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Warrant Officer Class Two Greg Mills, Private Jacinta Watson's mother Genia Otuszewski, and Lieutenant Colonel Rachael Ayoub cut the ribbon to mark the opening of the Private Jacinta Watson Bridge at Greenbank Training Area. Story by Lieutenant Fenlan Miller.
ADF People Lest We Forget 

Bridge named in honour of digger

30/04/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 477 Views 0 Comments

The life of Private Jacinta Watson has been commemorated at Greenbank Training Area, with a new bridge opened and named

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Soldiers from 7th Brigade march down Adelaide Street during the Anzac Day 2025 parade in Brisbane. Story by Captain Cody Tsaousis. Photo by Lance Corporal Luke Donegan.
Australian Army History Lest We Forget News 

Signallers in the Anzac spotlight

29/04/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1136 Views 0 Comments 7th Brigade, ANZAC Day, Royal Australian Corps of Signals

Members from across Navy, Army and Air Force took part in Anzac Day commemorations in Brisbane on April 25, paying

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Lance Corporal (retd) Kevin Booth with his grandson Lieutenant Kaleb Booth, of the 10th Force Support Battalion, pose together after the Mandurah RSL parade. Story by Captain Joanne Leca.
ADF People History Lest We Forget 

Soldier returns home for Anzac Day

29/04/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 558 Views 0 Comments 10th Force Support Battalion, ANZAC Day, Vietnam War

On October 19, 1968, in the dense jungle of northern Phuoc Tuy Province, Vietnam, 2 Platoon had just set an

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Australian Defence Force and New Zealand Defence Force personnel combine for the Anzac Cove dawn service. Story by Flight Lieutenant Vernon Pather. Photos by Leading Seaman Susan Mossop.
Australian Army History Lest We Forget News Overseas Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

Australia and New Zealand join forces at Gallipoli

29/04/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 666 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day, Governor-General of Australia, Lone Pine, NZDF, Turkey

ADF and New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel supported three parades in the Anzac Day 2025 commemorations at Gallipoli. CAPTION: Australian

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Able Seaman Francis Piccin, of the Royal Australian Navy Band, Sydney, at Amiens Cathedral in France. Story by Captain Katy Manning. Photos by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.
ADF People History Lest We Forget Royal Australian Navy 

One song unites two worlds

29/04/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 598 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day, France, Royal Australian Navy Band

As the last notes echoed through Amiens Cathedral in France, Musician Able Seaman Francis Piccin stood with quiet pride, his

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Sailors from HMAS Toowoomba's ship's company march down York Street in Albany, Western Australia, on Anzac Day. Story by Petty Officer Keigan Gunther. Photos by Leading Seaman Rikki-Lea Phillips.
History Lest We Forget News Royal Australian Navy 

Navy honours Anzacs’ last port of call

29/04/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 769 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day, HMAS Toowoomba, ww1

HMAS Toowoomba visited Albany to mark the 110th anniversary of the Anzac landings at Gallipoli, honouring the port of departure

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Chief of the Defence Force Admiral David Johnston delivers the 2025 Anzac Day message at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra. Photo by Rodney Braithwaite.
ADF People History Lest We Forget 

A time to reflect on service and support

29/04/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 350 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day, AWM, Chief of Defence Force

A message from the Chief of the Defence Force Admiral David Johnston CAPTION: Chief of the Defence Force Admiral David Johnston

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Australian Army recruits in training at 1st Training Battalion, Kapooka, NSW. 1RTB photo.
Letters to the Editor Thought provoking 

Rebuilding Australia through improving Defence preparedness

27/04/2025 WGCDR Wayne (Noddy) Parsons, RAAF Retd 839 Views 1 Comment

Professor Geoffrey Blainey posits Australia was better prepared to help confront the challenge facing the Empire in 1914 at the

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An M1A2 Abrams Tank arrives at Lavarack Barracks, Townsville on 14 November 2024. Photo by Corporal Guy Sadler.
Letters to the Editor 

Townsville’s Armoured Brigade: Why Isn’t it Ready?

27/04/2025 Bruce Cameron 827 Views 0 Comments

The 2024 National Defence Strategy (and the Defence Strategic Review before it) changed the ADF’s readiness from a joint force

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An Australian Army soldier from the 1st Armoured Regiment with an uncrewed ground vehicle equipped with a prototype communications system and experimental drone launcher during Project Convergence Capstone 5 at Fort Irwin, California. Photo by Corporal Nakia Chapman.
Letters to the Editor Veterans 

Why Hasn’t the Australian Public Been Told?

26/04/2025 Bruce Cameron 1268 Views 3 Comments

Extracts from the 2023 Defence Strategic Review: “Army’s combat brigades must be reroled and select capabilities postured in northern Australia.”

