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Commandant of the Australian Defence Force Academy Brigadier Troy Francis is honoured to lead an institution he always wanted to be involved with. Photos by John Carroll.
ADF ADF People 

ADFA appointment a highlight for brigadier

04/02/202504/02/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 2044 Views 0 Comments ADFA

Brigadier Troy Francis has been appointed commandant of the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) for the next three years. CAPTION: Commandant

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Lieutenant Lara Hamblin on Exercise Cartwheel as the officer in command of demolitions, Nasouri Highlands, Fiji. Story and photos by Captain Annie Richardson.
ADF People 

Horse rider’s Army career galloping ahead

08/10/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 851 Views 0 Comments ADF Gap Year, ADFA, Exercise Cartwheel, RAEME, Republic of Fiji Military Forces, Royal Military College-Duntroon (RMC-D)

Combat engineer Lieutenant Lara Hamblin’s journey in the Army began with a snap choice to join the Army Gap Year

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Reviewing Officer, Chief of the Defence Force (CDF) General Angus Campbell, inspects the parade, band, pipes and drums at the 2024 CDF Parade. Story by Lieutenant Colonel Sandra Turner. Photos by Thomas Lucraft.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

Parade marks the end of the beginning for officer aspirants

28/02/202403/03/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1801 Views 0 Comments ADFA, Cadets, Chief of Defence Force

Five weeks isn’t a long time, but for more than 350 of the Australian Defence Force Academy’s (ADFA) newest trainee

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Third-year trainee officers Samuel Woods, Matilda Roberts and Emily Lewis during the ADFA Leadership Challenge Three exercise in Majura training field in Canberra. Story by Chelsey Ballard. Photos by Officer Cadet Mikaela Cox.
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Cadets face final leadership test

06/10/202306/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1608 Views 0 Comments ADF Cadets, ADFA

Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) trainee officers embarked on a final test of character, leadership and ethics before they graduate

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Chief Petty Officer Michelle Keygan is studying with the ADFA Postgraduate Scheme while maintaining her training and development role at the Navy Recruit School, HMAS Cerberus, Victoria. Story by Lieutenant Rebecca Williamson. Photo by Leading Seaman James McDougall.
ADF People 

Defence masters degree opens doors

05/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1011 Views 0 Comments ADFA, HMAS Cerberus, UNSW

Gaining lifelong skill sets and an impressive qualification she didn’t even realise was available to her, Chief Petty Officer Michelle

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Aircraft Research and Development Unit flight test engineer Flight Lieutenant Stephanie Hume with a PC-21 on the flight line at RAAF Base Edinburgh. Story by Flying Officer Jamie Wallace. Photo by Corporal Brenton Kwaterski.
ADF People 

Love of engineering fuels success

26/07/202304/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1518 Views 0 Comments ADFA, Aircraft Research and Development Unit, RAAF Edinburgh

As a flight test engineer in the Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant Steph Hume describes her job as bridging

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Flying Officer Jessica Williams on graduating from the Australian Defence Force Academy in December. Story by Alex Donato. Photo supplied by Scene To Believe.
ADF People 

Persistence pays off for aviator with dream

31/01/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1393 Views 0 Comments ADFA

After a major setback early in her career, Flying Officer Jessica Williams is now living her dream. CAPTION: Flying Officer

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Graduates from Air Force, having completed the year-long Australian Command & Staff Course, pose for a group photo. Story by John Noble.
ADF People 

Air Force’s War College graduates celebrated

21/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1525 Views 0 Comments ADFA, Australian Command & Staff Course (ACSC), Chief of Air Force, Governor-General of Australia

Some of Air Force’s brightest are among the latest students to graduate from the highly respected Australian War College in

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Australian Defence Force Academy trainee officers help garden and clean the backyard of a Canberra community member for the Canberra Youth Residential Service. Story by Alex Donato. Photo by Flight Lieutenant Nicole Beames.
ADF People Health and Wellbeing 

ADF provides support to vulnerable community

28/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1356 Views 0 Comments ADFA

Defence personnel from the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) demonstrated the importance of service and selflessness by providing support to

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Lieutenant Commander Siobhan Sturdy guides Midshipman Kane Kasemchainan through a virtual training demonstrator at the Australian Defence Force Academy open day. Story by Lieutenant Yvette Goldberg. Photo by Petty Officer Bradley Darvill.
News Royal Australian Navy 

ADFA open day well attended

23/08/202225/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2084 Views 0 Comments ADFA, Australian Defence Force Academy

Prospective students, trainee officers, friends, families and the local Canberra community experienced the vibrancy of the Australian Defence Force Academy

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HMAS Farncomb in rough seas off Sydney. Photo by Leading Seaman Brenton Freind.
ADF People 

From diesel engines to data

08/01/202220/06/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2593 Views 0 Comments ADFA, Royal Australian Naval College

This story has been removed by request of the subject

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At the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding: Warrant Officer Andrew Jocumsen, Commodore Peter Leavy, Colonel James Murray, Andrew Nealy, Professor Michael O’Donnell, Group Captain Jeff Howard, Captain (USN) Matt Ort and Lieutenant Colonel Dave Cave. Story by Wing Commander Jade Deveney.
News Royal Australian Navy USA 

New exchange opportunity for midshipmen

10/12/202111/12/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2303 Views 0 Comments ADFA, USNA

Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) Commandant, Commodore Peter Leavy and Superintendent United States Naval Academy (USNA) Vice Admiral Sean Buck

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ADF Australian News 

Chief of Defence Force Parade at ADFA

03/03/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4781 Views 0 Comments ADFA, Australian Defence Force Academy

The Australian Defence Force’s current leaders joined with family and friends to welcome its future leaders during the Chief of

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ADFA’s graduating class of 2017 throw their hats in the air to symbolise completion of three years military training and academic studies as a C-130J Hercules flies over in salute. Photo by AHC Studios.
ADF Australian News 

Latest graduation from ADFA

15/12/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7362 Views 0 Comments ADFA, Australian Defence Force Academy

More than 260 officer cadets and midshipmen graduated from the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) in Canberra yesterday. Families and

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Helicopter action at the ADFA open day (2015) aimed to give potential officer cadets and midshipmen and insight into the benefits of combining a career in the ADF with a degree from UNSW. Photo by Michael Jackson-Rand.
ADF Australian News 

ADFA Open Day 2017 – 26 August

25/08/201705/09/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4991 Views 0 Comments ADFA

Australia’s pre-eminent tri-service military training institution, the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA), will once again open its doors to prospective

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The class of 2016 throw their hats in the air to symbolise completion of three years military training and academic studies. They will now be posted to locations across Australia for further training or to commence their new postings. Photo by Michael Jackson-Rand
ADF Australian News 

ADFA’s 30th class graduates

08/12/201608/12/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6129 Views 0 Comments ADFA

Throwing their hats in the air today marked not only the end of their time at the Australian Defence Force

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ADF Australian News 

CDF marks ADFA’s 30th anniversary

27/02/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3411 Views 0 Comments ADFA

The Annual Chief of Defence Force Parade at ADFA took on added significance today as the Australian Defence Force Academy

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ADF Australian News 

ADFA and RMC graduation parades

10/12/2015 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6348 Views 2 Comments ADFA, RMC

Graduation parades were held at both RMC and ADFA this week with Governor General Sir Peter Cosgrove presiding at both. While

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