RAAFSFS fire training students take an ice bath after conducting firefighting training – a measure of recovery and rehabilitation introduced by the HPO team.
27 Feb 2024
Air Force
News

New training concept for stronger Air Force

Air Force’s performance and safety program is helping to prevent injury among trainees.

Sports, health & wellbeing
Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Robert Chipman, greets Air Commodore Tony Jones at Russell Offices, Canberra.
27 Feb 2024
Air Force
News

Three stars for adventurous half-lifetime

Air Commodore Tony Jones has served half the life of the Air Force after joining as an 18-year-old cadet in 1972.

Awards & recognition | People & service
Aircraftwoman Natasha Sharma prepares food during her initial employment training at HMAS Cerberus, Victoria.
26 Feb 2024
Air Force
News

Igniting the passion for cooking

Driven by a long-held passion for cooking, Aircraftwoman Natasha Sharma is now an Air Force chef.

People & service
RAAF and United States Air Force personnel unload cargo from a USAF C-130J aircraft at Tinian North airfield during Exercise Cope North.
23 Feb 2024
Air Force
News

Multilateral integration in the field

RAAF and US Air Force teams conduct cross training in the Northern Mariana Islands during Exercise Cope North.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
ADF cycling president Squadron Leader Aaron Pyle, left, races after Private Jarrod Hughes during the 2024 Cannonball Mountain Biking Festival at Thredbo.
23 Feb 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
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ADF mountain bikers mix it with the best

ADF cyclists take on international competitors at the Cannonball Mountain Bike Festival in Thredbo.

Sports, health & wellbeing | People & service
Aircraftwoman Cindy Cao prepares food during her initial employment training at HMAS Cerberus, Victoria.
23 Feb 2024
Air Force
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A tasty journey of reward

An emerging talent in Air Force, making mouths water with her culinary skills, is chef-in-training, Aircraftwoman Cindy Cao.

People & service
Pilot Officer Ashlee Staneke holding her graduate certificate from 268 PC-21 ADF Pilots’ Course last year.
22 Feb 2024
Air Force
News

Gaining altitude after graduating

Flying Officer Ashlee Staneke's motivation to become a pilot carried her from a young age through to the ADF Academy.

People & service
A United States Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk takes flight at Tinian North during Exercise Cope North 24.
22 Feb 2024
Air Force
News

Island agility proves force readiness

The RAAF has deployed with the US and Japan to conduct agile operations for Exercise Cope North.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
ADF ARRTS program participant Leading Aircraftwoman Emily Foote in the visual arts studio at the University of Canberra's Inspire Centre.
21 Feb 2024
Air Force
News

Air Force mechanic changes gears

Leading Aircraftwoman Emily-Jane Foote shares how the ADF Arts for Recovery, Resilience, Teamwork and Skills program helped clear her head.

Sports, health & wellbeing | People & service
The E-7 Trilateral Working Group at RAAF Base Williamtown.
21 Feb 2024
Air Force
News

Working with partners to control the skies

Controlling almost 4 million square km a mission, the Royal Australian Air Force has established its position in the skies.

Alliances & relationships
Leading Aircraftwoman Indianna Biles and Leading Aircraftwoman Olivia Jacobs conduct a stocktake prior to sealing the container ready for transportation to RAAF Base Tindal, Northern Territory.
19 Feb 2024
Air Force
News

F-35A readiness boosted with deployed spares pack

Aviators have built a second deployed spares pack for the F-35A Lightning II, enhancing supply-chain resilience and operational preparedness.

Capability & technology
Aircraftman Ronan Duff from 383 Contingency Response Squadron at Tinian North during Exercise Cope North 24 joined Air Force as a personnel capability specialist under the Gap Year program.
19 Feb 2024
Air Force
News

Far from home in Guam

Aircraftman Ronan Duff's most rewarding deployment so far has been to Guam and Tinian for Exercise Cope North.

Exercises & training | People & service