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Military personnel with life vests in a black boat.
28 Nov 2025
Army
News

Small boats, big connections

Australian Army personnel educate Filipino soldiers on small boats and coastal defence, and are taught in return.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
An ADF athlete plays football with children in the Solomon Islands.
28 Nov 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

ADF futsal team creates field of dreams in Solomons

Sporting interaction builds long-term friendships and strengthens regional partnerships.

Alliances & relationships | Sports, health & wellbeing
Numerous emergency response members guide rescue vessels down a ramp into the ocean with buildings and palm trees in the background.
28 Nov 2025
Army
News

The best prepare for the worst

Australia joins with Pacific partners in Samoa to strengthen humanitarian and disaster-response skills.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
An F-35A Lightning II, from 77 Squadron, takes off from RAAF Base Townsville, Queensland, during Exercise Black Dagger 25-2.
28 Nov 2025
Army, Air Force
News

JTAC trainees take aim

Critical qualification produces mission-ready controllers able to integrate air power into complex land operations.

Capability & technology | Exercises & training
An instructor speaks to a classroom of students.
27 Nov 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Sport program builds relationship with Solomons

The ADF delivers sports accreditation in Honiara to grow strong relationships with the Solomon Islands.

Alliances & relationships | Sports, health & wellbeing
A man in military uniform stands before a helicopter.
27 Nov 2025
Army
News

Helicopter maintenance a family affair

Thrilled to be part of something not many people get to do, Craftsman Marcus Szewczuk skills up on Exercise Helicon Luk.

Exercises & training | People & service
Two girls in athleisure stand on a field, one with a baseball and the other with a bat.
27 Nov 2025
Army, Air Force
News

Service v service, sister v sister

Two sporty sisters, one Air Force and one Army, go head-to-head for the first time at the ADF Cricket Carnival.

Sports, health & wellbeing | People & service
Two inflatable boats carrying Australian soldiers and Philippine marines float down a river near a concrete bridge, with one marine using a paddle.
27 Nov 2025
Army
News

Filipinos take to training like ducks to water

Australian soldiers train Philippine marines in small-boat tactics and safety in Ternate, the Philippines.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
A man crouches next to a smoking fire and pokes it with a stick while animal ribs are cooking on a spit.
26 Nov 2025
Army
News

Learning tricks of the tracking trade

Soldiers from Army's 1st brigade undertake jungle survival and tracker training in the Philippines.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
Soldiers run through a swamp with weapons drawn and coloured smoke swirling around them.
26 Nov 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Busy building ties and trust throughout the region

The ADF is conducting engagement activities with countries across South-East Asia and the North-East Indian Ocean during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2025.

Alliances & relationships | Operations & missions
Two men in military uniforms working on an outboard motor together.
25 Nov 2025
Army
News

Mechanics work to keep fleet afloat

Australian and Philippine mechanics team up to restore boat engines and share maintenance know-how in Ternate.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
soldiers participate in the Army Football Championships 2025 at Gallipoli Barracks, Brisbane.
25 Nov 2025
Army
News

7th Brigade takes national football title

Soldiers from every regular Army formation were represented at this year’s Army football championships.

Sports, health & wellbeing | People & service