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Royal Australian Navy officers supported allied mine clearing exercises in the Arab Gulf as part of Exercise Artemis Trident in late May.
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RAN officers supported Australia’s allies during a mine counter-measures (MCM) exercise in the Arab Gulf in late May, as part of Exercise Artemis Trident.
Exercise Artemis Trident was the fifth anti-mine exercise in the gulf and was conducted with between the US, UK, France and Australia.
Australian Lieutenant Commander Alexandra Rayner welcomed the opportunity to serve alongside the most sophisticated navies in the world.
“It’s been an amazing experience to plan and execute an exercise with so many personnel, ships and aircraft from four of the world’s most advanced navies,” LCDR Rayner said.
“As well as traditional MCM capabilities the exercise had a significant focus on the integration and tactical development of unmanned underwater systems.
“As the Australian mine warfare and clearance diving community also transitions towards unmanned and autonomous systems, the knowledge and experience we’ll return home with is invaluable.”
Petty Officer Damien Baum expressed that the exercise was important to see how the navies are able to work alongside one another.
“We were able to test and improve integration between navies and showcase some of the Royal Australian Navy’s mine warfare planning systems,” PO Baum said.
The exercise included over 700 members from the participating nations, as well as seven MCM ships.
Exercise Artemis Trident comes following months of naval exercises between Australia and its regional and global allies.
In May, HMAS Parramatta took part in ARC21 alongside Japanese, French and US forces off of the Japanese south coast.
Commander Anita Nemarich outlined that the exercise supported the interoperability of the navies.
“By exercising with our partner navies we build trust and mutual respect, which enhances our ability to work together,” CMDR Nemarich said.
“I thank our friends in the Japan Self-Defense Forces for hosting Exercise ARC21 and for their leadership in promoting practical opportunities to train together.”
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