ADF rowers on Lake Burley Griffin during the ACT Rowing Championships in Canberra.
20 Mar 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

ADF rowing medallists set sights on Tasmania

ADF rowers won five medals at the ACT Rowing Championships on the Yarramundi Reach Rowing Course.

Sports, health & wellbeing
Children at the Vaiala Beach School finish their basketball session on a high during the Australian Defence Force (ADF) sports training program in Samoa.
19 Mar 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

ADF brings basketball skills to Samoan kids

ADF basketball representatives visited a Samoan school for a sports training program to promote physical activity and teamwork.

Sports, health & wellbeing
A US HIMARS fires an MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile System in the Northern Territory.
19 Mar 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
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Turning expectations into reality more quickly

Senior leaders provided an update on Australia’s accelerated capability development to Defence’s Capability Symposium.

Capability & technology
Commanding Officer 5th Combat Service Support Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Shaw, and Regimental Sergeant Major, Warrant Officer Class One Matthew Ryan, lay a wreath as part of the commemoration of the 1954 Stockton Bight Disaster.
19 Mar 2024
Army
News

Stockton Bight tragedy commemorated

Soldiers joined the community in commemorating the 70th anniversary of the 1954 Stockton Bight disaster in which three soldiers perished.

Ceremonies & events
Australian Army soldiers from 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment during an urban operations exercise at the disused Stuart State School in Townsville. Non-lethal training ammunition was used for the activity against enemy role players who had occupied the school which needed to be cleared by friendly forces.
18 Mar 2024
Army
News

3RAR goes back to school - to survive

Soldiers breached doors, cleared rooms and hunted the ‘enemy’ through Townsville’s closed Stuart State School.

People & service
Soldiers from the 4th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, fire a M777 Howitzer at Townsville Field Training Area in Queensland.
15 Mar 2024
Army
News

Regiment sharpens its gunnery skills

Gunners from the 4th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, have sharpened their skills on the M777 howitzer.

Capability & technology | Exercises & training
Army soldiers prepare cargo for an airlift by the Rural Fire Service helicopter.
15 Mar 2024
Army
News

Rural Fire Service gives Army a lift

Soldiers teamed up with NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) to practise underslung cargo lifts with one of their helicopters.

Exercises & training
Head of the Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator Professor Emily Hilder addresses the Quantum Australia 2024 Conference in Sydney.
14 Mar 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Making the tiniest things count in war

Harnessing quantum behaviours could enable Defence to provide the warfighter with an asymmetric advantage.

Capability & technology
Personnel from the Army and Queensland police, ambulance, fire and emergency services, and other attendees with their vehicles at the Run Army 2024 launch held at Gallipoli Barracks, Enoggera.
14 Mar 2024
Army
News

Time to get ready for Run Army

Now in its fourth year, Run Army promotes physical and mental health, while raising funds for Legacy.

Community engagement | Sports, health & wellbeing
Soldiers from Army’s 2nd Cavalry Regiment conduct live fire training on Australian Light Armoured Vehicles at Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland.
14 Mar 2024
Army
News

Float like a butterfly, sting like B Squadron

Army's 2nd Cavalry Regiment tested its uncrewed aerial system during Exercise Eagle Walk.

Capability & technology | Exercises & training
Corporal Chloe Callaghan creates a floral arrangement with eight of the Solomon Island Dominican Sisters as part of a women's event, designed to empower women in the Solomon Islands, 2024
13 Mar 2024
Army
News

Promoting inclusion in the Solomon Islands

First aid and floral arranging were among several workshops Defence members and Solomon Islands women took part in for International Women's Day.

Community engagement
Narelle Powers after having her head shaved at Reserve and Cadet Support Headquarters, holding a cheque for $7500. Photo: Emily Egan
13 Mar 2024
Army
News

Two significant journeys, one occasion

Former Army officer Narelle Powers has shaved her head for charity 23 years after being diagnosed with breast cancer.

People & service