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Australian Invictus Games 2020 competitor Gabriel Ramon takes part in an athletics event at Invictus Games Park in The Hague, Netherlands. Story by Lucy Redford-Hunt. Photo by Sergeant Oliver Carter.

Just competing was a victory, says Invictus Games medallist

20/04/202221/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1717 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games 2022

Gabriel Ramon is still struggling to come to terms with the fact that he will be returning home with an

Invictus Games 2020 Team Australia members give an Aussie cheer as they wait to enter the stadium for the Invictus Games 2020 opening ceremony in The Hague, Netherlands. Story by Lucy Redford-Hunt. Photo by Flight Sergeant Ricky Fuller.

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Invictus Games: Day four – 19 April 2022

20/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1781 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games 2022

Thirteen Team Australia competitors took to the blocks at the Invictus Games swimming pool on April 19. CAPTION: Invictus Games

Invictus Games 2020 Team Australia competitor Kerrie Tessier takes part in a track event during the athletics meet held at Invictus Games Park in The Hague, Netherlands. Story by Lucy Redford-Hunt.

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Invictus Games: Day three – 18 April 2022

20/04/202220/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1717 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games 2022

It’s was only Day 3 of the Invictus Games The Hague 2020 and what a games it’s been already. The

Invictus Games 2020 Team Australia competitor Steve James, left, celebrates receiving a gold medal in the mixed IF5678 discus event at the athletics meet at Invictus Games Park in The Hague, Netherlands. Story by Lucy Redford-Hunt.

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Invictus Games: ‘The camaraderie here is extraordinary’

20/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1484 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games 2022

Steve James needed a win. And he got just that when he took out top spot in the men’s IF4

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.

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Invictus Games: Day two – April 17 2022

20/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1939 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

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex meet with Australian Invictus Games 2020 competitor and Royal Australian Navy sailor Leading Seaman Vanessa Broughill (centre right) and her family during the Land Rover driving challenge at Invictus Games Park in The Hague, Netherlands. Photo by Sergeant Oliver Carter.

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Princely start to the Invictus Games

20/04/202220/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1815 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games 2020, Invictus Games 2022

The Invictus Games The Hague 2020 has officially opened with a spectacular opening ceremony at Invictus Games Stadium, following the

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 1515 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

A Jindalee Operational Radar Network (JORN) transmitter site at sunset, Harts Range, Alice Springs. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Sonja Canty.

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115 years of Defence science

16/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2001 Views 0 Comments Defence Science and Technology Group, DSTG, JORN

When Australia’s first defence scientist, Cecil Hake, set out to create a national factory to manufacture the gunpowder replacement cordite

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 1883 Views 0 Comments

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

The 808 Squadron MRH-90 Taipan helicopter prepares to take-off from HMAS Canberra during Operation Tonga Assist 2022. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

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808 Squadron happy with versatility shown on Tonga Assist

16/04/202218/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2348 Views 0 Comments HMAS Adelaide, HMAS Canberra, HMAS Supply, MRH-90 Taipan, No. 808 Squadron, Operation Tonga Assist 2022

During Operation Tonga Assist 2022, crews from Navy’s 808 Squadron completed dozens of missions around the 169-island archipelago, including VIP

Invictus Games Team Australia competitors Matt Model (left) and Damien Irish (right) gift a pair of Team Australia swimmers to Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex. Story by Lucy Redford-Hunt. Photo by Flight Sergeant Ricky Fuller.

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Games kick-off with cheeky gift

16/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1519 Views 0 Comments

Team Australia is off to a cheeky start to the Invictus Games The Hague 2020, with competitors gifting Invictus Games

Invictus Games Team Australia competitors and their family and friends watch on as Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex addresses the crowd during the welcome reception held at the Nations Home, Invictus Games Park in The Hague, the Netherlands. Story by Lucy Redford-Hunt.

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Invictus Games begin today

16/04/202216/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1529 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games 2022

After four long years, the moment competitors and their families and friends have been waiting for has finally arrived –

Australian Defence Force personnel deployed on Operation Flood Assist 2022 march down Casino's main street to the applause of locals after assisting northern New South Wales communities respond to the devastating floods. Corporal Jonathan Goedhart.

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ADF flood support in northern NSW ended

15/04/202216/04/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2332 Views 2 Comments Operation Flood Assist 2022

Since 27 February, more than 4,000 Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel have deployed on Operation Flood Assist 2022 in the

Defence Minister Peter Dutton chats with NIOA’s armoury manager Keith Grundy (right) and General Manager, Weapons and Munitions, Ben James at the company’s Brisbane headquarters. Photo supplied.

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NIOA wins contract to deliver next stage of ADF weapons upgrade

14/04/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3202 Views 0 Comments NIOA

NIOA is proud to have been selected to deliver the first stage of a major weapons upgrade for the Australian

Two Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles bound for Ukraine wait to be loaded onto a C-17A Globemaster III aircraft at RAAF Base Amberley. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Emma Schwenke.

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Further support for Ukraine

11/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2418 Views 0 Comments Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles, C-17A Globemaster III, RAAF Amberley, Ukraine

The Australian Government will provide further support to the Government of Ukraine by gifting 20 Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles, including

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 2246 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

Australian Army soldiers deliver 144 sleeping bags and 54 stretchers to a Rural Fire Service base camp in Wollongbah, New South Wales, as part of continuing support to the region under Operation Flood Assist 2022.

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Operation Flood Assist 2022 – Update as of 8 April 2022

11/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 4795 Views 0 Comments Operation Flood Assist 2022

CAPTION: Australian Army soldiers deliver 144 sleeping bags and 54 stretchers to a Rural Fire Service base camp in Wollongbah,

Royal Australian Navy sailors and Australian Army soldiers march down Casino's main street to the applause of locals. Story by Flight Lieutenant Dee Irwin . Photo by Corporal Jonathan Goedhart.

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Spirits lifted in a day of thanks

10/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1626 Views 0 Comments Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles, Operation Flood Assist 2022

Residents of the Shire of Richmond Valley, affected by the worst floods in living history, came out in force on

Royal Australian Air Force officer Squadron Leader Kylie Breheny conducts user acceptance testing with the Australian Defence Force Cyber Gap Program’s new partner Cybermerc in Canberra. Story by Bernadette Wright. Photo by Jay Cronan.

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ADF Cyber Gap Program partners with industry

10/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1579 Views 1 Comment

The Australian Defence Force Cyber Gap Program (ADFCGP) has partnered with Cybermerc to help grow Australia’s sovereign cyber workforce. CAPTION:

2018 Promotion Courses end of course parade at RAAF Edinburgh. These residential leadership training courses give Cadets skills in leadership and decision-making, initiative, self-discipline, time-management, public speaking, management and administration, and operational planning. Photo by Flying Officer (AAFC) Paul Rosenzweig.

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$1billion for Reserves and Cadets – Cosgrove first Cadets Patron

08/04/202208/04/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3829 Views 0 Comments ADF Cadets

The government has announced it will invest more than $1billion to upgrade 73 Australian Defence Force Reserve and Cadet facilities