Australian Army football player Private Jake Cottam celebrates after scoring the Championship clinching goal versus Navy at the ADF Football Federation National Championships.
15 Nov 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
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Football comes back home to Army

Army reclaims its crown at the ADF Football Federation National Championships.

Sports, health & wellbeing
The ADF Women's Netball Masters team recently competed at the Pan Pacific Masters Games held on the Gold Coast.
15 Nov 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
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Talent and teamwork on the court

The ADF women's netball masters team showcases talent and teamwork at the Pan-Pacific Masters Games.

Sports, health & wellbeing
Group Captain Lesley Carney with officers from the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 24.
14 Nov 2024
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Cambodian visit full of teaching moments

A protection of civilians course was among the bilateral activities the ADF conducted when it returned to Cambodia in October.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
Australian Army soldiers from the 1st Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, and Indonesian Armed Forces personnel conduct live-fire serials as part of Exercise Keris Woomera on HMAS Adelaide.
14 Nov 2024
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Flexing high-seas firepower

High-end maritime warfare was on the agenda recently during Exercise Keris Woomera.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
HMAS Gascoyne (II) makes its final entry into Sydney Harbour prior to decommissioning.
13 Nov 2024
Navy
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Sailing home for the final time

HMAS Gascoyne sailed home to Sydney for the final time ahead of decommissioning in December.

Ceremonies & events | Commemoration & history
Navy’s Clearance Diving Team Four utilises the Artemis underwater navigation sonar unit during a seabed training search at Palau Tioman, as part of Exercise Bersama Lima.
13 Nov 2024
Navy
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A first for Aussie clearance divers

A Navy clearance diving team has deployed to a Five Power Defence Arrangements exercise in Malaysia.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
Royal Australian Air Force 77 Squadron members on the apron with the F-35A Lightning II at Paya Lebar Air Base during Exercise Bersama Lima 2024, Singapore.
12 Nov 2024
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Mission accomplished across air, land and sea

Exercise Bersama Lima has concluded for 2024, with all activities conducted a resounding success.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
The Royal Australian Navy’s Director of Clinical Services Commander Scott Squires, left, and First Lieutenant Syarif Hidayatullah, of the Indonesian National Armed Forces, participate in Exercise Keris Woomera on HMAS Adelaide.
12 Nov 2024
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Integrated medical team covers all bases

The Australian Amphibious Force deployed with a team of medical specialists as part of Exercise Keris Woomera.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
The crew of HMAS Brisbane at the Naval Base San Diego Military Working Dog Kennels where they observed an obedience course certification, and practised a simulated hostile incident response a part of the interchangeability deployment.
12 Nov 2024
Navy
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All bark and bite in San Diego

Members of HMAS Brisbane get up close with military working dogs at Naval Base San Diego.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
ADF and Indonesian Armed Forces personnel attend Friday Jumu’ah Islamic prayers delivered by ADF Imam Flight Lieutenant Abdul Kader during Exercise Keris Woomera 2024 on HMAS Adelaide.
11 Nov 2024
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International partners joined in prayer

Australian and Indonesia soldiers welcomed Friday prayers from an ADF Muslim chaplain while on board HMAS Adelaide.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
Corporal Daniel Wilson, left, Able Seaman Hunter Morgan and Lance Corporal Jaidyn Ivers in the galley on board HMAS Choules.
11 Nov 2024
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Team effort to keep ship running smoothly

HMAS Choules accommodated more than 400 people during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.

Alliances & relationships | Operations & missions
A soldier reflects at a graveside marked with a pith helmet.
11 Nov 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
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The true cost of war is human

In his Remembrance Day message, the Chief of the Defence Force reflects on the service and sacrifice of those who have defended Australia.

Commemoration & history