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HMAS Anzac sails alongside Indian Navy ship Jalashwa during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022. Story by Flying Officer Brent Moloney. Photo by Leading Seaman Sittichai Sakonpoonpol.

Firming friendships with Indian neighbours

11/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 753 Views 1 Comment HMAS Adelaide, Indian Navy, Indo-Pacific Endeavour

Indo-Pacific Endeavour has returned to India for the third time, engaging in military-to-military exchanges, volunteer work in the community and

Personnel from HMA Ships Adelaide and Anzac interact with children and personnel from Campus Challenge at Visakhapatnam, India, during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022. Story by Lieutenant Emma Anderson and United States Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Antonio De La Fuente. Photo by United States Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Antonio De La Fuente.

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ADF personnel bring joy to Indian children

11/11/202211/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 407 Views 0 Comments Australian Army Band, HMAS Adelaide, HMAS Anzac, India, Indo-Pacific Endeavour

Smiles and laughter were uniform of the day when personnel from Australian ships visited children’s homes in Vishakhapatnam, India, during

(L-R) Escort to the Queen’s Banner Australian Army Sergeant Daniel Stevens, Queen’s Banner Ensign Lieutenant Frederic Carter and Escort Sergeant Sean Bellert parade the Queen’s Banner at Victoria Barracks, Sydney. Story and photo by Corporal Jacob Joseph.

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Gunner proud to continue tradition of Royal Colours

11/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 314 Views 0 Comments Royal Regiment ofAustralian Artillery (RAA), Victoria Barracks

The last time the Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery (RAA) consecrated its Royal Colours in 1971, Gunner Alexander Valiente’s grandfather

Army rifleman from Charlie Company of the 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, uses smoke as cover to make entry into a building as part of Exercise Ram Horn IV. Story by Captain Cody Tsaousis. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.

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Combat team re-acquainted with trench warfare

11/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1077 Views 6 Comments 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment, 8th/9th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Exercise Ram Horn

A combat team centred on the 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, deployed to Wide Bay training area in October and

Partners from Timor-Leste government agencies with ADF military legal officer instructors at the front of Sparrow Force House in Dili, Timor-Leste.

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Workshop helps strengthen ties with Timor-Leste

11/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 286 Views 0 Comments Indo-Pacific Endeavour, Timor-Leste

A team of three military legal officers from the ADF Indo-Pacific Centre for Military Law visited Timor-Leste to deliver maritime

Personnel from HMA Ships Adelaide and Anzac attend a commemorative service for Canadian aviators who lost their lives in World War II defending Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), held at Koggala Air Force Base, Colombo, during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022. Story by Lieutenant Emma Anderson. Photo by Leading Seaman Sittichai Sakonpoonpol.

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Honouring 75-year partnership with Sri Lanka

11/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 301 Views 0 Comments HMAS Adelaide, HMAS Anzac, Indo-Pacific Endeavour, Sri Lankan Air Force

Crew members from HMAS Adelaide attended a special wreath-laying ceremony as Australia and Sri Lanka marked 75 years of diplomatic

Chief of the Defence Force General Angus Campbell attends the 2022 Remembrance Day service held at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. Photo by Andrew Green.

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Remembering the fallen

11/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 305 Views 0 Comments Australian War Memorial, Chief of Defence Force, Remembrance Day

Secretary of the Department of Defence Greg Moriarty and Chief of the Defence Force General Angus Campbell were among those

Major General Douglas Laidlaw, right, congratulates Mercury ISS’s Gabrielle Hendry, left, and Lieutenant Brooke Cooper at the NSW Employer Support Awards held in Sydney. Story by Flight Lieutenant Nick O’Connor. Photo by Corporal Kylie Gibson.

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Awards recognise supportive reservist employers

08/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 631 Views 0 Comments ADF Reserve, Employer Support Awards

Held annually, the NSW Employer Support Awards recognise employers throughout the state who go above and beyond to support their ADF

Local State Emergency Service and Country Fire Authority conduct route reconnaissance of flood affect areas in Echuca, in an Army Bushmaster protected mobility vehicle. Story by Captain Joanne Leca. Photo by Corporal Cameron Pegg.

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Bushmasters prove versatility in floods

08/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 775 Views 0 Comments 1st Battalion, Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles, Operation Flood Assist 2022, State Emergency Service (SES)

As part of the Victorian Government’s request for assistance, the Australian Defence Force (ADF) deployed four Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles

ADF members assist with the clean-up at St Joseph’s Primary School in Rochester during Operation Flood Assist 2022-2. Story by Captain Joanne Leca. Photo supplied.

