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Australian Invictus Games 2020 and Canadian competitors battle it out during the sitting volleyball match at Invictus Games Park in The Hague, Netherlands. Story by Lucy Redford-Hunt. Photo by Flight Sergeant Ricky Fuller.

Invictus Games: Day two – April 17 2022

20/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2323 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games 2022

Team Australia was in action across three sports on April 17 – archery, athletics and sitting volleyball. CAPTION: Australian Invictus

Editor's Vlog Videos

Extracting beauty from a ‘killer log’

18/04/202218/04/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1824 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

In the last video, I was nearly killed (OK, so I’m exaggerating just a little bit) by a log I

Sergant Nicole Hall from 1st Armoured Regiment donates blood at the Red Cross Lifeblood pop-up donor centre in Ballina, New South Wales, while deployed on Operation Flood Assist 2022. Story by Corporal Jacob Joseph. Photo by Leading Seaman Jarrod Mulvihill.

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Lifeblood welcomes flood of donors

16/04/202216/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2066 Views 0 Comments 1st Armoured Regiment, Operation Flood Assist 2022

First they swept and cleared debris, now soldiers deployed to the flood-affected northern New South Wales are rolling up their

Australian Defence Force personnel discuss roles and opportunities in the ADF at the Tech Talk stage during the 2022 Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix at Albert Park in Melbourne. Story by Flight Lieutenant Benjamin Shuhyta. Photo by Leading Seaman James McDougall.

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ADF on display at Formula 1 Grand Prix

16/04/202216/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2261 Views 0 Comments

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) demonstrated its resilience and flexibility at Australia’s first Formula 1 Grand Prix since the pandemic

Lance Corporal Madison Parrello (centre) and Private Genna Price (right) from 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, talk to scouts in Lismore, New South Wales, during Operation Flood Assist 2022. Story by Flight Lieutenant Dee Irwin. Photo by Corporal Jonathan Goedhart.

Australian Army News Videos

Scouting about in Lismore

11/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2934 Views 0 Comments 1st Brigade, 7th Battalion RAR, Operation Flood Assist 2022

Army soldiers from 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), bought some joy to a group of Lismore scouts in northern New

An Australian Army soldier deployed on Operation Flood Assist 2022 prepares to show Rivers Secondary College students over a Rheinmetall MAN M40 truck during a visit to the school in Lismore, New South Wales. Story and photo by Leading Seaman Jarrod Mulvihill.

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ADF invited back to school

11/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2977 Views 0 Comments 1st Armoured Regiment, 7th Battalion RAR, Operation Flood Assist 2022

Rivers Secondary College students in Lismore took a bit of time off from their usual classes recently to talk to

Palau's new Guardian-class patrol boat PSS President HI Remeliik II sails from its home port to commence maritime patrols as part of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency’s Operation Rai Balang. Story by Flying Officer Lily Lancaster. Photo by Leading Seaman Nadav Harel.

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Palau’s patrol boat supports Pacific priorities

11/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2570 Views 0 Comments C-27J Spartan, Operation Solania, Pacific Class Patrol Boat, Pacific Maritime Security Program, Palau

The Australia Defence Force is working closely with the Pacific nation of Palau to enable it to patrol its vast

HMAS Canberra returns to her home port in Sydney, after deploying on Operation Tonga Assist 2022. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath. Photo by Leading Seaman David Cox.

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HMAS Canberra home from Tonga

31/03/202201/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 3199 Views 0 Comments 2nd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, HMAS Canberra, Operation Tonga Assist 2022

HMAS Canberra sailed back into Sydney Harbour on March 29 after completing the Australian Defence Force’s ship-based support to Tonga.

Andrew Gee, Minister for Veterans Affairs, addressing media, and explaining why he was just moments away from resigning from Cabinet.

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Vet Affairs’ Minister unblocks DVA funding with resignation threat

26/03/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4703 Views 7 Comments

Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Andrew Gee called a press conference this morning to announce his resignation from Federal Cabinet. CAPTION:

United States Air Force Senior Airman Reginald Dormeville from 509th Security Forces Squadron (left) and Royal Australian Air Force Aircraftman James Lunney from No. 2 Security Squadron in front of a United States Air Force B-2 Spirit aircraft from the 13th Bomb Squadron, at RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Emma Schwenke.

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USAF B-2 Spirit’s first visit to RAAF Base Amberley

25/03/202225/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 6348 Views 0 Comments US Air Force

A United States Air Force B-2 Spirit from 509th Bomb Wing dropped in this week, along with the Commander of

A RAAForce aviator plays soccer with Palau high school students during a community engagement activity as part of Operation Solania. Story by Flying Officer Lily Lancaster. Photo by Leading Seaman Nadav Harel.

