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A MRH-90 Taipan launches from the flight deck of HMAS Adelaide to drop disaster relief supplies to Nabouwalu on the island of Vanua Levu, Fiji, during Operation Fiji Assist. Story by Captain Jessica O’Reilly. Photo by Corporal Dustin Anderson.

ADF helps Fiji plan for high-risk weather

07/12/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 58 Views 0 Comments Republic of Fiji Military Forces

A four-person ADF contingent worked alongside the Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) in November, providing specialist support in planning

Australian Army soldiers from Joint Task Group 637.3 board a Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster III at RAAF Base Townsville, Queensland, deploying to the Solomon Islands on 26 November 2021. Photo by Corporal Brandon Grey.

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AFP and ADF deploy to Solomon Islands

26/11/202127/11/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1010 Views 0 Comments Solomon Islands unrest

A Royal Australian Air Force aircraft departed Canberra late yesterday to provide airlift for members of the Australian Federal Police

RMIT researcher Alexander Medvedev examines an additive manufactured ballistic target. Story by Edwina Callus.

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The future of ballistic protection is here

17/11/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 565 Views 0 Comments RMIT

Researchers from the Department of Defence and RMIT University have demonstrated that additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, of lightweight titanium

Night operations on board HMAS Canberra during Indo-Pacific 21 gave opportunity for ADF people to spell it it on the flight deck. Photo Leading Seaman Nadev Harel.

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A look at Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2021

13/11/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 216 Views 0 Comments HMAS Canberra, Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2021

Indo-Pacific Endeavour (IPE) is Australia’s annual flagship regional engagement activity. CAPTION: ADF personnel spell it out on the flight deck

Lance Corporal Christopher Lyne puts on his apron on before preparing meals in HMAS Canberra's galley for the Ship's Company and embarked forces on the way to Exercise Talisman Sabre 21. Photo by Leading Seaman Nadev Harel.

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HMAS Canberra feasts on the flavours of Indonesia

13/11/202113/11/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 209 Views 0 Comments HMAS Canberra, Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2021

HMAS Canberra prepared a feast of Indonesian cuisine in preparation for its port visit to Jakarta during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2021

Squadron Leader Chris Hill and Andrew Browne, of the Australian Fisheries Management Authority, attend a virtual workshop on maritime security during a visit to Vietnam. Story by Captain Peter March. Photo by Leading Seaman Nadav Harel.

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Virtual seminars focus on maritime security

13/11/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 128 Views 0 Comments HMAS Canberra, Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2021

High on the agenda of Indo-Pacific Endeavour (IPE21) has been a series of virtual workshops on maritime security, a topic

(Left to Right) Head of Maritime Systems Rear Admiral Wendy Malcolm CSM RAN speaks with Year 12 Students Lutkin Steenkamp and Tom Singline at the launch of the Defence Industry Pathway Program in CIVMEC at Henderson shipyard in Western Australia. Story by Captain Angela Bond. Photo by Petty Officer Yuri Ramsey.

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Pathway to Defence industry popular

13/11/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 203 Views 0 Comments

The Defence Industry Pathways Program has been a hit in Western Australia, as people of all ages take up the

Pacific Patrol Boat Systems Program Office Director Kim Metcalf in front of Tuvalu’s Guardian-class patrol boat Te Mataili II, which is in Cairns for planned maintenance.

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Patrol boat office moves to Cairns

13/11/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 252 Views 0 Comments Guardian-class, Pacific Maritime Security Program

The Department of Defence’s Pacific Patrol Boat Systems Program Office (PPB SPO) has relocated to Cairns from Canberra so it

A poppy being placed on the roll of honour at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. Story by Private Jacob Joseph. Photo by Corporal Nunu Campos.

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A day to reflect and remember

13/11/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 139 Views 0 Comments Remembrance Day

Each year on Remembrance Day, Australians at home and abroad fall silent to remember the sacrifice of those who gave

Department of Veterans' Affairs staff Caitlin Frost, left, Melissa Morrison and O’Hara Nailon sample a 24-hour ration pack during a visit to Gallipoli Barracks, Brisbane. Story by Captain Jesse Robilliard. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.