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Community grateful for ADF support

08/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 592 Views 0 Comments Operation Flood Assist

It’s been an emotional time for many people in Victoria, as their homes and livelihoods were affected by floods. CAPTION:

Australian Army officer, Officer Commanding Alpha Company, Major Jared Slansky of 8th/9th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment emerges from the bear pit tunnel during Exercise True Grit at Tully Training Area, Queensland. Story by Captain Taylor Lynch. Photo by Sergeant Matthew Bickerton.

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Aussie and French troops show grit on jungle exercise

08/11/202213/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 659 Views 0 Comments 8/9 RAR, Exercise True Grit, French Armed Forces in New Caledonia

In the harsh humidity of far-north Queensland’s jungles, soldiers from the 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (8/9RAR), and the French

French Armed Forces in New Caledonia soldier Private Thimeo, left, climbs over a vertical tyre obstacle during Exercise True Grit at the Tully training area, Queensland. Story and photo by Sergeant Matthew Bickerton.

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French get acquainted with Australian critters

08/11/202208/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 688 Views 0 Comments 8/9 RAR, Exercise True Grit, French Armed Forces in New Caledonia

Leeches, snakes, and a ‘velociraptor-like’ bird greeted soldiers from the French Armed Forces in New Caledonia in Tully, while training with the

From left, Aircraftman Haydn Mcgovern, Aircraftwoman Ellenah Wall, Sergeant Adam Thomas and Leading Aircraftman Frank Schinella help clean Duck Park in Moree, NSW, after the recent flood events. Story by Flight Lieutenant Rob Hodgson. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Samuel Miller.

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ADF praised for flood assistance in Moree

05/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 475 Views 0 Comments Operation Flood Assist, State Emergency Service (SES)

In October, the western NSW town of Moree found itself facing a catastrophic flooding event, its second in 12 months.

Army Sapper Alex Brown and Air Force Flight Lieutenant Jake Dell-O'Sullivan with 11-year-old Marlin Mott at Queensland Children's Hospital. Story by Captain Sarah Vesey. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Kate Czerny.

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Racing drones steal the show

05/11/202205/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 482 Views 0 Comments Air Force Drone Racing Team, Army Drone Racing Team

Air Force and Army drone racing teams created a buzz for kids at the Queensland Children’s Hospital. CAPTION: Army Sapper

Air Commodore Grant Pinder with members of the Gender, Peace and Security Directorate and Joint Support Services Division at an information stand in Canberra. Story by Sam Cuninghame. Photo by Emily Egan.

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Reinforcing a gender perspective

04/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 487 Views 0 Comments

How to prevent what is happening to women and girls in the battlefields of Ukraine was top of mind on

Army personnel from the 1st/19th Royal NSW Regiment prepare to move out to Moree from Dubbo, NSW, to support the NSW flood response. Story by Flight Lieutenant Rob Hodgson. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Samuel Miller.

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Troops happy to help their community during floods

01/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 668 Views 0 Comments 1st/19th Royal NSW Regiment (RNSWR), Army Reserve, Operation Flood Assist, State Emergency Service (SES)

As floodwaters began to rise in the western NSW town of Moree, members of the were on hand to assist

An M1A2 Abrams tank fires its main armament at the Mount Bundey training area in the Northern Territory during Exercise Predators Run. Story by Captain Mike Edwards.

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Reservist employers up close to the action

01/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 895 Views 0 Comments 1st Brigade, ADF Reserve, Predators Run

ADF Reserves and Employer Support held an annual event known as Boss X, which lets employers see first-hand the skills,

Sergeant Melissa Campbell warms up for a match against the Bangladesh Institute of Sport's Women's Under 19's Cricket Team, during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Story by Flying Officer Lily Lancaster. Photo by Sergeant David Said.

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Aussie and Bangladeshi women connect through cricket

01/11/202205/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 774 Views 0 Comments Indo-Pacific Endeavour

When the Australian Army women’s cricket team landed in Dhaka, Bangladesh, as part of Indo-Pacific Endeavour (IPE) 2022, they were

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Ram Stallion enhances Army’s capability to work with RAAF

01/11/202205/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 898 Views 0 Comments 7th Brigade, 8/9 RAR, Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles, C-17A Globemaster III, Diamond Strike, No. 36 Squadron, RAAF Amberley

A combat team made up of several 7th Brigade units deployed to Wellcamp Airport, Toowoomba, Swartz Barracks, Oakey and RAAF

A screen grab from the student short film The Soft Skinned, screening at the 2022 Veterans Film Festival. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath.

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Veterans Film Festival opens in Sydney Sydney

01/11/202203/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 515 Views 0 Comments

The Veterans Film Festival program will range from the documentary The Skin of Others about the World War 1 First