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Able Seaman Boatwain Mate Linda Emelio handles lines on the quarterdeck of HMAS Canberra while departing Fleet Base East in Sydney. Photo by Petty Officer Christopher Szumlanski

Five Royal Australian Navy ships deployed

15/06/202216/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2791 Views 0 Comments HMAS Canberra, HMAS Supply, hmas wa, P-8A Poseidon, RIMPAC

Five Royal Australian Navy ships will set sail from Australia over the next three weeks for regional presence deployments throughout

Executive Officer HMAS Canberra Commander Justin Cloney scatters the ashes of former Navy navigation officer, Captain Michael Freeman, during a committal of ashes to the sea ceremony. Story by Lieutenant Nancy Cotton. Photo by Petty Officer Christopher Szumlanski.

History Lest We Forget News Royal Australian Navy

Former sailors laid to rest at sea

15/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2905 Views 1 Comment HMAS Canberra, HMAS Leeuwin

The ship’s company of HMAS Canberra was honoured to commit the ashes of 10 former Navy personnel to the sea

French company DCNS' Shortfin Barracuda, as proposed for Australia’s future submarine.

Australian Europe News

Australia to pay $830million compo for cancelled subs contract

12/06/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2241 Views 4 Comments future submarine program

The Australian government has finalised negotiations with Naval Group to conclude the Attack-class submarine program. The former government made the

Royal Australian Air Force Air Traffic Controller, Flying Officer Charlotte Walsh (left) from No. 452 Squadron, spots an incoming aircraft at RAAF Base Tindal in the Northern Territory, during Exercise Diamond Storm 2022. Story by Flight Lieutenant Robert Hodgson.

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Front row view of a Storm

10/06/202216/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2376 Views 0 Comments B-300 King Air, Exercise Diamond Storm, No. 452 Squadron, RAAF Tindal

Air Traffic Controllers at RAAF Base Tindal have a front row view of Exercise Diamond Storm 22, and a critical

Combat Support Group's Commander, Air Commodore David Paddison, CSC and No. 3 Security Forces Squadron's most junior member, Aircraftman Aidan Tocci, cut the cake to celebrate the squadron's 20th birthday. Story by Leading Aircraftwoman Jasna McFeeters. Photo by Corporal Brenton Kwaterski.

News Royal Australian Air Force

Security Forces squadron celebrates 20 years

10/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2236 Views 0 Comments No. 3 Security Forces Squadron, RAAF Edinburgh

No. 3 Security Forces Squadron shared a proud milestone with the Commander of Combat Support Group, Air Commodore David Paddison,

The band of the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, led by Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Hiscock, is challenged by a Queensland policeman during the parade in Townsville. Story by Sergeant Matthew Bicker ton. Photo by Sergeant James Duquemin.

Australian Army News

Army Band receives ancient honour

10/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1698 Views 0 Comments 1RAR, 3rd Brigade, Australian Army Band

An honour that dates back to ancient Rome was bestowed upon the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment’s (1 RAR) band

Navy personnel act as first responders during a simulated emergency on board HMAS Choules berthed at Fleet Base East in Sydney. Story by Lieutenant Max Logan. Photo by Able Seaman Benjamin Ricketts.

Health and Wellbeing News Royal Australian Navy

Exercise tests response to electric shock victims in ships

10/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1691 Views 0 Comments Fleet Base East, HMAS Choules

Navy personnel at Fleet Base East joined forces with NSW Ambulance Service and Defence industry staff on May 31 to

Officer in Command of Australia’s Federation Guard Squadron Leader Mitchell Brown leads the Australian contingent as part of The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Pageant, Sunday June 5, 2022 in London. Story by Lieutenant Anthony Martin. Photo by Leading Seaman Nada Harel.

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Australia’s Federation Guard took lead in Jubilee Pageant

10/06/202214/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2013 Views 0 Comments Australia’s Federation Guard, The Queens Platinum Jubilee

In a grand display of pomp and ceremony worthy of a historical occasion, Australia’s Federation Guard led the Commonwealth nations

Australian Army News

Army Band receives ancient honour

10/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1390 Views 0 Comments 1RAR, 3rd Brigade, Australian Army Band

An honour that dates back to ancient Rome was bestowed upon the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment’s (1 RAR) band

Commanding Officers of No. 460, 462 and 464 Squadrons, alongside World War Two veterans at the Bomber Command Commemorative Day Wreath Laying Ceremony held at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra. Story by Flight Lieutenant Marina Power.

History Lest We Forget News Royal Australian Air Force

Modern Air Force pays respect to its heritage

08/06/202213/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2546 Views 0 Comments AWM, Bomber Command, WWII

Bomber Command was commemorated in ceremonies across the country where modern Royal Australian Air Force remembered the sacrifice made by

Commander Air Combat Group Air Commodore Timothy Alsop (right) presents Squadron Leader Daniel Grealy with an oversized replica patch on attaining 4000 flying hours in F/A-18 type aircraft at RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland. Story by Flight Lieutenant Bronwyn Marchant. Photo by Sergeant Peter Borys.

