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A RAAF combat controller from No. 4 Squadron and Mr Rob Crowell (centre) from the Australian Medical Assistance Team help unload Australian Government critical aid supplies from a Solomon Airlines DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft at Auki airport, Solomon Islands. Story by Captain Peter March. Photo by Corporal Jarrod McAneney.

ADF delivers urgent supplies in Solomon Islands

25/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2332 Views 0 Comments C-27J Spartan, COVID-19, No. 4 Squadron, Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands

ADF personnel have helped get approximately 28 tonnes of urgent medical and food supplies to remote areas of Solomon Islands

HMAS Anzac crew deployed on Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2021 show the personalised quilts and laundry bags made for them by volunteers from Aussie Hero Quilts. Story by Leading Seaman Kylie Jagiello. Photo by Leading Seaman Leo Baumgartner.

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Quilters stitch together a decade of support

25/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1801 Views 0 Comments Aussie Hero Quilts, Quilts

Whether it is on a bed during deployments or on the lap of a veteran in hospital, a quilt made

Lance Corporal Kobie Rogers from 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment cuts a fallen tree on Atata Island, Tonga, during Operation Tonga Assist 2022. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath. Photo by Corporal Robert Whitmore.

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Atata Island clean-up progresses

25/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1672 Views 0 Comments 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment, Operation Tonga Assist 2022, Republic of Fiji Military Forces

Australian and Fijian soldiers have made considerable progress in a joint effort to clear debris, tackle erosion and make safe

HMAS Glenelg personnel clean-up a beach on Direction Island, which is part of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands group, during their recent Operation Resolute deployment. Story by Lieutenant Gordon Carr-Gregg. Photo by Sub Lieutenant Luke Bennet.

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Crew cleans remote beach

25/02/202225/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1428 Views 0 Comments Armidale-class patrol boat, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, HMAS Glenelg

Some of the crew of HMAS Glenelg went ashore on the remote Cocos (Keeling) Islands to clean-up a beach during

ADF personnel participated in the Summer Criterium Series cycling event held at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia. Story by Peta Magorian. Photo by Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez.

Health and Wellbeing News Royal Australian Navy

Cyclists race at Stirling

25/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1530 Views 0 Comments HMAS Stirling

A cool sea breeze provided some respite from the rising heat for cyclists racing at HMAS Stirling when the base

ADF personnel of Tongan heritage assisted with a contactless delivery of humanitarian stores to 'Eua Island as part of Operation Tonga Assist 2022. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath. Photo by Leading Seaman David Cox.

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No port access? No problem for ADF

25/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1723 Views 0 Comments CH-47F Chinook, HMAS Adelaide, Operation Tonga Assist 2022

The ADF has airlifted more than 40 tonnes of stores from Tonga’s capital, Nuku’alofa, to a large populated island with no

Soldiers re-enact the Bombing of Darwin during an 80th anniversary commemorative ceremony in the Northern Territory. Story by Paul McAlonan. Photo by Leading Seaman Shane Cameron.

ADF History News

The day WWII hit home

23/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2298 Views 0 Comments Bombing of Darwin, WWII

Ceremonies were held on February 19 to mark the 80th anniversary of the first attack on the Australian mainland. CAPTION:

RAAF aviators deployed on Operation Lilia prepare bags of rice before loading them onto C-27J Spartan aircraft for distribution to remote Solomon Islands' provinces. Story by Captain Peter March. Photo by Corporal Jarrod McAneney.

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ADF delivers urgent supplies in Solomon Islands

23/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2817 Views 0 Comments C-27J Spartan, COVID-19 Assist, Solomon Islands

ADF personnel have helped get urgent medical and food supplies to remote areas of Solomon Islands after a COVID-19 outbreak

An Army CH-47F Chinook helicopter lands on Kao Island, allowing three Tongan technicians to unload equipment to repair telecommunications equipment. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath. Photo by Petty Officer Christopher Szumlanski..

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Chinook drops technicians to repair remote Tongan radio mast

23/02/202224/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2606 Views 0 Comments CH-47F Chinook, Operation Tonga Assist 2022

The Australian Defence Force has airlifted Tongan technicians to a usually cloud-obscured peak on Kao Island in Tonga to repair

Prime Minister Scott Morrison conducts a press conference during his visit to HMAS Coonawarra in Darwin. Story by Lieutenant Gordon Carr-Gregg. Photo by Petty Officer Peter Thompson.

