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ADF personnel form a catafalque party for an Anzac Day dawn service in Darwin City. Story by Captain Nicholas Marquis. Photo by Corporal Gregory Scott.

Large crowds gather for Anzac Day in Top End

08/05/202608/05/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 234 Views 0 Comments 1st Brigade, ANZAC Day

As flags at half-mast gently moved with the cool breeze in the Top End, thousands of Territorians commemorated Anzac Day

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Anzac Day 2026 Around the World

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On Anzac Day, we mark the landings at Gallipoli of Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) soldiers in 1915

Wing Commander Patrick Bridge honours his great-uncle Private Donald Arthur Bridge in Gapeyong, South Korea, at the 75th anniversary of the Korean War Kapyong battle. Story by Squadron Leader Bel Culley.

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Remembering the Battle of Kapyong

01/05/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 399 Views 0 Comments Kapyong, Korean War

In a solemn tribute to the past and a firm nod to the future, Australian Defence Force (ADF) members serving

Chief of Joint Capabilities Lieutenant General Susan Coyle hugs Rick Deeks during the Anzac Day service at the Bullecourt Digger Memorial in France. Story by Captain Annie Richardson. Photos by Sergeant Jarrod McAneney.

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Commemoration becomes personal for relatives

01/05/202601/05/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 413 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day, Bullecourt, ww1

At the Bullecourt Digger Memorial on Anzac Day, the commemorative address took on an unexpectedly personal meaning for one family

Second Lieutenant Duncan McKenzie has been identified a century after World War I.

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Unknown no more: two WWI soldiers identified

29/04/202603/05/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 722 Views 0 Comments Battle of Fromelles, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Passchendaele, Third Battle of Ypres, WWI

More than a century after they were killed in action in World War I, the remains of two missing Australian

Royal Australian Navy Able Seaman Kieran Nieves plays the didgeridoo at the Anzac Cove dawn service on the Gallipoli Peninsula, Türkiye. Story by Flying Officer Freya Hansen. Photos by Corporal Andrew Shaw.

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Anzac Day commemorated at Gallipoli

29/04/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 563 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day, Gallipoli, Turkey

As the sun rose on another Anzac Day at Anzac Cove, Türkiye, the members of Australia’s Federation Guard and the

Australian Army, New Zealand Defence Force, United States Marine Corps and Armed Forces of the Philippines personnel hold an Anzac Day service during Exercise Balikatan in Aporawan, Philippines. Story by Captain Jacob Joseph. Photos by Leading Seaman Rikki-Lea Phillips.

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A true Anzac field service in the Philippines

29/04/202629/04/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 524 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Exercise Balikatan, US Marines

As dawn broke above the West Philippine Sea, hundreds of Australian, New Zealand, Filippino and United States personnel gathered to

From left Korean War veterans Colin Hallett (NZ), Ronald J. Foyle (CAN) and Raymond Rogers (AUS) during a ceremony for the 75th Anniversary of The Battle of Kapyong at Gapyeong, Korea. Story by Major Diana Jennings. Photos by Corporal Riley Blennerhassett.

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The stand that shaped a battalion

29/04/202603/05/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 492 Views 0 Comments 3RAR, Chief of Army, Kapyong, Korean War

A contingent of Australian soldiers, predominantly from Townsville’s 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), made the pilgrimage to South

Gunner Daniel Mazzaferri, of Australia’s Federation Guard, at Lone Pine Cemetery on the Gallipoli Peninsula, Türkiye. Story by Flying Officer Freya Hansen. Photos by Corporal Andrew Shaw.

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Gallipoli’s living legacy

24/04/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 309 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day, WWI

Australia’s Federation Guard has made its annual trip to the battlefields on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Türkiye. CAPTION: Gunner Daniel

An all‑female Federation Guard catafalque party reflects on Lieutenant Irene Singleton's legacy and the broader contributions of women in military service. Story and photos by Leading Aircraftman Chris Tsakisiris.

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Remembering nurse’s contribution to military history

24/04/202624/04/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 291 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day, WWII

An Australian Army nurse killed in World War II was honoured by an all‑female catafalque party during a Last Post

Able Seaman Rachel Brandt lays poppies for her great-great uncle at the Bapaume Communal Cemetery in Bapaume, France. Story by Captain Annie Richardson. Photos by Sergeant Jarrod McAneney.

