Royal Australian Air Force Chef Corporal Morgan Tuckey (left) and United States Marine Corps Chef Corporal Brandon Melgar serve lunch at the Junior Aviator's Mess during Exercise Pitch Black.
19 Jul 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

International team effort on the ground

Australia’s international partners are making their presence known in more than just the air on Exercise Pitch Black.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
Second Lieutenant Cecil Healy in uniform.
19 Jul 2024
Army
News

Tribute to the ultimate sportsman and soldier

Two Olympians have honoured the memory of the only Australian Olympic gold medallist to die in combat.

Awards & recognition | Ceremonies & events
Warrant Officer Class Two Wayne Robinson pins is son's new collar dogs to his uniform at Craftsman Robinson's graduation as an Aircraft Technician, RAAF Wagga Wagga.
19 Jul 2024
Army
News

New light blue beret for the Robinson clan

One of Aviation Command’s newest aircraft technicians is set to follow in his father's footsteps and work on Army’s new fleet of Black Hawks.

People & service
Soldiers from 11th Brigade move out from Porton Barracks in Cairns in their Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles at the start of Exercise Austral Shield.Australian Army soldiers from 11th Brigade move out from Porton Barracks in Cairns, Queensland, in their Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles at the start of Exercise Austral Shield 2024
18 Jul 2024
Army
News

Austral Shield turns up the heat

Army reserve soldiers are putting short-notice response capabilities to the test in Australia's far north.

Exercises & training
Australian Army surveyor Sapper Shaun Jackson from 6th Engineer Support Regiment completes a surveying task as part of the 2024 Army Aboriginal Community Assistance Programme in Amata, SA.
18 Jul 2024
Army
News

Well equipped eyes on the lie of the land

Shooting lasers is all in a day’s work for the small cohort of Army surveyors.

Capability & technology | People & service
Pig mascots William and Elizabeth are farewelled by the 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment at RAAF Base Edinburgh.
18 Jul 2024
Army
News

Snouts up as unit pipes out its pigs

The Pig Battalion has bid a fond farewell to its beloved porcine mascots, William and Elizabeth.

Ceremonies & events | People & service
Army Logistic Training Centre petroleum operators begin fire training under Country Fire Authority instruction at the Huntley Victorian Emergency Management Training Centre.
17 Jul 2024
Army
News

Country firefighters turn up the heat for soldiers

Bendigo Country Fire Authority delivered realistic fire training to petroleum operators from Army Logistic Training Centre.

Community engagement | Exercises & training
Members from the Royal Australian Navy Band and the Royal Australian Air Force Band play their instruments during the recording of the ADF Careers anthem.
16 Jul 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

ADF bands join forces for new song

Navy, Army and Air Force bands performed as a group for the first time to record an anthem for the new ADF Careers advertising campaign.

Capability & technology
Commander of The 1st Brigade, Brigadier Douglas Pashley, presents an Australian Indigenous Development Program graduate with an award at Defence Establishment Berrima in Darwin.
16 Jul 2024
Army
News

Graduation parade with a difference

Eighteen soldiers from the Australian Indigenous Development Program have graduated from their intensive 17-week course in Darwin.

Ceremonies & events | Exercises & training
Australian Army Cadets participate in the Chief of Army Cadet Team Challenge obstacle course at Canungra, South Queensland.
15 Jul 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Cadets harness the power of teamwork

Cadets were pushed to their limits in a safe environment while learning valuable life skills in the annual Chief of Army Cadet Team Challenge.

Exercises & training
Former Air Force Nursing Officer Val Lawrence, meets Warrant Officer Class One Darren Wasley at the War Veterans’ Home at Myrtle Bank in South Australia.
15 Jul 2024
Army
News

Nurse and rescued orphan meet 50 years on

An Army warrant officer evacuated from Vietnam as a baby in 1975 has reunited with an Air Force nurse who was there.

Commemoration & history | People & service
An unexploded World War 2-era Japanese bomb disposed of by the ADF's North Queensland Joint Explosive Ordnance Support team after it was unearthed at the Stokes Hill Waterfront Precinct in Darwin
15 Jul 2024
Army
News

Normal day at work ends with a bang

The North Queensland Joint Explosive Ordnance Support team disposed of a World War 2-era Japanese bomb in Darwin.

Capability & technology | Relief & assistance