Warrant Officer Class 1 Darren Peak bowls during the ADF Lawn Bowls National Championships, at Windsor Bowling Club.
28 Nov 2024
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Army bowls Navy over on final end

ADF personnel battle it out for the Ian Johnson Trophy at the National Lawn Bowls interservice championships.

Sports, health & wellbeing
The ADF South Queensland men's team at the ADF Volleyball Combined Services Tournament, Darwin.
28 Nov 2024
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Passion on the court

The ADF Volleyball team walk away winners at the combined services tournament in Darwin.

Sports, health & wellbeing
Private Justin Kennedy, left, and NORFORCE personnel pull a Zodiac boat ashore during a surveillance and reconnaissance patrol of the northern Kimberley coast of Western Australia.
28 Nov 2024
Army
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Patrolling Australia's vast northern expanses

Soldiers from North-West Mobile Force patrol remote northern locations to help protect Australia's borders.

Exercises & training | Operations & missions
Australian Army soldier Sapper Luke leads a joint patrol with Indian Army soldiers during Exercise Austrahind 2024 in Pune, India. Photo: Corporal Nakia Chapman
27 Nov 2024
Army
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Combining culture and training in India

Army Sapper Luke Barnes trains Indian Army personnel in conventional warfighting on Exercise Austrahind.

Exercises & training | People & service
Adam Bourke, left, and Major Dan Nailer fix their position during a reconnaissance of the Kapyong battlefield in the Republic of Korea.
27 Nov 2024
Army
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Search continues for digger on Kapyong battlefield

An Australian soldier presumed killed in the Korean War is the subject of a new recovery and identification search.

Commemoration & history | People & service
Australian Army Signaler Nicholas Lister, left, from 1st Signal Regiment and Corporal Luke Lini, from the Vanuatu Mobile Force conduct maintenance on Epi Tower on Epi Island.
27 Nov 2024
Army
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Signallers finish connecting Vanuatu

Australian Army signallers and the Vanuatu Police Force have finished emergency radio network upgrades.

Alliances & relationships | Relief & assistance
A newly acquired M1A2 Abrams main battle tank arrives at Lavarack Barracks in Townsville.
27 Nov 2024
Army
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New tanks arrive in Townsville

The first of the newly acquired M1A2 main battle tanks have been rolled out to 3rd Brigade.

Capability & technology
Armed Forces of Ukraine personnel participate in urban training as part of the Section Commander Battle Course delivered by Australian Army soldiers deployed on Operation Kudu in the UK.
26 Nov 2024
Army
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Operation marked by mutual respect

Ukrainian soldiers train with Australian personnel in the United Kingdom as part of Operation Kudu.

Alliances & relationships | Operations & missions
Lieutenant General Susan Coyle is a new Indigenous Champion within Defence. Photo: Rodney Braithwaite
25 Nov 2024
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Championing First Nations peoples in Defence

Lieutenant General Susan Coyle has been appointed as a new Indigenous Champion.

Community engagement | People & service
Australian Army soldiers provide instructional training to Armed Forces of Ukraine personnel part of the Platoon Commander Battle Course delivered by Australian Army soldiers deployed on Operation Kudu in the UK.
25 Nov 2024
Army
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A valuable exchange in Ukraine

Ukrainian soldiers praise the value of training with Australian personnel during Operation Kudu.

Alliances & relationships | Operations & missions
France, Germany and New Zealand joins Australia and other nations for Operation Olympic Defender to ensure that space is secure, and remains accessible for future generations.
22 Nov 2024
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More nations combine to defend space

France, Germany and New Zealand join Australia and other nations for Operation Olympic Defender.

Alliances & relationships | Capability & technology
RAAF Warrant Officer Michael Allison (centre left) guides Royal Thai Armed Forces personnel through a sports injury management first aid workshop as part of Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2024 in Bangkok, Thailand.
22 Nov 2024
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Decades of friendship

ADF and Royal Thai Armed Forces personnel exchange skills and knowledge during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2024.

Alliances & relationships