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Sailor’s personal connection to the Western Front

24/04/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 266 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day, WWI

On March 25, 1917, in Bapaume, France, Lance Corporal Jules Schuller of the 20th Infantry Battalion was sheltering in a

Veteran Robert Dean when he was a young soldier, after returning to Hobart hospital for a hand injury in 1967. Story by Corporal Luke Bellman.

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Marching memories forward

24/04/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 281 Views 0 Comments 6th Battalion RAR, Long Tan, Vietnam War

Witnessing what artillery and bullets can do to a man following the carnage of Long Tan in 1966 has stayed

Australia’s Federation Guard alongside the Royal Australian Navy Band visits memorial sights from the Western Front in France prior to partaking in Anzac Day 2025 dawn services. Story by Captain Annie Richardson. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.

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French town where war dead are not forgotten

22/04/202622/04/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 478 Views 0 Comments

In the farming country of northern France, a small town carries a quiet Australian accent. CAPTION: Australia’s Federation Guard alongside

Commanding Officer HMAS Cerberus Captain Ben Esler presents Navy veteran Ron Stannus with a copy of a drawing of HMAS Warramunga, at the Heritage and Learning Centre, HMAS Cerberus, Victoria. Sub-Lieutenant Andrew Murphy. Photos by Petty Officer Bradley Darvill.

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Passing the Navy baton with wise words

15/04/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 410 Views 0 Comments HMAS Cerberus, WWII

As he approaches his 100th birthday, Navy veteran Frederick Ronald Stannus returned to HMAS Cerberus, the place his Navy story began

Members of the community get up close to a CH-47D Chinook helicopter on display at the Australian Army Flying Museum, Oakey, Queensland. Story and photos by Major Carolyn Barnett.

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Inside the Australian Army Flying Museum

10/04/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 423 Views 0 Comments Australian Army Flying Museum

At the Australian Army Flying Museum, the Chinook helicopter captivates visitors with its sheer scale and commanding presence. CAPTION: Members of

Army veteran William Knowles and his wife Dianne with welfare officer Barry Low and soldiers from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment and 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment at Lavarack Barracks, Townsville. Story by Photos by Sapper Oliver McKenzie.

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‘Homecoming’ for former sapper

10/04/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 365 Views 0 Comments 2nd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment, Lavarack Barracks

A long-held wish was granted to former sapper William ‘Bill’ Knowles, who returned to Townsville’s Lavarack Barracks last month for

Flight Lieutenant Lee Maieron chats with RAAF World War II veteran, Len Mills, at his 104th birthday celebration. Story by Flight Lieutenant Owen Zupp and Monte Wilson. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Mikaela Fernlund.

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104 years, 34 missions, one remarkable life

09/04/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 339 Views 0 Comments Aussie Hero Quilts, WWII

Second World War aviator, Flying Officer Leonard ‘Len’ Mills, celebrated his 104th birthday in December last year, with 37 Squadron

83 Squadron personnel form the number 83 in front of a Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation Boomerang at RAAF Base Edinburgh, South Australia. Story by Flight Lieutenant Holly Ryan. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Halley Van Essen.

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83 years of intelligence, reconnaissance and security

09/04/202612/04/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 352 Views 0 Comments intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), No. 83 Squadron, RAAF Edinburgh

As 83 Squadron marks its 83rd anniversary, the unit continues the same mission it began during the Second World War

From left, Commander Australian Fleet Rear Admiral Chris Smith, Veterans’ Affairs and Defence Personnel Minister Matt Keogh and the HMAS Sydney Association treasurer stand in front of the Bradleys Head Naval Memorial in Sydney, NSW. Story by Sub-Lieutenant Jonathan Rendell. Photo by Leading Seaman Lauren Pugsley.

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Memorial’s enduring significance recognised

01/04/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 550 Views 0 Comments

In a ceremony at Bradleys Head in Sydney, Veterans’ Affairs and Defence Personnel Minister Matt Keogh and Commander Australian Fleet

A 100 Squadron Supermarine Spitfire MK VIII aircraft (058-602) takes off at Warbirds Over Scone 2024. Story by Flight Lieutenant Holly Ryan. Photo by Aircraftwoman Laura Flower.

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Flying the past to see the future

27/03/202628/03/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 425 Views 0 Comments No. 100 Squadron

An air force that fixes its gaze only on the future does not see more clearly, but closes one eye

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