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Australian Army soldiers from 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, fire a 12.7mm Mark 2 machine gun at night at Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland. Photo by Corporal Brandon Grey and Captain Brittany Evans.

1RAR fires heavy weapons at night

25/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1791 Views 0 Comments 1RAR

Soldiers from the direct fire support weapons platoon (DFSW) of the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, conducted a full-mission profile

Stranded tourists board a RAAF C-130J Hercules at Noumea’s Magenta Airport for repatriation to Australia following violent unrest in New Caledonia. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Adam Abela.

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RAAF flies stranded Aussies home from New Caledonia

23/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2054 Views 1 Comment New Caledonia

Around 70 Australians and foreign nationals boarded a Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules for the first ADF repatriation flight

Royal Australian Navy sailor Able Seaman Dillan Ackerman oversees 3D printed engineering parts at Fleet Support Unit – South East, Sydney. Photo by Leading Seaman Jarrod Mulvihill.

News Royal Australian Navy

New technologies could solve Navy’s spare-part problems

23/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1547 Views 0 Comments

Sailors from Fleet Support Unit (FSU) are developing tools that will ensure ships and submarines never run out of spare

Royal Australian Navy EC-135 Aircraft from 723 Squadron conduct a fly past during the 723 Squadron Graduation Ceremony held at HMAS Albatross in Nowra. Story by Sub Lieutenant Jess Gould. Photo by Leading Seaman Ryan Tascas .

ADF News

ADF helicopter-pilot training increased 50%

23/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2204 Views 0 Comments

After substantially increasing flying hours over the past two-and-a-half years, 723 Squadron has increased its graduate output by 50 per

Australian Army officers and soldiers from 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment march in the streets of Airlie Beach while exercising their Freedom of Entry Parade. Photo by Trooper Dana Millington.

Australian Army News

3CER exercise Freedom of Entry at Airlie Beach – finally

22/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1594 Views 0 Comments

In a first for the Whitsunday region, members of the 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment (3CER) conducted a freedom-of-entry parade at

Australian Army soldier Private Lachlan Parker from the 5th Brigade on patrol during Exercise Tasman Reserve 2024.

Australian Army New Zealand News

Aussie infantrymen integrated into major Kiwi reservists’ exercise

22/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1876 Views 0 Comments

Biting cold and demanding sub-alpine conditions of the Waiouru Military Training Area in New Zealand’s north island were among the

Royal Australian Navy Able Seaman Shannae Fiddyment, Petty Officer Eric Duthie, Able Seaman Grace Fox and Able Seaman Henrietta Bradford prepare communication equipment for a Remus 100S autonomous underwater vehicle during Exercise AUKUS at Pittwater, New South Wales. Photo by Able Seaman Lucinda Allanson.

Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology

Royal Australian Navy investing heavily in AI

22/05/202422/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1640 Views 0 Comments

Artificial intelligence (AI) predicting and countering undersea threats, and AI-enabled drones conducting surface and sub-surface missions, are happening now through

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 2284 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

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 1789 Views 0 Comments

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

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 1879 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

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 1796 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

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 2424 Views 0 Comments

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

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 1468 Views 0 Comments

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

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 5528 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

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 1698 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

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 2042 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

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 1509 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

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 1669 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

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 3410 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

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 2364 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.