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Suanne Prager, airlifted to Australia under Operation Babylift as a child, meets 37 Squadron Association president Col Coyne at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra. Story and photos by Corporal Jacob Joseph.

Operation Babylift crews reunite with passengers

31/07/202503/08/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 3388 Views 0 Comments AWM, Vietnam War

Royal Australian Air Force and Qantas personnel who flew hundreds of Vietnamese orphans out of harm’s way were reunited with

Former Royal Australian Navy patrol boat HMAS Townsville II makes her final journey to her new home at the Townsville Maritime Museum. Story and photos by Lieutenant Commander Anthony Martin.

History News Royal Australian Navy

Honouring a Fremantle-class legend at Townsville

30/07/202511/08/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 2419 Views 0 Comments

On a bright north-Queensland morning, the former Royal Australian Navy patrol boat HMAS Townsville II made its final journey up

AT003, one of Australia's first AH-64E Apache aircraft entered final assembly at the Boeing Defense Apache Facility in Mesa, Arizona in May 2025. Story by Major Lily Charles.

Australian Army News

Aussie Apaches on course for delivery

30/07/202503/08/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 2860 Views 2 Comments 1st Aviation Regiment, AH-64E Apache, Boeing

The integrated force is a step closer to a new era of attack aviation, with Army’s first four AH-64E Apaches

Corporal Danielle Sass, a loadmaster on a C-27J Spartan aircraft at 35 Squadron, after her graduation at RAAF Base Amberley. Story by Flight Lieutenant Madeleine Magee. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Taylor Anderson.

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Egyptologist takes up RAAF career

30/07/202509/08/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 3202 Views 0 Comments 35 Squadron, C-27J Spartan, RAAF Amberley

What do the Royal Australian Air Force and Egyptology have in common? CAPTION: Corporal Danielle Sass, a loadmaster on a C-27J

Royal Air Force aviator Air Specialist (Class 1) Kate Oldershaw operates a forklift while working with RAAF aviator Leading Aircraftwoman Georgia Dewhirst during Exercise Talisman Sabre. Story by Flight Lieutenant Imogen Lunny. Photos by Leading Aircraftwoman Nell Bradbury.

News Royal Australian Air Force Talisman Sabre

Foreign forces unite on the flight line

30/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 2441 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

On the eastern flank of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025, RAAF Base Amberley stood as the power hub of cargo and

Members of the Joint Military Police Unit will expand operational use of body-worn cameras from September 1. Story by Wing Commander Craig Scott.

Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy

Military Police roll out body-worn cameras

30/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 2276 Views 0 Comments Body Worn Cameras (BWC), Joint Military Police Unit (JMPU)

Members of the Joint Military Police Unit (JMPU) will expand operational use of body-worn cameras (BWC) from September as part

An Australian Army soldier from the 3rd Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, takes a sight picture with an anti-drone gun during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 at Townsville Field Training Area. Story and photos by Corporal Luke Bellman.

Australian Army News Talisman Sabre

Kapyong Command Post gives shape to the battle

30/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1938 Views 0 Comments 3rd Battalion RAR, 3rd Brigade, Exercise Talisman Sabre

Inside 3rd Brigade’s Battle Group Kapyong Command Post, battle plans took shape. CAPTION: An Australian Army soldier from the 3rd Battalion,

A US Air Force C-17A Globemaster III takes off from RAAF Base Curtin during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Story and photo by Flight Lieutenant Deanna Ellick.

News Royal Australian Air Force Talisman Sabre

RAAF Base Curtin a high achiever on Talisman Sabre

30/07/202503/08/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 2342 Views 0 Comments C-17, RAAF Curtin, sabre

Operating an airbase in an austere location may seem like a huge undertaking, but for Royal Australian Air Force Contingency

Royal New Zealand Air Force military working dog handler Aircraftman Dylan McClintock, left, and Keno, join Royal Australian Air Force Corporal Renee Cahill, from 27 Squadron Security Flight, at RAAF Base Townsville. Story by Flying Officer Casie Scott. Photos by Captain Chloe Ellwood.

News Royal Australian Air Force Talisman Sabre

Military dogs cross the ditch for Talisman Sabre

30/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 2125 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre, Military Working Dogs, RAAF Townsville, RNZAF

The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Security Forces Patrol Dog Unit has brought extra bite power to RAAF Base

Personnel, aircraft and assets at RAAF Base Tindal during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Story by Flight Lieutenant Sharon Sebastian. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Blake Thompson.

Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy

5500 flight hours and 2000 sorties on Talisman Sabre

29/07/202503/08/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 2745 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

From the roar of fighter jets cutting through the clouds, to the steady hum of surveillance aircraft scanning vast ocean

Australian Army Reserve soldiers from 5th/6th Battalion, Royal Victoria Regiment, and 22nd Engineer Regiment conduct a patrol through East Arm in Darwin during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Story by Captain Tim Klingner. Photos by Corporal Jarrod Moreels.

Australian Army News Talisman Sabre

Army Reserves defend the north

29/07/202503/08/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 2523 Views 0 Comments 2nd (Australia) Division, 4th Brigade, Army Reserve, Exercise Talisman Sabre

It’s not every day you see Army Reserve soldiers from Victoria’s 4th Brigade patrolling the streets of Darwin. CAPTION: Australian Army

From left, Corporal Dillon Walker, of 2 Security Forces Squadron, talks to Senior Airman Brittany Palomo, of the US Air Force, and Leading Aircraftman John Stratford, of 13 Squadron Security Forces, on the flight line at RAAF Base Darwin. Story by Flight Lieutenant Kayla Walliss. Photos by Sergeant David Gibbs.

