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The display of a replica of the Air Force MQ-4C Triton remotely piloted aircraft system at this year’s Avalon International Airshow. Photo by Corporal David Cotton.

9 Squadron reformed as MQ-4C Triton operator

14/06/202317/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1849 Views 1 Comment Chief of Air Force, MQ-4C Triton, No. 9 Squadron, RAAF Edinburgh

The Royal Australian Air Force’s 9 Squadron reformed on 11 June 2023 to prepare for the delivery of the Northrop

ADF ADF People News Veterans

New resource for Defence and veteran carers

11/06/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2454 Views 0 Comments Defence and Veteran Carers Network

Around one in eight current or former ADF personnel have a partner, parent, sibling or child who provides care and

Three autonomous Army trucks ready for the leader-follower trial.

Australian Army News Science & Technology Videos

Army’s autonomous truck convoy a first

09/06/202315/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 3052 Views 0 Comments

The Army successfully operated an autonomous truck convoy on a public road in Australia for the first time on June

Rear Admiral (retd) Guy Griffiths, right, presents the Royal Navy ensign to Commanding Officer HMS Prince of Wales Captain Richard Hewitt. Story by Lieutenant Charlie Marshall.

History Lest We Forget News Royal Australian Navy UK Veterans

London service honours historic links

09/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2516 Views 1 Comment WWII

In a remarkable service in London, an Australian WW2 veteran presented a Royal Navy ensign to the captain of Britain’s

From left, Aircraftman Max Webb, Pilot Officer Toby Olabarriaga, Aircraftwoman Ellie Hawke and Corporal Eliott Jones get a lesson on the cockpit module of the B-24 Liberator from Paul Rourke at the B-24 Liberator Restoration Museum. Story and photo by Flight Lieutenant Brent Moloney

History News Royal Australian Air Force

One-of-a-kind history lesson

08/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1545 Views 0 Comments No. 21 (City of Melbourne) Squadron

On the 87th birthday of 21 (City of Melbourne) Squadron, aviators from the unit visited the B-24 Liberator Memorial Restoration

Soldiers of the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment stand to attention during the battalion's King's and Regimental Colours Parade. Story and photo by Corporal Jacob Joseph.

Australian Army History News Veterans

First King’s Colours unfurled

08/06/202308/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2830 Views 0 Comments 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Chief of Army, Gallipoli Barracks, Governor-General of Australia, King’s and Regimental Colours

With the coronation of the new monarch earlier this year, the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR) has become the

Able Seaman Musician Phillip Eden sounds the Last Post during a memorial service to mark the 81st anniversary of the sinking of HMAS Kuttabul at Garden Island, New South Wales. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath. Photo by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.

History Lest We Forget News Royal Australian Navy

Memorial service marks Sydney sub attack

08/06/202308/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1303 Views 0 Comments Heritage Centre, HMAS Kuttabul, Submarine, WWII

On the evening of May 31, 1942, a distant war was delivered to Sydney’s doorstep. CAPTION: Able Seaman Musician Phillip

Commanding Officer HMAS Launceston Lieutenant Commander Adrian Hicks leads ship’s company on parade during a decommissioning ceremony at HMAS Coonawarra, Darwin. Story by Lieutenant Harrison Thomas. Photo by Leading Seaman Leo Baumgartner.

News Royal Australian Navy

Launny’s crew bids emotional farewell

08/06/202308/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1827 Views 0 Comments Armidale-class patrol boat, HMAS Coonawarra, HMAS Launceston

Ship’s company, VIPs and onlookers said farewell to 15-year-old HMAS Launceston, as the vessel was decommissioned at HMAS Coonwarra in

Privates Leah Gustafson and Sylvia Ng from 2nd Health Battalion hold an Olive Python during the venomous snake handling and relocation course at Gallipoli Barracks, Brisbane. Story and photo by Private Thomas de Weger.

Australian Army Health and Wellbeing News

Facing fears at snake-handling course

08/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1437 Views 0 Comments 2nd Health Battalion, Gallipoli Barracks

In a first for most, members of 2nd Health Battalion’s preventative medicine team conducted a venomous snake-handling and relocation course

RAAF personnel from 23 Squadron prepare to refuel a C-17A Globemaster III aircraft as part of Exercise Toxic Gauntlet at RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland. Story by Flight Lieutenant Suellen Heath. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Taylor Anderson.

News Royal Australian Air Force

Ready for any environmental threat

07/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1048 Views 0 Comments Air Mobility Group, C-17A Globemaster III, CBRN, Combat Support Group, No. 23 Squadron, RAAF Amberley

Combat Support Group (CSG) personnel prepared for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defence (CBRND) operations during Exercise Toxic Gauntlet at

Loadmaster Flight Sergeant Christian Allison of 35 Squadron teaches Samoan police officer Constable Fetuao Nuuvali how to use the camera during Operation Solania. Photos by Leading Aircraftman Chris Tsakisiris.

