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F-35A Lightning II aircraft A35-020 breaks away from A35-038 in readiness to land at RAAF Base Williamtown during Exercise Diamond Shield 24. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Kurt Lewis.

Exercise Diamond Shield 24 produces more Aussie air defenders

05/04/202407/04/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2090 Views 0 Comments

The Royal Australian Air Force’s newest class of air warfare instructors faced three weeks of challenging air defence scenarios during

Aussie Wedgetail coming home after Ukraine mission

04/04/202405/04/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2949 Views 0 Comments Operation Kudu

A Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail aircraft will commence its return to Australia this week after a six-month deployment

Members of HMAS Hobart’s forecastle party handle lines as the ship departs Fleet Base East, Sydney, before the commencement of their Indo-Pacific Regional Presence deployment. Photo by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.

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HMAS Hobart deploys for Asia/Pacific

04/04/202408/04/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2098 Views 0 Comments Regional Presence Deployment

The Australian Defence Force is continuing its ongoing contribution to Indo-Pacific regional security, deploying a Royal Australian Navy ship for

US Missile Defence Agency member Steven Foster shows Royal Australian Navy Petty Officer Thomas Dann how to control detection equipment in the Hanger of HMAS Stuart during a missile-detection test off Hawaii. Photo by Leading Seaman Rikki-Lea Phillips.

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HMAS Stuart helps on US missile-detection test

30/03/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6120 Views 1 Comment Aegis

Australia supported the United States as it undertook a successful missile-defence test off the coast of Hawaii recently. CAPTION: US

Lieutenant Dylan Root at Majura Training Area, ACT. Story and photo by Corporal Michael Rogers.

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Setting trainees on the right path

27/03/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2161 Views 0 Comments Royal Australian Naval College

Training the next generation of Navy officers has its challenges, but for Divisional Officer Lieutenant Dylan Root, it has been

Attendees of the Maritime Warfare Officer Course at HMAS Stirling. Front row, Midshipmans Hannah Lunnon, Jaxon Shingles, Sienna Jordan and Gabrielle Mader. Back row, Midshipmans Elliot Mitchell and Ryan Miller, Captains James Reidy and James McWilliam, Lieutenant Ryan Glister, and Midshipmans William Swift and Abdelkader Mazouzi. Story by Antony Prgomet.

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Navy to share maritime skills with Army officers

27/03/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2193 Views 0 Comments HMAS Stirling, HMAS Watson

Six Army officers are undertaking the Accelerated Maritime Warfare Officer Course at HMAS Stirling in WA and HMAS Watson in

An Air Force F-35A Lightning II performs a handling display during the RAAF Base Townsville community open day. Story by Flight Lieutenant Imogen Lunny. Photos by Leading Aircraftwoman Taylor Anderson.

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RAAF Base Townsville open day

27/03/202430/03/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1962 Views 0 Comments 5th Aviation Regiment, Open Day, RAAF Townsville

Many people who might have wondered what happens behind the gates guarded by the Lockheed P-2 Neptune at the entrance

An Army medic from 2nd Health Battalion gives emergency medical care to simulated casualties during Exercise Viper Walk. Story and photos by Corporal Melina Young.

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Intense simulated injuries test medics

27/03/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1688 Views 0 Comments 2nd Health Battalion, Exercise Viper Walk

Screaming casualties pleaded for help as they clutched gunshot wounds. CAPTION: An Army medic from 2nd Health Battalion gives emergency medical

RAAF maintenance personnel from 11 Squadron conduct post-flight checks on a P-8A Poseidon aircraft at Roland Garros Airport, Réunion. Story by Flight Lieutenant Glen Paul. Photos by Corporal Kieren Whiteley.

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RAAF Poseidon’s first visit to French-held Réunion Island

27/03/202430/03/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2700 Views 0 Comments French Armed Forces, No. 11 Squadron, P-8A Poseidon

Against the picturesque backdrop of the azure waters of the Indian Ocean, a Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon maritime

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AUKUS sub build and sustainment partners announced

23/03/202424/03/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3608 Views 0 Comments AUKUS

Australia’s sovereign submarine build partner and sovereign-submarine sustainment partners were announced by the government yesterday.. FILE PHOTO: Artists concept of

1 Recruit Training Unit celebrated 70 years with the first course graduates being flown to Point Cook for their graduation ceremony. Story by Sergeant Bickerton.

