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The Foreign Forces Desert Immersion Course instructs military personnel in Bedouin culture and desert tactics, techniques and procedures. Story by Flight Lieutenant Sharon Aldrich.

UAE survival training taps into Bedouin skills

26/02/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1704 Views 0 Comments Headquarters Middle East, NZDF, survival course

Military personnel have seized a chance to enhance their skills through a one-of-a-kind tactical desert training course. CAPTION: The Foreign

People’s Liberation Army-Navy Jiangkai-class frigate Hengyang

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Update 8, 9 & 10 Added – People’s Liberation Army–Navy vessels operating near Australia

26/02/202513/03/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 3013 Views 2 Comments China, New Zealand Defence Force, PLA-N

People’s Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-N) Task Group 107, comprised of the Jiangkai-class frigate Hengyang, the Renhai-class Cruiser Zunyi, and the Fuchi-class

A RAAF KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft departs Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, during Exercise Cope North 25. Story b y Flight Lieutenant Madeleine Magee. Photos by Aircraftwoman Mikaela Fernlund.

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Tankers band together in Guam

25/02/202501/03/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1934 Views 0 Comments Exercise Cope North, Guam, Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF), KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport, No. 33 Squadron, US Air Force

Australian, Japanese and American refuelling aircraft have joined forces to feed thirsty fast jets in the skies above Guam. CAPTION: A

A RAAF 1 Squadron F/A-18F Super Hornet pilot, weapons systems officer and ground crew member meet for pre-flight checks during Exercise Red Flag Nellis 25-1 in Nevada, US. Story by Flying Officer Shanea Zeegers. Photos by Aircraftwoman Laura Flower.

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Enhanced teamwork for technicians in Nevada

25/02/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1441 Views 0 Comments Exercise Red Flag, F/A-18F Super Hornet, No. 1 Squadron, No. 77 Squadron, RAF, US Air Force

Personnel from Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom have joined forces at Exercise Red Flag Nellis 25-1 and

Army soldier Sergeant Brent Power, a preventative medicine technician, remembers working on Operation Flood Assist at his home town of Casino, NSW, three years ago. Story and photo by Corporal Jacob Joseph.

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Remembering devastating floods, three years on

25/02/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1122 Views 0 Comments Operation Flood Assist 2022

In 2022, then-Corporal Brent Power saw his home town of Casino, NSW, transformed into a river of diesel, rotting animal

Army Corporal Mark Donaldson, VC, speaks to soldiers during a visit to the Trainee Rehabilitation Wing on Holsworthy Barracks, NSW. Story by Corporal Jacob Joseph. Photos by Sergeant Brodie Cross.

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VC recipients inspire the troops

21/02/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1787 Views 0 Comments Holsworthy Barracks, Mark Donaldson VC

Trooper Mark Donaldson, VC, remembered thinking to himself that there was no one coming to help. CAPTION: Army Corporal Mark Donaldson,

Regimental Sergeant Major of the Defence Force School of Signals, Warrant Officer Class One Benn Goulter, orders signallers to 'march on' at the start of the Royal Australian Corps of Signals centenary parade in Melbourne. Story by Captain Andrew Page. Photos by Corporal Michael Currie.

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Sending signals for a century

21/02/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 3051 Views 0 Comments Royal Australian Corps of Signals

Army Signallers gathered at Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance to mark the 100th anniversary of the Royal Australian Corps of Signals

Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025 competitor Sergeant Emily Lahey is welcomed on board a Royal Australian Air Force KC-30A aircraft by Leading Aircraftwoman Lily Cooper. Story. by Flying Officer Tina Langridge.

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Aussie warriors’ inspiring Invictus journey ends

20/02/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1548 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games, KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport

Team Australia’s incredible Invictus Games 2025 campaign has officially concluded after an inspiring and intense nine-day international competition. CAPTION: Invictus Games

Commander Peter Teichmann during his retirement ceremony at HMAS Kuttabul in Sydney. Story by Lieutenant Commander Anthony White. Photos by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

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Vietnam veteran casts off after 54 years

20/02/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1942 Views 0 Comments

On January 5, 1971, as the Vietnam conflict was spreading to Cambodia and Laos, the first-ever One Day International was

Phil Burton, centre, performs at Camp Baird Headquarters Middle East for deployed ADF personnel on Australia Day during the Forces Entertainment Tour. Story and photos by Leading Seaman Nadav Harel.

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Forces Entertainment at Camp Baird

20/02/202523/02/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1415 Views 0 Comments Camp Baird, Middle East Region

As the sun set on the dunes behind Camp Baird at Al Minhad Air Base in the United Arab Emirates,

A Royal Australian Air Force 77 Squadron F-35A Lightning II aircraft on the Nellis Air Force Base flightline during Exercise Red Flag Nellis 25-1. Story by Flying Officer Shanea Zeegers. Photos by Aircraftwoman Laura Flowers.

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High stakes in Exercise Red Flag over Las Vegas

20/02/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 2742 Views 0 Comments Exercise Red Flag, F-35A Lightning II, F/A-18F Super Hornet, No. 77 Squadron, RAF, USAF

The Royal Australian Air Force has joined the United States military and Royal Air Force (RAF) in Exercise Red Flag

RAAF Base Amberley senior ADF officer Wing Commander Tanya Evans at the newly refurbished Army and Air Force Canteen Service AP2 kiosk.

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AAFCANS upgrade improves offer at Amberley

20/02/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1139 Views 0 Comments Army and Air Force Canteen Service (AAFCANS), RAAF Amberley

Personnel at RAAF Base Amberley can now enjoy the newly upgraded Army and Air Force Canteen Service (AAFCANS) AP2 Kiosk.

Commander Air Task Group Air Commodore Philip Gordon in front of an F/A-18A Hornet on the flight line of Australia's main air operating base in the Middle East region. This image has been digitally modified. Story by Warrant Officer Class Two Max Bree. Photos by Corporal Nicci Freeman.

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Reflecting on Op Okra Air Task Group

18/02/202523/02/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1690 Views 0 Comments Daesh, F/A-18A/B Hornets, F/A-18F Super Hornet, Middle East Region

Hornet pilots strapped into their aircraft in temperatures often exceeding 50 degrees before taking off for eight-and-a-half-hour sorties. CAPTION: Commander Air