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Minehunters HMAS Gascoyne & HMAS Diamantina conducted a mine location & recovery mission off the Tasmanian coast, testing their abilities & drills in challenging conditions.

 

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816 Squadron's Flight 6 and their MH-60R helicopter are back aboard HMAS Anzac for a 10-week deployment. April 2021

 

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RAAF 100 years, 1st April 2021

 

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RAAF 100 years, 1st April 2021

 

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3 P-8A Poseidon aircraft from 11SQN in formation with an AP-3C Orion from 10SQN, practicing formation flying for our Centenary flypast in Canberra on Wednesday.

All-female crew from 1SQN F/A-18F Super Hornet

 

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Exercise Brolga Crawl

 

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Australia is working in partnership with Papua New Guinea to support the safe #COVID19 vaccine roll-out. Earlier this week the RAAF
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delivered further essential supplies to Port Moresby including syringes, alcohol swabs, refrigerators, and freezers for vaccine delivery.

 

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HMAS Sheean in Hobart, April 2021

 

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HMAS Sydney (DDG 42) in San Diego Harbor moving to her pier - April 2, 2021

 

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Mirage IIIO(A) of No. 77 Squadron

Dassault Mirage IIIO(A), license-built by Government Aircraft Factories, RAAF serial number A3-55:

Delivered 04/08/67.

Withdrawn from active use in the 04/87 when its RAAF-determined airframe lifetime had run out.

It was then used as a training aid at Amberley.

Wore camouflaged 77 squadron scheme

During the late 90's restoration on the aircraft began.

At Amberley 09/01, it was in 76 Sqn markings outside the restoration hanger in an overall aluminum color and red scallops on the intakes similar to the scheme the first aircraft wore when in service.

 

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Was there only one built??? Why just one? Or, how many did they end up making down under??

 

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Was there only one built??? Why just one? Or, how many did they end up making down under??

We had 114 most of which were built in Australia. Variants were the IIIO(F) interceptor and the IIIO(A) which could switch between attack and interceptor.

 

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HMAS Anzac & HMAS Sirius are participating in Exercise La Perouse, a French-led multilateral maritime exercise in the Bay of Bengal. April 5, 2021

 

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HMAS Sheean in Hobart 1st April 2021

 

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A refurbished St John Ambulance has arrived in Papua New Guinea on an C-130J. The Converted Nissan Urvan, which was modified in Australia, is one of three scheduled for delivery to StJohnAmbPNG We are proud to support our friends and neighbours in the region

 

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Soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment were welcomed to the North Queensland jungle. April 7

 

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ASLAVs light up the early evening sky. January 2021

 

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M1A1 Abrams AIM tanks of 1st Armoured Regiment on a live fire exercise

 

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On 10 April 2021, the Royal Australian Navy welcomed into service HMAS Supply (II), the first of two new Supply Class Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment (AOR) ships. Supply and her sister ship NUSHIP Stalwart are part of the largest regeneration of the Royal Australian Navy since World War II.

 

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HMAS Anzac conducts a replenishment at sea with HMAS Sirius in the South China Sea.