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Penrith Training Depot in NSW. Story by Corporal Luke Bellman.

Defence estate set for overhaul

12/02/202612/02/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 492 Views 0 Comments

Sixty-eight Defence sites have been flagged for divestment as part of a major estate reset to align infrastructure with future

International senior enlisted leaders held a panel discussion during the Senior Enlisted Leader Symposium at the Australian Defence Force Academy. Story and photos by Corporal Michael Rogers.

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Enlisted perspectives shape strategic dialogue

12/02/202612/02/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 852 Views 0 Comments ADFA

More than 200 senior enlisted leaders from 19 nations attended the inaugural Senior Enlisted Leader Symposium in Canberra. CAPTION: International

Sapper Veronica Bonner from 13th Engineer Regiment shows a combat ration pack to Army Reserve civilian employers at RAAF Base Curtin, Western Australia. Story by Corporal Michael Rogers. Photo by Corporal Andrew Sleeman.

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Feedback fuels ration-pack improvements

10/02/202611/02/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 1240 Views 1 Comment Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG)

So you’ve just spent six weeks in the bush living off ration packs, and as the finest makeshift chef in

Australian, New Zealand and Fijian Multinational Force and Observers contingent members with the Australian Ambassador to Egypt Dr Axel Wabenhorst and New Zealand Ambassador to Egypt Louise Searle at the El Alamein Cemetery. Story and photos by Captain Lucas Benjamin.

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Multinational forces remember Battle of El Alamein

04/02/202604/02/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 877 Views 0 Comments Battle of El Alamein, MFO, Operation Mazurka, WWII

In a moving tribute to history and heroism, Australian Defence Force personnel deployed to Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula under Operation Mazurka

Sergeant Joshua Magun, of the PNG Defence Force, on the flight line at 35 Squadron during the Kumul Exchange at RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland. Story by Flight Lieutenant Greg Hinks. Photos by Leading Aircraftwoman Nell Bradbury.

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Pacific partners unite

04/02/202604/02/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 697 Views 0 Comments 35 Squadron, C-27J Spartan, Defence Pacific Air Program (DPAP), Exercise Kumul Exchange, PNGDF

Though seeing the home of the Brisbane Broncos was a highlight for Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) Sergeant Sato

Participating members of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo perform during the 2019 event in Sydney. Story by Major Carolyn Barnett. Photo: byLeading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez.

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Pipes and Drums prepare for Tattoo

04/02/202604/02/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 765 Views 0 Comments

The Pipes and Drums of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) came together in November 2025 to hone their skills ahead

Australia's first MC-55A Peregrine departs the United States for RAAF Base Edinburgh, South Australia. Photo courtesy L3Harris Technologies.

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Australia’s first Peregrine arrives

25/01/202625/01/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2834 Views 0 Comments

The first of four MC-55A Peregrines – Australia’s inaugural airborne intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and electronic warfare (ISREW) aircraft – has

An Army HX81 truck pulls a water tanker to demonstrate the new weighbridge at RAAF Base Amberley. Story by Warrant Officer Class 2 Max Bree. Photos: byPrivate Mikayla Abson.

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Base overhaul a boon for Defence’s big haulers

22/01/202622/01/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 1282 Views 0 Comments 9th Force Support Battalion's (9FSB), RAAF Amberley

Defence’s MAN truck drivers will no longer struggle when weighing or washing their vehicles at RAAF Base Amberley thanks to

Wargamers from Defence Science and Technology Group and the Army Battle Lab engage in an analytical wargame. Story by Robert Nutbrown. Photo by Mandom Paje.

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Wargamers explore tech of tomorrow

20/01/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 1046 Views 0 Comments DSTG, Wargaming

Defence has staged the first Innovation and Asymmetry Wargame to explore how emerging technologies might shape future military operations. CAPTION:

A94-983 Sabre in RAAF's 75 Squadron markings on its first flight after restoration at Temora Aviation Museum. Photo by Brian Hartigan.

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RAAF slashes heritage fleet

16/01/202616/01/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 11541 Views 26 Comments

Royal Australian Air Force will dispose of eight of its 19 heritage aircraft following a review of “technical and airworthiness

Royal Australian Air Force members help a civilian during the nationwide floods in 1974.

