Choules celebrates 11th anniversary
HMAS Choules recently celebrated the 11th anniversary of her commissioning while undertaking sea qualification trials at Jervis Bay. CAPTION: HMAS
Read moreHMAS Choules recently celebrated the 11th anniversary of her commissioning while undertaking sea qualification trials at Jervis Bay. CAPTION: HMAS
Read moreA thick blanket of ash covered the water and there was no way to stop the relentless smoke getting into
Read moreThe compassion, bravery and knowledge of New Zealand Defence Force personnel who deployed in support of bushfire relief efforts in
Read moreMallacoota, Victoria, is now HMAS Choules’ ceremonial homeport in recognition of strong ties forged during the 2019/20 bushfire crisis.
Read moreHMAS Choules has adopted Mallacoota, Vic, as its ceremonial homeport, in recognition of bonds forged during the 2019/20 bushfire crisis.
Read moreWhen bushfires cut off a coastal Victorian hamlet, “the largest civilian maritime evacuation in our nations history” was launched 1 year ago.
Read moreMany people who took part in the firefighting effort during last summer’s bushfires will be awarded the National Emergency Medal with clasp.
Read moreThe Australian dDefence Force’s Operation Bushfire Assist is winding down quickly, with fewer than 800 service personnel left on deployment.
Read moreOrbost held an emotional farewell event for Fijian military deployed in support of Operation Bushfire Assist as the contingent prepared to go home.
Read moreVictoria’s Emergency Management Commissioner has praised the Australian Defence Force’s swift response to the state’s bushfire emergency.
Read moreWhen hundreds of firefighters and Op Bushfire Assist supporters needed a place to stay, Duntroon Garrison launched a unique military operation.
Read moreWhen Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve staff raced to save endangered species from bushfires, they relied on 6RAR to prepare facilities and heritage sites.
Read moreFollowing an urgent request from the ACT emergency services, Alpha Company, 6RAR, deployed to the Namadgi National Park to help protect Corin Dam waterways.
Read moreEurobodalla Regional Botanic Gardens, sadly devastated by a bushfire in early January, got a serious injection of manpower from 6RAR.
Read moreDevastated by two fires in the past seven years, Australia’s iconic Zig Zag Railway near Lithgow, NSW, is benefiting from support of Indonesian military friends.
Read moreArmy was recently thanked for successfully completing a very unusual midnight raid in front of bushfire-enemy lines on Kangaroo Island, South Australia.
Read moreBombardier Jarrod Logan launches a Wasp AE unmanned aircraft from a paddock 20km south of Canberra to survey blazing scrub in the Orroral Valley.
Read moreFive years into her ADF career, Leading Aircraftwoman Tiarne Westland has more construction and destruction qualifications than she ever dreamt of.
Read moreTwo bridges constructed by the Australian, Fijian and PNG militaries will improve access to a popular tourist attraction in the wake of the bushfires.
Read moreHercules crews from Japan carried more than 600 passengers and 25,000kg of cargo and equipment during their stay in Australia
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