Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group’s Land 121 team will hand over training responsibilities in January.

Navy's Coaching Academy puts the focus on the development of high-functioning teams for 2025.

ADF medics will receive an improved career structure in a boost for health capability and recruitment.

Navy's Enhanced Quality of Life Team is helping to deliver a new internet capability for the fleet.

On Christmas Eve 1974, the ADF assisted the people of Darwin after a cyclone tore through the community.

Australia stands strong on regional security and stability in the south-east Asia region.

A look back at five memorable stories from 2024.

Australia’s Pacific Support Vessel, Australian Defence Vessel (ADV) Reliant, has departed Brisbane on its first deployment of 2025. Further enhancing Australia’s partnership with the Pacific, ADV Reliant and crew will spend three months visiting Pacific island countries to deliver stores and…

Australian astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg has been appointed a reservist Group Captain in the RAAF.

An Air Force C130-J has made its first airdrop over the Republic of Palau during Operation Christmas Drop.

The conclusion of the Coronial Inquest into Corporal Ian Turner’s death is a significant and important step for his loved ones and friends. His loss is still deeply felt across the Army community. I thank everyone who has been involved in this process, particularly Corporal Ian Turner’s family and…

A new laboratory will allow ADF personnel to rapidly respond to improvised explosive device blast events.

Armed with world-class education and training, the newest ADF graduates are ready to serve their country.

Army Captain Georgina Gilbert will spend this Christmas on the other side of the world.

RAAF aircraft have returned citizens to Australia and carried humanitarian assistance teams to Vanuatu in the wake of the Port Vila earthquake.

Student pilots receive their wings as they graduate from 2 Flying Training School.

Improving body armour has earned a Defence engineer a prestigious engineering award.

Women from the Timor Leste Defence Force take part in a gender development program with the ADF.

As part of a multinational task force, ADF is helping plan and manage missions in the Middle East region.

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

The flag has been lowered for the last time on Army's historic 6th Brigade.

Operation Okra, the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) contribution to the international coalition against Daesh in Iraq and Syria, has concluded with the remaining ADF personnel returning home this month. Established in 2014, Operation Okra was Australia’s commitment to the US-led multinational…

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

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

Army chefs get the chance to cook up a storm in RAAF kitchens.

A father and son are serving together in Malaysia while supporting Operation Gateway.

Defence has awarded the next generation of Resource Recovery and Waste Management contracts to Cleanaway Operations Pty Ltd and Veolia Environmental Services (Australia) Pty Ltd for the next six years.  With a cost of $560m including the annual recurring services fees and an…

Patron of the ADF Cadets Sir Peter Cosgrove reflects on some of the cadet activities of 2024.

Captaining a P-8A Poseidon has been a long-time dream realised for Flight Lieutenant James Lowing.

Indigenous students get a behind-the-scenes look at life in the ADF as part of Exercise First Look.