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ADF Sport

Invictus Games Team Australia competitor Former Army Craftsman Erin Brigden at the Sydney Academy of Sport and Recreation, Narrabeen NSW. Story by Tina Langridge. Photos by Flight Sergeant Ricky Fuller.
ADF People 

Finally putting herself first

25/08/202303/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1586 Views 0 Comments ADF Sport, Invictus Games

Erin Brigden’s primary motivation for taking part in Invictus Games Düsseldorf is deeply personal. CAPTION: Invictus Games Team Australia competitor Former

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Australian Army Jonathan Church Good Soldiering Award ambassador Corporal Justin Wells, beside the headstone of Gunner William Tasker at Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux France. Story and photos by Corporal Jacob Joseph.
ADF People History Lest We Forget 

Wallabies seek inspiration from our fallen

25/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1442 Views 0 Comments ADF Sport, France, Last Post, Villers-Bretonneux, WWI

It was one of the most stunning battlefield victories and the beginning of the end of WW1. CAPTION: Australian Army

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Warrant Officer Corey Evans hits the ball as personnel from the Indian and Australian navies compete in a game of cricket as part of Exercise Malabar’s shore phase in Sydney, NSW. Story by Sub-Lieutenant Tahlia Merigan. Photo by Leading Seaman David Cox.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Batters-up for exercise sports day

18/08/202319/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1551 Views 0 Comments ADF Sport, Exercise Malabar

As the sun came out on the last day of the harbour phase of Exercise Malabar, partner nations that had

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From left, Lieutenant Commander Lachlan Darrow, Seaman Caitlin Hartley, Major Matthew Jones, Squadron Leader Sarelle Woodward and Musician Benjamin Lim at the Australian Coastal Rowing and Beach Sprints Championships at Mooloolaba, Queensland. Story by Private Nicholas Marquis.
ADF People Health and Wellbeing 

ADF rocks the boat at coastals

17/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1229 Views 0 Comments ADF Sport

Battling large swells and whitewash, ADF rowers waded out into the ocean and came back in with a bronze medal.

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Leading Seaman Manuel Salas participates in a basketball competition as part of the Exercise Malabar 2023 shore phase in Sydney, NSW. Story by Lieutenant Marcus Middleton. Photo by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Aussies rebound for win on Malabar court

17/08/202319/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1406 Views 0 Comments ADF Sport, Exercise Malabar, HMAS Supply, US Navy

A late substitute Australian team bounded home with a monumental upset win as part of a series of goodwill sports

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Participants take part in a soccer competition as part of the Exercise Malabar 2023 shore phase in Sydney. Story by Lieutenant Marcus Middleton. Photos by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.
Health and Wellbeing News Royal Australian Navy 

Matildas’ magic sweeps navies

16/08/202319/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1974 Views 0 Comments ADF Sport, Exercise Malabar

The Matildas’ magic has swept through Exercise Malabar, with the four participating nations staging a ‘curtain opener’ soccer tournament in

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Invictus Games 2023 Team Australia competitor Flight Sergeant Nathan King prepares to throw during an athletics training session at the Sydney Academy of Sport and Recreation, Narrabeen NSW. Story by Tina Langridge. Photo by Flight Sergeant Ricky Fuller.
ADF People Health and Wellbeing Invictus Games 

‘We look fierce’: Invictus Games kit revealed

11/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2151 Views 0 Comments ADF Sport, German Federal Armed Forces (Bundeswehr), Invictus Games

The Invictus Games Düsseldorf 2023 Team Australia kit has been launched and it’s already been labelled a hit by the

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Flight Lieutenant Cameron Maher competing in the Down Under CrossFit Championship in November 2022. Story by Evan Ho. Photo by Captain Daniel Mahon.
ADF News 

CrossFit named official ADF sport

09/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1899 Views 0 Comments ADF Sport

ADF members who do CrossFit now have a new home within Defence in which to engage their passion. CAPTION: Flight Lieutenant

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Sailors from HMCS Montreal and HMAS Stalwart after a game of soccer during the HMAS Cairns sports day at the Cairns Esplanade. Story by Corporal Michael Rogers.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Bringing it to the court

08/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1593 Views 0 Comments ADF Sport, HMAS Brisbane, HMAS Cairns, HMAS Leewin, HMAS Stalwart, Royal Canadian Navy, US Navy

Before the start of Exercise Talisman Sabre, international naval personnel took over the Cairns Esplanade Activity Precinct during a friendly

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Tui Alu, left, and Warrant Officer Class 1 Kimberly Kiely at the ADF Sports training program at the Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium Gymnasium, Lae, Papua New Guinea. Story by Squadron Leader Amanda Scott. Photos by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

A love of sport an asset in the Pacific

08/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1695 Views 0 Comments ADF Sport, Papua New Guinea

More than 300 locals from Port Moresby, Lae and Madang in Papua New Guinea took part in the ADF Sports

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An Australian Army Football Northern Territory team member gives a soccer ball to a child from the Santa Teresinha school in Liquiçá, Timor-Leste, during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2023. Story by Flight Lieutenant Claire Burnet. Photos by Leading Aircraftman Samuel Miller.
ADF People Videos 

Walking, talking and sharing in Timor-Leste

04/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 3125 Views 0 Comments ADF Sport

During the Timor-Leste stint of Indo-Pacific Endeavour (IPE), from July 25-28, Defence personnel took part in a gender peace and

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Derrick Akes at a rugby union refereeing course during an ADF Sports training program at the Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Story by Squadron Leader Amanda Scott. Photos by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.
ADF People Health and Wellbeing 

It’s more than just sport

04/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2013 Views 0 Comments ADF Sport

Dereck Akes used to live on the streets of Port Moresby, until he was introduced to rugby union in 2017.

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Australian Army officer Major Dee-Ann Jackson after winning the 10km run in her age group, at Run Melbourne. Story by Sergeant Matthew Bickerton.
ADF People Health and Wellbeing 

Running for their lives

28/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1823 Views 0 Comments ADF Sport

Chasing endorphins and the competitors ahead, one Army runner finished first in her age group and 10th overall out of

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Lieutenant Jo Mercieca mentors local basketball coaches during an ADF Sports training program at the Taurama Aquatic and Indoor Centre, Papua New Guinea. Story by Squadron Leader Amanda Scott. Photos by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.
ADF People 

Escaping onto the court

28/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1784 Views 0 Comments ADF Sport, Papua New Guinea

Lieutenant Jo Mercieca is part of the passionate team delivering level one coaching and referee courses for basketball in Papua

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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 2058 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

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ADF ice hockey players during an exhibition game against the Northern Ice at Phillip Ice Skating Centre. Story and all photos by Corporal Michael Rogers.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

Cool contest, warm relations

18/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1924 Views 0 Comments ADF Sport, Canadian Armed Forces