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UNMISS

Royal Australian Air Force aviators help load cargo to a C-17A Globemaster at Ho Chi Minh City International Airport before deploying Vietnamese UN peacekeepers to South Sudan. Story and photos by Corporal Luke Bellman.
Asia Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force 

Aussies proud of peacekeeping role

08/10/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 234 Views 0 Comments UN Peacekeeping, UNMISS, Vietnam

Every pallet loaded and every list checked gave Private Naomi Manton and Leading Aircraftman Blair Andrews pride in supporting the

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Captain Brendan Nguyen engages with a student during mental health training in Ho Chi Minh City. Story and photos by Lieutenant Carolyn Martin.
ADF People Health and Wellbeing Overseas 

Army psych values training first-hand in Vietnam

13/06/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 2554 Views 0 Comments UNMISS, Vietnam

Australian Army psychologist Captain Viet (Brendan) Nguyen returned to the homeland of his parents to assist in preparing Vietnam People’s

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Vietnam’s President Võ Văn Thưởng with peacekeepers from the Vietnam People's Army Level Two Field Hospital contingent - Rotation Five, alongside a Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster during a farewell ceremony from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to South Sudan. Photo by Corporal Dan Pinhorn.
Asia News Rest of World Royal Australian Air Force 

RAAF flies Vietnamese peacekeepers to South Sudan

08/07/202308/07/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6055 Views 2 Comments South Sudan, united Nations, UNMISS, Vietnam

A Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster has transported more than 60 Vietnamese military personnel deploying to the United Nations

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Personnel from the Vietnamese People's Army take the opportunity to look at a Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster at Tan Son Nhat International Airport. Photo by Corporal David Gibbs.
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RAAF lift Vietnamese peacekeepers to South Sudan

03/10/201803/10/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3771 Views 0 Comments South Sudan, UNMISS

Australian Defence Force continues to support the United Nation’s peacekeeping efforts in the South Sudan with a RAAF C-17A Globemaster deploying

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