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An Australian Army CH-47F Chinook helicopter returns to HMAS Adelaide after air-lifting disaster relief stores to Atata Island in Tonga during Operation Tonga Assist 2022. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath. Photo by Corporal Robert Whitmore.

ADF troops land on vacated Tongan island

15/02/202218/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2048 Views 0 Comments 2nd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment, CH-47F Chinook, HMAS Adelaide, Operation Tonga Assist 2022

Australian personnel from HMAS Adelaide stepped ashore for the first time on 4 February to survey damage caused by the volcanic

(l-r) Aircraftwoman Kate Ogilvie, Leading Aircraftwoman Laura Devine and Aircraftwoman Taryn Worby, Medical Technicians from 1 Expeditionary Health Squadron at an aged care facility in Victoria, prepare to provide support to staff as part of Operation COVID-19 Assist. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Jacqueline Forrester.

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ADF surges aged-care support

15/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 4092 Views 0 Comments COVID-19 Assist

Australian Defence Force personnel across Australia are gearing up to further support the aged-care sector, following a request from Emergency

Corporal Tiana Heap enjoys the views of northern NSW during the first all-female crewed C-27J Spartan aircraft from No. 35 Squadron, based at RAAF Base Amberley. Story by Flight Lieutenant Tanya Carter. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Kate Czerny.

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All female crew fly into history books

15/02/202226/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2569 Views 0 Comments C-27J Spartan, No. 35 Squadron, RAAF Amberley

An all-female crew has flown a C-27J Spartan transport aircraft into the history books at the Royal Australian Air Force’s

Royal Australian Air Force officer Air Commodore Nick Osborne, outgoing Commander of Surveillance & Response Group, returns the salute during the transfer of command ceremony at RAAF Base Williamtown, near Newcastle, NSW. Story by Flight Lieutenant Claire Burnet. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Samuel Miller.

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Surveillance and Response Group changes command

15/02/202215/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 3260 Views 0 Comments No. 2 Squadron, RAAF Williamtown

The Royal Australian Air Force has a new commander to lead its Surveillance and Response Group, with command passing from

Sergeant Amy Hestermann-Crane, left, Phoebe Budd, Chaplain Nikki Coleman and Squadron Leader Mel Vreugdenburg at the Bush Capital Lodge in Canberra for the YMCA Space Squad camp. Story by Flight Lieutenant Jessica Winnall. Photos by Leading Aircraftman Adam Abela.

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Space Squad: The next generation

15/02/202216/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2779 Views 0 Comments Space, STEM

Royal Australian* Air Force mentors met the next generation of leaders in the space sector at the YMCA ‘Space Squad’

Lieutenant-General Arthur Ernest Percival, led by a Japanese officer, walks under a flag of truce to negotiate the capitulation of Allied forces in Singapore, on 15 February 1942. It was the largest surrender of British-led forces in history.

News Veterans

80 years since the Fall of Singapore

15/02/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1985 Views 0 Comments

Today we commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Fall of Singapore, one of the most significant military defeats in British

Davo, John S, Wooly, John L, me, Killer and Digger – 5 Section, 2 Platoon, 2RAR on Route 2, Phuoc Tuy Province, Vietnam.

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Remembering our Nashos – National Servicemen’s Day

14/02/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2588 Views 0 Comments

Monday 14th February marks National Servicemen’s Day, when we honour the hundreds of thousands of young Australian men who served

ADF News Veterans

DVA to give first evidence at Suicide Royal Commission

14/02/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1737 Views 0 Comments Suicide Royal Commission

Members of the Department of Veterans Affairs will give evidence publicly for the first time during the second hearing of

News Veterans

Strong demand for legal assistance ahead of Suicide RC hearings in Sydney

12/02/202212/02/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1982 Views 0 Comments Suicide Royal Commission

New data from a specialist legal service shows more than 200 people have come forward to seek help telling their

Director-General Air Command Operations Air Commodore Stephen Chappell and Japan Air Self-Defense Force Colonel Hiroshi Fujii at RAAF Base Amberley. Story by Flying Officer Robert Hodgson. Photo by Corporal Brett Sherriff.

