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Pilot Officer Rachel Ibbotson, Flight Lieutenant Felicity Shearer, ADF Director General Legal Air Commodore Patrick Keane, Squadron Leader Courtney Westphal, Pilot Officer Allisha Harvey and Pilot Officer Jarrad Salmon. Story by Flight Lieutenant Jessica Aldred. Photo by Private Jacob Joseph.

News Royal Australian Air Force

RAAF sets a legal record

21/12/202123/12/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 876 Views 0 Comments

When five new Royal Australian Air Force legal officers were admitted to the ACT Supreme Court, it was the highest

Commodore Training Commodore Charles Huxtable and other senior officers and special guests with the graduates of the Maritime Warfare Officer Course 07. Story by Lieutenant Nancy Cotton. Photo by Leading Seaman Leo Baumgartner.

News Royal Australian Navy

Rewarding careers launched

21/12/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 477 Views 0 Comments HMAS Watson

Hard work and dedication paid off for the 31 graduates of the Maritime Warfare Officer Course 07, who celebrated the

Seaman Cloe Reichelt is welcomed by her mother at Fleet Base East, Sydney, after HMAS Brisbane returned to her home port at the end of a three-month deployment. Story by Lieutenant Nancy Cotton. Photo by Able Seaman Susan Mossop.

News Royal Australian Navy Videos

Crews welcomed home in the east and west

21/12/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 624 Views 0 Comments Fleet Base East, Fleet Base West, HMAS Brisbane, HMAS Warramunga, Regional Presence Deployment

HMA Ships Brisbane and Warramunga returned to their respective home ports in Sydney and Rockingham, WA, today after a three-month deployment.

Commanding Officer Naval Headquarters Tasmania Commander Andrew Wright and Commanding Officer HMAS Launceston Lieutenant Commander Nicholas Graney at the Teddy Sheean VC memorial in Ulverstone, Tasmania. Story by Petty Officer Ian McGiffen.

History News Royal Australian Navy Veterans

New plaque honours Teddy Sheean VC

21/12/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 518 Views 0 Comments HMAS Armidale I, Victoria Cross, WWII

A new memorial plaque honouring Ordinary Seaman Edward “Teddy” Sheean VC was unveiled in Shropshire Park in the Tasmanian town

A Royal Australian Air Force officer receives a brief during Exercise Yama Sakura 81 in Japan. Story by Captain Michael Trainor.

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1 Div observers in Japan for major CP exercise

21/12/202121/12/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 402 Views 0 Comments Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF)

ADF personnel this month observed one of the largest joint, bilateral command post exercises undertaken in recent times. CAPTION: A Royal

Ship's Company line the deck during HMAS Sirius' Decommissioning at Fleet Base West, Western Australia. Photo by Petty Officer Yuri Ramsey.

News Royal Australian Navy

HMAS Sirius decommissioned

19/12/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 702 Views 0 Comments

The Royal Australian Navy support ship that holds the record for Navy’s biggest fuel replenishment at sea and played a

Australian News Sovereign industry

NIOA building small-arms factory

17/12/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1350 Views 1 Comment NIOA

NIOA has revealed plans for a $50 million factory, specialising in the manufacture of small arms and weapons for the

Commodore Steve Tiffin, Nova Perris and Vice Admiral Michael Noonan at the launch of NUSHIP Arafura. Photo supplied by Luerssen.

News Royal Australian Navy Videos

First Arafura-class OPV launched

16/12/202116/12/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1817 Views 2 Comments Arafura-class

In a major milestone for the Royal Australian Navy, the first of the new Arafura-class offshore patrol vessels, Arafura, has

Leading Aircraftwoman Chantelle Bradford and Nailsworth Primary School student Lachlan enjoy the interactive experience of the Science Alive! expo in Adelaide. Story by Leading Aircraftwoman Jasna McFeeters. Photo by Corporal Brenton Kwaterski.

News Royal Australian Air Force Science & Technology

RAAF inspires at Adelaide expo

16/12/202121/12/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 408 Views 0 Comments STEM

Fifth-generation cutting-edge air force technology inspired thousands of young minds and professionals alike at the two-day Science Alive! Expo at

Former Women's Royal Australian Air Force member Valarie Rappold is shown how to fly the P-8 Poseidon simulator by No. 11 Squadron pilot Flight Lieutenant Larissa Stephens at RAAF Base Edinburgh. Story by Flight Lieutenant Nat Giles. Photo by Corporal Brenton Kwaterski.

History News Royal Australian Air Force Veterans

Tales of the past surprise

16/12/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 598 Views 0 Comments No. 292 Squadron

The female members of the logistics’ section of Air Force’s No. 92 Wing hosted two special visitors on November 19.

Governor-General General (retd) David Hurley inspects the graduating officers of the RAAF Initial Officer Course 06/21, escorted by parade commander Pilot Officer David Darnell at RAAF Base Point Cook. Story by Flight Lieutenant Julia Ravell. Photo by Leading Seaman James McDougall.

