Members of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) arrived at Banyuwangi port in East Java, Indonesia, on November 10 for a joint military exercise, which will involve 2,000 personnel from both countries.

Two more specialists of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) with expertise in disaster recovery and planning are on their way to Thailand to aid local rescue mission of a cave-trapped football team.

More than 100 soldiers in Filipino and Australian naval forces on October 15 ran a disaster response drill in Subic Bay, northwest of Manila, the Philippines to deepen security ties in a region prone to disasters, piracy and territorial rifts.