Operation Solania
Aviators celebrate with locals while deployed
Aviators from Air Force’s No. 35 Squadron joined the community in Port Vila for the Vanuatu Independence Day celebrations while on Operation Solania.
Navies build skills on operation
The crews of HMAS Glenelg and RFNS Savenaca have worked together to build the mariner skills of personnel.
Front-row seat to Vanuatuan celebration
The ship’s company of HMAS Glenelg shared an unforgettable experience with one of Australia’s closest regional partners on July 30.
Supporting Pacific fishers from the air
Air Force personnel took part in an operation to deter illegal fishing in the south-west Pacific, and helped five fishermen lost at sea get home.
Maitland returns home after fishery patrols
HMAS Maitland has returned home after supporting the Solomon Islands’ efforts in border security and protecting regional fisheries.
Support to the Pacific
The ADF has helped protect the fishing industries of island nations in the south-west Pacific region by taking part in a maritime surveillance oper
Pacific partners fight illegal fishing
ADF personnel have undertaken maritime surveillance across more than 14 million square kilometres of ocean.
Top training in surveillance
This Air Force officer has gone from Austria, to an ADF Gap Year, to training in the Pacific.
Surveillance of the seas
Air Force played an important role searching the South-West Pacific for illegal fishing.
