On 5 December Indo-Pacific Endeavour (IPE), Australia’s flagship regional engagement activity, has come to a close with HMA Ships Adelaide and Stuart leaving Singapore for Darwin. From late August to early December, IPE involved four ships and more than 2000 personnel. The group visited thirteen countries, namely Brunei, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Vietnam.