Corporal Brandon Grey.

Australian Army News Pacific

PNGDF soldiers train in Townsville

23/11/202124/11/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1653 Views 0 Comments PNGDF

An annual integration exercise was completed in Townsville this month, with Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) soldiers waving goodbye

Corporal Georgie Estens delivers environmental health training to Papua New Guinea Defence Force personnel at Taurama Barracks, Papua New Guinea. Story by Captain Michael Trainor.

Australian Army Pacific

Warriors share knowledge in PNG

05/11/202113/11/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1855 Views 0 Comments PNGDF

A contingent of ADF personnel from 21 units has completed a training mission in Papua New Guinea (PNG). CAPTION: Corporal

A Papua New Guinea Defence Force soldier conducts a landing-zone briefing and coordinates the extraction of military personnel by an Australian Army Black Hawk helicopter in Papua New Guinea during an exercise. Photo by Leading Seaman Justin Brown.

ADF Australian News Overseas Pacific

1500 ADF in PNG for APEC security

12/10/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4907 Views 0 Comments APEC, PNGDF

The Australian Defence Force is supporting Papua New Guinea’s hosting of APEC 2018 with up to 1500 ADF members deployed