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RAAF loadmasters Flight Sergeant Andrew Coates (left) and Sergeant Daniel Saunders, along with local news reporters, enjoys the views of the Port Vila coastline from the ramp of the C-27J Spartan aircraft during a maritime surveillance flight out of Port Vila, Vanuatu. Story buy Lieutenant Nic Hawkins. Photos by Sergeant David Cotton.

Maintaining fisheries patrols in Vanuatu

30/08/202331/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1379 Views 0 Comments C-27J Spartan, No. 35 Squadron, Operation Solania, Vanuatu

RAAF’s 35 Squadron is frequently deployed for extended periods across the Indo-Pacific due to the endurance of its C-27J Spartan

An Australian Army CH-47 Chinook takes off from HMAS Canberra near the coast of Futuna Island to conduct a vertical replenishment during Operation Vanuatu Assist 2023. Photo by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.

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Army engineers give remote island a lift

24/03/202324/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1876 Views 0 Comments 6th Engineer Support Regiment, CH-47F Chinook, HMAS Canberra, Vanuatu

Army engineers from 6th Engineer Support Regiment (6ESR) will spend several days on Vanuatu’s remote island of Futuna to help

Members of Australian Clearance Diving Team One conduct a salvage diving operation in Port Vila Harbour during Operation Vanuatu Assist. Story by Lieutenant Geoff Long. Photo by Able Seaman Michaela Bennett.

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Navy divers refloat Vanuatu fisheries boat

17/03/202319/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1148 Views 0 Comments HMAS Canberra, Navy Clearance Diving Team One, Vanuatu

Royal Australian Navy clearance divers have helped the Vanuatu Fisheries Department (VFD) salvage one of their small boats, which sunk

Greg Willie, co-leader of logistics and procurement under the National Health Emergency Operation Committee, and Lieutenant Donna Miller organise goods and cargo on board HMAS Canberra in support of Operation Vanuatu Assist. Story by Lieutenant Geoff Long. Photo by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.

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ADF delivers vital medical supplies around Vanuatu

17/03/202318/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 792 Views 0 Comments CH-47F Chinook, HMAS Canberra, Vanuatu

Australian Army CH-47 Chinook helicopters embarked on HMAS Canberra are supporting the Vanuatu Ministry of Health with delivering vital medical supplies

Commanding Officer HMAS Canberra Captain Jace Hutchison speaks with Vanuatu media during Operation Vanuatu Assist 2023. Photo by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.

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Officer surprises with Pacific family ties

15/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 748 Views 0 Comments HMAS Canberra, Vanuatu

Vanuatu media outlets got a pleasant surprise when the Commanding Officer of HMAS Canberra, Captain Jace Hutchison, greeted them in their

The Prime Minister of Vanuatu Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau Ma’aukora, centre, signs the welcome book during a tour of HMAS Canberra. Story by Lieutenant Geoff Long. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

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Vanuatu PM visits HMAS Canberra

15/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 796 Views 0 Comments HMAS Canberra, Vanuatu

Shortly after HMAS Canberra arrived in Port Vila, the Prime Minister of Vanuatu Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau Ma’aukora received a tour

Humanitarian aid supplies are loaded onto a C-17A Globemaster heading to Vanuatu as part of the Australian government’s response to Tropical Cyclones Judy and Kevin. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Taylor Anderson.

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ADF responds in wake of two cyclones that hit Vanuatu

05/03/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1398 Views 0 Comments Vanuatu

A RAAF C-130J has arrived in Vanuatu and is conducting aerial damage assessments as part of the Australian government’s response

Australian Army engineer Captain Lachlan Attard, right, with site supervisor Mr John Tokataake at the Vanuatu Police Force's Cook Barracks redevelopment site in Port Vila. Story by Captain Dan Glover. Photo by Corporal Jonathan Goedhart.

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Barracks redevelopment a boost for Vanuatu

16/12/202221/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1813 Views 0 Comments Vanuatu

The Cook and Tiroas Barracks redevelopment infrastructure project in Vanuatu has entered the final stages. CAPTION: Australian Army engineer Captain

Vanuatu rugby league and touch delegates undertaking their level 1 accreditation as touch football referees. Story by Vanuatu rugby league and touch delegates undertaking their level 1 accreditation as touch football referees. Story by Group Captain Jay Clarke and Emily Egan. Photo supplied.

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ADF and Vanuatu united through sport

13/07/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 854 Views 0 Comments Vanuatu

Australian Defence Force (ADF) sporting associations joined forces with Vanuatu netball, rugby league, and touch football associations in a five-day

Australian Army Sergeant Dale Daff and Vanuatu Police Force Private John Pierre work on a vehicle during the vehicle maintainers' course at Cook Barracks in Port Vila, Vanuatu. Story by Captain Taylor Lynch. Photo by Corporal Robert Whitmore.

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ADF helps keep Vanuatu police vehicles on the road

16/12/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1363 Views 0 Comments Vanuatu

Australian Army mechanics have been building the skills of the mechanics responsible for maintaining Vanuatu Police Force vehicles. CAPTION: Australian

Australian Army Lieutenant Matthew Taylor assists Vanuatu Police Force Corporals Josephine Fred, left, and Kimason Doro with navigation training during the Sergeants Course at Cook Barracks, Port Vila. Story by Captain Taylor Lynch. Photo by Corporal Robert Whitmore.

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Building skills with Pacific neighbours

10/12/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1346 Views 0 Comments 7th Combat Brigade, Vanuatu

Supported by the Vanuatu-Australia Defence Cooperation Program, a 22-member Mobile Training Team from the Australian Army’s 7th Combat Brigade partnered