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USS Rafael Peralta leads a formation sail with HMCS Ottowa, HMAS Brisbane and JS Akebono during Exercise Noble Caribou in the South China Sea. Story by Lieutenant Commander Andrew Herring. Photo from Royal Canadian Navy.

Friendships flourish on Indo-Pacific deployment

07/11/202308/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1484 Views 0 Comments Exercise Bersama Lima, Exercise Haedoli Wallaby, Exercise Noble Caribou, HMAS Brisbane, HMAS Stalwart, HMAS Toowoomba, MH-60R Seahawk, Regional Presence Deployment

A Royal Australian Navy task group is deepening ties with friends, partners and allies across the Indo-Pacific as it continues

Chief of Army Lieutenant General Simon Stuart attended the interment ceremony for Olwyn Green, former wife to Lieutenant Charles Green, at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Busan, South Korea. Story by Captain Katy Manning. Photos by Private Graeme Bray.

ADF People History Lest We Forget

Soldier pays respects in South Korea

07/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1012 Views 0 Comments 3rd Battalion RAR, 41st Battalion Royal New South Wales Regiment, Chief of Army, Chief of Defence Force, Korean War, WWII

A part-time Australian Army soldier from the 41st Battalion, the Royal New South Wales Regiment (41RNSWR), Private Graeme Bray, had

Guided missile destroyer HMAS Brisbane prepares to come alongside HMNZS Aotearoa for a replenishment at sea during Exercise Bersama Lima. Story by Lieutenant Commander Andrew Herring. Photo by Petty Officer Troy Haydon.

News Overseas Royal Australian Navy

Partners hone skills at sea

03/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1622 Views 0 Comments Exercise Bersama Lima, HMAS Brisbane

HMAS Brisbane recently strengthened international partnerships and honed maritime warfare skills during Exercise Bersama Lima. CAPTION: Guided missile destroyer HMAS Brisbane

Members from Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles User Nations Group attended a capability display held at Gallipoli Barracks, Brisbane. Photos by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.

Australian Army News Sovereign industry

Tactical vehicles tried and tested

03/11/202305/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2426 Views 0 Comments 7th Brigade, 7th Combat Service Support Battalion, Gallipoli Barracks, Rheinmetall MAN

Soldiers who operate Army’s land tactical vehicles shared insights with representatives from other nations who use the machinery at a

Soldiers from the 8th/12th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery push a 2500kg M2A2 howitzer on a 20km journey through Darwin City to raise funds for the Gunner Bear charity. Story by Captain Annie Richardson. Photos by Sub-Lieutenant Chloe Reay.

Australian Army Health and Wellbeing News

Pushing through for littlest Territorians

03/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1385 Views 0 Comments 8th/12th Regiment RAA, Gunner Bear, M2A2 Howitzer

Battling the searing 36-degree heat and humidity of Darwin, soldiers and officers of the 8th/12th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery (8/12Regt

Commander Fleet Aviation Arm Commodore David Frost presents the 2022 McNichol Trophy to then Seaman Joshua Williams (left) and Commanding Officer 723 Squadron Commander Samuel Dale during a gathering at 723 Squadron, HMAS Albatross. Story by Sam Carter. Photo by Petty Officer Peter Thompson.

News Royal Australian Navy Sovereign industry

Navy pilot trainers setting records

03/11/202307/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1545 Views 0 Comments Boeing, Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG), Fleet Air Arm, HMAS Albatross, No. 723 Squadron, Thales

For the past two years, 723 Squadron – Joint Helicopter School has increased the output of trained aircrew by 50

FLTLT Inderbir Singh outside the Air and Space Power centre in Fairbairn, Canberra. Story and photo by Cassandra Bowers.

ADF People

Time and space for research

03/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1052 Views 0 Comments Air and Space Power Centre, Fairbairn

Two aviators were given the opportunity to develop their areas of research through the Air and Space Power Centre’s secondment

An officer from Australian Army 16th Aviation Brigade speaks to visitors about the EC-135 at the Randwick Barracks Open Day. Story by Captain Katy Manning. Photos by Private Sarah Fisher.

Australian Army News

Randwick Barracks capabilities on display

03/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1363 Views 0 Comments 16th Aviation Brigade, 17th Sustainment Brigade, Army No. 176 Air Dispatch Squadron, EC-135, Open Day, Phalanx, Randwick Barracks

Randwick Barracks received a steady flow of visitors on its first open day in many years. CAPTION: An officer from Australian

Commander 1st (Australian) Division Major General Scott Winter with participants of Exercise Beach Heads 23 at one of the significant World War 2 sites in Papua New Guinea. Story and photos by Major Mark Vele.

Australian Army History Lest We Forget News

Walking in the footsteps of history

03/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 19654 Views 2 Comments Exercise Beach Heads, Headquarters 1st (Australian) Division, Papua New Guinea, WWII

A contingent of junior officers and non-commissioned officers have discovered the World War 2 battlefields of Papua New Guinea provide

Family and friends of HMAS Adelaide ship's company sail through Sydney Harbour, the start of a families voyage to Eden, NSW. Story by Esmarie Fulton. Photos by Leading Seaman Abdus Chowdhury.

News Royal Australian Navy

Loved ones get a taste of life at sea

03/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1304 Views 0 Comments HMAS Adelaide

Defence families usually wave from the wharf as loved ones sail away, but this time they had the opportunity to

The new Landworthiness Awareness Campaign will provide education and training on fatigue management, an important skill for all personnel, including drivers. Story by Private Nicholas Marquis. Photo by Private Michael Currie.

Australian Army Health and Wellbeing News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy

Awake to the dangers of fatigue

03/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1186 Views 0 Comments fatigue

Screaming, gunshots, crying. Corporal Quinn Jensen heard this 24/7 with the mounting pressure not to do anything that would get

Brisbane Heat cricket players Usman Khawaja and Michael Neser with RAAF aviators during their visit to RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland. Story by Flight Lieutenant Rob Hodgson. Photos by Leading Aircraftwoman Taylor Anderson.

News Royal Australian Air Force

Brisbane cricketers hang with the fast jets

03/11/202303/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1257 Views 0 Comments EA-18G Growler, F/A-18F Super Hornet, No. 6 Squadron, No. 82 Wing, RAAF Amberley, simulation facility

Last month, aviators at RAAF Base Amberley welcomed two legends of cricket who have a special place in their heart

Australian Army soldier Private Dylan Smith, of 11 Engineer Regiment, has found a new flexible role that suits his lifestyle through ServeOn. Story by Jon Kroiter.

ADF People

Reconnecting through flexible service

03/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 978 Views 0 Comments Army Reserve, ServeOn

One year after leaving full-time service and moving back to his hometown, Private Dylan Smith was searching for a connection.

Officer Commanding Health Services Wing Group Captain Glen Storrar helps paint a tree in support of the Blue Tree Project at a barbecue promoting mental health in Derby in Western Australia. Story by Flight Lieutenant Jessica Winnall. Photos by Sergeant Murray Staff.

Health and Wellbeing News Royal Australian Air Force

Blue trees to counter more than the blues

31/10/202331/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1364 Views 0 Comments Blue Tree Project, Health Services Wing, Indigenous

Air Force personnel in Derby, Western Australia worked with local communities to highlight mental health through art recently. CAPTION: Officer Commanding