News Pacific Royal Australian Air Force

Fishy business caught out in the Pacific

07/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1308 Views 0 Comments C-27J Spartan, Operation Solania

A Royal Australian Air Force C-27J Spartan has conducted maritime surveillance during Operation Solania to detect and deter illegal fishing

ADF Pilots’ Course 269 members with a Pilatus PC-21 at RAAF Base Pearce in WA. Story by Stephanie Hallen. Photo by Chris Kershaw.

News Royal Australian Air Force

Sky’s the limit for pilot graduates

07/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1557 Views 0 Comments 2FTS, PC-21, RAAF Pearce

Fourteen students from 269 Pilots’ Course have become the newest pilots in the ADF. CAPTION: ADF Pilots’ Course 269 members

Military personnel from Australia, Indonesia and the United States disembark a United States Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey at RAAF Base Darwin for Exercise Crocodile Response. Story by Lieutenant Gary McHugh. Photo by Leading Seaman Leo Baumgartner.

Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy

Trilateral response to Top End “disaster”

07/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1572 Views 0 Comments Exercise Crocodile Response, Indonesian National Armed Forces, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, MV-22 Osprey, RAAF Darwin

Australian forces joined partner forces from the United States and Indonesia for a major international humanitarian aid and disaster relief exercise.

Uncle Allan Charles Lena and his artwork at Kokoda Barracks, with Lieutenant Colonel Alana Burkitt. Story by Sergeant Matthew Bickerton.

Australian Army News

Artwork unites stories of conflict

07/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1356 Views 2 Comments Indigenous

Warfare is painted through the narratives of culture. For Australia, these strokes depict contemporary conflicts abroad and often forgotten wars

Navy clearance divers extract packages of cocaine from a flooded ballast tank in the bulk carrier MV St Pinot. Story by Lieutenant Commander Andrew Herring.

News Royal Australian Navy

Navy divers assist with massive cocaine bust

07/06/202317/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1939 Views 0 Comments AFP, Australian Border Force, Clearance Diving Team 4

Royal Australian Navy clearance divers have assisted Australian Border Force, Australian Federal Police and Western Australian Police Force in a

Soldiers from the 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, 1st Combat Engineer Regiment, the 1st Battalion, Royal Ghurkha Rifles, and Marine Rotational Force - Darwin conduct an urban clearance serial in the Mount Bundey Training Area, NT. Story by Dan Mazurek. Photo by Captain Annie Richardson.

Australian Army News Overseas

Exercise flags shift in focus to the Top End

07/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2555 Views 0 Comments 1st Combat Engineer Regimen, 1st Combat Service Support Battalion, 1st Combat Signal Regiment, 5th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, 8th/12th Regiment, Exercise Predator’s Walk, MRF-D, Royal Gurkha Rifles (1RGR), USMC

It’s always a good time to be a soldier in Darwin. CAPTION: Soldiers from the 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment,

ADF commandos came to the aid of a burning vessel in in Port Phillip Bay. Story by Corporal Jacob Joseph.

Australian Army News

Commandos first on rescue scene

07/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2368 Views 0 Comments 1st Commando Regiment, Zodiac

It was “just another day in the water” for three commandos who were first responders to a ship fire in

Soldiers from the 5th Brigade clear a building using airsoft rifles at Holsworthy Training Area at the end of Exercise Arras Sprint. Story by Major Jesse Robilliard. Photo by Private Sarah Fisher.

Australian Army News

Domestic security abilities put to the test

02/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2346 Views 0 Comments 2nd/17th Battalion Royal NSW Regiment (2/17RNSWR), Army Reserve

Army Reserve soldiers from the 5th Brigade tested their ability to support civilian emergency services with urban combat training using

Australian soldiers conduct amphibious training with Zodiacs during the course. Story by Captain Annie Richardson. Photo by Captain Annie Richardson.

Australian Army News

5RAR takes to water to extend range

02/06/202302/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2312 Views 0 Comments 10th Force Support Battalion, 5th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, LCM-8, Zodiac

As the 1st Brigade prepares to transition to the littoral manoeuvre centre of excellence, Charlie Company, 5th Battalion, Royal Australian

Australian Army M1 Abrams tanks fire during Exercise Paratus Walk at Cultana Training Area, South Australia. Story by Captain Peter March. Photos by Sergeant Peng Zhang.

Australian Army News

Tank regiment shows its mettle on the range

02/06/202303/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2492 Views 0 Comments 1st Armoured Regiment, Cultana, Exercise Paratus Walk

Cultana Training Area in South Australia was left battered and bruised after 1st Armoured Regiment’s (1 Armd Regt) Exercise Paratus