Townsville confirmed as Australia’s biggest veteran centre
Townsville’s status as Australia’s largest garrison city has been confirmed by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in the release of
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NATO ready reaction force to expand eight-fold –– to more than 300,000
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday 27 June 2022 said NATO leaders meeting in Madrid this week were set
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Census results – first-ever veteran head count
For the first time ever, it is now known that 581,139 Australians have reported they have served or are currently
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ADF head shed re-appointed –– 3 new Service Chiefs
In a surprise announcement today, Australia’s new Federal government announced that General Angus Campbell’s tenure as Chief of Defence Forces
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2022 Napier Waller Art Prize winner announced
The Australian War Memorial has announce that retired major, Mrs Anneke Jamieson, has won the 2022 Napier Waller Art Prize
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Rededication ceremony for HMAS Sydney II ‘unknown sailor’
More than eighty years after HMAS Sydney II was sunk, the Royal Australian Navy has re-dedicated the remains of Able
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Storm passes to reveal gems of instructors
The largest Royal Australian Air Force Air Warfare Instructor Course (AWIC) to date, which culminated in Exercise Diamond Storm 2022,
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Lightning strikes friend and foe in Storm
The ‘enemy’ enjoyed an advantage on Exercise Diamond Storm 22, with No. 75 Squadron flying F-35A Lightning II aircraft from
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Sailors build friendships at sea and on land
HMAS Ararat earlier this month completed a joint maritime patrol with Republic of Fiji Navy (RFN) Guardian-class patrol boat RFNS Savenaca. Ararat
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New govt to hire more staff/other initiatives to address DVA backlogs
A key report into the Department of Veterans’ Affairs’ claims processing system has today been made public. Minister for Veterans’
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Army kicks off 25th year on AACAP
This year the Australian Army celebrates its 25th year of providing support to remote First Nations communities through the Army
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Air Warfare Instructor Course 2022 concludes
The Royal Australian Air Force has concluded its third biennial Air Warfare Instructor Course (AWIC), following a six-month-long series of
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Kiwis finish Ukraine-assist mission
The Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130 Hercules and personnel that were deployed to Europe in support of Ukraine have
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Army gets two extra Chinook helicopters
Two additional CH-47F Chinook helicopters arrived at RAAF Base Townsville today after an expedited sale from the United States government.
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Control and reporting units complete the picture
In the complex and congested battlespaces of Exercise Diamond Storm 22, aircrew rely on tactical command and control units to
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Two F-35A arrivals brings fleet to to 50
The Royal Australian Air Force’s fleet of F-35A Lightning II aircraft continues to increase, with two more aircraft arriving at
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Revamped aviation heritage precinct opened
Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Wagga’s aviation heritage precinct was officially reopened on June 8 following extensive redevelopments. CAPTION:
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RAAF’s first fifth-generation fighter combat instructors
Each Air Warfare Instructor Course (AWIC) includes a Fighter Combat Instructor (FCI) course, which debuted for the RAAF’s F-35A Lightning II
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New glue coming out of shell
An adhesive inspired by marine molluscs and a bonding technology using magnetic nanoparticles were two of the promising innovations that
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ADF COVID-19 Task Force recognised
The ADF COVID-19 Task Force received an award from the Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council (AFAC) for the
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