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Craftsman Mathew Kelly, passes the ball during the 73rd Singapore Cricket Club International Rugby Sevens Tournament. Story by Lieutenant Amy Johnson. Photo by Leading Seaman Nadav Harel.

Rugby comp more about cultural exchange than winning

25/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1828 Views 0 Comments HMAS Adelaide, Indo-Pacific Endeavour, Rugby

Most teams make their way to Singapore for Asia’s oldest international rugby tournament by air. This year, one team sailed

USNS Rappahannock, left, conducts a replenishment at sea with HMAS Hobart during Exercise Keen Sword. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

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Exercise Keen Sword demonstrates joint integration

25/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1564 Views 0 Comments Exercise Keen Sword, HMAS Hobart, Japan Maritime Self Defence Force, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Navy, US Navy

Destroyer HMAS Hobart participated in high-end warfighting exercises off southern Japan with ships and submarines from the US Navy, Japan

Major General Douglas Laidlaw poses with winners of Defence’s annual National Employer Support Awards at a formal dinner held at Gallipoli Barracks, Enoggera. Photo by Private Michael Currie.

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Outstanding reservist employers in the spotlight

25/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2402 Views 0 Comments ADF Reserve, Chief of Defence Force, Employer Support Awards

The annual Defence Employer Support Awards has recognised leading employers across Australia for their support to their ADF reservists. CAPTION:

HMAS Hobart fires its five-inch gun during a live-fire exercise as a part of Exercise Keen Sword 2022. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath. Photos by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

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Ex Keen Sword brings out multinational big guns

23/11/202225/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1730 Views 0 Comments HMAS Hobart, Regional Presence Deployment

Navy ships from Australia, Japan, and Canada fired their biggest guns during a multinational gunnery exercise (gunex) in the North

From left, Flight Lieutenant Stephanie Freeman, Captain Bianca Potter, Lieutenant Colonel Bayu Widaji and Major Rizka Budiman discuss joint logistics during Exercise Nusa Bhakti. Story and photo by Major Martin Hadley.

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Australia and Indonesia team up for disaster relief training

23/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2041 Views 0 Comments HADR, Indonesia, Indonesian National Armed Forces

More than 60 Australian and Indonesian personnel from a range of specialist functions trained side-by-side in Surabaya, Indonesia, as part

Participants of the ADF Sport’s training program for sport officials in Fiji for AFL, netball, rugby league and touch football. Story by Emily Egan. Photo by Flight Lieutenant Chris Moon.

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Strengthening bonds in the Pacific through sport

23/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1237 Views 0 Comments Fiji

Members of Australian Defence Force Sport are delivering a sports officials program in Suva, Fiji, as a sign of the

Leading Seaman Nathan Cox watches out of HMAS Arunta's embarked MH-60R helicopter "Athena" as HMAS Arunta (right) and USS Milius conduct a duel Replenishment at Sea with JS Oumi during Exercise Malabar 2022. Photo by Leading Seaman Susan Mossop.

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Action above, on and below the sea

23/11/202223/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1559 Views 0 Comments Exercise Malabar, HMAS Arunta, HMAS Farncomb, HMAS Stalwart, Indian Navy, Japan Maritime Self Defence Force, P-8A Poseidon, Regional Presence Deployment, US Navy

Cooperation was heightened, skills strengthened and relationships deepened as Exercise Malabar drew together Australian, Japanese, Indian and United States forces

ADF personnel assist council workers to restore the memorial located in Eugowra, NSW, during Operation Flood Assist 22-2. Story by Captain Joanne Leca. Photo by Corporal Madhur Chitnis.

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Lending labour to sodden NSW towns

23/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1098 Views 0 Comments Operation Flood Assist, State Emergency Service (SES)

The ADF has deployed additional personnel to Orange, bringing the total number of personnel supporting flood-affected central-west NSW to about

Chief of Navy Vice Admiral Mark Hammond, Commander Maritime Border Command Rear Admiral Justin Jones and Lieutenant Commander Jared Webb salute as the Last Post is played at the memorial service to commemorate Able Seaman Thomas Welsby Clark (inset) and the rest of the crew of HMAS Sydney (II), which was sunk off the coast of Western Australia on 19 November 1941. Photo by Petty Officer Bradley Darvill.

