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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.

Aussies proud of peacekeeping role

08/10/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 710 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

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 2628 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

Royal Australian Air Force musician Corporal Chloe Bruer-Jones will sing the national anthems of Australia and New Zealand on Anzac Day. Story by Warrant Officer Ben van den Akker. Photo by Corporal Michael Currie.

ADF People History Lest We Forget

Singing for her Anzac ancestors

23/04/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1410 Views 0 Comments Air Force Band, ANZAC Day, Chief of Defence Force, Vietnam

Members of Air Force Band have travelled to Hanoi, Vietnam, to perform at Anzac Day services hosted by the Australian

People’s Army of Vietnam UN peacekeepers prepare to take off from Juba International Airport, South Sudan, after boarding a RAAF 36 Squadron C-17A Globemaster during a strategic airlift. Story and photos by Corporal Jacob Joseph.

News Overseas Royal Australian Air Force

Vietnamese medics rotate to South Sudan thanks to RAAF

05/11/202408/11/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2461 Views 0 Comments C-17A Globemaster III, No. 36 Squadron, South Sudan, UN Peacekeeping, Vietnam

Lieutenant Do Thi Dieu Huyen wanted to show the world a heroic face. CAPTION: People’s Army of Vietnam UN peacekeepers prepare

Lieutenant Commander Emily Ross accepts flowers from Vietnam People's Navy Captain Ngyuen Viet Ahn during HMAS Toowoomba's departure ceremony at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, as part of Indo-Pacific Endeavour. Story by Sub-Lieutenant Tahlia Merigan. Photos by Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez.

News Royal Australian Navy

Visit to Vietnam builds on 50 years of partnership

27/10/202327/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1898 Views 0 Comments HMAS Toowoomba, Indo-Pacific Endeavour, Vietnam

After a busy three months, Indo-Pacific Endeavour’s Vietnamese leg has wrapped up, coinciding with 50 years of diplomatic relations between

HQ-382 Tarantal-V-class ship from the Vietnam People's Navy and Royal Australian Navy's HMAS Toowoomba conduct officer-of-the-watch manoeuvres during regional presence deployment 2023 off the coast of Ho Chi Minh City. Photo by Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez.

Asia News Royal Australian Navy

Angel drives Toowoomba around the bends in Vietnam

19/10/202322/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2736 Views 0 Comments HMAS Toowoomba, Indo-Pacific Endeavour, Vietnam

Bringing a ship into Ho Chi Minh City port is no easy feat, but HMAS Toowoomba’s navigating officer Lieutenant Loren

Major Harry Smith in Saigon, Vietnam, August 1966. Story by Warrant Officer Class Two Max Bree. Photos courtesy of the Australian War Memorial.

Australian Army History Lest We Forget News Veterans

A true hero of Vietnam War farewelled

08/09/202308/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 4364 Views 9 Comments 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, AWM, Harry Smith, Long Tan, Star of Gallantry, Vietnam

The man whose company held back a reinforced North Vietnamese regiment at Long Tan, before fighting for his soldiers to

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 6147 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

Royal Australian Navy Maritime Human Resources Officer Lieutenant Vicky Nguyen, right, acts as Master of Ceremonies during the Pacific Partnership 2022 opening ceremony. Story by Captain Lily Charles. Photo supplied.

ADF People Health and Wellbeing

Connection to heritage

19/07/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1820 Views 0 Comments HMAS Albatross, HMAS Cerberus, USNS Mercy, Vietnam

For Royal Australian Navy maritime human resources officer (MHRO), Lieutenant Vicky Nguyen, representing the Australian Defence Force (ADF) in Vietnam

Soldiers from the Australian Army and Vietnam People's Army participate in the second Australia-Vietnam Combat Shooting Skills Exchange in Hanoi, Vietnam. Story by Major Carrie Robards. Photo supplied.

Asia Australian Army News

Skills sharpened in Vietnam

15/07/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2982 Views 1 Comment School of Infantry, Vietnam

After pandemic-related travel restrictions put plans on hold, the Australian Army and Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) again joined forces at

President of Vietnam Nguyễn Xuân Phúc (centre), and Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Robyn Mudie (centre right), farewell Vietnamese peacekeepers in Hanoi, deploying to the United Nations mission in South Sudan on a Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster III. Photo supplied. Left to right: Ms Caitlin Wiesen-Antin (white scarf), United Nations Acting Resident Coordinator for Vietnam; Senior General Phan Văn Giang, Vietnam’s Minister for National Defence; President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc; Ms Mudie.

Asia News Rest of World Royal Australian Air Force

RAAF C-17 takes another Vietnamese peacekeeping rotation to Africa

28/04/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4410 Views 0 Comments Vietnam

A Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster will transport Vietnam People’s Army personnel, equipment and medical supplies to and from

One of thousands of photos taken by Billy Cunneen in Vietnam – a 6RAR soldier dives for cover as firing breaks out during Operation Ingham.

News Veterans

Planning to commemorate end of Vietnam War

15/01/202215/01/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4293 Views 4 Comments Vietnam

Planning is underway for a range of significant events around the country next year to commemorate the 50th anniversary of

Asia Australian News Veterans

Help wanted finding missing soldiers in Vietnam

03/05/201803/05/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4167 Views 0 Comments repatriations, Vietnam