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Will Forker and Luis Leal demonstrate the EB-EBEE TAC during the Technical Cooperation Program AI Strategic Challenge 2023 at HMAS Creswell, Jervis Bay Territory. Story by Emma Thompson. Photos by Pettty Officer Kayla Jackson

AI technology strategic challenge tested

10/01/202414/01/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1734 Views 0 Comments Artificial Intelligence (AI), DSTG, HMAS Creswell

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to deter, shape and change the character of warfare. CAPTION: Will Forker and Luis Leal

272 Phase 2 ADF Intermediate Pilots’ Course members assembled on the flight line with a Pilatus PC-21 aircraft at RAAF Base Pearce in WA ahead of their graduation. Story by Stephanie Hallen. Photo by Chris Kershaw.

News Royal Australian Air Force

Pilots flying high after graduating

20/12/202320/12/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2459 Views 0 Comments No. 2 FTS, PC-21, RAAF Pearce

Nineteen student pilots from 272 Phase 2 ADF Intermediate Pilots’ Course graduated from 2 Flying Training School on December 8

Personnel from 2 Squadron operate an aircraft de-icing machine to remove ice and snow from an E-7A Wedgetail during Operation Kudu in Germany. Story by Major Carrie Robards. Photos by Leading Aircraftman Adam Abela.

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RAAF Wedgetail at work on Ukraine-support mission

20/12/202320/12/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 4442 Views 0 Comments E-7A Wedgetail, no. 1 Combat Communication Squadron, No. 1 Security Forces Squadron., No. 2 Squadron, Operation Kudu, Ukraine

Night has fallen at Ramstein Air Base in southern Germany, and the temperature plummets towards freezing, but the cold weather

A 500lb unexploded ordnance after detonation during Operation Render Safe, Nauru. Story by Captain Karam Louli. Photos by Corporal Sam Price.

ADF People Australian Army Videos

Risky business just another day at the office

20/12/202320/12/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 3359 Views 0 Comments Nauru, Operation Render Safe, UXO

It might have been a relatively simple task for Sergeant David Bailey, but rendering safe a 500lb bomb amidst vital

An Australian Army soldier instructs Armed Forces of Ukraine recruits during battle inoculation training, as part of Operation Kudu in the United Kingdom. Photo: Leading Aircraftwoman Emma Schwenke (image has been digitally altered for security purposes).

Australian Army News Overseas UK

More troops to train Ukraine recruits

20/12/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1813 Views 0 Comments Operation Kudu

Australia will expand its commitment to the training of recruits from the Armed Forces of Ukraine as part of Operation

Leading Seaman Matthew Parry escorts Liam Glackin from HMAS Brisbane’s embarked MH-60R helicopter while conducting an evacuation from Willis Island off the coast of Queensland. Story by Lieutenant Commander Andrew Herring.

News Royal Australian Navy

Navy evacuates weather bureau staff in heavy seas

14/12/202316/12/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2002 Views 0 Comments Bureau of Meteorology (BOM), Fleet Base East, HMAS Brisbane, MH-60R Seahawk

Four Bureau of Meteorology personnel have escaped Severe Tropical Cyclone Jasper and are safely ashore in Sydney after being evacuated

Australian Army soldiers conduct a troop lift on a CH-47F Chinook from 5th Aviation Regiment, in support of 31st/42nd Battalion, The Royal Queensland Regiment's Exercise Burghala Bull in Central Queensland. Story by Sergeant Matthew Bickerton.

Australian Army News

Platoon executes night-time urban clearance

14/12/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1804 Views 0 Comments 31st/42nd Battalion Royal Queensland Regiment, 5th Aviation Regiment, CH-47F Chinook, Exercise Burghala Bull

Algae-filled pools, boarded-up windows and overgrown grounds confronted a reconnaissance team entering a dilapidated former luxury resort, with scenes reminiscent

ADF People

Inspiration to reach for the stars

08/12/202308/12/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1923 Views 0 Comments astronaut, Defence Space Command

A career in space might seem like reaching for the stars – for Katherine Bennell-Pegg this is a reality. CAPTION: Astronaut

Members of the Australian Army's 2nd Commando Regiment conduct a free-fall parachute jump from a RAAF C-17A Globemaster III to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Nadzab Landings in September 1943. Story by Flying Officer Aarron Dann. Photo by Senior Airman Mackenzie Cooper.

History News Royal Australian Air Force

Free-falling into PNG

08/12/202311/12/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2441 Views 0 Comments 2nd Commando Regiment, C-17A Globemaster III, Exercise Global Dexterity, Nadzab Landings, No. 36 Squadron, PNGDF, RAF, US Air Force, WWII

Australian Army commandos from 2 Cdo Regt parachuted into Papua New Guinea to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the World

RAAF Aircraftwoman Eloise Hiller-Stanbrook (left) receiving the Sergeant Wendy Jones award from Flight Lieutenant Brook Steege (middle) and Alison Meade at the Army School of Health graduation at Latchford Barracks. Story by Corporal Luke Bellman. Photo by Lance Corporal Tyson Grant.

ADF People Health and Wellbeing

Top student continues medic legacy

08/12/202308/12/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1793 Views 0 Comments Army School of Health

For Aircraftwoman Eloise Hiller-Stanbrook, being named the top Air Force student at the Army School of Health means continuing a

Australian Army soldiers prepare for a combat team quick attack with M1A1 Abrams and M113AS4 armoured personnel carriers during Exercise Iron Warrior 23 at Puckapunyal. Story and photos by Corporal Michael Rogers.

