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HMAS Anzac sailors line the forecastle as the ship arrives at Busan Naval Base, Republic of Korea during a regional presence deployment. Story by Lieutenant Max Logan. Photo by Leading Seaman Jarryd Capper.
News Royal Australian Navy 

HMAS Anzac home after regional presence deployment

11/08/202313/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1797 Views 0 Comments Fleet Base West, HMAS Anzac, Regional Presence Deployment, US Navy

After a busy few months, the ship’s company of HMAS Anzac has wrapped up the latest regional presence deployment in

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A Royal Australian Air Force F-35A Lightning ll takes off from RAAF Base Curtin, Western Australia, during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023. Story by Flying Officer Connor Bellhouse. Photos by Leading Aircraftwoman Annika Smit.
News Royal Australian Air Force Talisman Sabre 

Sleepy air base awakens

04/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1600 Views 0 Comments Combat Support Group (CSG), Exercise Talisman Sabre, RAAF Curtin

In the remote northern corner of Western Australia sits RAAF Base Curtin, a contingency air base is maintained with a

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Australian Army officer trainees Staff Cadet Eric du Preez (left) and Staff Cadet Tori Spithoven from the Royal Military College at Duntroon, Canberra, during the Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023 live-fire demonstration at Shoalwater Bay training area in central Queensland. Story by Captain Evita Ryan. Photo by Staff Sergeant Ryan Wilhoit (US Army).
ADF People Australian Army News 

Cadets experience multinational firepower

28/07/202304/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1504 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre, HIMARS, M777 Howitzer, Royal Military College-Duntroon (RMC-D), Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Staff Cadet

Nine I Class Staff Cadets from the Royal Military College − Duntroon (RMC-D) in Canberra, were given the opportunity to

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Four Royal Australian Air Force F-35A Lightning II's over northern Australia during Exercise Talisman Sabre 23. Photo by Sergeant Pete Gammie.
News Royal Australian Air Force Talisman Sabre 

Top End provides world-class airspace for TS23

28/07/202301/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2265 Views 1 Comment Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023, F/A-18F Super Hornet, RAAF Tindal

The Top End provides a world-class airspace for Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023, where Australian and United States aviators can continue

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A K9A1 self-propelled Howitzer from the 11th Field Artillery Unit of the Korean Marine Corps fires during a multi-national live firepower demonstration at Shoalwater Bay Training Area during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Adam Abela.
Australian Army News Talisman Sabre 

Talisman Sabre kicked off with a bang

26/07/202330/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1779 Views 0 Comments 1st Brigade, Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023, F-35B Lightning II, HIMARS, M777 Howitzer, US Army

Soldiers from Australia, the United States, Japan, and South Korea conducted a combined joint live-fire demonstration at the Shoalwater Bay

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A K9A1 self-propelled Howitzer from the 11th Field Artillery Unit of the Korean Marine Corps fires during a multi-national live firepower demonstration at Shoalwater Bay Training Area during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Adam Abela.
ADF News Talisman Sabre 

Serious shootout in Shoalwater Bay

23/07/202325/07/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2042 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023

Seven nations have participated in a live-fire activity at the Shoalwater Bay Training Area as part of the largest* ever

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A United States Marine Corps F-35C Lightning II aircraft, from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314 (Black Knights), departs from RAAF Base Williamtown, NSW. Story by Flying Officer Connor Bellhouse. Photo byLeading Aircraftman Samuel Miller.
News Royal Australian Air Force 

US Black Knights mix with RAAF’s best

20/07/202320/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1940 Views 0 Comments F-35A Lightning II, RAAF Williamtown, US Air Force

Known as the ‘Black Knights’, the United States Marine Corps (USMC) Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314 (VMFA-314) made RAAF Base

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Corporal Hannah Graham winds in the earthing cable before heading out to refuel. Story b y Flying Officer Sharon Sebastian. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Ryan Howell.
ADF People 

Refuelling fast jets in record time

19/07/202323/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1450 Views 0 Comments Exercise High Sierra, F-35A Lightning II, No. 2 Operational Conversion Unit, No. 27 Squadron, RAAF Townsville

As a wave of eight fast jets land, Corporal Hannah Graham dispatches tankers to refuel the aircraft – enabling redeployment

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Leading Aircraftman Harry Williamson, a ground support equipment technician from 27 Squadron, works in the engine bay of a G-Wagon at RAAF Base Townsville. Story by Flying Officer Aarron Dann. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Ryan Howell.
News Royal Australian Air Force 

Providing crucial air power in the north

14/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1480 Views 0 Comments Black Dagger, Combat Support Group (CSG), Exercise High Sierra, No. 27 Squadron, RAAF Curtin, RAAF Townsville

RAAF Base Townsville is one of seven bases supporting the Northern Air Campaign 2023 (NAC23), a surge period of concurrent

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RAAF aviation refueller, Leading Aircraftman Stephen Gannon (L) instructs US Marine Corps refuellers on the operation of Australian refuelling trucks at RAAF Base Williamtown, NSW. Story by Flight Lieutenant Claire Campbell. Photo by Corporal Craig Barrett.
News Royal Australian Air Force 

Refuelling international partnerships

07/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1339 Views 0 Comments No. 13 Squadron, No. 17 Squadron, No. 26 Squadron, RAAF Williamtown, USMC

Driver training officers from 96 Wing have welcomed United States Marine Corps (USMC) refuellers to RAAF Base Williamtown with essential

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Flight Lieutenant Nicholas Eberl (left) and Flight Lieutenant Jake Dell-O’Sullivan fly their racing drones. Story by Squadron Leader Chloe Stevenson. Photo by Private Nicholas Marqui.
ADF People 

Defence building abuzz

23/06/202323/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1112 Views 0 Comments Chief of Air Force, Drone Racing, Russell Offices

Chief of Air Force had the best view in the house when a team of tech-savvy aviators set up their

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Air Force Aviation Programs for Women participants try on firefighting equipment at RAAF Base Williamtown. Story by Flight Lieutenant Jessica Winnall. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Samuel Miller.
News Royal Australian Air Force 

Young women test their wings

21/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1771 Views 0 Comments Defence Force Recruiting, RAAF Williamtown

Thirty young women from around Australia immersed themselves in Air Force life through the Aviation Programs for Women at RAAF

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Air Force fire fighters evacuate a simulated casualty from a PC-21 aircraft during a crash exercise at RAAF Base Williamtown, NSW. Story by Wing Commander Sue Yates. Photos by Leading Aircraftman Samuel Miller.
News Royal Australian Air Force 

Emergency response put to the test

16/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1725 Views 0 Comments emergency fitness test, RAAF Williamtown, State Emergency Service (SES)

Testing emergency response procedures and processes on an operational airfield used by military and civilian aircraft is no easy feat.

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Aircraftwoman Indianna Biles checks the serial numbers of aircraft parts in the F-35A Lightning II warehouse at RAAF Base Williamtown, New South Wales. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Samuel Miller.
ADF People 

Inspired to enlist after a glimpse inside

30/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1374 Views 0 Comments Reconciliation Week

An aviator inspired by the RAAF Base Williamtown Indigenous Youth Program leads by example. CAPTION: Aircraftwoman Indianna Biles checks the

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A US Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron 27 conducts a show of force as part of the live-fire exercise during Exercise Black Dagger 2017. Photo by Sergeant Kirk Peacock.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force 

Ex Black Dagger brings thunder to NQ

23/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2123 Views 0 Comments Exercise Black Dagger

RAAF Base Townsville will have an influx of Royal Australian Air Force aircraft and activity for this year’s Exercise Black

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Surface finishers Sergeant Steve Marshall and Leading Aircraftman Macdara Barden in front of an F/A-18A Hornet A21-018, from 75 Squadron, with a commemorative paint scheme at RAAF Base Tindal, Northern Territory.
ADF People 

Finishers gather for the memories

22/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1525 Views 0 Comments

Sergeant Steven Marshall has a model of every aircraft he did a major paint job on over his 20-year career

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Australian Army personnel from the 16th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery and Members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines observe an air-defence live-fire demonstration by the US Army at Naval Station Leovigildo Gantioqui during Exercise Balikatan 2023. Photo by Leading Seaman Nadav Harel.
Australian Army News Pacific 

International partners unite for live-fire demo

02/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1631 Views 0 Comments Balikatan

Artillery units from across the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), United States military and Australian Army united on Exercise

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Royal Australian Air Force aircraft conduct a flypast of the French Marine Nationale Frigate La Fayette. The flypast consisted of a No. 11 Squadron P-8A Poseidon and two No. 75 Squadron F-35A Lightnings during a maritime strike and anti-submarine warfare training mission. French navy photo by Vincent Idrac-Virebent from the amphibious helicopter dock Dixmude.
Europe News Pacific Royal Australian Air Force 

RAAF aviators meet Jeanne d’Arc on round-the-world voyage

26/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1746 Views 0 Comments

An around-the-world journey by the Marine Nationale (French Navy) has allowed closer working ties to be forged with Royal Australian

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Uncategorized 

DEFENCE STRATEGIC REVIEW 2023 – unformatted

24/04/202303/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3830 Views 0 Comments Defence Strategic Review

Following is the full text of The Australian government’s response to the Defence Strategic Review 2023, copied and pasted here

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A Royal Australian Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft conducts a flypast over HMAS Sydney during Exercise Tasman Shield. Photo by Able Seaman Joshua Bishenden.
News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

RAAF and RAN benefit from joint Exercise Tasman Shield

05/04/202308/04/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2666 Views 1 Comment F-35A Lightning II, HMAS Sydney, Tasman Shield

A major exercise that tested the ability of the Royal Australian Air Force and Navy to work together has concluded

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