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HMAS Hobart's embarked MH-60R helicopter Carnage returns to the ship during flying operations in the North Pacific Ocean as part of a regional presence deployment. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

Night training sharpens landing skills

11/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2154 Views 0 Comments HMAS Hobart, MH-60R Seahawk, Regional Presence Deployment

Landing an MH-60 Romeo helicopter on a pitching and rolling warship at night requires regular intensive training and teamwork. CAPTION:

Able Seaman Boatswains Mate Jorde Lenoy conducts an Indigenous welcome ceremony during an official reception on board HMAS Hobart in Yokosuka, Japan. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

ADF People

Indigenous sailors showcase culture in Japan

11/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1902 Views 5 Comments Chief of Navy, HMAS Hobart, Indigenous, Japan Maritime Self Defence Force, US Navy

Three Indigenous sailors from HMAS Hobart opened an official reception on board the ship in Yokosuka, Japan, during International Fleet Review

HMAS Hobart prepares to sail past the reviewing ship, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter carrier JS Izumo, during the International Fleet Review 2022 off the coast of Yokosuka, Japan. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

Japan News Royal Australian Navy

Aussie ships and sub in Japanese Fleet Review

11/11/202216/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2621 Views 0 Comments HMAS Arunta, HMAS Farncomb, HMAS Hobart, HMAS Stalwart, Indo-Pacific Endeavour, Japan Maritime Self Defence Force, Regional Presence Deployment

Australian vessels have joined about 40 ships and submarines that sailed in formation near Tokyo on November 6 to commemorate

HMAS Anzac sails alongside Indian Navy ship Jalashwa during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022. Story by Flying Officer Brent Moloney. Photo by Leading Seaman Sittichai Sakonpoonpol.

Australian Army News Royal Australian Navy

Firming friendships with Indian neighbours

11/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1965 Views 1 Comment HMAS Adelaide, Indian Navy, Indo-Pacific Endeavour

Indo-Pacific Endeavour has returned to India for the third time, engaging in military-to-military exchanges, volunteer work in the community and

Personnel from HMA Ships Adelaide and Anzac interact with children and personnel from Campus Challenge at Visakhapatnam, India, during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022. Story by Lieutenant Emma Anderson and United States Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Antonio De La Fuente. Photo by United States Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Antonio De La Fuente.

Asia Australian Army News Royal Australian Navy

ADF personnel bring joy to Indian children

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Smiles and laughter were uniform of the day when personnel from Australian ships visited children’s homes in Vishakhapatnam, India, during

(L-R) Escort to the Queen’s Banner Australian Army Sergeant Daniel Stevens, Queen’s Banner Ensign Lieutenant Frederic Carter and Escort Sergeant Sean Bellert parade the Queen’s Banner at Victoria Barracks, Sydney. Story and photo by Corporal Jacob Joseph.

Australian Army News

Gunner proud to continue tradition of Royal Colours

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The last time the Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery (RAA) consecrated its Royal Colours in 1971, Gunner Alexander Valiente’s grandfather

Army rifleman from Charlie Company of the 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, uses smoke as cover to make entry into a building as part of Exercise Ram Horn IV. Story by Captain Cody Tsaousis. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.

Australian Army News Videos

Combat team re-acquainted with trench warfare

11/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2784 Views 6 Comments 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment, 8th/9th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Exercise Ram Horn

A combat team centred on the 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, deployed to Wide Bay training area in October and

Partners from Timor-Leste government agencies with ADF military legal officer instructors at the front of Sparrow Force House in Dili, Timor-Leste.

Asia Australian Army News Royal Australian Navy

Workshop helps strengthen ties with Timor-Leste

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A team of three military legal officers from the ADF Indo-Pacific Centre for Military Law visited Timor-Leste to deliver maritime

Personnel from HMA Ships Adelaide and Anzac attend a commemorative service for Canadian aviators who lost their lives in World War II defending Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), held at Koggala Air Force Base, Colombo, during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022. Story by Lieutenant Emma Anderson. Photo by Leading Seaman Sittichai Sakonpoonpol.

Asia Australian Army Lest We Forget News Royal Australian Navy Videos

Honouring 75-year partnership with Sri Lanka

11/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1637 Views 0 Comments HMAS Adelaide, HMAS Anzac, Indo-Pacific Endeavour, Sri Lankan Air Force

Crew members from HMAS Adelaide attended a special wreath-laying ceremony as Australia and Sri Lanka marked 75 years of diplomatic

Chief of the Defence Force General Angus Campbell attends the 2022 Remembrance Day service held at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. Photo by Andrew Green.

Australian Army Lest We Forget News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy Veterans

Remembering the fallen

11/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1734 Views 0 Comments Australian War Memorial, Chief of Defence Force, Remembrance Day

Secretary of the Department of Defence Greg Moriarty and Chief of the Defence Force General Angus Campbell were among those

Warrant Officer Kevin Woods in his office at the Centre for Defence Leadership and Ethics within the Australian Defence College at Weston Creek, Canberra. Story and photo by Alex Donato.

