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A RAAF F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft from 1 Squadron taxiing after a sortie during Exercise Thai Boomerang 23 at the Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand. Story by Flight Lieutenant Rob Hodgson. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Ryan Howell.

RAAF’s successful fighter-jet exercise in Thailand

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RAAF personnel and aircraft have left Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, having completed a successful fighter jet exercise

Invictus Games Team Australia competitor Xavier Green at the Sydney Academy of Sport and Recreation, Narrabeen NSW. Story by Belinda Barker. Photos by Flight Sergeant Ricky Fuller.

ADF People Health and Wellbeing

Camaraderie calls

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For father of two and former Australian Army Bushmaster crew commander Xavier Green, it will be a matter of switching

ADF People

Legacy flame passes through Canberra

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Former Navy pilot Kate Munari was the third torchbearer off the rank as the Legacy Centenary flame passed through Canberra

The Royal Australian Air Force aerobatic team, the Roulettes, fly past crowds at the Pacific Airshow Gold Coast. Story by Flight Lieutenant Gerard Reed. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Taylor Anderson.

News Royal Australian Air Force Videos

Aerobatics wow crowds at Pacific Airshow

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From the extreme roar of jet engines to the gentle purr of pistons, military and civilian aircraft criss-crossed the sky

From front, HMAS Rankin, INS Vagir and HMAS Perth conduct manoeuvre exercises at the Western Australian Exercise Area during the Indian Submarine INS Vagir’s visit to Fleet Base West in Perth. Story by Lieutenant Max Logan. Photo by Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez.

News Royal Australian Navy

Indian sub makes Australian debut

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The crew of Indian Navy submarine INS Vagir were warmly welcomed to Fleet Base West during the first deployment of

RAAF KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport from 33 Squadron conducts air-to-air refuelling with F-16A Fighting Falcon aircraft of the Indonesian Air Force. Story by Flight Lieutenant Rachael Blake.

Asia News Royal Australian Air Force

First contacts in Indonesian skies

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For the first time, RAAF has conducted air-to-air refuelling with Indonesia. CAPTION: RAAF KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport from 33 Squadron conducts

From left, RAAF engineer and interpreter Flight Lieutenant Burentogtokh Altantsetseg, Mongolian Armed Forces Lieutenant Tsendendamba, RAAF engineer Warrant Officer Andrew Warmington and US Pacific Air Force Staff Sergeant Reginald Madison discuss renovation planning at the Tsenser community hospital in Arkhangai State, Central Mongolia. Story by Flight Lieutenant Rachael Blake.

News Royal Australian Air Force

RAAF engineers build strong links in Mongolia

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Seven aviators from the Royal Australian Air Force deployed on a civil-engineering program in central Mongolia as part of Exercise

ADF guests watch watched the Nauti and Fetuvalu culture group perform at the Taulaga school games opening ceremony at the Nauti primary school in Tuvalu. Story and photos by Corporal Melina Young.

ADF People

Hope and joy in spiritual connections

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When Australian Army Chaplain Cameron West heard he was deploying to Tuvalu, he researched the country, but that could only

Members from Australian Army Band – Brisbane perform at the Balonne Shire Council Mayoral Ball at St George, Queensland. Story by Captain Carolyn Barnett.

Australian Army News

Army band strikes up for community events

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Australian Army Band – Brisbane provided a soundtrack to rock Balonne Shire, south-west Queensland, at a mayoral ball on August

Australian Army officer Major Bayani Fernandez (centre) shares a laugh with his counterparts from the Armed Forces of the Philippines on Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2023 in the Philippines. Story by Captain Joanne Leca.

ADF People

Returning to the Philippines

01/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 884 Views 0 Comments Armed Forces of the Philippines, Indo-Pacific Endeavour

An Australian soldier originally from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has returned home during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2023. CAPTION: Australian