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An Australian Army M1A1 Abrams fires its 120mm cannon during a live-fire serial for the Coral Balmoral Cup 2024 at the Puckapunyal Military Area, Victoria. Photo by Corporal Johnny Huang.
Australian Army News 

School of Armour ready for exciting future

22/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2165 Views 0 Comments School of Armour

Australian Army’s School of Armour is not just where the school holds its history, but where the future of mounted

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The Joint Australian Training Team-Philippines (JATT-P) Mobile Training Team (MTT), supported by the ADF Warfare Training Centre, deliver two Joint Warfighting Planning Foundations Courses to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) for the first time.
ADF Asia News 

Inaugural warfighting courses delivered in Philippines by mobile training team

21/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1703 Views 0 Comments

Two Joint Warfighting Planning Foundations courses have been delivered to the Armed Forces of the Philippines for the first time.

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Republic of Korea Navy Commander Dae-Joong Lee shakes hands with Commanding Officer HMAS Hobart, Commander Tina Brown during an official welcome meeting in Busan, Republic of Korea as part of HMAS Hobart's regional presence deployment. Photo by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.
Asia News Royal Australian Navy 

HMAS Hobart visits South Korea

21/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1773 Views 0 Comments South Korea

Royal Australian Navy guided missile destroyer HMAS Hobart has deepened ties with the Republic of Korea Navy, receiving a warm

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Australian Army Colonel Anthony Chambers from 2nd Health Brigade, at St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney, NSW. Photo by Corporal Johnny Huang.
ADF People Australian Army 

Bondi-stabbing victims saved by dual-life surgeon

21/05/202421/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1681 Views 0 Comments

Anthony Chambers had just finished removing a patient’s appendix at St Vincent’s hospital when every phone in the operating room

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An Australian Army soldier at the School of Infantry conducts an obstacle crossing during a patrol at the Singleton Military Area, NSW. Photo by Corporal Johnny Huang.
Australian Army News 

Infantry training at Singleton (?)

20/05/202421/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2050 Views 0 Comments

The 16 weeks of training for Royal Australian Infantry soldiers at Kapooka [sic – though CONTACT is pretty sure the

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Members of the South Australian branch of the Air Force Association stop in front of a Jindivik target drone at the officers' mess, during a visit to RAAF Base Edinburgh, South Australia. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Annika Smit.
News Royal Australian Air Force 

Veterans rekindle decades of memories at RAAF Base Edinburgh

20/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1340 Views 0 Comments

Royal Australian Air Force veterans who served at RAAF Base Edinburgh from as far back as the 1950s recently returned

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HMAS Anzac prepares to berth alongside HMAS Stirling, the ship's home port, for the final time before decommissioning, on 18 May 2024. Photo by Rikki-Lea Phillips.
News Royal Australian Navy 

HMAS Anzac decommissioned

18/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5077 Views 0 Comments HMAS Anzac

The Royal Australian Navy’s First Lady of the Fleet, HMAS Anzac (III), has been farewelled after 28 years of service

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Private Chen Shi raises a communications mast off the ground during Exercise Arras Sprint. Photos by Private Peter Mosley.
Australian Army News 

Soldiers tested to seize enemy base

17/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1595 Views 0 Comments 41st Battalion Royal New South Wales Regiment, 4th/3rd Battalion RNSW Regiment, 5th Brigade, 5th Combat Service Support Battalion, Army Reserve, Exercise Arras Sprint

Soldiers from 5th Brigade deployed to the Bathurst region of NSW in early May to demonstrate critical operational capabilities. CAPTION: Private

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Personnel from the Royal Australian Air Force, Pacific Air Forces and the Armed Forces of the Philippines assess casualties at the site of a simulated aeromedical evacuation during Exercise Balikatan, Philippines. Story by Flight Lieutenant Claire Burnet. Photos by Corporal Sam Price.
Australian Army News Overseas Royal Australian Air Force 

Exercise Balikatan turns up the heat

17/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1977 Views 0 Comments Armed Forces of the Philippines, Exercise Balikatan

An extreme heatwave added to the challenge for members of the ADF deployed to the Philippines for Exercise Balikatan 2024

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Air Force airbase engineer Flight Lieutenant Eamonn Matthews is deployed on Operation Accordion to Headquarters Middle East. Story and photos by Corporal Jacob Joseph.
ADF People Royal Australian Air Force 

Airfield engineer hits the ground running

17/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1437 Views 0 Comments Middle East Region, Operation Accordion

The world was stunned by images of jumbo jets sloshing down a flooded runway at Dubai airport after freak storms

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An Australian Army M1A1 Abrams main battle tank fires its 120mm cannon during a live-fire serial for the Coral-Balmoral Cup at Puckapunyal Military Area. Story by Captain Thomas Kaye. Photos by Corporal Johnny Huang.
Australian Army News 

Armoured crews clash for cup

17/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1602 Views 0 Comments 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry), Coral and Balmoral Cup, Puckapunyal, School of Armour, US Marines

Cavalry and tank teams from across the Australian Army, and personnel from the United States Marine Corps, went head to

