Reviewing Officer, Chief of the Defence Force (CDF) General Angus Campbell, inspects the Parade, Band, Pipes and Drums at the 2024 CDF Parade.
27 Feb 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
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Parade showcases the future of the ADF

The CDF Parade at the Australian Defence Force Academy marked the culmination of initial training for its first-year junior leaders.

Ceremonies & events | Exercises & training
Leading Seaman Michael Mason marshals an Army CH-47 Chinook on board HMAS Choules during aviation training off the coast of Townsville, QLD.
27 Feb 2024
Navy, Army
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Landing and lifting at sea

HMAS Choules is back at sea to enhance its air movement capability and train Navy and Army personnel.

Capability & technology | Exercises & training
Trooper Lachlan Hinspeter from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment dismounts from an Australian light armoured vehicle at Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland.
27 Feb 2024
Army
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Cavalry dismounts to attack

Troopers from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment have tested their dismounted capability at Townsville Field Training Area.

Exercises & training
Australian Army Gunners from the 4th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery competing in the US Army's Best by Test Artillery Competition in Oahu, Hawaii.
26 Feb 2024
Army
News

Aussie gunners win on the world stage

Australian Army soldiers won in a number of categories at the US Army’s Best by Test artillery competition in Hawaii.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
An Australian Army CH-47F Chinook Helicopter delivers plant equipment and additional personnel to the community of Bloomfield, Queensland as part of the ADF support to the region following the devastation of Ex Tropical Cyclone Jasper.
26 Feb 2024
Army
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Regiment provides flood of support

Army personnel saw the devastation of Cyclone Jasper first hand as they flew in to help communities clean up.

Community engagement | Relief & assistance
An Australian soldiers’ view of patrols by night in the Kimberley Marine Park, WA as part of Operation Resolute. *this image has been digitally altered for colour.
26 Feb 2024
Army
News

Refining tactics and commanding the night

Australian soldiers have joined forces in Western Australia to combat illegal activities in the Kimberley Marine Park.

Exercises & training | Operations & missions
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
Soldiers conduct moving grenade drills at Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland.
21 Feb 2024
Army
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Practice makes perfect

Soldiers received a confidence boost when they practised live-fire training at the Townsville Field Training Area.

Exercises & training
ADF ARRTS program participant, Corporal Lewis James, performs during a music and rhythm class
20 Feb 2024
Army
News

Music program soothes a soldier’s soul

For Corporal Lewis James, the ADF Arts for Recovery, Resilience, Teamwork and Skills program helped him through a personal tragedy.

Sports, health & wellbeing | People & service
Former Army and Air Force pilot and runner up on series one of Alone Australia Mike Atkinson stands next to a Kiowa helicopter on a remote beach on the Northern Territory west coast in 2002.
20 Feb 2024
Army
News

The ultimate test of Defence survival skills

With season two of Alone Australia about to start, runner up Mike Atkinson talks about how he survived the first.

Exercises & training | People & service
Defence members hold a 'Hello from Townsville' frame up at the 2024 welcome event in Townsville, Queensland.
16 Feb 2024
Army
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Welcome event a hit with Defence families

Over 1000 ADF family members have attended a Defence Member and Family Support welcome event at Townsville Stadium.

Community engagement | People & service
Soldiers from the 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, survey the mangroves for illegal fishing activities in the Kimberley Marine Park region in North Western Australia, during Operation Resolute.
16 Feb 2024
Army
News

Army signaller puts training to the test

Army Signaller William Horvath deployed on Operation Resolute in the Kimberley Marine Park with just four days' notice.

Operations & missions | People & service