Leading Aircraftman Joshua Row shows the students from Port Moresby Technical College an engine bay of a C-27J Spartan aircraft at Port Moresby airport, Papua New Guinea, during the Defence Pacific Air Program.
01 May 2024
Air Force
News

Inspiring next generation of college graduates

Students from Port Moresby Technical College visited the 35 Squadron detachment in PNG to tour a RAAF C-27J Spartan deployed under the Defence…

Alliances & relationships | Community engagement
Leading Aircraftwoman Joan Domaschenz (right) and Sergeant Brett Austin visit Loka and his brother at the Queensland Children’s Hospital.
01 May 2024
Air Force
News

Aviators brighten the day for sick kids

RAAF aviators spent time playing games and sharing stories with ill and injured kids at Queensland Children’s Hospital.

Community engagement | People & service
Australian Army soldier Sergeant Clayford Lui, right, of 51st Battalion, Far North Queensland Regiment, addresses the audience about the World War 2 service by Torres Strait Islanders during the Lest We Forget Anzac Day 2024 Tribute Concert at Sydney Town Hall. Left to right: Sergeant Lachlan Youll, Headquarters 2nd (Australian) Division; Private Letrell Uta, 51st Battalion, Far North Queensland Regiment; and Sergeant Clayford Lui.
30 Apr 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Defence supports Anzac Day tribute concert

Sailors, soldiers and aviators joined a lineup of iconic entertainers and the veteran community for a concert in Sydney on Anzac Day.

Ceremonies & events | Community engagement
A RAAF C-27J Spartan from 35 Squadron parked at Telefomin airport, Papua New Guinea, during the Defence Pacific Air Program.
30 Apr 2024
Air Force
News

Spartan strengthens partnerships in PNG

A RAAF C-27J Spartan conducted airlift operations in PNG as part of the Defence Pacific Air Program.

Alliances & relationships | Relief & assistance
Australian Defence Force Academy cadets at an Anzac Day service held at Majors Creek, NSW.
30 Apr 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Honouring shared history among the magpies

Majors Creek residents marched behind Australian Defence Force Academy cadets to the 150-year-old local church for Anzac Day.

Ceremonies & events | Commemoration & history
Commanding Officer 19 Squadron, Wing Commander Belinda Edmunds (r) and Flight Lieutenant Matthew Schmidt, a pilot from 6 Squadron, discuss the crash of F-111G A8-291 with local school children, Pulau Aur, Malaysia.
30 Apr 2024
Air Force
News

Close community ties through tragedy

A remote Malaysian island and its community has a strong and lasting bond with the Air Force, born out of the most tragic circumstances.

Alliances & relationships | Commemoration & history
Air Force aviators deployed to Solomon Islands unload a RAAF Boeing C-17 Globemaster III at Honiara Henderson Airport.
30 Apr 2024
Army, Air Force
News

Aircraft support continues for Solomon Islands

Australian military aircraft have continued to play a major role in the air bridge that links Solomon Islands during its national elections.

Alliances & relationships | Relief & assistance
ADF ice hockey team played against the NSW Police team in Sydney.
29 Apr 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

ADF gets a big break on police rivals

The ADF ice hockey team glided to victory against the NSW Police in a high-scoring match.

Sports, health & wellbeing
A poppy on the uniform of an Australian Army officer deployed to Operation ASLAN during this year’s Anzac Day service in Juba, South Sudan.
29 Apr 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Anzac reflection during deployment

Australian and New Zealand Defence Force contingents attended an Anzac Day service at UN House in Juba, South Sudan.

Alliances & relationships | Commemoration & history
Chief of Royal Australian Air Force, Air Marshal Robert Chipman (centre) and Chief of Royal New Zealand Air Force, Air Vice Marshal Darryn Webb (right) meet the PNGDF Minister, The Honourable Dr. Billy Joseph in Port Moresby, PNG.
29 Apr 2024
Air Force
News

Pacific partnerships strengthened during joint visit

Australia and New Zealand Chiefs of Air Force visited PNG to build on their already close defence partnerships.

Alliances & relationships
Wing Commander David Riddel and Cameron Kelly clean the memorial plaque at the crash site
29 Apr 2024
Air Force
News

Camaraderie lives on in Air Force

RAAF aviators and family commemorate the 25th anniversary of two aviators who crashed while on exercise in Malaysia in 1999.

Ceremonies & events | Commemoration & history
Armament technicians from 1 Squadron load an AGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missile onto an F/A-18F Super Hornet at RAAF Base Amberley.
29 Apr 2024
Air Force
News

Top-down teamwork readies aircraft for combat

Air Force armament technicians have loaded AGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles to F/A-18F Super Hornets during a live training activity.

Capability & technology | Exercises & training