International engagement

Army engineers strengthen ties with Timor-Leste
The first mobile training team for the 2022 series of international engagement activities in Timor-Leste has strengthened Australia’s ties.

Exchanging tactics in PNG
3rd Brigade personnel provided training to the Papua New Guinea Defence Force to enhance stability operations in the lead-up to the country’s next...

Sea Power: Defence leaders say collaboration important for Indo-Pacific prosperity
Defence leaders opened the Sea Power 2022 conference by outlining the importance of working with like-minded partners.

Conference focuses on regional maritime security
Navy will host the Indo Pacific Sea Power Conference 2022 in conjunction with the Indo Pacific 2022 International Maritime Exposition.

Building bridges with Fiji
A four-hour journey at 3am and a broken-down bus didn’t stop Republic of Fiji Military Forces engineers farewelling their Australian Army mates.

Strengthening training ties with Indonesia
Opportunities to strengthen training connections were in the spotlight when the Indonesian equivalent of Australia’s Chief of Air Force visited Air...

King Air provides international exercise support
A team from No. 32 Squadron has provided air support to multinational forces during the Bersama Shield field training exercise.

Landing with a little help from a friend
A Tongan town official cleared his land with a machete to allow a Navy helicopter to land during Operation Tonga Assist 2022.

Warm welcome for crew
HMAS Arunta returned to Fleet Base East on April 5 after a three-month regional presence deployment.

Palau pastoral care brings rewards
When Army pastor Chaplain Stephen Copland heard several remote islands in Palau had no

Joining in with community in Palau
ADF personnel recently deployed to Palau have spent time engaging with locals and the community.

US Navy crew helps clean up
USS Frank Cable recently arrived in Brisbane, and members of the ship’s company stepped ashore to help with flood clean-up tasks.