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70 years of RAAF recruiting

22/03/202423/03/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2312 Views 0 Comments No. 1 Recruit Training Unit, RAAF Edinburgh, RAAF Point Cook

Participants in this year’s first 1 Recruit Training Unit (1RTU) course were flown to the former recruit training base at

Signallers Harley Leggett and Lachlan Colquhoun set up a communications tower during Project Convergence Capstone 4 at Camp Pendleton, California. Story by Lieutenant Colonel Carrie Robards. Photo by US Army Specialist Marquis McCants.

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Diggers experiment to innovate in US

22/03/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2020 Views 0 Comments Project Convergence Capstone Four (PC-C4), US Army

It’s not often soldiers feel it’s okay to fail at work – and they’re certainly not encouraged to. CAPTION: Signallers Harley

A 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment soldier assists a simulated casualty during an urban breaching exercise at Townsville Field Training Area. Story and photo by Corporal Luke Bellman.

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Exercise an assault on engineers’ senses

22/03/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1931 Views 0 Comments 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment, Military Working Dogs, Urban Operations Training Facility

Booby traps, enemy fire and a simulated canine casualty confronted sappers from the 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment after they blasted

Former Air Commodore Vin Hill pictured here with retired Air Vice-Marshal and former Deputy Chief of Air Force, Dave Rogers at Vin's home in New Zealand in January 2024. Story by John Noble.

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VALE: Former Air Commodore Vin Hill

22/03/202409/04/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1946 Views 0 Comments

One of the Royal Australian Air Force’s last great aviators and true characters died just months shy of his 100th

Commanding Officer 130 Squadron Republic of Singapore Air Force, Lieutenant Colonel Goh Seow Hong in a Hawk 127. Story and photo by Flying Officer Michael Thomas.

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Flight affirms friendship

22/03/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1541 Views 0 Comments Hawk-127, No 79 Squadron, RAAF Pearce, Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF)

What started as a casual conversation at the 2023 RAAF Base Pearce end of year function turned into a unique

Gap year personnel with a static display at Indian Naval Station Rajali, Naval Air Base, Arakkonam, Tamil Nadu India. From left, Leading Aircraftman Jason Grant, Aircraftwomen Ella Johnstone and Caitlan Williams, Aircraftmen Luke O'Brien and Garrison Asciak, and Aircraftwomen Maddison Fordred and Ebony Jones. Story by Flight Lieutenant Nancye Houston. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Jason Grant.

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Gap year students sample overseas operation

20/03/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1652 Views 0 Comments Gap Year program, No. 1 Security Forces Squadron.

Seven Air Force members were given a career-defining opportunity during their Gap Year program. CAPTION: Gap year personnel with a static

Commanding Officer 5th Combat Service Support Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Shaw, and Regimental Sergeant Major, Warrant Officer Class One Matthew Ryan, lay a wreath as part of the commemoration of the 1954 Stockton Bight Disaster.

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Stockton Bight tragedy commemorated

20/03/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1962 Views 0 Comments 5th Combat Service Support Battalion

Soldiers from the 5th Combat Services Support Battalion (5CSSB), veterans, and community leaders assembled at Fort Scratchley near Newcastle to

Lieutenant Yoon Lee takes a bearing on the bridge of HMAS Yarra. Story by Lieutenant Geoff Long. Photo by Leading Seaman Jarrod Mulvihill.

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HMAS Yarra sailing on a high

20/03/202423/03/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1893 Views 0 Comments HMAS Waterhen, HMAS Yarra, Huon-class Minehunter

Talk to any of the crew in HMAS Yarra and the overwhelming take-away is the high level of professional and

Royal Australian Navy sailor Able Seaman Dean Hall, Australia’s Federation Guard, performs precision drill movements during a display at Canberra Skyfire 2024 at Lake Burley Griffin, Canberra. Story by Flight Lieutenant Felicity Abraham. Photos by Leading Aircraftman Ryan Howell.

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ADF wows Skyfire crowds

20/03/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1771 Views 0 Comments Australia’s Federation Guard, Band of the Royal Military College, M2A2 Howitzer

An ADF aircraft and band featured in the return of Skyfire, after five years, to the shores of Lake Burley

Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment during an urban operations exercise at the disused Stuart State School in Townsville. Story and photo by Corporal Luke Bellman.

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3RAR goes back to school – to survive

20/03/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1744 Views 0 Comments 3rd Battalion RAR

As 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) soldiers breached doors, cleared rooms and hunted the ‘enemy’ through Townsville’s closed Stuart