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
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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
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
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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
Royal Australian Navy Lieutenant Jack Hawkins is deployed on Operation Manitou in support of Combined Task Force 153 at Naval Support Activity, Bahrain. Photo: Corporal Michael Rogers
20 Dec 2024
Navy
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From surfer to surface warfare

Lieutenant Jack Hawkins has traded the sun and sands of Australia’s beaches for those in the Middle East.

Operations & missions | People & service
The Administrator of the NT, Professor Hugh Heggie, and Commander Australian Fleet, Rear Admiral Christopher Smith, with the commanding officers and the youngest sailors of HMA Ships Cape Pillar, Cape Naturaliste, Cape Woolamai and Cape Capricorn, cut the commissioning cake following a multi-ship commissioning ceremony at HMAS Coonawarra in Darwin.
20 Dec 2024
Navy
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More than a change of title

Four Evolved Cape-class patrol boats commissioned at their home port of HMAS Coonawarra.

Ceremonies & events
Able Seaman Musician Ritnarong Coomber performs during a Christmas show in Sydney.
20 Dec 2024
Navy
News

Christmas performance hard to beat

A Navy sailor has taken part in a special Christmas event at the State Theatre in Sydney.

Community engagement | People & service
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
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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
The devastation caused by Cyclone Tracy in Darwin.
18 Dec 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
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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
Able Seaman Alexandra Manthey, second from left, holds a UK flag during a ceremony in Busan, South Korea.
18 Dec 2024
Navy
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Proud to represent multinational guard

Able Seaman Alexandra Manthey represents Australia in the United Nations Command Honor Guard.

Alliances & relationships | People & service
Nursing Officers at the Bangka Island Massacre memorial service on board HMAS Adelaide hold photos of those who lost their lives in 1942.
13 Dec 2024
Navy, Army
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Memorial service to honour fallen nurses

HMAS Adelaide's ship's company remember those who died on Bangka Island in 1942.

Commemoration & history | People & service
Rear Admiral Katherine Richards is awarded an Honorary Fellowship to Engineers Australia by the National President and Board Chair of Engineers Australia.
12 Dec 2024
Navy
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Leading by example

A senior leader in Australia’s nuclear-powered submarine program is recognised for her decades-long service.

Awards & recognition