One of the four new Diamond DA40 NG aircraft that has recently been delivered to the Australian Air Force Cadets, Aviation Operations Wing. Photo: Sergeant Michael Thomas
20 Mar 2022
Air Force
News

Air Force welcomes new Diamonds

The Australian Air Force Cadets, Aviation Operations Wing, recently took delivery of four new Diamond DA40 NG aircraft.

Capability & technology
Royal Australian Air Force loadmaster Corporal Jakeb Thorogood watches for fishing vessels over the C-17J Spartan aircraft ramp during a maritime surveillance flight over Palau as part of Operation Solania. Photo: Leading Seaman Nadav Harel
18 Mar 2022
Navy, Air Force
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Navy, Air Force support Pacific fisheries

The ADF is working with its south-west Pacific neighbours to detect and deter illegal maritime activity in the region.

Alliances & relationships
Air Force personnel who trained as part of the Empire Air Training Scheme in World War II have been depicted on murals commissioned as part of the Air Force 2021 Centenary at RAAF Base Wagga. Photo: Wing Commander Tony Wennerbom
18 Mar 2022
Air Force
News

Wagga honours Empire Air Training role

A memorial honouring the Empire Air Training Scheme is nearing completion at the entrance to RAAF Base Wagga.

Commemoration & history
Tonga’s Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni (centre) and Australian High Commissioner to the Kingdom of Tonga, Rachael Moore (centre left), talk with military personnel from the Royal Australian Navy, French Armed Forces and the Republic of Fiji Military Force
18 Mar 2022
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Farewell acknowledges work of Pacific family

A farewell ceremony at Tonga’s Vuna Wharf has been held on March 16 to thank personnel who have been operating together from HMAS Canberra.

Relief & assistance
Group Captain James Badgery thanks artist Leanne Tobin, of the Buruberongal and Wumali clans of the Dharug, for her artwork that will hang in the Mirrung Room at the Air Lift Systems Program Office, RAAF Base Richmond. Photo: Corporal Dan Pinhorn
17 Mar 2022
Air Force
News

Kangaroo and emu together at Richmond

Totems of the Dharug nation and Defence are proudly displayed together in an artwork commissioned by the Air Lift Systems Program Office.

Community engagement
Air Commander Australia Air Vice-Marshal Joe Iervasi presents a certificate to Dr Bianca Capra as the Spitfire Memorial Defence Fellowship 2021 recipient during the 60th anniversary of the Spitfire Association. Photo: Sergeant Oliver Carter
15 Mar 2022
Air Force
News

The spirit of the Spitfire lives on

The Spitfire legacy continues to fuel the next generation of innovation through the Spitfire Memorial Defence Fellowship.

People & service
Air Force personnel remove flood-damaged carpet from Goodna Services Club, Brisbane, as part of Operation Flood Assist 2022. Photo: Corporal Julia Whitwell
15 Mar 2022
Air Force
News

Air Force helps clean up Goodna Services Club

Air Force aviators from RAAF Base Amberley assisted Goodna Services Club staff clean up after the Brisbane flooding.

Relief & assistance
Army soldiers Sapper Callan Stuart, left, and Sapper Ben Lowe, right, load flood-damaged furniture and equipment from Lismore police station in northern NSW onto a truck. Photo: Warrant Officer Class Two Max Bree
12 Mar 2022
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Clean-up continues in Lismore

The clean-up continues in Lismore and across northern NSW as part of Operation Flood Assist 2022.

Relief & assistance
Invictus Games 2020 Team Australia competitors Scott Reynolds, right, and Emma Murfet, centre, during a cycling training camp with University of South Australia staff in Adelaide, SA. Photo: Corporal Kieren Whiteley
11 Mar 2022
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Cycling towards Invictus Games

Former Navy maritime warfare officer Scott Reynolds is gearing up to compete in the Invictus Games in The Hague this year.

Sports, health & wellbeing
Air Force crew attendant Leading Aircraftwoman Hannah Heaney supports aircrew on board a KC-30A during air-to-air refuelling operations with a P-8A Poseidon as part of Exercise Diamond Seas 2022. Photo: Leading Aircraftwoman Kate Czerny
10 Mar 2022
Air Force
News

Crew attendant on a mission

A career as an Air Force crew attendant has been exciting so far for Leading Aircraftwoman Hannah Heaney.

People & service
A P-8A Poseidon flies off the New South Wales coast after a mid-air refuelling from a KC-30A from No. 33 Squadron as part of Exercise Diamond Seas 2022. Photo: Leading Aircraftwoman Kate Czerny
10 Mar 2022
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Joint force success

This year's Diamond series kicked off with the successful completion of the first exercise, Diamond Seas 2022.

Exercises & training
The Murrook Cultural Heritage Team conduct a smoking ceremony at No. 41 Wing's naming ceremony at RAAF Base Williamtown, New South Wales. Photos: Leading Aircraftman Samuel Miller
09 Mar 2022
Air Force
News

Two cultures at one

No. 41 Wing and the Worimi community came together to celebrate the Aboriginal renaming of Air Force’s air battle management system.

Community engagement