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DVA staff given a taste of Army life

05/11/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 301 Views 0 Comments DVA

Staff from the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) now understand what it’s like to wear body armour for long periods

Defence Science and Techonology Group's Bathiya Senanayake, left, and an RFTEQ team member testing the new Complex Adaptive Threat Jammer Technology system at DSTG Edinburgh, South Australia.

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New jamming tech proving successful

31/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 345 Views 0 Comments Defence Science and Technology Group, DSTG

Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG) is working with South Australian start-up, RFTEQ, to develop jammer technologies capable of defeating

Lieutenant Commander Katey D'Costa donates blood at the Lifeblood Civic Plasma Donor Centre. Story by Lieutenant Nancy Cotton. Photo by Petty Officer Bradley Darvill.

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Saving lives year after year

31/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 169 Views 0 Comments Red Cross Blood Challenge

What was a seed of an idea back in 2009 between Australian Red Cross Lifeblood and the ADF has now

Rheinmetall's KF41 Lynx, left, and Hanwha's Redback, dwarf the M113 APC one of them will replace. Defence image.

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LAND 400 Ph3 risk assessment complete

30/10/202129/10/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1916 Views 5 Comments

The two-year Risk Mitigation Activity for the Australian Army’s future infantry fighting vehicle was concluded recently.

RAAF and US aviators discuss the maintenance of an aircraft. Story by Squadron Leader Barrie Bardoe.

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Defence Aviation Safety Authority ‘recognises’ peer agencies

26/10/202126/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 262 Views 0 Comments Five Power Defence Arrangements

The Defence Aviation Safety Authority (DASA) has given the safety tick of approval to 10 military aviation authorities (MAA) and

Sapper Zakary Lamrock, of the 5th Combat Engineer Regiment, and Indonesian National Armed Forces troops clear at the Zig Zag Railway, Lithgow, during Operation Bushfire Assist in February last year. Photo by Flight Sergeant Ricky Fuller.

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ADF prepared for season’s challenges

20/10/202121/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 406 Views 0 Comments

As the high-risk weather season begins, the ADF and the Australian Civil-Military Centre (ACMC) are well-prepared. FILE PHOTO: Sapper Zakary

Malabugilmah resident Latia Williams has her temperature taken by Leading Aircraftman Joel Forster at a pop-up COVID-19 vaccination centre.

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ADF supports remote vaccination mission

20/10/202120/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 194 Views 0 Comments COVID-19, Indigenous

Early this month, NSW Health, police and ADF personnel travelled to a tiny Aboriginal community two-and-a-half hours’ drive inland from

Detective Sergeant Mark Dalton, front, provides feedback to Joint Civil-Military Cooperation Staff Planning Course participants, supported by Senior Instructor Major Brian Willsher, right, and Major Frank Aisake, left, of Headquarters 1st Division. Story by Captain Lily Charles.

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Military and civilian cooperation goes online

12/10/202119/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 375 Views 0 Comments

The latest Joint Civil-Military Cooperation Staff Planning Course (JCSPC) successfully tackled the challenge of remote learning during COVID-19. CAPTION: Detective

A 'Let's Chalk about Mental Health' activity was held at Adams Auditorium, ADFA, in 2019 in support of World Mental Health Day. Photo by Jay Cronan.

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Look out for your mates, and yourself

11/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 300 Views 0 Comments

Defence marked the October 10 World Mental Health Day with online and in-person activities around Australia in the lead-up to the

NSW Police Senior Constable Peter Heginbotham, front left, and Midshipman Bridie Kemp on hotel quarantine duties during Operation COVID-19 Assist. Story by Flight Lieutenant Eamon Hamilton. Photo by Corporal Dustin Anderson.

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ADF supports evacuees in quarantine

08/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 285 Views 0 Comments Afghanistan, COVID-19

Recent evacuees from Afghanistan are being helped in their transition to a new life in Australia by ADF personnel on

Enrolled nurse Nicole Gentry prepares Flight Sergeant Kate Morris, of No. 295 Squadron, for her plasma donation at the Red Cross Ipswich Donation Centre in Queensland. Story by Flight Lieutenant Jessica Aldred. Photo by Corporal Nicci Freeman.

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Leading the way for blood donations

08/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 301 Views 0 Comments Red Cross Blood Challenge

Even a three-year posting to Florida, United States, didn’t slow down Flight Sergeant Kate Morris’ blood and plasma donations in

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