Exercise Christmas Drop Australia
The Royal Australian Air Force and the Australian Army joined forces this week for the inaugural Exercise Christmas Drop Australia.
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Operation Christmas Drop all bundled up in Guam
Service members from the U.S. Air Force, Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (Koku Jietai), Royal Australian Air Force, Royal New Zealand
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More armed AFP for Australian airports
Counter-terrorism measures across Australia’s nine major airports is being boosted by the Federal government. CAPTION: AFP officers with short-barrelled rifles,
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Easier health-care access for MRCA vets
Veterans who currently have to pay for their medical treatment up-front and wait to be reimbursed will only need to
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East Asia Task Group home for Christmas
Three Royal Australian Navy warships have returned to their homeport at Garden Island, Sydney, following a three-month deployment through East
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Bruneian soldiers finish exercising in Brisbane
Australian and Bruneian soldiers have trained together in Australia for the first time in more than 10 years. CAPTION: An
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RAAF welcomes final PC-21 to East Sale
The final aircraft from the Air Force Pilatus PC-21 fleet has been officially welcomed at Royal Australian Air Force Base
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Free Christmas lunch in Brisbane
Wounded Heroes Australia is offering free Christmas lunch to current ADF and former ADF members in the Brisbane area who
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Julie-Ann Finney gets Labor on side
Labor has thrown its support behind Julie-Ann Finney’s campaign for a Royal Commission into the veteran suicide rate in Australia.
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Civilian wounded in Afghanistan tells ABC the ADF blamed him in ‘coverup’
Tonight at 7.30 on the ABC, reporter Dylan Welch will present a story in which he claims that an ADF
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Augury-Philippines transitions to higher level
The Australian Defence Force has taken the next step in its enduring relationship with the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
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PM still considering (but no decision on) Royal Commission into vet suicides
Julie-Ann Finney, bereaved mother of former sailor Dave Finney who lost his life to suicide, met Prime Minister Scott Morrison
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Open Arms Community and Peer Program expands nationally
Support for veterans and their families who may be struggling with mental-health conditions will be enhanced through a new program
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Inaugural Fleet Base West Photography Competition
The inaugural Fleet Base West Photography Competition saw more than 100 entries from budding photographers that captured the ‘People, Places
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South Australian tech company wins Defence satellite contract
A small South Australian space technology company has beaten international competition to win a $2.5m Defence contract. FILE IMAGE: Lunch-box sized
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KC-30As ‘elephant walk’ at Amberley
On 15 November 2019, No. 33 Squadron prepared five of its KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transports for launch at the same
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RAAF’s first C-17 family gathering ever
It was very rare sight at RAAF Base Amberley on 18 November 2019 when all eight of No. 36 Squadron’s
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RAAF transports second Vietnamese medical mission to South Sudan
Australia continues to boost regional peacekeeping capabilities in South East Asia, in support of Vietnam’s second deployment to the United
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Task group visits Fiji
The Australian Defence Force completed its latest round of regional engagement in the Southwest Pacific with a week-long visit to
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Navy’s newest officers graduate
Navy’s newest junior officers have graduated from the Royal Naval College at HMAS Creswell as part of New Entry Officer Course
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