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Author: Posted by Mike Hughes

Royal Australian Navy officer Commander Roy Casson, centre, and the team at the Thales Defence Mission Systems facility in Brest, France. Story by Midshipman Thomas Norman.
Europe News Royal Australian Navy 

Hunter hits milestone on sonar suite

21/11/202521/11/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 791 Views 0 Comments Hunter-class frigate, Naval Shipbuilding and Sustainment Group, Thales

Another major milestone has been achieved for NuShip Hunter with the successful factory acceptance test (FAT) of the towed body handling system

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Frozen blood products can support ADF health clinicians to deliver trauma care in challenging and harsh environments. Story by Michelle Hoare. Photo by Corporal Melina Young.
Australian Army Health and Wellbeing News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

Frozen blood a lifesaver on the battlefield

19/11/202519/11/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 717 Views 0 Comments Joint Health Command

If a soldier is injured on the battlefield and urgently needs blood, fast access to blood products could mean the

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Director-General of Security Mike Burgess.
ADF Australian Army Cyber News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

Defending Australians against espionage

18/11/202518/11/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 717 Views 0 Comments

The ADF remains a prime target for foreign intelligence services, according to Australia’s security service. CAPTION: Director-General of Security Mike

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Aviators from RAAF Base Pearce take part in the inaugural Goggins’ Challenge, raising $7400 for mental health. Story by Flying Officer Stina Frantzich Gardiner. Photo by Sergeant Joshua Mulligan.
ADF People Health and Wellbeing News Royal Australian Air Force 

Aviators raise $7400 for mental health

18/11/202518/11/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 656 Views 0 Comments 2 Flying Training School, mental health, No 79 Squadron, No. 2 Expeditionary Health Squadron, No. 25 Squadron

RAAF Base Pearce personnel have gone the distance for mental health, raising $7400 in 48 hours for the Black Dog

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Sandy Sandford, a former Regimental Sergeant Major of Trentham Military Camp in New Zealand, sells poppies in Melbourne ahead of Remembrance Day. Story by Major Carla Armenti. Photo by Corporal Cameron Pegg.
Australian Army History News 

Royal visit evokes fond memory for veteran

18/11/202518/11/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 500 Views 0 Comments Remembrance Day

As the Royal Australian Corps of Signals (RASIGS) celebrates its centenary with parades and activities across the country to commemorate

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Health and Wellbeing News Royal Australian Air Force 

Joint training boosts air crash response

18/11/202518/11/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 551 Views 0 Comments Air Force Test Ranges Squadron (AFTRSQN), No. 34 Squadron, RAAF Woomera

Air Force Test Ranges Squadron (AFTRSQN) and 34 Squadron have completed a joint emergency response exercise at RAAF Base Woomera

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A Republic of Singapore Air Force F-16C takes off at RAAF Base Pearce. Story and photos by Flying Officer Michael Thomas.
News Royal Australian Air Force 

Singapore amps up fast jets in WA

18/11/202518/11/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 720 Views 1 Comment Extended Fighter Detachment (EFD), RAAF Pearce, Republic of Singapore Air Force

Four Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) F-16C jets shared the skies over RAAF Base Pearce during their recent Extended

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Petty Officer Belinda Rendell and Flight Lieutenant Anne-Marie Keogh host a Pink Ribbon morning tea in support of the National Breast Cancer Foundation and cancer awareness at The Navy's Anchorage Cafe in HMAS Cerberus, Victoria. Photos by Petty Officer Christopher Szumlanski.
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Cerberus rallies around breast cancer cause

14/11/202514/11/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 387 Views 0 Comments HMAS Cerberus

Hundreds of HMAS Cerberus personnel recently came together in support of a cause close to the heart of one of its members. 

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News Royal Australian Air Force 

RAAF salutes supporters

14/11/202516/11/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 634 Views 0 Comments RAAF Williamtown

RAAF Base Williamtown, 77 Squadron and 2 Operational Conversion Unit (2OCU) have hosted a family day in recognition of the

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Author and former broadcaster Mike Carlton speaks to the audience at Indo Pacific 2025. Photos by Able Seaman Taylor Johnson.
History News Royal Australian Navy 

Mike Carlton honoured at Indo Pacific 2025

14/11/202514/11/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 584 Views 0 Comments Chief of Navy, Indo Pacific

An author, historian and journalist known for his stories of the people behind some of Navy’s most notable missions has

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Air Force Chaplain Wing Commander Wayne Ross uses the new RAAF Welfare Trust Fund website at RAAF Base Amberley. Story by Wing Commander Michael Rowe. Photos by Leading Aircraftwoman Taylor Anderson
News Royal Australian Air Force 

Fast financial support for aviators

14/11/202514/11/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 482 Views 0 Comments Chaplains, RAAF Welfare Trust Fund (RWTF)

For Air Force, 1989 was a busy year. Transport squadrons were stretched, flying more than 6500 hours to move over

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An F60 Bangalore torpedo explodes at a demolitions range at the School of Military Engineering, Holsworthy, NSW. Story and photos by Major Dan Mazurek.
Australian Army News 

Bangs galore out of the box

12/11/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 873 Views 0 Comments F60 Bangalore torpedo, Holsworthy Barracks, School of Military Engineering

Sappers on their Subject 4 Corporal’s Course at the School of Military Engineering, Holsworthy Barracks, are among the first in

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1 Space Surveillance Unit’s Commercial Data Mission Centre delivers its first international Joint Commercial Operations-200 training course. Story by Major John Yialeloglou.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy Space Division 

ADF delivers first international space course

12/11/202512/11/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 636 Views 0 Comments Joint Commercial Operations (JCO-AUS), No.1 Space Surveillance Unit (1SSU)

1 Space Surveillance Unit’s Commercial Data Mission Centre has delivered its first international Joint Commercial Operations-200 (JCO-200) course. CAPTION: 1

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Defence Cooperation Program qualified flying instructor Squadron Leader Cory Fischer and PNG Defence Force Air Transport Wing Second Lieutenant Rothman Spaiye flying a PNG Defence Force PAC-750XL. Story by Squadron Leader Belinda Culley. Photo by Squadron Leader Cory Fischer.
News Overseas Royal Australian Air Force 

RAAF aviators strengthen PNG partnership

12/11/202512/11/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1112 Views 0 Comments Air Mobility Group, Air Mobility Group (AMG), C-27J Spartan, Defence Cooperation Program, Defence Pacific Assistance Program (DPAP)

In a display of regional cooperation and capability enhancement, RAAF 35 Squadron’s C-27J Spartan aircraft continues supporting the long-standing Defence

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HMAS Supply arrives at Twofold Bay. Story by Lieutenant Natalie Starkoff.
News Royal Australian Navy 

HMAS Supply returns home to Eden

12/11/202512/11/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 719 Views 0 Comments HMAS Supply

On November 5, HMAS Supply made a welcome return to her ceremonial home port of Eden, arriving in Twofold Bay to conduct

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Poppies in front of the Australian War Memorial, Canberra. Photo by Andrew Green.
Australian Army History Lest We Forget News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

Keeping the memories alive

11/11/202511/11/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 507 Views 0 Comments Chief of Defence Force, Remembrance Day

Remembrance Day address from Chief of the Defence Force Admiral David Johnston CAPTION: Poppies in front of the Australian War

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Defence spouses from about 30 countries gather for an Indo Pacific 2025 cultural immersion program at HMAS Watson. Story by Lieutenant Hinako Shiraishi.
ADF People 

Defence spouses connect across cultures

11/11/202511/11/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 571 Views 1 Comment Aussie Hero Quilts, Chief of Navy, HMAS Watson

At Indo Pacific 2025, one of the most impactful moments came not from the main stage, but from a roundtable

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Then-Able Seaman Ross Gourlay, centre, heads towards HMAS Martindale anchored at Kiriwina Island, Papua New Guinea, 1944. Story by Corporal Jacob Joseph.
ADF People History Lest We Forget 

Honouring 100 years on the 11th hour

11/11/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 456 Views 0 Comments Remembrance Day, WWII

Kamikaze planes from the land of the rising sun came silhouetted against the setting sun. CAPTION: Then-Able Seaman Ross Gourlay,

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Military working dog handlers and retired military working dog Genie during a military working dog charity event at RAAF Base Williamtown. Story by Flight Lieutenant Grace Casey-Maughan. Photos by Leading Aircraftwoman Laura Flower.
ADF ADF People K9 Training 

Fur-tastic support for a worthy cause

11/11/202511/11/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 545 Views 0 Comments Military Working Dogs, No. 26 Squadron, RAAF Williamtown, Working Paws Australia

The Military Working Dog Section of Air Force’s 26 Squadron has held a fundraising event for Working Paws Australia, raising

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Seaman Angus Norbury and Able Seaman Christopher Diviak lay a wreath on board HMAS Ballarat during a service commemorating the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Story by Sub-Lieutenant Jake Badior. Photos by Leading Seaman Connor Morrison.
History Lest We Forget News Overseas Royal Australian Navy 

Honouring our fallen

07/11/202507/11/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1047 Views 0 Comments HMAS Ballarat, WWII

HMAS Ballarat paused at sea to honour those who fought and fell in the Battle of Leyte Gulf – one of the

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