在海上航行131天后，HMAS Sydney号驱逐舰在完成一次重大的印太地区部署后返回澳大利亚，此次部署让该舰在该地区一些最大规模的海军演习中与关键盟友并肩作战。该导弹驱逐舰于周日返回东舰队基地，水手和军官们在此与家人和朋友团聚，此次任务横跨数千海里，凸显了澳大利亚对地区安全和防务合作的关注。
After 131 days at sea, HMAS Sydney is back in Australia after a major Indo-Pacific deployment that put the warship alongside key allies in some of the region’s biggest naval exercises. The guided missile destroyer returned to Fleet Base East on Sunday, where sailors and officers were reunited with family and friends after a mission that stretched across thousands of nautical miles and underscored Australia’s focus on regional security and defence ties.
在部署期间，HMAS Sydney号与包括美国、日本、加拿大、新西兰、韩国、西班牙、智利、意大利和印尼在内的广泛伙伴国家进行了合作。其任务计划包括诸如环太平洋演习（即RIMPAC）等大型多国演习，以及太平洋龙、太平洋先锋和日刚三叉戟演习。这些行动涵盖了从防空和反导到复杂海上作战训练的各个方面，同时也加强了与印太地区其他海军的协同配合。
During the deployment, HMAS Sydney worked with a wide group of partner nations including the United States, Japan, Canada, New Zealand, South Korea, Spain, Chile, Italy and Indonesia. Its program included major multinational exercises such as Rim of the Pacific, known as RIMPAC, as well as Pacific Dragon, Pacific Vanguard and Nichi-Gou Trident. Those operations covered everything from air and missile defence to complex maritime combat training, while also building closer co-ordination with other navies across the Indo-Pacific.
舰队司令安妮塔·威廉姆斯少将将此次部署描述为澳大利亚更广泛地区参与的重要组成部分。“HMAS Sydney号的部署展示了澳大利亚持续致力于与地区伙伴合作，以支持一个安全、稳定和繁荣的印太地区，”威廉姆斯少将表示。她补充说，该舰全体官兵在整个地区与盟友和伙伴密切合作，有助于加强专业联系，同时也展示了海军支持集体海上安全的能力。
Fleet Commander Rear Admiral Anita Williams described the deployment as an important part of Australia’s broader regional engagement. “HMAS Sydney’s deployment demonstrated Australia’s ongoing commitment to working with our regional partners to support a secure, stable and prosperous Indo-Pacific,” Rear Admiral Williams said. She added that the ship’s company had worked closely with allies and partners throughout the region, helping strengthen professional ties while also showing the Navy’s ability to support collective maritime security.
完成国际演习计划后，HMAS Sydney号在南海与HMAS Stuart号会合，开展进一步的地区存在活动。该驱逐舰还依据国际法开展了行动，同时维持了为在海上停留数月所需的长期且艰巨的后勤保障工作。
After completing its international exercise schedule, HMAS Sydney linked up with HMAS Stuart in the South China Sea for further regional presence activities. The destroyer also carried out operations in line with international law, while maintaining the long and demanding logistics effort needed to stay at sea for months.
在整个部署期间，悉尼号完成了17次海上补给，其中包括两次直升机补给任务，为船只远离母港运行所需的燃料、食物和其他补给品。指挥官海登·詹金斯上校强调了与其他国家进行训练的价值。“与我们的地区伙伴并肩作战提供了宝贵的机会，以加强关系、提升专业技能，并进一步发展我们在海上协同作战的能力，”詹金斯上校表示。
Across the deployment, Sydney completed 17 replenishments at sea, including two helicopter resupply missions, taking on fuel, food and other stores needed to keep the ship operating far from home. Commanding Officer Commander Hayden Jenkins highlighted the value of training with other nations. “Operating alongside our regional partners provided valuable opportunities to strengthen relationships, enhance professional skills and further develop our ability to work together at sea,” Commander Jenkins said.
他还指出悉尼号在高端作战演习中的作用，包括一次成功的海军打击导弹发射，以及舰载MH-60R海鹰直升机在环太平洋军演（RIMPAC）期间发射的地狱火导弹交战。“我对我们的水兵和军官感到无比自豪，他们在整个部署期间展现了专业精神、团队合作和奉献精神，”詹金斯上校说。
He also pointed to Sydney’s role in high-end combat exercises, including a successful naval strike missile firing and a Hellfire missile engagement by the ship’s embarked MH-60R Seahawk helicopter during RIMPAC. “I am extremely proud of our sailors and officers, who demonstrated professionalism, teamwork and dedication throughout the deployment,” Commander Jenkins said.