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Invictus Games 2020 Team Australia competitor Steve James, left, celebrates receiving a gold medal in the mixed IF5678 discus event at the athletics meet at Invictus Games Park in The Hague, Netherlands. Story by Lucy Redford-Hunt.
ADF Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy Veterans 

Invictus Games: ‘The camaraderie here is extraordinary’

20/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1491 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games 2022

Steve James needed a win. And he got just that when he took out top spot in the men’s IF4

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Australian Invictus Games 2020 and Canadian competitors battle it out during the sitting volleyball match at Invictus Games Park in The Hague, Netherlands. Story by Lucy Redford-Hunt. Photo by Flight Sergeant Ricky Fuller.
ADF Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy Veterans Videos 

Invictus Games: Day two – April 17 2022

20/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1948 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games 2022

Team Australia was in action across three sports on April 17 – archery, athletics and sitting volleyball. CAPTION: Australian Invictus

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex meet with Australian Invictus Games 2020 competitor and Royal Australian Navy sailor Leading Seaman Vanessa Broughill (centre right) and her family during the Land Rover driving challenge at Invictus Games Park in The Hague, Netherlands. Photo by Sergeant Oliver Carter.
ADF Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy Veterans 

Princely start to the Invictus Games

20/04/202220/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1836 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games 2020, Invictus Games 2022

The Invictus Games The Hague 2020 has officially opened with a spectacular opening ceremony at Invictus Games Stadium, following the

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New Zealand Light Armoured Vehicles on exercise. NZDF photo.
New Zealand News Pacific 

New Zealand sells LAVs to Chile

20/04/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4918 Views 0 Comments

The New Zealand Defence Force has finalised a sale of 22 surplus New Zealand Light Armoured Vehicles (NZLAVs) to the

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The aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis and the aircraft carrier USS George Washington underway in the Andaman Sea with ships from their carrier strike groups. US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Abbate.
News USA 

US Navy offering $25k bonus to all new enlistees

17/04/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2469 Views 0 Comments

The United States Navy has launched a major recruitment drive, offering enlistment bonuses of up to $50,000. FILE PHOTO (October

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A new AMCU baseball-style cap will roll out across Army this year, as an alternative to the bush hat.
Australian Army News 

Army authorises new ball cap – for limited use

17/04/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 10611 Views 8 Comments

A new AMCU baseball-style cap will roll out across Army this year, as an alternative to the bush hat. This

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An Indian Navy P-8I Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft lands at RAAF Base Darwin, Northern Territory. Photo by Corporal Rodrigo Villablanca. 
India News Royal Australian Air Force 

Indian P-8I Neptune visits Darwin

17/04/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1924 Views 0 Comments

India’s Navy deployed a P-8I maritime patrol aircraft to Darwin from 11 to 15 April to conduct coordinated exercises with

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US Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 268 reinforced Air Combat Element of the Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 22 are staged for Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment inspection at Darwin Port, NT after delivery by sea. US Marine Corps photo by Corporal Cameron Hermanet.
MRF-D News 

MRF-D 22s aviation support established in Darwin

17/04/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3304 Views 0 Comments MRF-D

The Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D) Aviation Combat Element (ACE) has arrived in Darwin. CAPTION: US Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey from

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United States Air Force Senior Airman Reginald Dormeville and RAAF Aircraftman James Lunney in front of a United States Air Force B-2 Spirit from the 13th Bomb Squadron, at RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland. Story by Flight Lieutenant Robert Hodgson. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Emma Schwenke.
News Royal Australian Air Force 

Guardians of the Spirit

16/04/202220/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1879 Views 0 Comments No. 2 Security Forces Squadron, RAAF Amberley, US Air Force

The visit to RAAF Base Amberley by a US Air Force B-2 Spirit gave No. 2 Security Forces Squadron the

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From left: Private Tori Doherty, Lieutenant Joshua Mildrum and Captain Michele Muncaster, from the 3rd Health Battalion, provide administrative support during the pop-up clinic at Stepping Stones in Port Augusta, South Australia. Story by Captain Nathan Freeman.
Australian Army Health and Wellbeing News 

Health battalion praised for vital COVID support

16/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1710 Views 0 Comments 3rd Health Battalion, COVID-19 Assist, Indigenous

An Aboriginal community-controlled health service in Port Augusta, South Australia, has praised the invaluable support of the 3rd Health Battalion

