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Hydrographer of Australia Commodore Robyn Phillips, Australian Hydrographic Office (AHO) Director Maritime Data Management Doug White and AHO Director Maritime Relationships and Governance Nat McLean use the Australian Bathymetric and Topography Grid. Story by Elizabeth de Bol.

Defence data underpins new underwater map

20/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1782 Views 0 Comments Australian Hydrographic Office (AHO)

Defence’s Australian Hydrographic Office (AHO) is a key data contributor to the newly launched Australian Bathymetry and Topography Grid, which

13th Brigade hosted the Australia-India Army staff talks in Perth, ahead of Exercise Austrahind 23 in Western Australia next month. Story by Major Sandra Seman-Bourke. Photo by Corporal Nikia Chapman.

Australian Army News

Talks strengthen bond with Indian Army

20/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1719 Views 0 Comments 13th Brigade, Defence Strategic Review, Exercise Austrahind, Indian Armed Forces

Reflecting the close relationship with India, 13th Brigade hosted the Australia-India army-to-army staff talks in the lead-up to Exercise Austrahind,

Australian Air Force Cadets disembark a C-130J Hercules at RAAF Base Pearce after a familiarisation flight. Story and photos by Flying Officer Michael Thomas.

News Royal Australian Air Force

Unique experience for WA cadets

20/10/202328/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1806 Views 0 Comments Air Force Cadets, C-130J Hercules, No. 37 Squadron, RAAF Pearce

Flying low level in a C-130J Hercules is something few get the opportunity to experience, so a familiarisation flight over

Australian Army HX77 heavy rigid vehicles loaded with fodder heading for Bonang in the north of Gippsland in support of Operation Bushfire Assist, 2020. Story by Captain Krysten Clifton. Photo by Private Michael Currie.

Australian Army News

Army offers training idea towards civilian transport needs

20/10/202321/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2889 Views 0 Comments HX77 Truck

While some people don’t think twice about how groceries, household goods and online purchases get to them, many are aware

United States marines board an Omni Air International flight departing from RAAF Base Darwin, NT. Photo by Petty Officer Leo Baumgartner.

Australian Army Lest We Forget News

Marines bid farewell to Darwin

19/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2237 Views 0 Comments Exercise Alon, HADR, HMAS Canberra, MRF-D, MV-22 Osprey, US Marines

After six months of exercises with the ADF and a range of partner nations, the 12th iteration of the Marine

A Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18F Super Hornet departs from Royal Malaysian Air Force Base Butterworth during Exercise Bersama Lima 2023 in Malaysia. Story by Flying Officer Connor Bellhouse. Photos by Corporal Sam Price.

Asia News Royal Australian Air Force

Aussie Super Hornets train in Malaysia

19/10/202321/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1686 Views 0 Comments C-27J Spartan, Exercise Bersama Lima, F/A-18F Super Hornet, No. 19 Squadron, Royal Malaysian Air Force, Royal Malaysian Air Force Base Butterworth

Flying out of north-west Malaysia, the Royal Australian Air Force has deployed six F/A-18F Super Hornets and a C-27J Spartan

Maintenance crew from a RAAF KC-30A conduct checks on the tarmac at Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv, before an assisted-departure flight to Dubai. Photos by Corporal Robert Whitmore.

Middle East News Overseas Royal Australian Air Force

ADF support for Israel departures

19/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2184 Views 0 Comments C-17A Globemaster III, Israel, KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport, Middle East, Operation Beech

CAPTION: Maintenance crew from a RAAF KC-30A conduct checks on the tarmac at Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv, before an assisted-departure

Commander Andrew Mierisch, right, with Chief Petty Officer Zoe Mack on board HMAS Supply alongside Fleet Base East, Sydney. Story by Lieutenant Commander Nicholas Robinson. Photo by Leading Seaman Jarryd Capper.

ADF People Health and Wellbeing Royal Australian Navy

Big step forward for Navy in-house coaching

19/10/202324/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1792 Views 0 Comments Fleet Base East, HMAS Supply, Navy Coaching Academy

Navy’s first cohort of coaches trained in-house and in line with international and national standards has been hailed as a

A delegation from the Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare) Academy watch a 100 Squadron flying display at RAAF Base Point Cook, Victoria. Story by Squadron Leader Kate Davis. Photos by Duncan Fenn.

History News Royal Australian Air Force

Insieme impariamo – together we learn

19/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1049 Views 0 Comments Italian Air Force, No. 100 Squadron

A shared passion for developing world-class aviators resulted in an exchange of ideas and connection over missions during a recent

HQ-382 Tarantal-V-class ship from the Vietnam People's Navy and Royal Australian Navy's HMAS Toowoomba conduct officer-of-the-watch manoeuvres during regional presence deployment 2023 off the coast of Ho Chi Minh City. Photo by Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez.