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Amberley hosts Japan Air Self-Defense Force

09/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2624 Views 0 Comments Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Operation Tonga Assist 2022, RAAF Amberley

RAAF Base Amberley is hosting a number of Japan Air Self-Defense Force aircraft, which are using the base to load

Australian Army sniper team Private Jack Sendall (front) and Lance Corporal Reece Tomlinson from 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, conduct live-fire practise with the .50 calibre anti-materiel rifle at Wide Bay training area in Queensland. Story by Captain Taylor Lynch. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.

Australian Army News Videos

Snipers hone long-range skills

09/02/202210/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 3764 Views 0 Comments 6 RAR

Snipers from the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), started the new year with a week in the Wide Bay

Navy sailor Seaman combat systems operator Mark Duivesteyn carries fruit gifted from the Tonga onboard HMAS Adelaide during Operation Tonga Assist 2022. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath. Photo by Leading Seaman David Cox.

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A taste of Tonga for crew of HMAS Adelaide

09/02/202210/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2374 Views 0 Comments HMAS Adelaide, MRH-90 Taipan, Operation Tonga Assist 2022

The Government of Tonga has expressed its gratitude for HMAS Adelaide’s delivery of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief stores by

Some of the action at the archery-come-and-try-day in Berry, NSW, organised by Invictus Australia and Archery Australia. Photos supplied.

Health and Wellbeing News Veterans

Invictus Australia and Archery Australia hit targets for Defence community

09/02/202209/02/2022 Vanessa Bernardo 2127 Views 0 Comments

Invictus Australia, Archery Australia and Wheelchair Rugby League joined forces to host a veteran community event in Berry, NSW earlier

Exercise Cope North 22 personnel and aircraft from the Royal Australian Air Force, the United States Air Force and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Story by Flying Officer Bronwyn Marchant. Photo by United States Air Force.

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Exercise Cope North under way

08/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2246 Views 0 Comments Exercise Cape North

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has deployed aircraft and personnel to Guam and other islands in Micronesia to conduct

No. 37 Squadron Technical Training Flight at RAAF Base Richmond, New South Wales. Story by Eamon Hamilton. Photos by Corporal Dan Pinhorn.

News Royal Australian Air Force

Leading the way in training

08/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2624 Views 0 Comments C-130J Hercules, No. 37 Squadron, RAAF Richmond

Often the first to arrive during operations, Air Force’s No. 37 Squadron is also now first to comply with new

Australian Army Captain Amelia Thompson and Corporal Jade Hipkiss-Winder, Mr Roji Kurian and Royal Australian Navy Able Seaman Emily McNeill at an aged-care facility in Frankston in Victoria. Photo by Private Michael Currie.

ADF News

Emergency Management Australia takes charge of aged-care crisis – deploys ADF

07/02/202227/02/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2154 Views 0 Comments COVID-19 Assist

At the request of Emergency Management Australia*, the Australian Defence Force is providing limited support to aged-care facilities impacted by

HMNZS Aotearoa departs Lyttleton Harbour on her way to Antarctica. NZDF photo.

New Zealand News

Aotearoa sails from tropics to Antarctica

07/02/202207/02/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1840 Views 0 Comments HMNZS Aotearoa

Fresh from her deployment to Tonga where she provided essential aid supplies, refuelling services and water generation, HMNZS Aotearoa has

Two Pilatus PC-21 pilot-training aircraft on a flight over the Gippsland region. Photo supplied by Lockheed Martin.

ADF News Science & Technology

AIR5428 Pilot Training System fully delivered

07/02/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2701 Views 0 Comments PC-21

Lockheed Martin Australia has fully delivered the AIR5428 Pilot Training System, combining simulators and aircraft, to prepare Navy, Army, and

HMNZS Aoteaora delivering aid to Tonga after the volcanic eruption and tsunami on 14 January 2021. NZDF photo.

New Zealand News

New Zealand Defence Force monthly update – January 2022

04/02/202204/02/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1874 Views 0 Comments

New Zealand’s Defence Public Affairs have produced a report to summarise key activities that the New Zealand Defence Force have

Damage to Atata Island in Tonga, following the eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai underwater volcano and subsequent tsunami. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath. Photo by Petty Officer Christopher Szumlanski.

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Reconnaissance flights survey Tonga

03/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1656 Views 0 Comments 2nd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, CH-47F Chinook, HMAS Adelaide, Operation Tonga Assist 2022

After successfully delivering 88 tonnes of supplies to Tonga, the Australian Defence Force has responded to a request from the