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Fighter pilot’s ‘huge achievement’ of 4000 hours

08/06/202222/10/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 3896 Views 0 Comments F/A-18A/B Hornets, F/A-18F Super Hornet, No. 2 Operational Conversion Unit, No. 77 Squadron, No. 82 Wing Training Flight, RAAF Amberley, RAAF Williamtown

In a first for the Royal Australian Air Force, No. 82 Wing Training Flight fighter pilot Squadron Leader Daniel Grealy

Corporal Daniel Orders (left) and then Sergeant Geoff Britton conduct a fluorescent liquid penetrant test on an aircraft component under ultraviolet light in 2016. Story by Squadron Leader Barrie Bardoe. Photo by Corporal Brenton Kwaterski.

News Royal Australian Air Force

Aviation safety gets a revamp

08/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2012 Views 0 Comments Defence Aviation Safety Authority (DASA)

The Defence Aviation Safety Authority (DASA) has been restructured following a review that identified shortfalls in its service. CAPTION: Corporal

Royal Austrailan Air Force pilot Flight Lieutenant Riley Forde arrives in Honiara, Solomon Islands on a KA350 King Air, on 7 May 2022, for Operation SOLANIA: Story and photo by Corporal Julia Whitwell.

News Pacific Royal Australian Air Force

King Air conducts air patrols in the Pacific

08/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2073 Views 0 Comments KA350 King Air, Operation Solania, Solomon Islands

A Royal Australian Air Force KA350 King Air and three pilots arrived in Honiara, Solomon Islands in early May, in

Squadron Leader Michael Veitch and President of the No. 30 Squadron RAAF Beaufighter Association Bruce Robertson at the No. 30 Squadron anniversary dinner. Story by By Flight Lieutenant Dee Irwin. Photo by Petty Officer Rick Prideaux.

History News Royal Australian Air Force

Former Beaufighters squadron turns 80

08/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2216 Views 0 Comments No. 30 Squadron, RAAF East Sale, WWII

It has been 80 years since Air Force’s No. 30 Squadron was established at RAAF Base Richmond before deploying to

A soldier from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment fires an 84mm Carl Gustav at the Townsville field training area. Story by Trooper Zoë Shipley. Photo by Sergeant Andrew Sleeman.

Asia Australian Army News

Cavalry turns up the heat to prepare for deployment

08/06/202217/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1852 Views 0 Comments 2nd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, Carl Gustav, F1 grenade, M72A1 rocket launcher, SL40 GLA

Troopers from 3rd Brigade’s 2nd Cavalry Regiment turned up the heat during “high explosives week” at Townsville field training area

Australian Army soldiers from 1 RAR train with Royal Tongan Marines on urban clearance drills at Lavarack Barracks. Story by Captain Diana Jennings. Photo by Sergeant Andrew Sleeman.

Australian Army News Pacific

Forces combine in lead-up to Rimpac

08/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2167 Views 0 Comments 1RAR, His Majesty’s Armed Forces Tonga, RIMPAC

Rehearsing urban clearance drills like a well-oiled machine, soldiers from the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1 RAR) and His

Military Working Dog Handlers from the Australian Army’s 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment and the Royal Australian Airforce at the National Military Working Dog Day commemorative service, Wacol, Queensland, on June 7. Story by Captain Evita Ryan. Photo by Warrant Officer Class 2 Kim Allen.

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Honouring our four-legged heroes

08/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2219 Views 0 Comments Military Working Dogs, National Military Working Dog Day, Service Dogs

Since World War I, Australian Defence Force dogs have shown enormous courage, unwavering loyalty and commitment to hard work during

Governor-General General (retd) David Hurley speaks with deployed Australian personnel in the newly named Hurley’s Hangar at Camp Baird in the Middle East. Story and photo by Flight Lieutenant Madeline Edwards.

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Camp Baird hangar named in honour of Governor-General

08/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2357 Views 1 Comment Camp Baird, Governor-General, Middle East Region

Governor-General General (retd) David Hurley recently took time out from his official schedule during his visit to the Middle East

Digital renderings of the Boxer CRV using the MAK ONE suite. Story by Warrant Officer Class Two Max Bree and Corporal Jacob Joseph.

Australian Army News Science & Technology Sovereign industry

Fighting threats, real and imagined

08/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2233 Views 0 Comments

Soldiers will be able to operate vehicles not yet in service, and fight enemies they’ve never faced, thanks to incoming

Sergeant Rana Chandan operates a Ghost Robotics quadruped robot using a novel brain-computer interface during a demonstration at Majura training area. Story and photo by Sergeant Matt Bickerton.

Australian Army News Science & Technology

Brain waves control robot dog’s moves

08/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2433 Views 0 Comments 1st/15th Royal New South Wales Lancers, 5th Combat Service Support Battalion, DSTG, Ghost Robotics quadruped robot, Robotics

While biological dogs respond to voice commands “sit”, “fetch” and “stay”, robotic dogs might soon take instruction via a person’s