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Leading Seaman Phillip Lofthouse is deployed on Operation Accordion at Camp Baird, United Arab Emirates. Story and photo by Corporal Luke Bellman.
ADF People History Lest We Forget 

Dawn service ashore a first for sailor

24/04/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 773 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day, Middle East Region

Deployed on Anzac Day in the Middle East region, Leading Seaman Phillip Lofthouse will honour his grandfather’s resilience as a

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Royal Australian Air Force officer Flight Lieutenant Zac Pattison at his computer while deployed on Operation Accordion at Headquarters Middle East in 2025. Story and photo by Corporal Luke Bellman.
ADF People History Lest We Forget 

Thoughts of home while serving overseas

24/04/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 566 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day, Middle East Region, Operation Accordion

This Anzac Day, project engineer Flight Lieutenant Zac Pattison will reflect on those who served before him and the role

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Royal Australian Air Force musician Corporal Chloe Bruer-Jones will sing the national anthems of Australia and New Zealand on Anzac Day. Story by Warrant Officer Ben van den Akker. Photo by Corporal Michael Currie.
ADF People History Lest We Forget 

Singing for her Anzac ancestors

23/04/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 770 Views 0 Comments Air Force Band, ANZAC Day, Chief of Defence Force, Vietnam

Members of Air Force Band have travelled to Hanoi, Vietnam, to perform at Anzac Day services hosted by the Australian

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Australian Army soldier Corporal Hamish Smith at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. Photo by Sergeant Tristan Kennedy.
ADF People History Lest We Forget 

Solemn duty to remember and connect

23/04/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 706 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day, Australian War Memorial, Last Post

Corporal Hamish Smith never imagined he would one day stand at the pinnacle of solemn remembrance on such an important

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Private Luke Morrison, of Australia's Federation Guard, will join the catafalque party at Gallipoli. Story by Flight Lieutenant Vernon Pather. Photo by Sergeant Sagi Biderman.
ADF People History Lest We Forget 

Service in homage to great-grandfather’s memory

23/04/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 440 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day, Federation Guard

Days before departing for Gallipoli to take part in Anzac Day commemorations, Australia’s Federation Guard (AFG) member Private Luke Morrison

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Leading Seaman Benjamin Woodlock, of Australia's Federation Guard, at the Australian War Memorial during the lead-up to Anzac Day 2025, when he will command the catafalque party at the Gallipoli dawn service. Story by Flight Lieutenant Vernon Pather. Photo by Sergeant Sagi Biderman.
ADF People History Lest We Forget 

Honoured and humbled to serve

23/04/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 371 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day, Federation Guard

‘Woody’, to his mates is a Larrikin, but on April 25 he will be stepping into a very important role,

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Leading Seaman Christine Merrilees with her son, Leading Seaman Shannon Leak, and her father, Chief Petty Officer Stewart Merrilees. Story by Lieutenant Hinako Shiraishi.
ADF People History 

Three generations share Navy heritage

23/04/202523/04/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 181 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day, HMAS Sydney, Regional Presence Deployment

As HMAS Sydney sails through the Indo-Pacific region this Anzac Day, one sailor on board has a deeply personal connection

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Air Force's Corporal Kevin Jeffries, of Australia's Federation Guard, reflects at the statue of Simpson and his Donkey at the Australian War Memorial before heading to Lone Pine for Anzac Day 2025. Story by Flight Lieutenant Vernon Pather. Photo by Sergeant Sagi Biderman.
ADF People History Lest We Forget 

Proud moment to lead at Lone Pine

23/04/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 188 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day, Federation Guard

This Anzac Day, Corporal Kevin Jeffries will be standing proud at Lone Pine in Turkiye as the Commander of Australia’s

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Army soldier Sergeant Jonathan Apps, of Australia's Federation Guard, with his daughters and a picture of his great-grandfather at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, during preparations for Anzac Day 2025. Story. y Captain Katy Manning. Photo by Leading Seaman Kylie Jagiello.
ADF People History Lest We Forget 

Honouring commitment and sacrifice in France

23/04/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 194 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day, Federation Guard

As Anzac Day approaches, Army Sergeant Jonathan Apps is preparing for one of the most meaningful duties of his career

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Able Seaman Rachel Brandt, of Australia's Federation Guard, places a poppy to mark her respects at the Australian War Memorial during the lead-up to Anzac Day 2025. Story by Flight Lieutenant Vernon Pather. Photos by Sergeant Sagi Biderman.
ADF People History Lest We Forget 

Continuing a family legacy of service

23/04/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 178 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day, Federation Guard

On Anzac Day this year, Able Seaman Rachel Brandt will have the perfect opportunity to pay respects to her great-great-uncle

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