Australian citizens board a RAAF C-17A flight home at Bauerfield International Airport, Port Vila, following the Vanuatu earthquake.
20 Dec 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

ADF supports Vanuatu earthquake response

RAAF aircraft have returned citizens to Australia and carried humanitarian assistance teams to Vanuatu in the wake of the Port Vila earthquake.

Relief & assistance
Australian Army officer Captain Georgina Gilbert is deployed on Operation Manitou in support of Combined Task Force 153 at Naval Support Activity, Bahrain.
20 Dec 2024
Army
News

Christmas in the sun and sand – in Bahrain

Army Captain Georgina Gilbert will spend this Christmas on the other side of the world.

Operations & missions | People & service
Major Gerard Hinchliffe from 1st Intelligence Battalion gives Commander 6th Brigade,Brigadier Deane Limmer, a tour of the Level 2 material exploitation facility at Gallipoli Barracks, Enoggera.
20 Dec 2024
Army
News

Specialised facility counters IED threats

A new laboratory will allow ADF personnel to rapidly respond to improvised explosive device blast events.

Capability & technology | Industry & partnership
ADF personnel deployed on Operation Manitou, at Naval Support Activity in Bahrain. Photo: LCPL Andrew Shaw
20 Dec 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
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Australia takes leading role in Middle East maritime security

As part of a multinational task force, ADF is helping plan and manage missions in the Middle East region.

Alliances & relationships | Operations & missions
Personnel from the Forcas Defesa Timor Lorosae (Timor Leste Defence Force) conduct a live-fire range shoot at Robertson Barracks while being mentored by Australian Army soldiers.
20 Dec 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Timorese soldiers buddy up with Australian counterparts

Women from the Timor Leste Defence Force take part in a gender development program with the ADF.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
ADF Chefs, (L to R) Private Pieter Jongkryg, Aircraftman William Lindsay and Able Seaman Chris Lyne preparing dessert at the RAAF Base Amberley Mess.
20 Dec 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
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Sharpening skills anywhere

Army chefs get the chance to cook up a storm in RAAF kitchens.

People & service
Patron of the ADF Cadets General (retd) Sir Peter Cosgrove addresses a group of ADF cadets during the leadership theory sessions at the second annual ADF Cadets Triservice Leadership Summit in Canberra.
19 Dec 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
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Another successful year for the ADF Cadets

Patron of the ADF Cadets Sir Peter Cosgrove reflects on some of the cadet activities of 2024.

Awards & recognition | People & service
Leading Aircraftman Izak Ford explains some of the characteristics of a RAAF F/A-18F Super Hornet with a Defence Indigenous Youth Program participant at RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland.
19 Dec 2024
Army, Air Force
News

First look behind the scenes

Indigenous students get a behind-the-scenes look at life in the ADF as part of Exercise First Look.

Community engagement | Exercises & training
Australian Army Civil Military Coordination Planner of 2nd (Australian) Division, right, Captain Louise Broadfoot plans with multinational partners during a U.S. Marine Corps Information Warfighter Exercise, in Quantico, Virginia.
19 Dec 2024
Army
News

How information wins the battle

A warfighter exercise has better prepared ADF personnel for operations in the information environment.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
The devastation caused by Cyclone Tracy in Darwin.
18 Dec 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Remembering Cyclone Tracy 50 years on

On Christmas Eve 1974, the ADF assisted the people of Darwin after a cyclone tore through the community.

Commemoration & history
A member from the Republic of Korea Air Force, centre, helps Australian Army air dispatchers Corporal Ryan Cheevers and Private Kurt Matthews prepare a 'bundle' for Operation Christmas Drop 24.
18 Dec 2024
Army, Air Force
News

Air dispatchers pack Christmas spirit

A team from Army's 176 Air Dispatch Squadron packed Christmas cheer for airdropping to isolated Pacific islands.

Alliances & relationships | Operations & missions
The Wulgurukaba people perform a smoking ceremony at the 5th Aviation Regiment naming ceremony of four CH-47F Chinook helicopters coming into operational service at RAAF Base Townsville, Queensland.
17 Dec 2024
Army
News

Helicopter fleet reaches new high point

Army Aviation honours tradition with a naming ceremony for its Chinooks.

Capability & technology | Ceremonies & events