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Chief of the Defence Force General Angus Campbell pays his respects to the Unknown Australian Soldier at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. Story by General Angus Campbell. Photo by Jay Cronan.

For all who have served and sacrificed

16/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 680 Views 0 Comments Remembrance Day

REMEMBRANCE DAY Message from Chief of the Defence Force General Angus Campbell. CAPTION: Chief of the Defence Force General Angus Campbell

HMAS Toowoomba personnel stand at ease at the forecastle as the ship arrives at Busan Naval Base, South Korea, for Exercise Haedoli Wallaby. Photos by Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez.

News Overseas Royal Australian Navy Videos

Dolphins and wallabies unite in South Korea

10/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 3208 Views 0 Comments Exercise Haedoli Wallaby, HMAS Toowoomba, MH-60R Seahawk, P-8A Poseidon, Republic of Korea Navy

In waters near Ulsan, naval and air assets from Australia and South Korea combined to test maritime warfare skills and build

Sergeant Samantha Verry on ANZAC Day 2023 in Christchurch, New Zealand. Story by Major Cameron Jamieson.

ADF People

Wreath for an inspirational grandfather

10/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1175 Views 0 Comments Remembrance Day, WWII

REMEMBRANCE DAY An Australian Army movements liaison officer serving in Europe made a connection with her late grandfather 80 years

RAN Lieutenant Jason Wang, Staff Officer to Director General Space Operations, at the Space Command offices, Canberra. Story and photo by Corporal Jacob Joseph.

ADF People

Shooting for the stars

10/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1100 Views 0 Comments Australian Space Command

Zooming hundreds of kilometres above earth is a tiny satellite chip designed by Lieutenant Jason Wang. CAPTION: RAN Lieutenant Jason Wang,

Australian Army troopers from the 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry) help a mate over a 10-foot wall, during the 7th Brigade Military Skills Competition at Gallipoli Barracks, Brisbane. Story by Captain Cody Tsaousis. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.

Australian Army News

Military skills on show in close competition

10/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1428 Views 0 Comments 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment, 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, 7th Brigade, Commander’s Trophy, Gallipoli Barracks

6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR) won a brigade military skills competition and, as a result, claimed this year’s

A HMAS Adelaide sailor helps a student from Navy Life Experience with fire hose operations during the inaugural Navy Life Expo in Sydney. Story by Lieutenant Jonathan Wills. Photos by Able Seaman Lucinda Allanson.

News Royal Australian Navy

Young Australians get on board exciting careers

10/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1485 Views 0 Comments Fleet Base East, HMAS Adelaide, Navy Life Expo (NavyLifeX), recruitment, Sea Power Conference

Thousands of people had the opportunity to learn about life in the Navy at the inaugural Navy Life Expo (NavyLifeX23)

Australian Army soldier Sergeant Lachlan Youll plays the didgeridoo at the opening of the The Australian Embassy in Washington DC. Story by Captain Katy Manning.

ADF People

Didgeridoo connects soldier to heritage

10/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 959 Views 0 Comments 2nd (Australia) Division, Army Reserve, Indigenous Cultural Performer (ICP)

An Australian soldier with family ties to Bidjara country in south-western Queensland had the rare opportunity to perform didgeridoo at

Australian Army chef Corporal Jack Bromhead will put his skills to work cooking for expeditioners on Macquarie Island for five months. Story by Sergeant Matthew Bickerton. Photo by Leading Seaman Kieran Dempsey.

ADF People

Chef to get creative in the cold

10/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 878 Views 0 Comments ADF School of Catering, Australian Antarctic Division

Swapping mess halls for a freezing sub-Antarctic research station, one Army chef will spend five months cooking for expeditioners on

The Royal Australian Corps of Signals and Spartans Rugby Club members and supporters gather in celebration of breaking the Guinness World Record for the longest marathon playing touch/mini/tag rugby game. Story by Captain Evita Ryan. Photo by Warrant Officer Class 2 Kim Allen.

Australian Army News

Touch players set world record for mental health

10/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1124 Views 1 Comment 1st Signal Regiment, 7th Combat Signal Regiment, 7th Signal Regiment, ADF Sport, mental health

On a quiet suburban football field in Toowoomba last month, 28 Army signallers, veterans and Queensland Police Officers laced up

Australian soldier Craftsman Bradley Scheef and members of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) maintain a police vehicle in preparation for the Pacific Games. Story by Major Roger Brennan. Photos by Leading Seaman Jarrod Mulvihill.

