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Vice Admiral David Johnston and Air Marshal Robert Chipman will become Australia's new Chief of Defence Force and Vice Chief of Defence Force in July 2024.

New senior appointments in Defence announced

09/04/202409/04/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4288 Views 3 Comments

The Australian government has recommend a number of senior command changes within the Australian Defence Force to the Governor-General. FILE

Australian Army soldiers form the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment conduct urban live-fire training at Greenbank Training Area. Photo by Corporal Dustin Anderson.

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Army tests live-fire urban shoot-house

08/04/202408/04/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1823 Views 0 Comments DASH, deployable austere shoot house

For the first time, infantry soldiers will have access to a purpose-made urban operations live-fire range, after operational testing and

USS Mobile, JS Akebono, HMAS Warramunga and BRP Antonio Luna during a multilateral maritime cooperative activity between Australia, the United States, Japan and the Philippines within the Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone. Photo by Petty Officer Leo Baumgartner

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Four-nation patrol in South China Sea

08/04/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1385 Views 0 Comments

Australia, Japan, the Philippines and the United States conducted the first multilateral maritime cooperative activity on yesterday, 7 April 2024,,

HMAS Sydney and USS John Finn conduct a passage exercise in the Southern California Exercise Area in the United States.

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AUS-JAPAN-PHILIPPINES-USA MARITIME COOPERATIVE ACTIVITY

06/04/202407/04/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2445 Views 1 Comment

Official statement (unedited) MARITIME COOPERATIVE ACTIVITY FILE PHOTO (2021): HMAS Sydney and USS John Finn conduct a passage exercise in

An HX-81 prime mover and trailer is weighed on the newly opened vehicle weighbridge at Gallipoli Barracks. Story by Corporal Michael Rogers.

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Huge new weighbridge to speed up convoys

06/04/202408/04/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1302 Views 0 Comments

7 BDE convoys can now be on the road faster, thanks to a new weighbridge opened at Gallipoli Barracks on

Two F-35A Lightning II from No. 77 Squadron in formation lead by Jason Easthope in a CAC CA-18 Mustang followed by Paul Bennet in a Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk during Warbirds Over Scone 2024. Photo by Mark Jessop.

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Old and new Warbirds Over Scone

06/04/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1805 Views 0 Comments

The sound of aviation history roared through the air over the Hunter Valley as part of the Warbirds Over Scone

Dive team members from Australian Clearance Diving Team One prepare to conduct a mine countermeasure during Exercise Dugong 24. Photo by Leading Seaman Sittichai Sakonpoonpol.

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Laying and clearing sea mines in Eden

05/04/202405/04/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2849 Views 2 Comments

Royal Australian Navy has laid sea mines for the first time in nearly 50 years during Exercise Dugong. CAPTION: Dive

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.

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Exercise Diamond Shield 24 produces more Aussie air defenders

05/04/202407/04/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2188 Views 0 Comments

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

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Aussie Wedgetail coming home after Ukraine mission

04/04/202405/04/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3038 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 2215 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 6222 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 2257 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 2265 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 2081 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 1761 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 2799 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 3811 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 2460 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 2120 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 2031 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