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Australian Army soldiers from the 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, demonstrate trench warfare tactics to Ukrainian trainees in the UK. Story by Captain Annie Richardson. Photo by Corporal Jonathan Goedhart.

Ukrainian recruits taught trench warfare

07/03/202311/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2492 Views 0 Comments Armed Forces of Ukraine, Operation Kudu, Ukraine

Armed Forces of Ukraine recruits, under the guidance of Australian Army instructors deployed on Operation Kudu in the United Kingdom,

His Royal Highness Crown Prince Tupouto'a ‘Ulukalala, of Tonga, right, with current student Lieutenant Commander Ametisi Fonokolafi at the Australian Defence College, Canberra. Story and photo by Corporal Jacob Joseph.

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Royal visit to Australian Defence College

07/03/202307/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1570 Views 0 Comments Australian Defence College, His Majesty’s Armed Forces Tonga, Royal Military College

The last time Lieutenant Commander Ametisi Fonokolafi of His Majesty’s Armed Forces Tonga rubbed shoulders with royalty, he was commanding

Humanitarian aid supplies are loaded onto a C-17A Globemaster heading to Vanuatu as part of the Australian government’s response to Tropical Cyclones Judy and Kevin. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Taylor Anderson.

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ADF responds in wake of two cyclones that hit Vanuatu

05/03/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1767 Views 0 Comments Vanuatu

A RAAF C-130J has arrived in Vanuatu and is conducting aerial damage assessments as part of the Australian government’s response

Leading Seaman Avation Support Alyssa Clark marshalls a US Army AH-64E Apache on the deck of HMAS Canberra while the ship is alongside at Fleet Base East in Sydney. Story and photos by Petty Officer Helen Frank.

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AH-64E Apache visits HMAS Canberra in Sydney

01/03/202301/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2094 Views 0 Comments AH-64 Apache, Avalon Airshow, Aviation Command, Fleet Base East, HMAS Canberra

A visiting US Army AH-64E Apache stopped by to say “howdy” to HMAS Canberra in Sydney last week, taking the opportunity

Aviators from the Royal Australian Air Force, US Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, during Exercise Cope North. Photo by Staff Sergeant Pedro Tenorio (US).

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Pacific exercise builds flexible air power

27/02/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1618 Views 0 Comments C-27J Spartan, Exercise Cope North, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, US Air Force

Australia, the United States and Japan have wrapped up Exercise Cope North 2023 in the west Pacific. CAPTION: Aviators from

Royal New Zealand Air Force officer, Flying Officer Ben Pickering travels on board a RAAF C-27J Spartan to asses remote airfields affected by Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle. Story by Flight Lieutenant Vernon Pather. Photo by Leading Seaman Nadav Harel.

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ADF’s disaster assistance in NZ

27/02/202302/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1328 Views 0 Comments C-27J Spartan, RNZAF

An Australian Defence Force contingent has deployed to New Zealand as part of the Australian whole-of-government response to a request

Ukrainian recruits gather to commemorate the year anniversary of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine at a urban training facility in the United Kingdom. Image has been altered for security purposes. Photo by Corporal Jonathan Goedhart.

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First Aussie-trained Ukrainians graduate

26/02/202326/02/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2069 Views 0 Comments Ukraine

On the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, almost 200 Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) recruits marched out

News UK

Supacat wins new order from British Army

24/02/202324/02/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2014 Views 0 Comments Supacat

Devon-based Supacat has received a UK MOD order on behalf of the British Army for 70 High Mobility Transporters (HMT

Flight Lieutenant Rhiannon Wares (RAAF), First Lieutenant Hery (Indonesia Air Force), Major Hafizul (Royal Malaysian Air Force) and Squadron Leader Chamara (Sri Lanka Air Force) in the School of Air Traffic Control’s immersive tower visual simulator system at RAAF Base East Sale. Story by Flying Officer Rowan Crinall. Photo by Petty Officer Richard Prideaux.

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Foreign students return to School of Air Traffic Control

22/02/202325/02/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1938 Views 0 Comments RAAF East Sale, School of Air Traffic Control (SATC)

For the first time in more than two years, the School of Air Traffic Control (SATC) at RAAF Base East

A Royal Australian Air Force EA-18G Growler taxis past a United States Air Force F-16 Falcon at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, during Exercise Red Flag 23-1. Story by Flying Officer Connor Bellhouse. Photo by Air Specialist (Class 1) Samantha Holden, Royal Air Force.