Australian Army Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy Talisman Sabre

Northern airbase security kicked up a notch

29/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 2533 Views 0 Comments 2nd (Australia) Division, Exercise Talisman Sabre, No. 1 Security Forces Squadron., No. 13 Squadron, No. 17 Squadron, No. 2 Security Forces Squadron

As aircraft conducted training missions overhead, ADF ground security elements were generating an integrated security posture across three northern airbases

HMAS Choules launches its mexefloat with Australian Army MAN HX77 trucks embarked to conduct amphibious operations as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre. Story by Lieutenant Tahlia Merigan. Photo by Leading Seaman Lauren Pugsley.

Australian Army Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy Talisman Sabre

D-Day at Shoalwater Bay

29/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 2590 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre, French Navy, HX77 Truck, Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF), Republic of Korea Navy, Shoalwater Bay Training Area, US Navy

As dawn broke over Shoalwater Bay, the Combined Task Group 628.1 waited in various landing crafts ready to assault the

Royal Australian Air Force aircraft technician Corporal Aisha Norton-O'Donnell inspects the advanced refuelling boom system of a 33 Squadron KC-30A multi-role tanker transport aircraft, during air-to-air refuelling trials with the US Air Force. Story by Flight Lieutenant Grace Casey-Maughan. Photos by US Air Force.

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Air-to-air refuelling trials complete

29/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 2834 Views 0 Comments Aircraft Research and Development Unit, E-7A Wedgetail, KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport, No. 33 Squadron, US Air Force

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has completed air-to-air refuelling clearance trials with the United States Air Force (USAF) at

Executive Officer of 2 Security Forces Squadron, Squadron Leader Tai Kohn, has her head shaved after the squadron completed 3521 laps around the RAAF Base Amberley running track to raise funds to fight ovarian cancer. Story by Corporal Sam Price. Photos by Leading Aircraftwoman Taylor Anderson.

ADF People Health and Wellbeing Royal Australian Air Force

Squadron runs laps for cancer battle

18/07/202530/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 3754 Views 0 Comments No. 2 Security Forces Squadron, RAAF Amberley

Over the course of one morning, 2 Security Forces Squadron ran an impressive fundraising effort support a member undergoing her

Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, conduct a trench clearance, supported by 2nd Cavalry Regiment M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks, as part of Exercise Brolga Sprint at Townsville Field Training Area, Qld. Story by Captain Brittany Evans. Photo by Private Jessica Gray.

Australian Army News

Army’s armoured brigade flexes new capabilities

18/07/202530/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 2320 Views 0 Comments 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, 3rd Brigade, Exercise Brolga Sprint, Exercises North Queensland Warfighter

Exercises North Queensland Warfighter and Brolga Sprint have showcased the transformation of Army’s armoured brigade, bringing 3500 soldiers, officers and

Regional Maintenance Provider - East representative Chris Gaskin, Veolia representative Linda Gater and Regional Maintenance Centre - East representative Cris Cicuta, at Fleet Base East, Sydney. Story by Captain David Sippel. Photo by Leading Seaman Lauren Pugsley.

News Royal Australian Navy Sovereign industry

Smart solution for Garden Island drains

18/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1884 Views 0 Comments Garden Island

A collaborative trial has tackled an ongoing drainage issue at the Captain Cook Graving Dock (CCGD) at Sydney’s Garden Island,

Personnel from the French Armed Forces and Australian Army embark HMAS Choules in Townsville, Queensland, in preparation for Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Story by Lieutenant Tahlia Merigan. Photo by Leading Seaman Lauren Pugsley.

Australian Army News Royal Australian Navy Talisman Sabre

Amphibious forces embark for Talisman Sabre 2025

18/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 3896 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre, French Armed Forces, HMAS Canberra, HMAS Choules

Preparing for the embarkation and transportation of hundreds of people is no easy task, but for the Australian Amphibious Force

United States Army paratroopers from the 11th Airborne Division conduct a night airborne insertion from a Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster III over Charters Towers. Story by Corporal Luke Bellman. Photos by Corporal Emma Schwenke.

News Royal Australian Air Force

Allied paratroopers own the night

18/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 2563 Views 0 Comments C-17A Globemaster III, Exercise Talisman Sabre, French Armed Forces, German Army, Joint Forcible Entry Operation (JFEO), US Army

Three-hundred-and-thirty-five US paratroopers dropped into Charters Towers under the cover of night, exploiting allied night vision capabilities to launch a

Royal Australian Air Force and Royal Air Force personnel work together to refuel a Royal Australian Air Force KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft using Sustainable Aviation Fuel at RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland, prior to the commencement of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Story by Cleo Arya. Photos by Leading Aircraftman Neil Bradbury.

News Royal Australian Air Force

Flying clean at Talisman Sabre 2025

18/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 2729 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre, KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport, No. 33 Squadron, RAAF Amberley, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)

As Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 (TS25) ramps up across Australia, the skies above Queensland have marked a new milestone in