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Photography by Petty Officer Photographer Damian Pawlenko  Caption: HMAS Collins (foreground) rendezuous with HMAS Waller (centre) and HMAS Rankin. Collins Class Submarines, HMAS Rankin, HMAS Waller and HMAS Collins transitting in formation through Gage Roads, Cockburn Sound.  Deep Caption: Pacific Reach is a triennial Asia-Pacific submarine rescue exercise designed to promote regional cooperation on submarine rescue. The exercise this year is the fourth in the series and is being hosted by Australia between 26 November and 7 December 2007. Pacific Reach 07 is a significant exercise involving six ships, three submarines, two submarine rescue systems, a multi-national dive team and the UK SPAGÜ all up 1000 personnel from 15 nations will be directly involved in the exercise.  Pacific Reach is an extraordinarily valuable opportunity to work with our regional neighbours and it is our pleasure to host this years activities, said Commander Australian Naval Submarine Group, Commodore Rick Shalders.   Pacific Reach is a truly international exercise, with units and equipment from the following countries participating: Canada, China, Republic of Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, the United States and the United Kingdom. In addition, military observers from Chile, India, Indonesia, NATO, Pakistan, Peru, Russia and South Africa will also attend.

Dire warning on China threat

With Australia facing the growing threat of conflict in its own backyard, a new report has found the nation’s defence industry is ill-equipped should a war occur.

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