Recruit Amber Barlass, centre, stands together with her father, Warrant Officer Class One Vincent Barlass, and brother Leading Aircraftman Rhys Barlass at the Royal Australian Navy Recruit School in Victoria.
28 Aug 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
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Family completes the service trifecta

For Recruit Amber Barlass, joining the Navy meant completing the family's service triangle – with her brother in Air Force and her father in Army.

People & service
Winners and honourable mentions of the 2024 NSW Employer Support Awards, held at Victoria Barracks in Sydney.
28 Aug 2024
Army
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NSW employers go above and beyond for reservists

Civilian employers and their reservist employees gathered in Sydney to celebrate the 2024 NSW Employer Support Awards.

Awards & recognition
The Navy ski team at the ADF Alpine Snowsports Championships at Perisher.
28 Aug 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
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Star power in the powder

Army was the champion service for the third year running at the ADF Alpine Snowsports Championships at Perisher.

Sports, health & wellbeing
Army anaesthetist Major Timothy Charles from the 3rd Health Battalion participates in a simulated mass-casualty scenario in the surgical bay at the Role 2 Basic medical treatment facility during Exercise Predator's Run at the Bradshaw Field Training Area.
27 Aug 2024
Army
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The person standing between the patient and pain

The battlefield can leave soldiers with penetrating injuries and blast trauma. Army anaesthetists, like Major Tim Charles, play a major role in their…

People & service
Army soldier Sergeant Alan Rowell with the conference table he made for the Chief of Army through the Holsworthy MakerSpace.
27 Aug 2024
Army
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Making a space for manufacturing

Defence personnel have been getting creative with 3D printers, vinyl cutters and other manufacturing tools at the MakerSpace facility at Holsworthy.

Capability & technology
Flight Lieutenant Andrew Stewart fights for the ball from the South Australian Men's Hockey team.
27 Aug 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
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Men's hockey team makes final

ADF Hockey teams faced off against each state at the Australian Country Hockey Championships in Goulburn.

Sports, health & wellbeing
Signaller Ellis Williams outside 7th Signal Regiment at Borneo Barracks, Queensland with his Buhurt helmet.
27 Aug 2024
Army
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Signaller gets medieval on Kiwi opponents

Signaller Ellis Williams competed in the medieval combat sport of Buhurt in New Zealand recently.

Sports, health & wellbeing | People & service
Sapper Shanee Gelhaar plays with her explosive detection dog in the Holsworthy Training Area, Sydney during their dog handling training course.
26 Aug 2024
Army
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Vital bond between sapper and dog

Sappers and their canines are transformed into explosive detection teams at the School of Military Engineering at Holsworthy Barracks.

Exercises & training | People & service
Australian Defence Force members and the crew of ‘Lo Spirito di Stella’ at HMAS Moreton during a welcome reception for the vessel at Brisbane.
26 Aug 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
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Italian catamaran brings a powerful message

Wheelchair-accessible catamaran, 'Lo Spirito di Stella', stops in Brisbane during its round-the-world voyage.

Ceremonies & events | Sports, health & wellbeing
Commander 2nd Health Brigade, Brigadier Jocelyn King addresses the guests at the Victory in the Pacific Day memorial service at Cabra-Vale Memorial Park on 14 August 2024.
26 Aug 2024
Army
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Role of women in war marked on VP Day

As the Ode sounded, a silence fell over the Cabra-Vale Memorial Park. On August 14, 79 years earlier, the Second World War was officially over.

Commemoration & history | People & service
An Australian Army soldiers deployed to the Solomon Islands engage with the local community of Honiara.
26 Aug 2024
Army
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Op Lilia generates goodwill in the Solomons

The final rotation of Operation Lilia has ended, with more than 1157 ADF personnel deploying to the Solomon Islands since November 2023.

Operations & missions | Relief & assistance
Army Captain Blake Parbery holds his grandfather Gordon Wells' service medals, outside Headquarters 1st (Australian) Division, Gallipoli Barrack, Enoggera, QLD.
23 Aug 2024
Army
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Exercise continues support of South Korea

Army members travelled to South Korea for Exercise Ulchi Freedom Shield for the next chapter in a story that began 70 years ago.

Exercises & training | People & service