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Back on parade at birthplace of Air Force

16/12/202119/12/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 478 Views 0 Comments RAAF Point Cook

The Air Force Officer Training School (OTS) commemorated the Royal Australian Air Force’s centenary by holding a graduation parade on

CEO of The Air Force Shop Stephen Davie, left, Director General Air Force 2021 Air Commodore Andrew Elfverson and General Manager TLA Merchandise Terry Wilson at the presentation of funds raised through Air Force centenary merchandise sales. Story by Squadron Leader Bruce Chalmers.

History News Royal Australian Air Force

History preserved through merchandise sales

16/12/202117/12/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 438 Views 0 Comments

Royal Australian Air Force centenary commemorations have also ensured history is preserved, with funds generated from merchandise sales donated to

Chief of Army, Lieutenant General Rick Burr, AO, DSC, MVO, speaks with an Australian industry employee at the C4-EDGE capability display at Russell Offices in Canberra. Story by Captain Sarah Kelly. Photo by Sergeant Cameron Pegg.

Australian Army News Sovereign industry Videos

C4-Edge capabilities on show at Majura

16/12/202119/12/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 799 Views 0 Comments Electro Optic Systems

A consortium of 31 companies involved in delivering C4-Edge – command, control, communications and computers – technologies hosted a capability

Privates Meaham Bailey, left, and Bagu Tancredi climb the rope wall as part of Exercise Hardcorps at the School of Infantry, Singleton, New South Wales. Story by Captain Catalina Martinez Pinto. Photo by Corporal Shane Kelly.

Australian Army News Videos

Hardcorps test for infantry trainees

16/12/202119/12/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 815 Views 1 Comment Royal Australian Regiment, School of Infantry

Day and night, regardless of season, weather or terrain, trainee soldiers at the School of Infantry go through the final

Australian Army Sergeant Dale Daff and Vanuatu Police Force Private John Pierre work on a vehicle during the vehicle maintainers' course at Cook Barracks in Port Vila, Vanuatu. Story by Captain Taylor Lynch. Photo by Corporal Robert Whitmore.

Australian Army News Pacific

ADF helps keep Vanuatu police vehicles on the road

16/12/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 325 Views 0 Comments Vanuatu

Australian Army mechanics have been building the skills of the mechanics responsible for maintaining Vanuatu Police Force vehicles. CAPTION: Australian

Volunteers from the 1st Signal Regiment clear a path used for cultural awareness activities at Terra Bulla Leumeah on North Stradbroke Island, Queensland. Story by Captain Miguel Ellis-Fragoso. Photo by Sergeant Anita Gill.

Australian Army News

Going bush for a good cause

16/12/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 369 Views 0 Comments 1st Signal Regiment, Indigenous

Volunteers from the 1st Signal Regiment have gone bush for a good cause. CAPTION: Volunteers from the 1st Signal Regiment

The Australian Army medical team from Joint Task Group 637.3 treat a New Zealand Defence Force simulated patient during a casualty evacuation exercise at the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force Headquarters, Rove. Story and photo by Major Jillian Joyce

ADF Health and Wellbeing New Zealand News Pacific

Anzac spirit on show in Solomon Islands

16/12/202118/12/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 434 Views 0 Comments Australian Federal Police, New Zealand Defence Force, Papua New Guinea, Republic of Fiji Military Forces, Solomon Islands

The Anzac spirit was well and truly on show during a casualty evacuation exercise in the Solomon Islands recently. CAPTION:

HMAS Anzac is photographed by a Submarine Advanced Warfare Course student through the periscope from HMAS Rankin during an anti-submarine warfare training activity conducted as part of Exercise Zeehond in the Western Australian Exercise area.

News Royal Australian Navy

Boost to submarine force

16/12/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 676 Views 1 Comment HMAS Rankin, HMAS Stirling, Submarine

Navy’s submarine warfighting force has been expanded with the recent graduation of seven students from the Submarine Advanced Warfare Course

Maritime warfare officer Sub Lieutenant Jacques de Villiers on watch on HMAS Sirius’ bridge with his father Bertus during the family cruise. Story by Sub Lieutenant Lachlan Rowe.

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Families on board for historic voyage

16/12/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 600 Views 0 Comments decommissioning, HMAS Sirius

HMAS Sirius departed Albany in Western Australia on November 30 with a few extra crew members. CAPTION: Maritime warfare officer

Pilbara Regiment Colour Ensigns present the Colours for the first time. Photo by Sergeant Gary Dixon.

Australian Army News

Colours for Pilbara Regiment 40 years in the making

10/12/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1883 Views 1 Comment

The Pilbara is a busy place, in amongst the iron ore, lithium, gold and nickel mines, largest ports and wide