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Traditional owners from the Fitzroy Valley region visit the Air Force mobile air operations team at Fitzroy Crossing airport. Story by Flight Lieutenant Dean Squire. All photos by Leading Aircraftwoman Kate Czerny.
News Royal Australian Air Force Videos 

Flood devastated community praises Defence support

03/02/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 686 Views 0 Comments C-27J Spartan, No. 77 Squadron, Operation Flood Assist 2023-1

A small group of Fitzroy Crossing residents evacuated to Broome for their safety returned to their homes for the first

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Navy Clearance Diving Team One and NSW Maritime Police conduct diving operations to recover unexploded ordnance off the South Coast of NSW. Story by Lieutenant Emily Tinker. Photo by Petty Officer Christopher Szumlanski.
News Police Royal Australian Navy Videos 

Navy divers safeguard popular site

03/02/202303/02/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 520 Views 0 Comments HMAS Creswell, Navy Clearance Diving Team One, UXO

Navy clearance divers have protected a marine park in the Jervis Bay area after removing and disposing of unexploded ordnance

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Curator and AWM Navy Fellow Commander Andrew Schroder stands in front of one of HMAS Brisbane’s 5-inch gun mounts as depicted in the online exhibition. Story and photo by Corporal Jacob Joseph.
History News Royal Australian Navy Videos 

Online exhibition tugs at the heartstrings

31/01/202331/01/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 357 Views 0 Comments AWM, HMAS Pirie

Never-before-seen footage of stranded asylum seekers being rescued amid storm-driven surf is just one of the items on display in

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Jack Andrews, Station Manager at Yeeda Station, shelters from the dust as an MRH-90 Taipan delivers animal feed. Photos by Leading Aircraftwoman Kate Czerny. Story by Flight Lieutenant Dean Squire.
Australian Army News Videos 

Army airlift for hungry cattle

31/01/202331/01/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 233 Views 0 Comments 5th Aviation Regiment, Army No. 176 Air Dispatch Squadron, Operation Flood Assist 2023-1

What was a river became a 50km wide stretch of water threatening the lives of thousands of cattle in the

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Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, on parade during the Australia Day flag raising ceremony at Jezzine Barracks, Townsville. Story by Major Taylor Lynch. Photo by Bombardier Guy Sadler.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Videos 

ADF participation in Townsville’s Australia Day celebrations

27/01/202327/01/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 788 Views 0 Comments 3rd Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 4th Regiment, Australia Day

Guns blasted from the hilltops, flags flew, soldiers marched, the band played and guests were welcomed with a warm respect

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Gunners from the 9th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery in action during the 21-gun salute as part of the Australia Day celebrations at Bradfield Park, Sydney. Photo by Sergeant Tristan Kennedy.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy Videos 

Splash of Red (Beret) and guns in Sydney’s Australia Day

27/01/202327/01/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 596 Views 0 Comments 9th Regiment Royal Australian Artillery, ADF Red Berets, Australia Day, F-35A Lightning II, HMAS Sydney, MH-60R Seahawk, Roulettes

The Australian Defence Force put on spectacular displays in and around Sydney Harbour for Australia Day. CAPTION: Gunners from the 9th

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Members of C Squadron, 5th Aviation Regiment, unload groceries off an Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter for the Yungngora people returning to their homes in Noonkanbah. Story by Flight Lieutenant Dean Squire. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Kate Czerny.
Australian Army News Videos 

Army choppers take evacuated residents home

27/01/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 420 Views 1 Comment CH-47F Chinook, MRH-90 Taipan, Operation Flood Assist 2023-1

Two weeks after being evacuated from rising flood waters, residents of Noonkanbah in Western Australia were returned to their homes

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Army CH-47 Chinooks arrive in Broome to assist the Western Australian Government in supporting the ongoing flood emergency in the Kimberley region. Story by Lieutenant Geoff Long. Photos by Leading Seaman Jarrod Mulvihill.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Videos 

Choppers drop in to boost flood support

12/01/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 617 Views 0 Comments C-130J Hercules, C-27J Spartan, CH-47F Chinook, MRH-90 Taipan, Operation Flood Assist 2023-1

Three Army MRH-90 Taipan and two CH-47 Chinook helicopters have landed in Broome, Western Australia, to support the ongoing flood

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A Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster prepares to airdrop construction and camp equipment and stores to Bunger Hills, Antarctica, as part of Operation Southern Discovery. Story by Flight Lieutenant Suellen Heath. Photo by David Knoff.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Videos 

Army and RAAF team up for special Antarctic air drop

09/01/202315/01/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 760 Views 0 Comments Army No. 176 Air Dispatch Squadron, C-17A Globemaster III, No. 36 Squadron

Ending 2022 on a high, 18 soldiers from Army’s 176 Air Dispatch Squadron learnt new skills to further enable the

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Australian Defence Force and Australian Public Service personnel serving with Headquarters Middle East at Camp Baird. Photo by Corporal Jacob Joseph.
Australian Army News Overseas Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy Videos 

Christmas – business as usual for those on duty

23/12/202206/01/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1907 Views 0 Comments