Australian Army News

Training to target drones

08/12/202309/12/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2703 Views 1 Comment ASLAV, Exercise Iron Warrior, M113AS4, M1A1 Abrams, Puckapunyal

The booming sound of Browning .50-calibre machineguns echoed across the range at Puckapunyal as a platoon of M113AS4 gun cars

Australian and Indian soldiers manoeuvre from Zodiac watercraft on to a beach at Garden Island in Western Australia as part of a training activity during Exercise Austrahind 2023. Story by Major Sandra Seman-Bourke. Photos by Sergeant McAneney.

Australian Army News

Exercise strengthens Australia-India bond

08/12/202316/12/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1860 Views 1 Comment 13th Brigade, Exercise Austrahind, Indian Armed Forces

Army’s 13th Brigade hosted Indian Armed Forces in Perth and other locations in Western Australia during Exercise Austrahind, an army-to-army

Commander Air Mobility Group Air Commodore Bradley Clarke and Aircraftwoman Jorja Winterford cut the cake during the annual Air Mobility Group Pathfinder Awards Dinner at RAAF Base Richmond. Story by Tastri Murdoch. Photos by Leading Aircraftman Chris Tsakisiris.

News Royal Australian Air Force

Air Mobility Group shines at awards night

08/12/202319/12/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1502 Views 0 Comments Air Mobility Group’s (AMG), RAAF Richmond

It was Air Mobility Group’s (AMG) night to shine at the 81st annual Pathfinder Awards on November 22. CAPTION: Commander Air

SPS ATW Air Power Leadership Course Officer group participants with Flight Sergeant Anthea Lee and Corporal Daniel Holt at Kumul Leadership Centre, Murray Barracks, PNG. Story by Squadron Leader Kate Davis and Flight Lieutenant Steffi Blavius.

News Overseas Royal Australian Air Force

Enhancing air power in PNG

08/12/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1894 Views 0 Comments PNGDF, School of Postgraduate Studies (SPS)

In a collaborative effort supported by the Defence Cooperation Program in Papua New Guinea, the RAAF School of Postgraduate Studies

From left, Wing Commander Ivan Benitez-Aguirre, Group Captain John Carroll and Flight Lieutenant Laura Dahl at the entrance to the newly reopened RAAF Base Glenbrook chapel. Story by Flight Lieutenant Katrina Thomasson.

ADF People Health and Wellbeing

Chapel renovated for local community

08/12/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1460 Views 0 Comments RAAF Glenbrook

Taking inspiration from lessons learnt on deployment, the chapel at RAAF Base Glenbrook has been transformed from an old and

Industry staff of the international interoperable underwater communications and relay capability during Autonomous Warrior at HMAS Creswell. Story by Emma Thompson. Photo by Able Seaman Jasmine Saunders.

News Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology

Scientists dive into better communication

08/12/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1714 Views 0 Comments Autonomous Warrior, Bluebottle USV, Defence Strategic Review, DSTG, HMAS Creswell, Jervis Bay

Having the chance to see their work in action is a highlight for many Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG)

HMAS Toowoomba sailors Petty Officer Peter Sutton, left, and Able Seaman Finn Jackson display the national flag of the Philippines during the inaugural maritime cooperative activity during a regional presence deployment. Story by Lieutenant Commander Kieran Davis.

News Royal Australian Navy

Reflecting and celebrating diversity

08/12/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1135 Views 0 Comments HMAS Toowoomba, Philippine Navy

For several members of HMAS Toowoomba with Filipino heritage, sailing in company with the Philippine Navy allowed them to proudly

Lieutenant Colonel Wendy Say with veteran and founder of the Kokoda Youth Foundation Doug Henderson in front of the new Canungra Vietnam Memorial at Kokoda Barracks in Queensland. Story by Major Carolyn Barnett. Photo by Private Andrew Shaw.

Australian Army History Lest We Forget News

Kokoda Barracks unveils new Vietnam memorial

08/12/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2383 Views 0 Comments 6th Battalion RAR, Canungra, Kokoda Barracks, Kokoda Youth Foundation, Vietnam veterans

After two years of dedicated volunteer work and community collaboration, the new Canungra Vietnam Memorial opened to veterans, families and

Australian Army, United States Army and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force personnel at the opening ceremony of Exercise Yama Sakura 85.

ADF Japan News

Aussies’ first participation in Ex Yama Sakura

08/12/202315/12/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1782 Views 0 Comments 1st (Australian) Division, Exercise Yama Sakura, Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF), US Army

Australia is participating in Exercise Yama Sakura (YS85) for the first time, enhancing interoperability and mutual defence capability with Japan

Chief of Army Lieutenant General Simon Stuart on parade for the 75th anniversary of the Royal Australian Regiment at Duntroon, Canberra. Story by Private Nicholas Marquis. Photos by Corporal Dustin Anderson.

Australian Army News

Royal Australian Infantry celebrates 75 years

06/12/202315/12/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1728 Views 0 Comments ADF Red Berets, Chief of Army, Royal Australian Regiment, Royal Military College-Duntroon (RMC-D)

Descending from an overcast sky above Canberra, members of the Red Berets trailed red smoke behind an unfurled flag of