ADF People

No regrets after five decades of service

11/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1343 Views 0 Comments Australian Defence College, Centre for Defence Leadership and Ethics (CDLE)

After nearly 50 years of service to the Australian Army, Warrant Officer Kevin Woods said the best advice he could give

Signaller Harry Gifford walks up to the stage to collect the award for Excellence and Inclusion, at the Defence Gay and Lesbian Information Service Military Pride Ball in Sydney. Story by Private Nicholas Marquis. Photo by Ann-Marie Calilhanna.

ADF People

Signaller proud to receive inclusion award

11/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1272 Views 0 Comments Defence Gay and Lesbian Information Service (DEFGLIS)

Unity and inclusion in the ADF were recognised and celebrated at this year’s Defence Gay and Lesbian Information Service (DEFGLIS)

Australian Army Major Michael Kiting briefs cadets at Indonesia's military officer training college, Akademi Militer in Central Java. Story by Corporal Veronica O’Hara.

ADF People

Dual linguist’s posting a first

11/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 984 Views 0 Comments Indonesian National Armed Forces, Royal Military College

What started as a childhood interest in Indonesian culture led to Major Michael Kiting becoming the first Australian and international

Seaman Elizabeth Dowler with her proud father, Petty Officer Musician Raymond Dowler, after graduating at the Royal Australian Navy Recruit School, HMAS Cerberus, Victoria. Photo by Leading Seaman James McDougall.

ADF People History

Daughter inspired by father’s Navy career

11/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2130 Views 0 Comments Australian Navy Cadets, HMAS Cerberus

Inspired by her father’s rewarding 42-year career in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), year 12 graduate Elizabeth ‘Liz’ Dowler signed up

Air Force SRG personnel. Front: (l-r) Squadron Leader Lachlan Adam, Anglicare Fundraising Coordinator Tammy Rees, Officer Commanding 92 Wing Group Captain Paul Carpenter and Sergeant Richard Wren at RAAF Base Edinburgh, SA. Photo by Sergeant Bill Solomou.

ADF People

Springtime Grow and Shine fundraiser

08/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1672 Views 0 Comments No. 92 Wing, RAAF Edinburgh

Life was more colourful and a little hairier than usual at RAAF Base Edinburgh this spring as Air Force Surveillance

Arthur Beetson Foundation Ambassador and Rugby League great Petero Civoniceva meets children from the Far North Queensland community of Kowanyama. Story by Flying Officer Greg Hinks. Photo by Corporal Richard Lewis.

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NRL stars visit Indigenous community

08/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1888 Views 0 Comments C-27J Spartan, Indigenous, No. 35 Squadron, RAAF Amberley

As Rugby League (NRL) great Petero Civoniceva arrived at RAAF Base Amberley alongside a team of former and current players,

Major General Douglas Laidlaw, right, congratulates Mercury ISS’s Gabrielle Hendry, left, and Lieutenant Brooke Cooper at the NSW Employer Support Awards held in Sydney. Story by Flight Lieutenant Nick O’Connor. Photo by Corporal Kylie Gibson.

Australian Army News Sovereign industry

Awards recognise supportive reservist employers

08/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2336 Views 0 Comments ADF Reserve, Employer Support Awards

Held annually, the NSW Employer Support Awards recognise employers throughout the state who go above and beyond to support their ADF

Local State Emergency Service and Country Fire Authority conduct route reconnaissance of flood affect areas in Echuca, in an Army Bushmaster protected mobility vehicle. Story by Captain Joanne Leca. Photo by Corporal Cameron Pegg.

Australian Army News

Bushmasters prove versatility in floods

08/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2264 Views 0 Comments 1st Battalion, Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles, Operation Flood Assist 2022, State Emergency Service (SES)

As part of the Victorian Government’s request for assistance, the Australian Defence Force (ADF) deployed four Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles

ADF members assist with the clean-up at St Joseph’s Primary School in Rochester during Operation Flood Assist 2022-2. Story by Captain Joanne Leca. Photo supplied.

Australian Army News

Community grateful for ADF support

08/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1774 Views 0 Comments Operation Flood Assist

It’s been an emotional time for many people in Victoria, as their homes and livelihoods were affected by floods. CAPTION:

Australian Army officer, Officer Commanding Alpha Company, Major Jared Slansky of 8th/9th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment emerges from the bear pit tunnel during Exercise True Grit at Tully Training Area, Queensland. Story by Captain Taylor Lynch. Photo by Sergeant Matthew Bickerton.

Australian Army News Pacific Videos

Aussie and French troops show grit on jungle exercise

08/11/202213/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2309 Views 0 Comments 8/9 RAR, Exercise True Grit, French Armed Forces in New Caledonia

In the harsh humidity of far-north Queensland’s jungles, soldiers from the 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (8/9RAR), and the French