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Eight squadrons in biggest mercy operation

13/01/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 1106 Views 0 Comments

Step back in time this summer with defence early Service Newspapers, which capture the spirit of Australia’s armed forces and

Australian Olympians Haylie Powell and Natalya Diehm, Australian Olympic Committee member Melissa Romer, and Senior Indigenous Liaison Officer, Squadron Leader Coen Henry, sit on the ramp of a Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules during Exercise Christmas Hop 2025, over the Northern Territory. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Campbell Latch.

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Olympian joins RAAF

10/01/202610/01/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1395 Views 0 Comments

Women’s Olympic street skateboarder Haylie Powell is excited to be following in her parents’ footsteps by joining the Royal Australian

Group Captain Adam Saber gives a farewell gift to outgoing Commander Air Mobility Group, Air Commodore Bradley Clarke at a Change of Command ceremony at RAAF Base Richmond. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Mikaela Fernlund.

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Change of command at Air Mobility Group

10/01/202610/01/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1671 Views 0 Comments

Air Mobility Group (AMG) aviators marched on the tarmac at RAAF Base Richmond on December 10 to farewell the outgoing

Warrant Officer of the Air Force Warrant Officer Ralph Clifton presents acting Flight Lieutenant Thomas James Carmody’s Australian Service Medal 1939–1945 and War Medal 1939–1945 to Julie Carmody. Photo: Aircraftman Jakob Reid.

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War hero’s medals awarded 80 years late

10/01/202610/01/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1511 Views 0 Comments

Fire, exploding ammunition and a collapsing aircraft hangar didn’t stop acting Flight Lieutenant Tom Carmody (deceased) during the Second World

Royal Australian Air Force and Royal Canadian Air Force members participate in Virtual Flag: Coalition 26-1 at the 705th Combat Training Squadron, also known as the Distributed Mission Operations Center, at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico.

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Coalition enhanced on virtual Red Flag

03/01/202603/01/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1961 Views 0 Comments

The Virtual Flag: Coalition exercise, hosted annually by the 705th Combat Training Squadron, also known as the Distributed Mission Operations

Alfie the Elf goes on patrol with military working dog Wilka from 22 Squadron at RAAF Base Richmond. Story by Flight Lieutenant Madeleine Magee. Photos by Aircraftwoman Grace Hanlon.

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Alfie the Elf’s Christmas at RAAF Base Richmond

19/12/202519/12/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 3785 Views 1 Comment Christmas, RAAF Richmond

Far away in the North Pole, Alfie the Elf was busy working in Santa’s workshop when he received some very

Royal Australian Air Force F-35A conducts a flypast at the 2025 ADFA Graduation Parade. Story by Hannah Donald.Photo by Thomas Lucraft.

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Future leaders graduate from ADFA

19/12/202519/12/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 2020 Views 0 Comments ADFA, Governor-General of Australia

Marking the completion of three years of university study and joint military training, 330 third-year Trainee Officers took to the

Operation Linesmen and Republic of Korea Ministry of National Defense personnel salute remains recovered from White Horse Hill in the Korean DMZ. Story and photos by Lieutenant Commander Brendan Trembath.

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ADF aids KIA recovery from Korean DMZ

19/12/202520/12/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1658 Views 0 Comments Korean War, Operation Linesmen

Seventy-five years after the Korean War started, the Australian Defence Force has supported a successful remains recovery mission on a

Clive Wawn Junior holding the ‘short snorter’ with Squadron Leader Andrew Chadwick at the RAAF Townsville Aviation Heritage Centre. Story and photos by Flying Officer Casie Scott.

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A ‘short snorter’ with a powerful story

18/12/202518/12/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1639 Views 0 Comments RAAF Townsville Aviation Heritage Centre (RTAHC), WWII

An extraordinary piece of wartime history is now on display at the RAAF Townsville Aviation Heritage Centre: a 10-shilling ‘short

General Qais Khalaf Rahima (Staff), Deputy Commander of Joint Operations, Iraqi Armed Forces in Baghdad, and Australia's Deputy Chief of Joint Operations, Major General Hugh McAslan, at the cessation of Operation Steadfast. Story by Captain Karam Louli. Photos by Sergeant Andrew Sleeman.

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ADF wraps up Iraq operation

18/12/202520/12/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1512 Views 0 Comments Iraq, Operation Steadfast

Australia has officially concluded Operation Steadfast, marking the final chapter in more than two decades of Australian Defence Force involvement