Two people – one man in Australian Army uniform and one woman in Japan Ground Self-Defense Force uniform – playing the bugle.
02 Oct 2025
Army
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Bugler hits the right note in Japan

A shared lunchtime bugle call marks a memorable moment for an Army lieutenant during Exercise Yama Sakura.

Exercises & training | People & service
Australian Defence Force, Japan Self-Defense Force and US Armed Forces personnel combine for Joint Exercise for Rescue 2025.
02 Oct 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

ADF joins Women, Peace and Security initiative

Joint earthquake response exercise between Australia, Japan and the US highlights gender equity in humanitarian responses.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
Soldiers stand facing the Chief of Army who is saluting and standing next to a man in a red gown. with a
02 Oct 2025
Army
News

Army's ties with Queensland town affirmed

Army regiment's 100th anniversary is celebrated with freedom-of-entry grant to Toowoomba.

Ceremonies & events | Community engagement
A group of soldiers crows around a mortar, pointed to the sky.
01 Oct 2025
Army
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Mortarman returns to Japan on historic deployment

Four years after joining Army, Private Max Clouston's deployment to his birthplace is a career highlight.

Exercises & training | People & service
An aerial shot of a group of tanks, one firing, in a bush setting.
01 Oct 2025
Army
News

Theory becomes reality for combat engineers

Combat engineering vehicles arrive at 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment, turning decades of theory into capability.

Capability & technology | Exercises & training
Four soldiers in team uniform hold trophies from the Military International Drone Racing Tournament.
01 Oct 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

ADF drone racers go five-straight in UK

Australian drone pilots maintain an edge as the competition builds in a recent international military tournament.

Alliances & relationships | Sports, health & wellbeing
A female soldiers poses for the camera while on exercise in Indonesia.
01 Oct 2025
Army
News

Language vital to success on overseas exercises

Army's Corporal Jemma Fulton is using her linguist skills for the first time on exercise in Indonesia.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
QAn Air Force officer speaks to her Brunei counterpart during regional engagement activities.
30 Sep 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

People at the forefront for Defence partners

Australia and Brunei work together on personnel issues during a regional engagement activity.

Alliances & relationships | Operations & missions
Three soldiers stand in front of a pole and hold collection boxes for Legacy.
30 Sep 2025
Army
News

Regiment proud of link with Legacy

Members of Army's 1st Signal Regiment take to the streets to raise funds for Legacy Brisbane.

Community engagement | People & service
Military personnel sit in a large group with jungle craft demonstrations in front of them.
30 Sep 2025
Army
News

Sappers welcomed to the jungle

Australian soldiers take on jungle survival training in Malaysia to prepare for Exercise Bersama Lima.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
A man in military fatigues crouches slightly down a hill from a large military vehicle.
30 Sep 2025
Army
News

Taking mine clearance to the next level

An Army sapper shares his experience behind the controls of one of Army's new combat engineering vehicles.

Capability & technology | Exercises & training
An Australian soldier with a head set on speaks to two Indonesian soldiers.
29 Sep 2025
Army
News

Calling in attack helicopters just another day

Bombardier Zeke Barker's lifelong dream of becoming a joint terminal attack controller hits a high.

Exercises & training | People & service