{"id":423,"date":"2018-11-09T03:59:44","date_gmt":"2018-11-09T03:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=423"},"modified":"2018-11-09T03:59:44","modified_gmt":"2018-11-09T03:59:44","slug":"royal-australian-navy-minehunters-exercise-with-regional-partners-in-north-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2018\/11\/09\/royal-australian-navy-minehunters-exercise-with-regional-partners-in-north-east\/","title":{"rendered":"Royal Australian Navy Minehunters exercise with regional partners in North East"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two Royal Australian Navy Minehunters, HMA Ships\u00a0<em>Gascoyne\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em>Huon<\/em>, have completed a successful visit to the Republic of Korea (ROK), in their first deployment to the region in more than 70 years.<br \/>\nParticipating in multi-national Mine Countermeasure Warfare activities,\u00a0<em>Gascoyne<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Huon<\/em>\u00a0joined ships and contingents from 13 nations to share knowledge and improve cooperation between participating navies.<br \/>\nAustralia\u2019s Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Michael Noonan, AO, RAN, was in the ROK for the Minehunters\u2019 arrival and said Australia\u2019s participation in this activity highlighted the valued working relationship between Australia and the ROK.<br \/>\n\u201cThe inclusion of the Navy Minehunters in Australian Defence Force activities with the ROK complements the experience gained earlier this year at the mine countermeasures exercise conducted at Jervis Bay in New South Wales,\u201d Vice Admiral Noonan said.<br \/>\n\u201cThis is also the first time in more than 70 years that Australian Navy vessels of this type have deployed this far north, providing a unique opportunity for this important capability.\u201d<br \/>\nHMAS\u00a0<em>Gascoyne\u2019s<\/em>\u00a0Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Commander Richard Brickacek, said the deployment tested the skills and experience of both the Mine Warfare and Clearance Diving departments.<br \/>\n\u201cThe local environment was significantly different from what we typically experience in Australian waters, including minimal underwater visibility, deep mud and varying weather,\u201d Lieutenant Commander Brickacek said.<br \/>\n\u201cWorking in these unfamiliar conditions demonstrated the value of bringing all nations together to better understand each other\u2019s capabilities and limitations in new and varying environments.\u201d<br \/>\nBoth\u00a0<em>Gascoyne\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em>Huon<\/em>\u00a0will continue their deployment over the coming weeks, conducting bilateral exercises and international engagement with regional nations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two Royal Australian Navy Minehunters, HMA Ships\u00a0Gascoyne\u00a0and\u00a0Huon, have completed a successful visit to the Republic of Korea (ROK), in their first deployment to the region in more than 70 years. Participating in multi-national Mine Countermeasure Warfare activities,\u00a0Gascoyne\u00a0and\u00a0Huon\u00a0joined ships and contingents from 13 nations to share knowledge and improve cooperation between participating navies. Australia\u2019s Chief of &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2018\/11\/09\/royal-australian-navy-minehunters-exercise-with-regional-partners-in-north-east\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Royal Australian Navy Minehunters exercise with regional partners in North East&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-423","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=423"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=423"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=423"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=423"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}