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Growlers pass a tough test of readiness

22/02/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2749 Views 0 Comments EA-18G Growlers, Exercise Red Flag, No. 6 Squadron

Aviators from 6 Squadron have returned from an exercise that afforded them the opportunity to train in a highly realistic

Ukrainian trainees rehearse medical-evacuation drills during the urban phase on the Australian Army’s first rotation of Operation Kudu in the United Kingdom. Photo by Corporal Dustin Anderson.

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Australian soldiers train Ukrainians in urban operations

21/02/202321/02/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2148 Views 0 Comments Operation Kudu

Under the instruction of Australian Army personnel deployed on Operation Kudu, Armed Forces of Ukraine recruits are now more lethal

A No.11 Squadron P-8A Poseidon takes off from RAAF Base Darwin for a sortie on Ex Kakadu 2022. Photo by Sergeant Pete Gammie.

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RAAF Poseidon sent on North Korea-sanctions mission again

20/02/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1804 Views 0 Comments Operation Argos

Defence has deployed a Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft on Operation Argos as part of Australia’s

An American HIMARS in action. Story by Private Nicholas Marquis.

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HIMARS means Army will grow by one new artillery regiment

15/02/202315/02/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 19439 Views 17 Comments HIMARS, Royal Australian Artillery

For the first time in its history, the Army will have the ability to accurately hit surface targets hundreds of

Lieutenant Commander Benjamin Piggott from Defence Space Command talking with other ADF team members on Exercise Global Sentinel 22 in California. Story by Corporal Michael Rogers.

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Royal Australian Navy recruiting for Space Command

15/02/202317/02/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2347 Views 0 Comments Defence Space Command

While it heavily relies on satellites, Navy has the smallest representation within Defence Space Command. CAPTION: Lieutenant Commander Benjamin Piggott

Ukrainian trainees conduct captured personnel handing and searching during Operation Kudu. Story by Captain Annie Richardson. Photos by Corporal Jonathon Goedhart.

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Diggers teach Ukrainian recruits skills to survive

15/02/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2636 Views 0 Comments 5th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Operation Kudu, Ukraine, Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF)

In a section of woodlands in southern England, a platoon of Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) recruits are developing survivability skills

HRH Princess Anne receives a briefing at New Zealand's national disaster and crisis headquarters. NZDF photo.

New Zealand News

Princess Anne visits NZ disaster-management HQ

15/02/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1174 Views 0 Comments

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal visited New Zealand’s national disaster and crisis headquarters today as it deals with the

A Royal New Zealand Air Force NH-90 helicopter hoists one of many Kiwis from a rooftop surrounded by floodwaters caused by Cyclone Gabrielle. NZDF photo.

New Zealand News

NZDF rescues hundreds from cyclone’s floods

15/02/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1293 Views 0 Comments

A group of seasonal workers stranded by floodwaters in Hawke’s Bay are just some of the people who have been

Royal New Zealand sailors from HMNZS Te Mana bring a rescued sailor back to their ship during Cyclone Gabrielle. NZDF photo.

New Zealand News

HMNZS Te Mana rescues sailor during Cyclone Gabrielle

14/02/202314/02/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1999 Views 0 Comments HMNZS Te Mana

With Cyclone Gabrielle bearing down, a man in distress on a catamaran has had to be rescued by Royal New

New Zealand Defence Force personnel help local authorities to clean up flood-damaged household good ahead of forecast Cyclone Gabrielle. NZDF photo.

New Zealand News

NZDF help Aucklanders prep for cyclone

11/02/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1449 Views 0 Comments

The New Zealand Defence Force deployed around 100 personnel in Auckland yesterday helping to remove flood-damaged waste ahead of forecast

Cargo is loaded onto a Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster as part of the Australian Government’s response to the earthquakes and aftershocks in Türkiye and Syria. Story by Flight Lieutenant Dean Squire. Photos by Corporal Dan Pinhorn.

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Australian search-and-rescue specialists head to Türkiye

10/02/202311/02/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2940 Views 0 Comments C-17A Globemaster III, Turkey

An Australian urban search-and-rescue team is on its way to Türkiye on board a Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster