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Soldiers and officers of Headquarters 3rd Brigade and 3rd Combat Signal Regiment operating a command post during Exercise Brolga Walk at Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland. Story by Corporal Luke Bellman. Photos by Trooper Dana Millington.

Signallers practise the art of invisibility

13/03/202416/03/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1829 Views 0 Comments 3rd Brigade, 3rd Combat Signal Regiment, Exercise Brolga Walk, intelligence

As technology advances, it’s harder for a brigade headquarters to stay unseen on the battlefield – that’s why the art

Medics from 2nd Health Brigade simulate rendering first aid to a soldier during a mass casualty exercise in Shoalwater Bay training area, Queensland, in 2023. Story by Captains Prashanth Shanmugan and Nicholas Marquis. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.

Australian Army News

Health brigade marks year of transformation

13/03/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1511 Views 1 Comment 2nd Health Brigade, Defence Strategic Review

2nd Health Brigade has marked a year of enhancing the capability and capacity of Army’s deployable health system after bringing

Australian Army officer Captain Pamela Truscott speaks with a fellow guest at the Working Spirit/RSL Western Australia International Women's Day lunch. Story by Major Dean Benson. Photo by Corporal Nakia Chapman.

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Celebrating service and beyond

13/03/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1000 Views 0 Comments 13th Brigade, 1st Health Battalion, International Women's Day, RSL

Showcasing the breadth and depth of the contributions of female soldiers was at the heart of a special International Women’s

RAAF personnel from 37 Squadron and Australian Army soldiers from 51st Battalion, Far North Queensland Regiment, during an engagement in Mount Isa, Queensland. Story by Flying Officer Madeleine Magee. Photo by Group Captain Stewart Dowrie.

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Building community connections in remote Queensland

13/03/202415/03/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1625 Views 0 Comments 51st Battalion Far North Queensland Regiment, C-130J Hercules, No. 3 Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (3AMES), No. 37 Squadron

A 37 Squadron C-130J Hercules and members of 3 Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (3AMES) flew over parts of northern Australia as

Soldiers from 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment use an excavator to construct a bunker during Exercise Brolga Walk at Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland. Story by Corporal Luke Bellman. Photo by Trooper Dana Millington.

Australian Army News

Engineers go underground

13/03/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1969 Views 2 Comments 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment, Exercise Brolga Walk, Papua New Guinea Defence Force

Integrated firing pits, sleeping sections and an operations room all feature in an underground command post being constructed by 3rd

The 2024 recipients of the Jonathan Church Good Soldiering award, from left Lance Corporal Lachlan Goulding, Private Caleb Walker, Sergeant L, Lieutenant Lachlan Maill and Corporal Jordan Neal, during a tour of the Australian War Memorial Annex, Canberra. Story and photo by Leading Seaman Nadav Harel.

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2024 Jonathan Church Good Soldiering Awards

13/03/202414/03/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1701 Views 0 Comments Jonathan Church Good Soldiering Award

From supporting victims of genocide in Africa to performing life-saving CPR during a footy match, soldiers have been recognised for

Leading Aircraftman Thomas Finlayson (left) with the Gold Commendation he received for providing first aid assistance to Jeff Goodwin (right), during the Warrant Officer of the Air Force visit to RAAF Base Richmond. Story by Mrs Tastri Murdoch. Photos by LAC Chris Tsakisiris.

ADF People Health and Wellbeing

Aviator saves mate’s life with CPR

13/03/202413/03/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 699 Views 0 Comments No. 37 Squadron

For the past 14 years, Leading Aircraftman Thomas Finlayson has completed annual first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training as

Connor Levinge is following in his father’s footsteps, Chief Petty Officer Carl Levinge, by also joining the Royal Australian Navy. Story by Lieutenant Rebecca Williamson. Photo by Leading Seaman Iggy Roberts.

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A Navy Week to remember

13/03/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2375 Views 0 Comments HMAS Choules, Navy Week

This year’s Navy Week was a memorable one for 24-year-old Connor Levinge from Mango Hill in Brisbane. CAPTION: Connor Levinge is

From left, Commanding Officer HMAS Stuart Commander Richard Raymond, Sapper Sean Egan-Richards, Seaman Thomas Brum and Australian Defence Adviser to Fiji Army Colonel Henry Stimson cut the 123rd birthday for cakes for Navy and Army on board HMAS Stuart while at anchor in Suva, Fiji. Story by Lieutenant Commander Andrew Herring. Photos by Leading Seaman Rikki-Lea Phillips.

Australian Army News Overseas Pacific Royal Australian Navy

Army and Navy celebrate birthdays in Fiji

13/03/202413/03/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2268 Views 0 Comments Fiji, HMAS Stuart

Navy and Army celebrated their 123rd year on March 1 in Fiji aboard HMAS Stuart. CAPTION: From left, Commanding Officer HMAS

Navy gap year sailor Seaman Ross Hunter chats with veterans in Bathurst during HMAS Harman's Navy Week tour of the central west, NSW. Story and photos by Corporal Jacob Joseph.

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First nuclear-powered attack submarine captain could be schoolgirl from Dubbo

08/03/202410/03/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2513 Views 0 Comments ADF Gap Year, Australian Submarine Agency, HMAS Harman

Head of the Australian Submarine Agency said Defence must act now to build a workforce for the future – setting

Able Seaman Kendall Byrnes, left, Commander Tina Brown, Lieutenant Tori Costello and Sub-Lieutenant Cameron Moncrieff on board HMAS Hobart. Story by Sub-Lieutenant Madelyn Hanna.

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All-female command navigation team takes sail

08/03/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2229 Views 0 Comments Fleet Base East, HMAS Hobart, International Women's Day

HMAS Hobart recently departed Cowper Wharf, Sydney, for a routine passage to Eden – a challenging navigation for the nearly

Local participants take part in a practice match during an ADF Australian rules coaching course at Linkbelt Oval, Yangor, Nauru. Story by Squadron Leader Amanda Scott. Photos by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.

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ADF helps grow footy in Nauru

08/03/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2837 Views 0 Comments ADF Sport, Nauru

The ADF has teamed up with the Australian Football League (AFL) to deliver a comprehensive sports training program aimed at

Able Seaman Georgia Bonnett, second from right, and Seaman Vimbayi Hakutangwi, right, talk with veterans in Bathurst during HMAS Harman's Navy Week tour of the central west. Story and photos by Corporal Jacob Joseph.

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Navy-style sunsets in the central west

08/03/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1794 Views 0 Comments HMAS Harman, Navy Week

The Navy white ensign doesn’t fly often in regional NSW – the central west is more farm than frigate. So

A RAAF C-27J Spartan from 35 Squadron departs Nausori International Airport in Suva, Fiji. Story by Flight Lieutenant Imogen Lunny. Photo by Leading Arcraftwoman Annika Smit

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Spartan helps fortify Pacific ties

06/03/202410/03/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2797 Views 0 Comments C-27J Spartan, Defence Pacific Air Program (DPAP), No. 35 Squadron, Republic of Fiji Military Forces

RAAF has completed its first Fijian rotation under the Defence Pacific Air Program (DPAP), which involves sending an air mobility

A vessel in distress captured by members of No 35 Squadron aboard a C-27J Spartan aircraft during a search and rescue mission over the Coral Sea. Story by Flight Lieutenant Imogen Lunny. Photo by Corporal Joshua Dows.

News Royal Australian Air Force

Spartan role agility put to the test

06/03/202410/03/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1553 Views 0 Comments Australian Border Force, C-27J Spartan, Joint Rescue Coordination Centre, No. 35 Squadron

The crew of a deployed Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C-27J Spartan responded to a yacht in distress in the

Chief Petty Officer David Dillon with the Schiebel S-100 Camcopter "Hermes" during the Airshows Downunder Shellharbour at Shellharbour Airport Career Day. Story by Pilot Officer Shanea Zeegers. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Chris Tsakisiris.

ADF People Royal Australian Navy

Shellharbour airshow plane fun for all

06/03/202410/03/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1950 Views 0 Comments 822X Squadron, CAMCOPTER® S-100, HMAS Albatross

As an aviation enthusiast, Chief Petty Officer David Dillon was thrilled to attend Airshows Downunder Shellharbour at Shellharbour Airport in

Members of the 7th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment that recently deployed on Operation Kudu at Edinburgh Defence Precinct, Adelaide. Story and photo by Captain Peter March.

Australian Army News Overseas UK

Government commits more support for Ukraine

06/03/202408/03/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2249 Views 1 Comment 7th Battalion RAR, 9th Brigade, Armed Forces of Ukraine, Operation Kudu

More troops have been deployed on Operation Kudu as part of Australia’s continued support of Ukraine, two years on from

Wing Commander Craig Keane with Defence Member and Family Support staff members at the 2024 South Australia welcome event. Story by Chelsey Ballard.

ADF People

Defence families welcomed to South Australia

01/03/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1350 Views 0 Comments Defence Member and Family Support (DMFS)

More than 900 Defence personnel and their families attended the Defence Member and Family Support (DMFS) welcome event in Adelaide

Able Seaman Peter Mason demonstrates fire-fighting hose techniques onboard HMAS Arunta during Fleet Base East's open day, Sydney. Story by Lieutenant Marie Davies. Photos by Able Seaman Lucinda Allanson.

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Sydney families flock to Navy Week open day

01/03/202408/03/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2036 Views 0 Comments Fleet Base East, HMAS Arunta, HMAS Canberra, HMAS Hobart, HMAS Kuttabul, Navy Week

A record number of visitors attended Fleet Base East’s open day in Sydney on February 25, with more than 8000

Seaman Jason Pannel performs during the ceremonial sunset for the start of Navy Week. Photos by Leading Seaman Iggy Roberts.

News Royal Australian Navy

Brisbane lights up for Navy Week

01/03/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1820 Views 0 Comments HMAS Moreton, Navy Band, Navy Week

HMAS Moreton, with the support of the Brisbane City Council, has lit up the City of Brisbane in the colours