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Lieutenant Lauren Barclay outside the Wesleyan church on Atata Island, Tonga. Photo: Leading Seaman David Cox
16 Feb 2022
Army
News

Troop commander hits the ground running

Army combat engineer Lieutenant Lauren Barclay started 2022 in a new role with a deployment on her first oversees operation.

Relief & assistance
Army medic Private Justin Banks on Atata Island during Operation Tonga Assist 2022. Photo: Leading Seaman David Cox
16 Feb 2022
Army
News

Personal connection for medic helping in Tonga

Army medic Private Justin Banks' deployment on Operation Tonga Assist 2022 is his third 'assist’ operation in three years.

Relief & assistance
Army engineers from No. 2 Combat Engineer Regiment begin the clean-up on Atata Island, Tonga. Photo: Corporal Robert Whitmore.
16 Feb 2022
Navy, Army
News

Army engineers start clean-up

Brisbane’s 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment have started clean-up operations in Tonga.

Relief & assistance
Republic of Fiji Military Forces engineer Sapper Saimoni Kamikamica, right, and Australian Army soldier Lance Corporal Kobie Rogers work together to clear a fallen tree on Atata Island, Tonga. Photo: Corporal Robert Whitmore.
16 Feb 2022
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Working together to support Tonga

ADF and Republic of Fiji Military Forces personnel are working side-by-side in Tonga.

Relief & assistance
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: Captain Nathanael Kennedy.
11 Feb 2022
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Working together to support PNG

ADF and Papua New Guinea Defence Force personnel are providing vital assistance to PNG with its COVID-19 response.

Alliances & relationships
ADF and Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade crisis response team personnel assess the damage on Atata island, Tonga. Photo: Corporal Robert Whitmore.
11 Feb 2022
Navy, Army
News

First ADF troops land on vacated Tongan island

Australian personnel step ashore to survey damage caused by the volcanic eruption and tsunami last month.

Relief & assistance
Minister for Defence Peter Dutton opens the Australian Hypersonic Research Precinct at Eagle Farm in Brisbane. Photo: Leading Aircraftwoman Kate Czerny.
11 Feb 2022
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Hypersonic precinct to supercharge research

The Minister for Defence officially opened a new $14 million hypersonic research facility in Brisbane.

Capability & technology
Navy planning officer Lieutenant Commander Tom Miller talks with Mr Glen Bradley from the Department of Health's Aged Care Taskforce in Canberra. Photo: Corporal Julia Whitwell.
10 Feb 2022
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

ADF surges aged-care support

ADF personnel across Australia are gearing up to further support the aged-care sector.

People & service
Sniper team Private Jack Sendall, front, and Lance Corporal Reece Tomlinson, from 6RAR, conduct live-fire practise with a .50-calibre anti-materiel rifle at Wide Bay training area in Queensland. Photo: Corporal Nicole Dorrett
09 Feb 2022
Army
News

Snipers hone their skills

Snipers from 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, started the new year with a week in the Wide Bay training area.

Capability & technology
Navy sailor Seaman combat systems operator Mark Duivesteyn carries fruit gifted from the Tonga onboard HMAS Adelaide during Operation Tonga Assist 2022. Photo: Leading Seaman David Cox
08 Feb 2022
Navy, Army
News

A taste of Tonga for the crew

A giant fresh fruit gift has been sent to HMAS Adelaide from the Government of Tonga to acknowledge the ADF's support.

Relief & assistance
Damage to Atata Island in Tonga, following the eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai underwater volcano and subsequent tsunami. Photo: Petty Officer Christopher Szumlanski
03 Feb 2022
Army
News

Reconnaissance flights survey Tonga

The Australian Defence Force has conducted air and sea reconnaissance flights in Tonga to gain a greater understanding of damage caused to the…

Relief & assistance
Defence personnel from Japan, USA, UK, Fiji, New Zealand, France and Australia make up the new coordination cell at Headquarters Joint Operations Command. Photo: Major Cameron Jamieson.
02 Feb 2022
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Coordination crucial for Tonga mission

Headquarters Joint Operations Command has moved quickly to establish a new coordination cell to respond to Tonga.

Relief & assistance
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