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Royal Australian Air Force air movements personnel assist Republic of Fiji Military Forces engineers and medical personnel bound for Tonga to a C-130J Hercules aircraft at RAAF Base Amberley in Queensland. Photo: Leading Aircraftwoman Kate Czerny
15 Feb 2022
Air Force
News

Fijians arrive to assist Tonga

Republic of Fiji Military Forces have arrived in Tonga to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief alongside Australian troops.

Relief & assistance
Corporal Tiana Heap enjoys the views of northern NSW during the first all-female crewed C-27J Spartan aircraft from No. 35 Squadron, based at RAAF Base Amberley. Photos: Leading Aircraftwoman Kate Czerny
15 Feb 2022
Air Force
News

Flying into the history books

An all-female crew has flown a C-27J Spartan transport aircraft into the history books at Air Force’s No. 35 Squadron.

People & service
Royal Australian Air Force officer Air Commodore Nick Osborne, outgoing Commander of Surveillance and Response Group, returns the salute during the transfer of command ceremony at RAAF Base Williamtown. Photos: Leading Aircraftman Samuel Miller
14 Feb 2022
Air Force
News

Surveillance and Response Group changes command

The Royal Australian Air Force has a new commander to lead its Surveillance and Response Group.

People & service
Australian Army officer Captain Jyra Blake-Waller, left, and PNGDF officer Captain Charles Namuesh, right, deliver a solar-powered vaccination fridge to Mumeng Health Centre, Morobe Province, PNG. Photo: Captain Nathanael Kennedy.
11 Feb 2022
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Working together to support PNG

ADF and Papua New Guinea Defence Force personnel are providing vital assistance to PNG with its COVID-19 response.

Alliances & relationships
Minister for Defence Peter Dutton opens the Australian Hypersonic Research Precinct at Eagle Farm in Brisbane. Photo: Leading Aircraftwoman Kate Czerny.
11 Feb 2022
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Hypersonic precinct to supercharge research

The Minister for Defence officially opened a new $14 million hypersonic research facility in Brisbane.

Capability & technology
Sergeant Amy Hestermann-Crane, left, Phoebe Budd, Chaplain Nikki Coleman and Squadron Leader Mel Vreugdenburg at the Bush Capital Lodge in Canberra for the YMCA Space Squad camp. Photos: Leading Aircraftman Adam Abela
11 Feb 2022
Air Force
News

Space Squad: The next generation

Air Force mentors met the next generation of leaders in the space sector at the YMCA ‘Space Squad’ in Canberra.

People & service
Navy planning officer Lieutenant Commander Tom Miller talks with Mr Glen Bradley from the Department of Health's Aged Care Taskforce in Canberra. Photo: Corporal Julia Whitwell.
10 Feb 2022
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

ADF surges aged-care support

ADF personnel across Australia are gearing up to further support the aged-care sector.

People & service
Director-General Air Command Operations Air Commodore Stephen Chappell and Japan Air Self-Defense Force Colonel Hiroshi Fujii at RAAF Base Amberley. Photo: Corporal Brett Sherriff
08 Feb 2022
Air Force
News

Amberley hosts Japan Air Self-Defense Force

RAAF Base Amberley has hosted a number of Japan Air Self-Defense Force aircraft to support Japanese efforts on the response to the Tonga earthquake.

Relief & assistance
Exercise Cope North 22 personnel and aircraft from the Royal Australian Air Force, the United States Air Force and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Photo: United States Air Force
07 Feb 2022
Air Force
News

Exercise Cope North under way

The Royal Australian Air Force has deployed aircraft and personnel to Guam and other islands in Micronesia to conduct Exercise Cope North 22.

Exercises & training
No. 37 Squadron Technical Training Flight at RAAF Base Richmond, New South Wales. Photos: Corporal Dan Pinhorn
04 Feb 2022
Air Force
News

Leading the way in training

Often the first to arrive during operations, Air Force’s No. 37 Squadron is also now first to comply with new Defence-wide training regulations.

Capability & technology
Defence personnel from Japan, USA, UK, Fiji, New Zealand, France and Australia make up the new coordination cell at Headquarters Joint Operations Command. Photo: Major Cameron Jamieson.
02 Feb 2022
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Coordination crucial for Tonga mission

Headquarters Joint Operations Command has moved quickly to establish a new coordination cell to respond to Tonga.

Relief & assistance
The New South Wales Rural Fire Service’s newly acquired Bell 412 helicopter is unloaded from a RAAF C-17A Globemaster III at RAAF Base Richmond. Photo: Corporal Dan Pinhorn
02 Feb 2022
Air Force
News

Third Bell’s the charm

A third Bell 412 helicopter for the New South Wales Rural Fire Service has arrived courtesy of Air Force’s No. 36 Squadron.

Capability & technology
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