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ADF candidates march with heavy loads during the 2024 Special Forces Common Selection Course. Story and photos by Major Roger Brennan.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

Combined special forces selection course a first

17/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 3098 Views 0 Comments Special Air Service Regiment (SASR), Special Operations Command (SOCOMD)

For the first time, Special Operations Command (SOCOMD) has run a combined selection course, allowing ADF personnel to apply for

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Chief Petty Officer Joshua Scanlon, with his fiancé Kate Barry and their three children, Jonty, Leila and Tillie, enjoying a family holiday. Story by Lieutenant Marie Davies.
ADF People Health and Wellbeing Royal Australian Navy Videos 

‘Family is everything’ – National Families Week

17/05/202417/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2285 Views 0 Comments Cowork Coplay, HMAS Perth, National Families Week

Living in Rockhampton, WA, with three children under six and a fiancé at sea, Kate Barry faces many daily challenges.

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Mothers of HMAS Hobart, from left, Petty Officer Amy Peters, Commander Tina Brown and Leading Seaman Rochelle Hambly on the forecastle as the ship conducts a regional presence deployment. Photo by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.
ADF People Royal Australian Navy Videos 

HMAS Hobart mothers celebrate away from home

17/05/202417/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2195 Views 0 Comments HMAS Hobart, Regional Presence Deployment

Operational time at sea can be tough, not only for those serving in Navy but for the families and loved

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RAAF 36 Squadron personnel walk from a C-17 Globemaster towards Hurley’s Hangar after arriving at Australia’s main operating base in the Middle East region. Story and photo by Corporal Jacob Joseph.
News Royal Australian Air Force 

Aussies deploy on Operation Hydranth

17/05/202418/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1798 Views 0 Comments C-17A Globemaster III, Middle East Region, No. 36 Squadron, Operation Accordion, Operation Beech, Operation Hydranth, Operation Kudu

As Houthi rebels sank and raided vessels in the Red Sea, the Australian Government announced ADF personnel would deploy under

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Flight Lieutenant Max, left, and Flight Lieutenant Dallin Stirling, a trainee from 2 Flight Training School, before an incentive flight in an EA-18G Growler at RAAF base Pearce during Exercise Centenarie Redimus. Story by Flying Officer Michael Thomas. Photo by Aircraftman Campbell Latch.
ADF People History Royal Australian Air Force 

Motivation for a fast-jet career

17/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1234 Views 0 Comments 2FTS, EA-18G Growler, No. 6 Squadron, RAAF Pearce

Winning a game of ‘scissors, paper, rock’ usually doesn’t mean much, but for student pilot Flight Lieutenant Dallin Stirling, his

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Flight Sergeant Gordan Hamilton's portrait on display during the memorial service of four WW2 RAAF servicemen at RAAF Base Amberley. Story by Wing Commander Bruce Chalmers. Photos by Aircraftman Campbell Latch.
History Lest We Forget News Royal Australian Air Force 

Farewelled eight decades later

15/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1536 Views 0 Comments Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Historical Unrecovered War Casualties – Air Force (HUWC-AF), No. 100 Squadron, Papua New Guinea, RAAF Amberley, WWII

Brought down in action in September 1943, the crew of 100 Squadron’s Beaufort Bomber A9-186 were farewelled during a combined

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Captain Bronte Franklin with her United Nations Award received during Exercise Freedom Shield, stands outside Headquarters 1st (Australian) Division, Gallipoli Barracks, Brisbane. Story by Captain Peter Nugent. Photo by Corporal Miguel Anonuevo.
ADF People Australian Army 

Space planner’s role signals evolution of warfare

15/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1399 Views 0 Comments 1st (Australian) Division, Exercise Freedom Shield, Gallipoli Barracks

Captain Bronte Franklin’s destiny was seemingly written in the stars, with her career as a Royal Australian Signals officer leading

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Air Force's Corporal Anthony Holmes, left, Leading Aircraftman Matthew Park and Leading Aircraftman Ryan Wilson operate a concrete-cutting saw at Basa Air Base, Philippines, during Exercise Balikatan. Story by Sergeant David Said. Photos by Corporal Sam Price.
News Overseas Royal Australian Air Force 

Nations work together to keep runways open

15/05/202418/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2063 Views 0 Comments Exercise Balikatan, No. 65 Air Base Recovery Squadron

A team from RAAF’s 65 Air Base Recovery Squadron took a lead role in airfield damage repair training during Exercise

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Joint terminal attack controller Bombardier Jackson Lawrence (right) alongside JTAC and Ground Forward Air Controllers (GFAC) from the UK and Malaysia call in close air support from a Republic of Singapore Air Force F-16 in the Tioman Island group, Malaysia during Exercise Bersama Shield 2024. Story by Lieutenant Mick Wheeler.
Australian Army News Overseas Royal Australian Air Force 

Bombardiers on target at Bersama Shield

15/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2060 Views 0 Comments Bersama Shield, Five Power Defence Arrangements, ground forward air controllers, Joint Terminal Attack Controllers, No. 6 Squadron, Royal Malaysian Air Force

For two members of the Australian contingent in Malaysia participating in Exercise Bersama Shield 2024, the opportunity to exercise their

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