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unexploded ordnance

Australian Army Private Kamarga Rogers, from 3rd Close Health Battalion, discusses medical techniques with Lieutenant Susami Shiori of the Japan Self-Defense Force during Operation Render Safe. Story by Captain Katy Manning. Photos by Petty Officer Bradley Darvill.
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Army medic relishes first deployment

17/06/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 3345 Views 0 Comments 3rd Health Battalion, Japan Self-Defense Force, Operation Render Safe, PNG, unexploded ordnance, WWII

In the tropical terrain of East New Britain, Australian Defence Force personnel are working with international partners to help make

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Defence explosive specialists successfully detonate marine hazard object on Newcastle Bay Beach, Cape York. Photo by Able Seaman Kayla Hayes.
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Navy destroys two UXOs in north Queensland

28/10/201627/12/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 8136 Views 0 Comments unexploded ordnance, UXO, WWII mine

Royal Australian Navy Mine Warfare and Clearance Diving specialists from HMAS Gascoyne have safely disposed of suspected Second World War unexploded ordnance (UXO)

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