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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.

Invictus Games begin today

16/04/202216/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1586 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 –

A United States Navy P-8A Poseidon taxis past a Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon on the No. 92 Wing flightline at RAAF Base Edinburgh in South Australia. Story by Eamon Hamilton. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Stewart Gould.

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US Navy Poseidon gets Aussie fuel top-up

11/04/202216/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2823 Views 0 Comments KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport, No. 11 Squadron, No. 86 Wing, P-8A Poseidon, RAAF Amberley, RAAF Edinburgh, US Navy

A mid-air ‘top up’ has kept United States Navy (USN) P-8A Poseidon crews on mission while training in Australia. CAPTION:

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 2437 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

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 2485 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 2309 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 4863 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,

Air Force specialist capability officer Flight Lieutenant Ben Lappin, of No. 100 Squadron, with the Air Force Mustang aircraft at the Warbirds over Scone Air Show in the Hunter Valley, NSW. Story by Flying Officer Felicity Abraham. Photo by Corporal Craig Barrett.

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Defence proud to support the Warbirds over Scone

11/04/202217/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2135 Views 0 Comments No. 100 Squadron, PC-21, RAAF Museum, RAAF Point Cook, Roulettes, Temora Aviation Museum

Defence was proud to support the Warbirds over Scone Air Show from March 26 to 27 in the Upper Hunter Valley

Defence Minister Peter Dutton opens the naval guided weapons maintenance facility at Orchid Hills, near Penrith in Sydney's west. Photo by Able Seaman Benjamin Ricketts.

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$billion missile procurement fast-tracked

11/04/202216/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2388 Views 0 Comments

The government has advanced its $1 billion weapons program in announcing Raytheon Australia and Lockheed Martin Australia as partners of

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 1662 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

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MQ-9B SkyGuardian cancelled

04/04/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5601 Views 0 Comments MQ-9B Sky Guardian

What some people at first thought was an April fools’ joke, has now been confirmed by Defence – the project

Royal Australian Air Force airfield defence guards from No. 1 Security Forces Squadron conduct an assault as part of Exercise Pacific Defender 2022 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Story by Flight Lieutenant Pierce Dilettoso. Photo by Airman 1st Class Breanna Gossett.

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ADGies show agile and lethal capabilities in Guam

31/03/202203/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 3537 Views 0 Comments Andersen AFB, Exercise Pacific Defender, No. 1 Security Forces Squadron., US Air Force

Aviators from Royal Australian Air Force’s No. 1 Security Forces Squadron participated in Exercise Pacific Defender earlier this year at

A RAAF P-8A Poseidon from No. 11 Squadron prepares to be refuelled by a United States Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker during a training mission near the Philippine Sea. Story by Bettina Mears. Photo by Airman 1st Class Kaitlyn Preston.

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RAAF and USAF air-to-air refuelling training

31/03/202203/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1818 Views 0 Comments No. 11 Squadron, P-8A Poseidon, US Air Force

Maintaining the capability edge, Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon aircraft and crews from No. 11 Squadron forward-deployed to RAAF

Wing Commander Shane Smith lays a wreath during the bombing of Katherine commemoration ceremony at Katherine, Northern Territory. Story by Flight Lieutenant Dee Irwin. Photo by Sergeant Pete Gammie.

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Remembering the war, 80 years on

31/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1899 Views 0 Comments RAAF Tindal

Residents, local government officials and aviators from RAAF Base Tindal recently stopped to remember a dark day in Australia’s history:

Head of Information Warfare Major General Susan Coyle meets Australian Defence Force Cyber Gap Program participant Shobita during the 2021 'capture the flag' cyber skills challenge in Canberra. Story by Bernadette Wright. Photo by Corporal Julia Whitwell.

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ADF Cyber Gap participants become mentors

31/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2250 Views 0 Comments cyber warfare

Participation in the Australian Defence Force Cyber Gap Program (ADFCGP) doesn’t have to stop when your program ends, with two

Soldiers deployed on Operation Flood Assist 2022 in Lismore, New South Wales, are making preparations to support local communities by door knocking, sandbagging and assisting with the relocation of residents. Story by Flight Lieutenant Dee Irwin. Photo by Corporal Jonathan Goedhart.

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ADF continues to stand beside flood-ravaged NSW communities

31/03/202201/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1981 Views 0 Comments Operation Flood Assist 2022

As flood-affected communities in northern New South Wales are again being lashed by severe weather, Australian Defence Force personnel deployed on

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 2332 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.

An Australian Army Bushmaster protected mobility vehicle moves through floodwaters while on standby to conduct evacuation tasks with the local SES in Lismore, New South Wales, in support of Operation Flood Assist 2022. Photo by Corporal Jonathan Goedhart.

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Operation Flood Assist 2022 – Update 31 March 2022

31/03/202203/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 6418 Views 0 Comments Operation Flood Assist 2022

CAPTION: An Australian Army Bushmaster protected mobility vehicle moves through floodwaters while on standby to conduct evacuation tasks with the

The Air Force Centenary Memorial at RAAF Base Williams, Point Cook. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Sam Price.

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New Air Force Centenary Memorial dedicated

30/03/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1728 Views 0 Comments

The Royal Australian Air Force dedicated a new memorial at Point Cook today that will forever honour the 350,000 Australians

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 5801 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

Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Mel Hupfeld, Minister for Defence, Peter Dutton, and Chiefs of Air and Space from various countries.

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Successful Air and Space Power Conference

25/03/202231/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2504 Views 0 Comments

National and international leaders and experts from military, academia and aerospace industry met in Canberra last week for the biennial