Top trainer paves the way in Timor-Leste
One of Navy’s top instructors is helping train Timor-Leste Defence Force (F-FDTL) members as the nation prepares to receive two
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Island evacuation a first for support vessel
Australia’s new Pacific support vessel, Australian Defence Vessel Reliant, has put its disaster response capability to the test in Solomon Islands.
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Top Gun experience for Seahawk crew
Royal Australian Navy personnel who operate and maintain the MH-60R helicopter embarked in HMAS Hobart had a Top Gun experience
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Ship’s first birthday on deployment
The ship’s company of HMAS Stalwart celebrated her first birthday while on a regional presence deployment in the Indo Pacific.
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Trading wings for sea legs
Working in one of the Royal Australian Navy’s largest ships is not a typical posting for Royal Australian Air Force
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Rugby comp more about cultural exchange than winning
Most teams make their way to Singapore for Asia’s oldest international rugby tournament by air. This year, one team sailed
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Exercise Keen Sword demonstrates joint integration
Destroyer HMAS Hobart participated in high-end warfighting exercises off southern Japan with ships and submarines from the US Navy, Japan
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Outstanding reservist employers in the spotlight
The annual Defence Employer Support Awards has recognised leading employers across Australia for their support to their ADF reservists. CAPTION:
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Ex Keen Sword brings out multinational big guns
Navy ships from Australia, Japan, and Canada fired their biggest guns during a multinational gunnery exercise (gunex) in the North
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Australia and Indonesia team up for disaster relief training
More than 60 Australian and Indonesian personnel from a range of specialist functions trained side-by-side in Surabaya, Indonesia, as part
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Strengthening bonds in the Pacific through sport
Members of Australian Defence Force Sport are delivering a sports officials program in Suva, Fiji, as a sign of the
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Action above, on and below the sea
Cooperation was heightened, skills strengthened and relationships deepened as Exercise Malabar drew together Australian, Japanese, Indian and United States forces
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Lending labour to sodden NSW towns
The ADF has deployed additional personnel to Orange, bringing the total number of personnel supporting flood-affected central-west NSW to about
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Commemoration for AB Thomas Welsby Clark and crew of HMAS Sydney (II)
A commemorative ceremony was held yesterday for Able Seaman Thomas Welsby Clark, the only member of the HMAS Sydney (II)
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HMAS Hobart’s first replenishment with foreign oiler
In a slick display of navy-to-navy cooperation and coordination, HMAS Hobart refuelled at sea in early November while sailing with
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Training to take control when the heat is on
Fire and toxic hazards are among the many potential risks for any mariner at sea. CAPTION: HMAS Hobart’s ship’s company
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RAAF wows Illawarra air-show crowds
The might of Australian military aviation was on show at the 2022 Wings Over Illawarra Air Show, held at Shellharbour
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Military and civilian police unite through flight
About 200 members of the NSW Police and Australian Federal Police (AFP) had the opportunity to fly on board 37
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Newest RAAF and RAN pilots get their wings
Spectacular flypasts by Pilatus PC-21 and Hawk 127 aircraft dominated the skies as fourteen students from 267 ADF Pilot’s Course received
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Four nations on Exercise Malabar 22
The Australian Defence Force joined key regional partners India, Japan and the United States for Exercise Malabar 22 off the
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