Asia News Royal Australian Navy

Angel drives Toowoomba around the bends in Vietnam

19/10/202322/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1603 Views 0 Comments HMAS Toowoomba, Indo-Pacific Endeavour, Vietnam

Bringing a ship into Ho Chi Minh City port is no easy feat, but HMAS Toowoomba’s navigating officer Lieutenant Loren

Members from the 7th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), march on parade as part of the 7RAR Iraq Theatre Honour Parade, on the Torrens Parade Ground, Adelaide. Story by Captain Adrienne Goode. Photos by Private Johnny Huang.

Australian Army News

7RAR awarded Iraq theatre honour

19/10/202321/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2199 Views 0 Comments 7th Battalion RAR, Afghanistan, Iraq

7th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR) was honoured for the unit’s achievements in Iraq during a formal parade at

Legacy torchbearers Emily Lahay and Commander 4th Brigade, Brigadier Michelle Campbell during the last leg of the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay in Melbourne. Story by Captain Mark Blackman and Captain Kristen Daisy Cleland. Photo by Corporal Michael Currie.

Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy

50,000 kilometres for 100 years of Legacy

17/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1295 Views 0 Comments Chief of Defence Force, Governor-General of Australia, Legacy, Shrine of Remembrance

The Legacy Centenary Torch Relay ended on October 12, with torch-bearers carrying the Legacy flame through Melbourne on the final

The 76mm medium calibre gun fires an 80-round burst at West Head gunnery range at Flinders, Victoria. Story by Richard Wilkins. Photos by Leading Seaman James McDougall.

News Royal Australian Navy

Navy ends shore-based medium calibre live-fire training

17/10/202321/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2368 Views 1 Comment West Head Gunnery Range

More than 100 people attended the West Head gunnery range at Flinders, Victoria, for the final firing and decommissioning of

Australian Army personnel meet Bruno, a military working dog, on Exercise Bersama Lima, Kuantan, Malaysia. Story by Flying Officer Connor Bellhouse. Photo by Corporal Sam Price.

Asia Australian Army News Overseas Videos

Lessons from the jungle book of experience

17/10/202317/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 3086 Views 0 Comments Bersama Lima, British Armed Forces, Five Power Defence Arrangements, Malaysian Armed Forces, New Zealand Army, Singapore Armed Forces

Australian soldiers and personnel from the Five Power Defence Arrangement nations contended with 40-degree heat and 100 per cent humidity

Training Force Multimedia Unit technical multimedia specialist Chris Paraskevas films an MH-60R Seahawk aboard a Canberra-class landing helicopter dock. Story by Richard Wilkins.

News Royal Australian Navy

Navy’s multimedia unit – a small team with a large footprint

17/10/202321/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1372 Views 0 Comments

With the rapidly developing landscape of defence technology, it is essential that Navy training materials and capabilities reflect this continually

RAAF personnel assist Australian citizens and their families into a C-17A Globemaster III at Ben Gurion airport in Israel. Photos by Corporal Robert Whitmore.

Middle East News Royal Australian Air Force

ADF support to Aussies escaping Israel

17/10/202317/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1770 Views 0 Comments C-17A Globemaster III, KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport, Operation Beech

Two RAAF aircraft – a KC-30A and a C-17A Globemaster III – have joined an Australian-government-supported private charter in safely

Chief of the Defence Force General Angus Campbell said he was committed to recognising in salary ADF members' skills and contribution to capability.

ADF News

ADF pay rise approved

17/10/202318/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 3736 Views 2 Comments Chief of Defence Force

All ADF personnel will receive a pay rise of 11.2 per cent over three years after the Defence Force Remuneration

Able Seaman Qambar Said with US Space Force personnel working at the Commercial Operations cell, Adelaide. Photos by Tim Standing.

Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology

New operators at Defence Space Command

17/10/202318/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1842 Views 0 Comments Defence Space Command, Joint Commercial Operations (JCO-AUS), No.1 Space Surveillance Unit (1SSU)

Defence Space Command’s six newly accredited Defence personnel are leading operations for Joint Commercial Operations (JCO-AUS). CAPTION: Able Seaman Qambar Said

Private Kate Markowska, left, from Rotation 138 Rifle Company Butterworth, speaks with her employer Neryl Joyce, Regional Security Manager, Wilson Security, during BossX International 2023, Malaysia. Photos by Corporal Michael Currie.

ADF News

Recognising employers’ support of reservists

17/10/202317/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1308 Views 0 Comments ADF Reserve, Supportive Employer Program

Businesses that go above and beyond to support employees who are members of the ADF Reserves will be acknowledged and

Five EC-135 helicopters conduct a fly past on completion of the Joint Helicopter School Course 012 graduation ceremony at 723 Squadron, HMAS Albatross. Photo by Petty Officer Justin Brown.

Australian Army News Royal Australian Navy

New helicopter pilots graduate

17/10/202317/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2508 Views 0 Comments EC-135, HMAS Albatross, No. 723 Squadron

The ADF welcomed its latest aviators to the skies following their graduation from 723 Squadron – Joint Helicopter School on