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Departing Commanding Officer Sail Training Ship Young Endeavour, Lieutenant Commander Adam Farley, left, hands over the 'Weight' to incoming Commanding Officer Lieutenant Commander Elizabeth Newman. Story by Eliza Jay. Photos by Leading Seaman David Cox.

First female CO on STS Young Endeavour

26/07/202301/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1511 Views 0 Comments Sail Training Ship Young Endeavour

Sail Training Ship (STS) Young Endeavour has welcomed a new Commanding Officer with Lieutenant Commander Elizabeth Newman taking command of

An Australian Army Lieutenant from the 7th Combat Signal Regiment guides a G-wagon during Talisman Sabre. Story by Major Roger Brennan. Photos by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.

Australian Army News Talisman Sabre

7 Brigade HQ digs-in on TS23

26/07/202330/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1908 Views 0 Comments 7th Brigade, Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023, G-wagon

Hidden beneath a gumtree canopy and covered by camouflage netting, Headquarters 7th Brigade sat dug into the ground … three

An Australian kangaroo gifted to the USS Canberra. Story by Lieutenant Harrison Thomas. Photo by Petty Officer Helen Frank.

News Royal Australian Navy Videos

Star-spangled kangaroo to adorn USS Canberra

26/07/202330/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 3724 Views 3 Comments HMAS Kuttabul, US Navy, USS Canberra

At the commissioning ceremony for USS Canberra, the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) presented the ship with a unique gift –

ADF News Talisman Sabre

TS23 photo essay by Christabel Migliorini

26/07/202326/07/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1054 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023

CONTACT extends a huge thank you to our SE Queensland stringer Christabel Migliorini for this excellent photo essay from Exercise

Local participants form a huddle during an ADF Sports training program at the Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Story by Squadron Leader Amanda Scott. Photo by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.

ADF News Pacific

ADF delivers sports-officials program in PNG

26/07/202329/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1408 Views 0 Comments ADF Sport, Papua New Guinea

As a sign of two countries’ shared passion for sport, the Australian Defence Force is delivering a sports officials program

HMAS Anzac officer Lieutenant Charlotte Rice performs with the Philippine Navy band during the Exercise Lumbas official reception on board BRP Tarlac in Subic Bay, Philippines. Story by Lieutenant Max Logan. Photos by Leading Seaman Jarryd Capper.

Asia News Royal Australian Navy

HMAS Anzac enjoys cultural exchange in Philippines

26/07/202329/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1163 Views 0 Comments Exercise Lumbas, HMAS Anzac, Indigenous, Philippine Navy, Regional Presence Deployment

Navy personnel from Australia and the Philippines deepened their people-to-people linkages and cultural understanding during the shore phase of Exercise

UK Air Cadet Alex Athey helps United States Air Cadet Ishan Swali into his breathing gear at an information session on flight line fire suppression at 23 Squadron during their visit. Story by Flight Lieutenant Julia Ravell.

CONTACT Cadets News Royal Australian Air Force

International Air Cadets’ exchange at Amberley

26/07/202329/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1179 Views 0 Comments 9th Force Support Battalion, Australian War Memorial, C-27J Spartan, Cadets, Chief of Air Force, No. 100 Squadron, No. 23 Squadron, RAAF Amberley, RAAF Amberley Aviation Heritage Centre

After a four-year pandemic hiatus, International Air Cadets on a two-week exchange program visited Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley.

A K9A1 self-propelled Howitzer from the 11th Field Artillery Unit of the Korean Marine Corps fires during a multi-national live firepower demonstration at Shoalwater Bay Training Area during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Adam Abela.

Australian Army News Talisman Sabre

Talisman Sabre kicked off with a bang

26/07/202330/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1336 Views 0 Comments 1st Brigade, Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023, F-35B Lightning II, HIMARS, M777 Howitzer, US Army

Soldiers from Australia, the United States, Japan, and South Korea conducted a combined joint live-fire demonstration at the Shoalwater Bay

Army reservists from the 5th Brigade conduct an entry drill using airsoft rifles at Holsworthy Training Area at the end of Exercise Arras Sprint in May. Story by Major Jesse Robilliard. Photo by Private Sarah Fisher.

Australian Army

Reservist training shortened to speed up capability

26/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 789 Views 1 Comment Army Reserve, Defence Force Recruiting

Soon it will be much faster for general entry soldiers to join the Army Reserve thanks to upcoming changes to

German Chief of Army Lieutenant General Alfons Mais (centre) visits German and Australian troops at Camp Star in the Townsville Field Training Area during Exercise Talisman Sabre. Story and photo by Lieutenant Geoff Long.

Australian Army Sovereign industry

German Army chief’s close-up with a Boxer

26/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1238 Views 0 Comments 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry), Boxer CRV, Exercise Talisman Sabre

Chief of the German Army Lieutenant General Alfons Mais has observed the capabilities of the Australian-made Boxer combat reconnaissance vehicle

An Australian Army special forces soldier from 2nd Commando Regiment and a United States Army soldier from 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) prepare for a static-line parachuting training jump side-by-side at RAAF Base Richmond in Sydney. Photos by Corporal Cameron Pegg.

Australian Army News

Special forces gear up for the unknown

26/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2418 Views 0 Comments 2nd Commando Regiment, Exercise Talisman Sabre, Holsworthy Barracks, RAAF Richmond, US Army

Special operations force elements from Australia, Papua New Guinea and the United States came together at Holsworthy Barracks in Sydney

Soldiers of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force launch a Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile at Beecroft Weapons Range, New South Wales during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023. Photo by Petty Officer Peter Thompson.

Japan News Royal Australian Navy Talisman Sabre Videos

Talisman Sabre hosts military first with Japan

25/07/202325/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1923 Views 0 Comments Beecroft Weapons Range, Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023, HMAS Canberra, Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF)

In an Australian-military first, the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) has conducted a live fire demonstration of a Type 12

Australian Army explosive ordnance disposal technician Sergeant Haron Sarmiento after rendering safe a 500lb unexploded ordnance in Nauru. Story by Captain Karam Louli. Photo by Corporal Sam Price.

Australian Army News Pacific

Teamwork defuses threat from Nauru bomb

25/07/202325/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1674 Views 0 Comments 6th Engineer Support Regiment, EOD, Nauru Police Force (NPF), Operation Render Safe, UXO

In a display of Pacific partner coordination, Army explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technicians have worked with Nauru authorities to render

A scene from the Commissioning Ceremony for HMS Anson at Barrow, UK, 31 August 2022. UK MoD photo by Corporal Tim Hammond.

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WithYouWithMe secures gold status for supporting UK military personnel

24/07/202303/08/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 8719 Views 0 Comments WithYouWithMe

The UK Ministry of Defence announced last month that Australian social impact company WithYouWithMe was recognised with a Gold Award

Australian News Science & Technology

Defence funds study to merge human brains and AI chips

24/07/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1395 Views 0 Comments

Monash University-led research into growing human brain cells onto silicon chips, with new continual learning capabilities to transform machine learning,