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Darwin maintenance centre plan progresses

23/02/202223/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1880 Views 0 Comments Cape-class Patrol Boat, HMAS Ararat, HMAS Coonawarra

Prime Minister Scott Morrison on February 18 announced the release of a tender for an industry partner to head a new

Republic of Fiji Military Forces and ADF personnel on Atata Island in Tonga during Operation Tonga Assist 2022. Story by Major Roger Brennan. Photo by Leading Seaman David Cox.

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Friends working together to support Tonga

23/02/202225/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1585 Views 0 Comments 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment, CH-47F Chinook, HMAS Adelaide, Operation Tonga Assist 2022, P-8A Poseidon, Republic of Fiji Military Forces

Circling above Tonga’s Atata island in a CH-47 Chinook, 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment Regimental Sergeant Major Warrant Officer Benjamin King saw

Australian News Veterans

National Day for War Animals – Purple Poppy Day

22/02/202222/02/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4367 Views 0 Comments

National Day for War Animals – a day to honour all animals who have served alongside our Defence Forces in

China News Royal Australian Air Force

Defence releases more detail on Chinese laser-pointing incident

22/02/202222/02/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4104 Views 2 Comments

Defence today outlined, in a lot more detail, the laser-pointing incident involving a Chinese warship and a RAAF P-8A Poseidon

A PLA-N Yuzhao-class amphibious transport dock vessel transits the Torres Strait on 18 February 2022. ADF photo.

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Chinese ship attacks RAAF Poseidon in Torres Strait

19/02/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7802 Views 6 Comments

Defence has confirmed that a P-8A Poseidon detected a laser illuminating the aircraft while in flight over Australia’s northern approaches.

Surveillance and Response Systems Program Office (SRSPO) members test out the United States and Australian versions of the 737 P-8A Fuselage Stand. Story by Flight Lieutenant Laura Scougall. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Jacqueline Forrester.

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Victorian company wins fab United States Navy contract

18/02/202218/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2235 Views 0 Comments P-8A Poseidon, US Navy

A Victorian small business has been awarded a major contract with the United States Navy to provide tailored aircraft maintenance

Royal Australian Air Force aircraft join United States Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force aircraft on the taxiway at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam prior to conducting a multinational airdrop during Exercise Cope North 2022. Photo from USAF.

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Exercise Cope North proceeds in heightened-threat environment

18/02/202218/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2912 Views 0 Comments Exercise Cope North, Guam, No. 2 Squadron, No. 33 Squadron, No. 35 Squadron

Typhoons and a heightened threat environment are just some of the scenarios faced by Australian, Japanese and United States participants in Exercise

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Suicide Royal Commission focus on Defence families

18/02/202218/02/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1810 Views 0 Comments Suicide Royal Commission

The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide will investigate how Defence families can be better supported ahead of the

A Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon prepares for a refuel by a US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker during exercise Sea Dragon 2022, near the Philippine Sea. Story by Flying Officer Connor Bellhouse. Photo by Airman 1st Class Breanna Gossett, US Air Force.

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RAAF sub hunter-killer on the prowl off Guam

18/02/202218/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2752 Views 0 Comments No. 11 Squadron, P-8A Poseidon

Flying at low level, a No. 11 Squadron P-8A Poseidon hunts a silent simulated target beneath the waters of Guam

Director-General Logistics - Air Force Air Commodore Grant Pinder addresses the audience during the Air Force Equipment Branch plaque unveiling at RAAF Base Point Cook. Story by Squadron Leader Thomas Paff. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Chloe Bruer-Jones.

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Air Force Equipment Branch honoured

18/02/202221/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1848 Views 0 Comments No. 100 Squadron, No. 21 Squadron

Air Force* logisticians, past and present, were honoured with a plaque at the Air Force Memorial in the Chief of

Republic of Fiji Military Forces soldiers watch Australian Army soldiers from 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, conduct an urban operations demonstration at Gallipoli Barracks, Brisbane. Story by Captain Taylor Lynch. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.

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Fijian soldiers welcome training opportunity in Brisbane

18/02/202221/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2147 Views 0 Comments 7th Brigade, 8/9 RAR, Operation Tonga Assist 2022, Republic of Fiji Military Forces

Republic of Fiji Military Forces soldiers preparing for Operation Tonga Assist 2022 had the chance to join 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment,