ADF members and families in the news

An Australian Army male soldier takes a knee with his rifle with helmet and body armour.
18 Jul 2025
Army
News

Sappers gear up for asset protection

Australian Army Reserve soldiers from 5th Brigade are taking part in the nation’s largest military exercise in history, Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025.

Exercises & training | People & service
Air Force aviation life support equipment technician Leading Aircraftman Ray Cordwell is responsible for inspecting, servicing and replacing aircraft safety and survival kit.
18 Jul 2025
Army, Air Force
News

Mission Possible: behind the scenes in aviation

Detail-orientated work on safety and survival gear keeps pilots and other aircrew flying.

Capability & technology | People & service
Lieutenant Ruslan Pnevski checks to make sure he hasn't forgotten anything before descending to the wreck of SS Nemesis off the coast of New South Wales.
17 Jul 2025
Navy
News

Navy diver breaks own record in search of wreck

The dive team is the first in 120 years to set eyes on a sunken coal hauler off Wollongong, NSW.

Sports, health & wellbeing | People & service
Commander Australian Defence College, Rear Admiral James Lybrand, former First Assistant Secretary Defence Performance Task Force, Teresa Blair, Chief of Personnel, Lieutenant General Natasha Fox, AO, Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Mark Hammond, Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Stephen Chappell, and Commandant Australian War College Brigadier Lara Troy at the AWC alumni function.
17 Jul 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Alumni celebrate war college

The college's network of professionals continues to influence Defence and national security, and shape leadership.

Ceremonies & events | People & service
Indigenous Youth Program students check out the C-130E Hercules static training aircraft at RAAF Base Richmond, NSW.
16 Jul 2025
Air Force
News

Indigenous culture meets Air Force opportunity

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students experience a day in the life of an aviator at RAAF Base Richmond, NSW.

Community engagement | People & service
Bombardier April Horan, a mission commander with 132 Battery, 20th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, conducts reconnaissance and surveillance operations with the Integrator tactical uncrewed aerial system.
15 Jul 2025
Army
News

Demand for drone operators set to soar

New aircraft gather intelligence, provide surveillance, find targets and conduct reconnaissance.

Capability & technology | People & service
Royal Australian Navy cyber warfare specialists, shown monitoring a software disruption during Exercise Blue Spectrum, could be bolstered by the Cyber Reserve Concept.
15 Jul 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force, Space, Cyber
News

Review to modernise reserve force

Recommendations support an integrated, focused force prepared to meet evolving strategic challenges.

Capability & technology | People & service
Squadron Leader Paul Jeffery, left, with his family in Auckland after being awarded a Royal Australian Air Force Silver Commendation.
15 Jul 2025
Air Force
News

Special ceremony across the Tasman

Remote working is no bar to recognition in a trans-Tasman celebration of service and mateship

Ceremonies & events | People & service