Australian Army News Videos

Greasing the wheels for the Pacific Games

10/11/202310/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2714 Views 0 Comments Pacific Games, Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF)

Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) and Australian Army mechanics worked side by side in Honiara workshops as they prepared

News Royal Australian Navy

Shared connection to sea and country

10/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1065 Views 0 Comments Chief of Navy, Indigenous, Sea Power Conference

The close connection Navy has with the Saltwater people of Blue Mud Bay was honoured when artist and Madarrpa clan

From left, Deputy Chief of Navy Rear Admiral Jonathan Earley, Leading Seaman Mara Johnsen and Able Seaman Quinn Beggs at the launch of the Navy Mastery Career Pathways during Indo-Pacific 2023 International Maritime Exposition in Sydney. Story by Lieutenant Rebecca Williamson. Photo by Leading Seaman Iggy Roberts.

News Royal Australian Navy

Navy transforming career pathways

10/11/202313/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1265 Views 0 Comments Mastery Career Pathways (MCP), Sea Power Conference

Navy will change the way it trains and prepares its people, placing a focus on career flexibility and life-long learning

Recruit Cassandra Kelly, left, and Recruit School Petty Officer Deborah Barthelson with her dog, Molly Grace, at HMAS Cerberus Recruit School, Melbourne. Story by Lieutenant Jessica Craig. Photo by Able Seaman Jasmine Moody.

ADF People

Dogs report for duty at recruit school

10/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 787 Views 0 Comments HMAS Cerberus

A roster of dogs are reporting for morale duty at HMAS Cerberus Recruit School in Melbourne, keeping recruits chipper as

Australian Army Lieutenant Colonel Kevin Hamilton, Defence Space Command collective training officer, at the Defence Space Command offices, Canberra. Story and photo by Corporal Jacob Joseph.

ADF People

Scaling up the space domain workforce

10/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 681 Views 0 Comments Defence Space Command, Defence Strategic Review

When thinking of the space domain, an officer from the Army probably isn’t what first comes to mind. Yet the

A piper leads the participants at the start of the 8th annual 42 for 42 event at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. Story by A piper leads the participants at the start of the 8th annual 42 for 42 event at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. Story by Private Nicholas Marquis. Photo: Warrant Officer Class Two Kim Allen.

ADF People Lest We Forget

For those who didn’t return

08/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 995 Views 0 Comments 1st Military Police Battalion, 42 for 42 Charity, 6th Brigade, Afghanistan, Soldier On

The faces of the fallen in Afghanistan appeared on the big screen at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium, as soldiers from 6

News Royal Australian Air Force

A focus on gender, peace and security

08/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1340 Views 0 Comments Exercise Bushido Guardian, gender, gender advisers (GENADs), Japan Air Self-Defense Force, No. 75 Squadron, peace and security (GPS)

A re-examination of gender, peace and security within Air Combat Group has resulted in gender advisers deploying more frequently on

NORFORCE patrolman Corporal Frank Marrar, left, and Northern Territory Parks and Wildlife Ranger Dylan Cooper act as spotters for the Wasp AE small unmanned aerial system during a patrol of West Arnhem Land as part of Operation Resolute Rotation 5. Story and photos by Leading Seaman Jarrod Mulvihill.

Australian Army News Videos

Remaining vigilant in the Top End

08/11/202308/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 3080 Views 0 Comments Army Reserve, F470 Zodiac, NORFORCE, Operation Resolute, PD-100 Black Hornet Nano UAV, WASP AE

Soldiers attached to Joint Task Force 639 have been in the Top End recently, patrolling some of Australia’s most inaccessible

The Blue Room is a mixed-reality simulator used to train Air Force medical staff in on board aircraft medical operations and emergency medical evacuation. Story by Flight Lieutenant Greg Hinks. Photo by Aircraftwoman Nell Bradbury.

Health and Wellbeing News Royal Australian Air Force Science & Technology Sovereign industry

Augmented reality enhances medical training

08/11/202309/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1602 Views 0 Comments RAAF Amberley, simulation facility

Imagine a world where new mixed-reality technology could assist Royal Australian Air Force medical professionals in immersing themselves into training

Australian Army soldiers Lance Corporal Ashleigh Jackson, centre, and Private Lib Savrimuthu, right, interact with a family at the MotoGP 2023, Phillip Island. Story by Captain Kristen Cleland and Captain Andrew Lee. Photos by Captain Andrew Lee.

Australian Army News

Revving up recruitment at MotoGP

08/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1197 Views 0 Comments 4th Brigade

Soldiers from 4 Brigade added camouflage green to the 2023 MotoGP World Championship racing colours at Phillip Island from October

Australian Army gunners from 4 Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, fire the M777A2 155mm howitzer during Exercise Nadzab at Townsville Field Training Area. Story by Private Nicholas Marquis. Photos by Captain Lyndon Harvey.

Australian Army News

Gunners make the ground shake

08/11/202308/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1020 Views 0 Comments 4th Regiment Royal Australian Artillery, Exercise Nadzab, M777-A2

The sound of gunfire from a dismounted enemy platoon rings out as shouts of “contact” echo from soldiers under fire.