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Engaging with schools on Palau

25/03/202229/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2113 Views 0 Comments C-27J Spartan, No. 35 Squadron, Operation Solania, Palau

It was back to high school for Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel recently deployed to Palau. CAPTION: A RAAF aviator

Editor's Vlog Videos

Near disaster in your editor’s wood-working shed

24/03/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2029 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

Frustrated on the computer, I went out to the workshop to do something – anything – to make me feel

Australian Army and Republic of Fiji Military Forces personnel work together to rebuild an Upper Wilsons Creek access road damaged by floodwaters in northern New South Wales. Story by Captain Annie Richardson. Photo by Corporal Sagi Biderman.

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Australian and Fijians side-by-side on flood cleanup

22/03/202225/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 3681 Views 0 Comments 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment, 8th/9th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Operation Flood Assist 2022, Republic of Fiji Military Forces

Australian and Fijian soldiers worked side-by-side in northern New South Wales to rebuild a community access road as part of

Tonga’s Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni (centre) and Australian High Commissioner to the Kingdom of Tonga, Rachael Moore (centre left), talk with military personnel from the Royal Australian Navy, French Armed Forces and the Republic of Fiji Military Force.

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Farewell acknowledged work of Pacific family

22/03/202224/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2589 Views 0 Comments CH-47F Chinook, COVID-19 Assist, HMAS Adelaide, HMAS Canberra, MRH-90 Taipan, Operation Tonga Assist 2022, Republic of Fiji Military Forces

A farewell ceremony at Tonga’s Vuna Wharf was held on March 16 to thank personnel from the Australian Defence Force

Federated States of Micronesia personnel from the Guardian-class patrol boat FSS Toshiwo Nakayama salute as the Micronesian flag is hoisted on board for the first time during the boat's handover ceremony at Austal ship building facility in Henderson, Perth, Western Australia. Photo by Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez.

Australian News Pacific Videos

Micronesia receives first of two Guardian-class patrol boats

18/03/202218/03/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4196 Views 0 Comments Pacific Patrol Boat Replacement Project

The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) has received the first of two Guardian-class patrol boats, delivered through the Pacific Maritime

Loadmaster Corporal Jakeb Thorogood looks out over the C-17J Spartan aircraft ramp during a maritime surveillance flight over Palau’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Photo by Leading Seaman Nadev Harel.

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Navy, Air Force support Pacific fisheries

18/03/202218/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2953 Views 0 Comments C-27J Spartan, HMAS Melville, No. 35 Squadron, Operation Solania, Palau

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is working with its south-west Pacific neighbours to detect and deter illegal maritime activity in

United States Navy submarine tender USS Frank Cable pulls into Brisbane, Queensland, during a deployment. Story by Flying Officer Robert Hodgson. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.

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US Navy crew helps with Brisbane clean up

18/03/202219/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2868 Views 0 Comments Operation Flood Assist 2022, US Navy

USS Frank Cable recently arrived in Brisbane, and some of the ship’s company stepped ashore to help Australian Defence Force

Australian Army soldiers from 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, collect flood-damaged household items for loading onto a truck as they clear a street in Chinderah, New South Wales. Story by Captain Annie Richardson. Photo by Warrant Officer Class Two Max Bree.

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Army clean up in Chinderah

14/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2354 Views 0 Comments 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Operation Flood Assist 2022

Despite nearly continuous domestic deployments, disruptions to training, and dirty conditions, the smiles on the faces of 6th Battalion, Royal

Australian Army soldiers from 1st Armoured Regiment remove flood-damaged equipment and furniture during a clean up of Richmond River High School in Lismore, New South Wales. Story by Captain Annie Richardson. Photo by Warrant Officer Class Two Max Bree.

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Lismore high school gets armoured support

14/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 3141 Views 0 Comments 1st Armoured Regiment, Operation Flood Assist 2022

Only a week ago Richmond River High was underwater, with floods scraping the second-storey ceiling of the Riverside Campus in

Australian Army soldiers and Mr Daniel Clark, Coraki SES commander, check on community members along Bungawalbin Creek in northern New South Wales. Story by Captain Catalina Martinez-Pinto. Photo by Corporal Sagi Biderman.

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Army, SES rescue man during welfare check

14/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2760 Views 0 Comments Operation Flood Assist 2022, State Emergency Service (SES)

Australian Army soldiers joined State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers recently to conduct welfare checks along Bungawalbin Creek in northern New