More than 450 Australian Defence Force personnel will be on deployment during the Christmas holiday season in various regions of

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Australian Defence Vessel Reliant at the Port of Apia, Samoa. Story by Major Lily Charles. Photo by Sergeant Jarrod McAneney.
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ADV Reliant’s visit to Samoa

23/12/202228/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 426 Views 0 Comments Australian Defence Vessel Reliant, Samoa

With a diplomatic relationship spanning half a century, Australia and Samoa share many things – among them a passion for

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Members of His Majesty’s Armed Forces tour ADV Reliant while docked at the port of Nuku’alofa, Tonga. Story by Captain Zoe Griffyn. Photo by Corporal Jonathan Goedhart.
News Pacific Royal Australian Navy Videos 

ADV Reliant supports Pacific partners

21/12/202221/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 436 Views 0 Comments Australian Defence Vessel Reliant, Tonga

Continuing her inaugural journey, Australian Defence Vessel (ADV) Reliant has berthed at Nuku’alofa, Tonga, to discuss disaster relief needs at

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Australian Army engineer Captain Lachlan Attard, right, with site supervisor Mr John Tokataake at the Vanuatu Police Force's Cook Barracks redevelopment site in Port Vila. Story by Captain Dan Glover. Photo by Corporal Jonathan Goedhart.
Australian Army News Pacific Videos 

Barracks redevelopment a boost for Vanuatu

16/12/202221/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 950 Views 0 Comments Vanuatu

The Cook and Tiroas Barracks redevelopment infrastructure project in Vanuatu has entered the final stages. CAPTION: Australian Army engineer Captain

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Pilots from 37 Squadron fly over the community of Mokil in Micronesia prior to dropping humanitarian aid stores. Story by Squadron Leader Eamon Hamilton. Photo by Corporal Kieren Whiteley.
News Pacific Royal Australian Air Force USA Videos 

RAAF helps Santa with Pacific deliveries

16/12/202218/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 452 Views 0 Comments C-130J Hercules, Operation Christmas Drop

Santa Claus has delivered presents to remote Micronesian atolls from a Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules, in the biggest

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Constables Matthew Arnold and Rachel McCrow, killed in the line of duty, 12 December 2022.
News Police Videos 

Two Queensland Police officers killed in the line of duty

13/12/202221/12/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 973 Views 2 Comments

A major police investigation is underway in Queensland following the deaths of multiple people including two police officers during a

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Corporal Maddison Graham, RAAF; Lieutenant Colonel Kira Coffey, PACAF; Sergeant Ben Rhodes, RAAF; and Captain Andrew Zaldibar, PACAF put the finishing touches to a load during Operation Christmas Drop's Bundle Build Day. Photo by Sergeant Vanessa Parker.
News Pacific Royal Australian Air Force Videos 

Operation Christmas Drop 2022 in full swing

09/12/202218/12/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 970 Views 0 Comments Operation Christmas Drop

Operation Christmas Drop is on again this year in the western Pacific with Australia joining partner nations to deliver several

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Blake, Shay and family friend Petty Officer Physical Training Instructor Tamara Prins wait for Petty Officer Combat Systems Supervisor Joseph Muckenthaler to arrive home as HMAS Anzac returns from deployment to Fleet Base West in Western Australia. Photo by Seaman Richard Edwards.
News Overseas Royal Australian Navy Videos 

Ships welcomed home in the west in time for Christmas

09/12/202209/12/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 869 Views 0 Comments

Royal Australian Navy has welcomed back two ships and more than 300 personnel to their home port of Fleet Base

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From left, Privates Shane Bagley, Frank Atkinson, Jack Dawes and Aleksandar Radovic in front of the first live-fire range-in-a-box in HMAS Adelaide. Story by Lieutenant Peter Kuschert. Photo by Leading Seaman Sittichai Sakonpoonpol.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology Videos 

Innovation enabled soldiers to use live ammo at sea

07/12/202207/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1393 Views 1 Comment 1st Battalion, 2nd Battalion, HMAS Adelaide, Indo-Pacific Endeavour, live-fire range-in-a-box (LFRiB)

Innovation enabled Australian soldiers on Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022 to take part in various live-fire training serials on board HMAS Adelaide

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From left, Private Shane Bagley and Private Frank Atkinson of the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment on HMAS Adelaide. Story by Lieutenant Amy Johnson and Lieutenant Emma Anderson. Photo by Leading Seaman Sittichai Sakonpoonpol.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Navy Videos 

Army’s amphibious force always ready at sea

07/12/202207/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 343 Views 0 Comments 5th Aviation Regiment, Australian Amphibious Force (AAF), HMAS Adelaide, Indo-Pacific Endeavour

Whether on land or at sea, the Australian Amphibious Force (AAF) personnel aboard HMAS Adelaide have been ready for anything.

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The Korean Black Eagles aerobatic team of the Republic of Korea Air Force. Official photo.
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Korean Air Force aerobatic team to perform at Avalon

03/12/202203/12/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1410 Views 0 Comments Avalon Airshow

The aerobatic flight demonstration team of the Republic of Korea’s Air Force has announced it will participate at the Australian

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