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Sergant Nicole Hall from 1st Armoured Regiment donates blood at the Red Cross Lifeblood pop-up donor centre in Ballina, New South Wales, while deployed on Operation Flood Assist 2022. Story by Corporal Jacob Joseph. Photo by Leading Seaman Jarrod Mulvihill.
ADF News Videos 

Lifeblood welcomes flood of donors

16/04/202216/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1527 Views 0 Comments 1st Armoured Regiment, Operation Flood Assist 2022

First they swept and cleared debris, now soldiers deployed to the flood-affected northern New South Wales are rolling up their

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Australian Defence Force personnel compete in the annual Inter-Service Keelboat Championship, Sydney Harbour, New South Wales. Story by Wing Commander Sean Ahern. Photo by Able Seaman Geoffrey Anthony.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

Sailing for the win

16/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1547 Views 0 Comments

The Air Force sailing team took out the honours at the recent ADF Sailing Association Sailing Carnival, held in Sydney

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A Jindalee Operational Radar Network (JORN) transmitter site at sunset, Harts Range, Alice Springs. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Sonja Canty.
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115 years of Defence science

16/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2015 Views 0 Comments Defence Science and Technology Group, DSTG, JORN

When Australia’s first defence scientist, Cecil Hake, set out to create a national factory to manufacture the gunpowder replacement cordite

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Australian Defence Force personnel discuss roles and opportunities in the ADF at the Tech Talk stage during the 2022 Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix at Albert Park in Melbourne. Story by Flight Lieutenant Benjamin Shuhyta. Photo by Leading Seaman James McDougall.
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ADF on display at Formula 1 Grand Prix

16/04/202216/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1900 Views 0 Comments

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) demonstrated its resilience and flexibility at Australia’s first Formula 1 Grand Prix since the pandemic

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The 808 Squadron MRH-90 Taipan helicopter prepares to take-off from HMAS Canberra during Operation Tonga Assist 2022. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.
ADF Health and Wellbeing News Royal Australian Navy 

808 Squadron happy with versatility shown on Tonga Assist

16/04/202218/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2360 Views 0 Comments HMAS Adelaide, HMAS Canberra, HMAS Supply, MRH-90 Taipan, No. 808 Squadron, Operation Tonga Assist 2022

During Operation Tonga Assist 2022, crews from Navy’s 808 Squadron completed dozens of missions around the 169-island archipelago, including VIP

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Invictus Games Team Australia competitors Matt Model (left) and Damien Irish (right) gift a pair of Team Australia swimmers to Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex. Story by Lucy Redford-Hunt. Photo by Flight Sergeant Ricky Fuller.
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Games kick-off with cheeky gift

16/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1534 Views 0 Comments

Team Australia is off to a cheeky start to the Invictus Games The Hague 2020, with competitors gifting Invictus Games

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Invictus Games Team Australia competitors and their family and friends watch on as Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex addresses the crowd during the welcome reception held at the Nations Home, Invictus Games Park in The Hague, the Netherlands. Story by Lucy Redford-Hunt.
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Invictus Games begin today

16/04/202216/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1554 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games 2022

After four long years, the moment competitors and their families and friends have been waiting for has finally arrived –

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Princess Anne talks with soldiers from 145th Signal Squadron during her visit to Holsworthy Barracks in Sydney. Story by Captain Annie Richardson. Photo by Sergeant Tristan Kennedy.
Australian Army News 

Royal visitor at Holsworthy Barracks

15/04/202216/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 3004 Views 0 Comments Holsworthy Barracks, Royal Australian Corps of Signals, Royal Australian Corps of Transport

Soldiers from the Royal Australian Corps of Signals (RASigs) and the Royal Australian Corps of Transport (RACT) provided a royal

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Royal Commission Public Hearings
News Veterans 

Suicide Royal Commission extended for 12 months

15/04/202215/04/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1455 Views 0 Comments Suicide Royal Commission

The Chair of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide says the 12-month extension of the inquiry, announced this

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Australian Defence Force personnel deployed on Operation Flood Assist 2022 march down Casino's main street to the applause of locals after assisting northern New South Wales communities respond to the devastating floods. Corporal Jonathan Goedhart.
ADF News 

ADF flood support in northern NSW ended

15/04/202216/04/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2344 Views 2 Comments Operation Flood Assist 2022

Since 27 February, more than 4,000 Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel have deployed on Operation Flood Assist 2022 in the

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