Inspired by the 2024 Olympics in Paris, Aussie sailors held their own competition on the flight deck of HMAS Sydney.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2024-08-27/mini-olympics-sea
An afternoon workshop led Flight Sergeant Michael Bott to develop an artificial intelligence algorithm to help others.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2024-08-27/making-ai-breakthrough
ADF Hockey teams faced off against each state at the Australian Country Hockey Championships in Goulburn.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2024-08-27/mens-hockey-team-makes-final
Sappers and their canines are transformed into explosive detection teams at the School of Military Engineering at Holsworthy Barracks.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2024-08-26/vital-bond-between-sapper-dog
Wheelchair-accessible catamaran, 'Lo Spirito di Stella', stops in Brisbane during its round-the-world voyage.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2024-08-26/italian-catamaran-brings-powerful-message
On Exercise Silver Flag, personnel shared expertise on rapid airfield repair and put theory into practise in Guam.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2024-08-26/nations-pitch-patch-airfields
HMAS Sydney's combat systems operators go head-to-head in publication competition during Exercise Pacific Dragon.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2024-08-26/rare-chance-healthy-competition
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.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2024-08-26/role-women-war-marked-vp-day
Trainees were tested on decontamination processes during Exercise Bardia, the culminating activity for future combat engineers.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2024-07-12/surviving-chemical-attack
Able Seaman Meg Buchanan’s elite Defence sportsperson status led to her selection by Port Melbourne Football Club.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2024-08-26/footy-running-through-her-veins
Private Alex Brantz went from volunteer surf lifesaver to Army marine specialist after talking to soldiers during an exercise.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2024-08-23/soldiers-surf-experience-comes-full-circle
Army members travelled to South Korea for Exercise Ulchi Freedom Shield for the next chapter in a story that began 70 years ago.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2024-08-23/exercise-continues-support-south-korea
For its final voyage, HMAS Broome conducted one last port visit to its namesake town in Western Australia.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2024-08-23/hmas-broomes-final-port-call
A deployment to Sri Lanka helped Lieutenant Jonathan Wills uncover his family history during Indo-Pacific Endeavour.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2024-08-23/golden-opportunity-sri-lanka
Australia will assume command of the Combined Maritime Force’s Combined Task Force (CTF) 153 from October. The six-month appointment demonstrates Australia’s ongoing commitment to maritime security and international rules and norms. CTF 153 was established in April 2022 and focuses on international…
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/releases/2024-08-23/australia-command-red-sea-task-force
Primary school students gained insight into working in explosive ordnance disposal during National Science Week.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2024-08-23/pupils-shown-stem-career-can-be-blast
Soldiers have enhanced their tracking skills thanks to insider knowledge from visiting remote Indigenous communities.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2024-08-23/learning-sharing-country
Personnel from the Royal Australian Navy and Australian industry will commence an historic Submarine Tendered Maintenance Period (STMP) at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia alongside their United States (US) counterparts.  This is a significant milestone for the AUKUS partnership, which…
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/releases/2024-08-22/arrival-uss-hawaii-ssn-776-first-aukus-nuclear-powered-submarine-maintenance-activity-australia
The Melbourne University Regiment has been training Australia’s newest part-time soldiers, improving reserve capability.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2024-08-22/new-training-module-bolsters-reserve-capability
Royal Australian Navy clearance divers sharpened skills with teams from the Sri Lanka Navy as part of Indo-Pacific Endeavour.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2024-08-22/divers-reconnect-build-shared-skills
Aviators from the US and UK joined RAAF in lending a hand to help clean up a Darwin veterans drop-in centre.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2024-08-22/many-hands-make-light-work
The Australian Defence Force’s contribution to Indo-Pacific regional maritime security continued this week with the departure of a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) warship for the fourth regional presence deployment of 2024. ​Anzac class frigate HMAS Perth, crewed by around 200 personnel and with an…
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/releases/2024-08-22/defence-continues-indo-pacific-regional-presence-deployments
Air Force chef Leading Aircraftwoman Po-Yu Chen has a passion for designing menus and making delicious food.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2024-08-22/creating-culinary-delights-amberley
Australia will contribute $850 million to a project to manufacture and service anti-ship cruise missiles in a facility near Newcastle.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2024-08-22/local-factory-boost-adf-strike-power
Three Australian companies have signed contracts, worth a total of $6.6 million, in the next stage of the Sovereign Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) Challenge being managed by Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator (ASCA). AMSL Aero, Boresight and Grabba Technologies were each selected following…
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/releases/2024-08-21/asca-invests-66m-australian-drone-technology
Personnel gathered for a dawn service at the Commonwealth War Cemetery in Sri Lanka to remember two Australians killed in action.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2024-08-21/indo-pacific-partners-share-history-sacrifice
Nineteen trainees have graduated from Intake 7 of the Defence Industry Pathways Program in Western Australia.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2024-08-21/building-defences-workforce
Australian and UK soldiers were part of a multinational team of petroleum operators fuelling the fight on Exercise Predator’s Run.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2024-08-21/logistics-teams-fuel-fight