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Commemoration for AB Thomas Welsby Clark and crew of HMAS Sydney (II)

20/11/202220/11/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2687 Views 0 Comments HMAS Sydney II

A commemorative ceremony was held yesterday for Able Seaman Thomas Welsby Clark, the only member of the HMAS Sydney (II)

HMAS Hobart conducts a replenishment at sea with USNS Rappahannock during Exercise Keen Sword. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

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HMAS Hobart’s first replenishment with foreign oiler

18/11/202222/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1363 Views 0 Comments HMAS Hobart, Replenishment at Sea (RAS), US Navy

In a slick display of navy-to-navy cooperation and coordination, HMAS Hobart refuelled at sea in early November while sailing with

HMAS Hobart's ship's company render firefighting assistance to Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force minesweeping tender JS Bungo during a damage control exercise. Story and photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

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Training to take control when the heat is on

18/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1468 Views 0 Comments HMAS Hobart, Japan Maritime Self Defence Force

Fire and toxic hazards are among the many potential risks for any mariner at sea. CAPTION: HMAS Hobart’s ship’s company

An Air Force C-130J Hercules at the Wings Over Illawarra air show 2022. Story by Flight Lieutenant Nicholas O’Connor. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Chris Tsakisiris.

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RAAF wows Illawarra air-show crowds

18/11/202222/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1482 Views 0 Comments Air Force Band, Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles, C-130J Hercules, DHC-4 Caribou, EC-135, F-35A Lightning II, Military Working Dogs, No. 100 Squadron, PC-21, Roulettes, Wings Over Illawarra

The might of Australian military aviation was on show at the 2022 Wings Over Illawarra Air Show, held at Shellharbour

AFP and NSW Police officers aboard their flight on a C-130J Hercules aircraft as part of a Joint Military Police Unit community engagement day at RAAF Base Richmond. Story by Emily Egan. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Chris Tsakisiris.

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Military and civilian police unite through flight

18/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2023 Views 0 Comments Australian Federal Police, C-130J Hercules, Joint Military Police Unit (JMPU), No. 37 Squadron

About 200 members of the NSW Police and Australian Federal Police (AFP) had the opportunity to fly on board 37

Graduates from the 267 ADF Pilots Course with a Pilatus PC-21 on the flight line at RAAF Base Pearce. Story by Peta Magorian. Photo by Chris Kershaw.

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Newest RAAF and RAN pilots get their wings

18/11/202226/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1894 Views 0 Comments Hawk 127 Lead-In Fighter, No. 2 FTS, PC-21, RAAF Pearce

Spectacular flypasts by Pilatus PC-21 and Hawk 127 aircraft dominated the skies as fourteen students from 267 ADF Pilot’s Course received

HMAS Arunta fires her 5-inch naval gun during Exercise Malabar 2022. Photo by Leading Seaman Susan Mossop.

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Four nations on Exercise Malabar 22

16/11/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1785 Views 0 Comments Exercise Malabar

The Australian Defence Force joined key regional partners India, Japan and the United States for Exercise Malabar 22 off the

Maritime Task Group Commander Commodore Mal Wise lays a wreath at the Cenotaph War Memorial Park in Singapore. Story by Flying Officer Brent Moloney. Photo by Leading Seaman Sittachai Sakonpoonpol.

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Remembrance Day in Singapore reinforces ties

15/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1722 Views 0 Comments Indo-Pacific Endeavour, Remembrance Day, Singapore

Though far from home, a group of Australians commemorated Remembrance Day amongst Indo-Pacific friends at the Singapore Cricket Club’s War

Defence scientists Mr Alex Rohl, right, and Dr Susannah Whitney, second from left, feature on a panel at PAX Aus 2022. Story by Sophie Calabretto.

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Cyber skills to strengthen Defence training

15/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1618 Views 0 Comments DST, DSTO

Defence scientists featured on an expert panel at Australia’s largest gaming convention in October, discussing the use of game techniques,

Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, conduct sandbagging at the Forbes NSW State Emergency Service depot. Photo by Corporal David Cotton.

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ADF continues support to flood response (Update 14 November 2022)

15/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1427 Views 0 Comments Operation Flood Assist, State Emergency Service (SES)

ADF personnel are deployed on Operation Flood Assist 22-2 as part of the Australian Government’s response to flooding in NSW

Pausing for two minutes silence during the Remembrance Day service at the Australian War Memorial at Hyde Park Corner, London. Story and photo by Lieutenant Commander John A Thompson.

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Remembrance service at Australian War Memorial London

15/11/202217/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1977 Views 0 Comments Remembrance Day

About 100 people paused for two minutes silence during a Remembrance Day Service at the Australian War Memorial in London.

Sapper Jack Arrowsmith carries the ball in attack with Corporal Joshua Allen and Lance Corporal Siaka King in support, during ADF v NZDF rugby union test, Brisbane. Story by Lieutenant Kirsti Welling-Burtenshaw. Photo by Corporal Miguel Anonuevo.

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Rugby union team breaks 50-year drought

15/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2070 Views 0 Comments NZDF, Rugby

In front of almost 1000 raucous fans at North Brisbane Rugby Club, the Australian Defence Force Men’s team (ADFRU) broke a