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Ten military working dogs were presented with their Canine Service Medals at RAAF Base Pearce on December 8. 

The Defence Force Design team has won the 2020 International Cost Estimating and Analysis Association Team Achievement Award.

The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) have successfully conducted bilateral maritime training during Exercise Singaroo 2022 in Australia’s northern waters. The exercise, which ran from 26 to 29 September, included high-end warfare serials by Australian frigates…

Bushfire operations by the NSW Rural Fire Service will continue to be mounted from RAAF Base Richmond. 

The Australian Army Reserves 11th Brigade and Defence Force Recruiting have opened their doors to the Townsville community, showcasing their personnel, vehicles and equipment at an open day at the Australian Army Museum North Queensland at Jezzine Barracks. Commander 11th Brigade, Brigadier Mark…

Two yacht sailors are alive and back in the arms of their loved ones today after a dramatic rescue in extreme sea conditions by the crew of the Royal Australian Navy Destroyer HMAS Brisbane. The two experienced mariners struck difficulty when their yacht capsized approximately 15 nautical miles off…

Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has decommissioned Armidale Class Patrol Boat HMAS Ararat at a ceremony at HMAS Coonawarra, Darwin, following 16 years of service. Commander Australian Fleet, Commodore Jonathan Earley, CSC, recognised the service of the Ship’s Company. “HMAS Ararat and the men and…

The Australian Army has continued Platinum Jubilee celebrations in Canberra with Royal Military College – Duntroon’s Queen’s Birthday Parade on Saturday, 11 June. The Corps of Staff Cadets performed a traditional ‘trooping the colour’, joined by Army leaders, dignitaries, family and friends.…

Commencing today, HMAS Creswell and the waters of Jervis Bay will be the scene of a simulated, next generation naval battlespace – Exercise Autonomous Warrior 2022 (AW22). This Royal Australian Navy (RAN) led Exercise will test and evaluate uncrewed, robotic and autonomous systems in Jervis Bay, in…

Hundreds of Australian soldiers, troops from the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) and United States marines have started a major warfighting exercise at Queensland’s Shoalwater Bay training area. Running until 27 May, Exercise Southern Jackaroo 2022 is a trilateral training activity…

India’s Navy will deploy a P-8I maritime patrol aircraft to Darwin from 11-15 April to conduct coordinated exercises with a Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon aircraft. This is the first time an Indian Navy P-8I aircraft has deployed to Australia outside of a routine military exercise and…

Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel assisting flood-affected communities in south-east Queensland have begun returning home, with state requests for emergency and recovery assistance concluding on Friday, March 25, 2022. Defence has been supporting Queensland and New South Wales governments…

Defence has agreed to a request from Emergency Management Australia to support the Northern Territory Government efforts to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak in the Binjari community. On 27 November, Defence personnel will commence assistance to the Northern Territory Police at checkpoints…

ADF personnel have completed the ninth iteration of Exercise Hari’i Hamutuk in Timor-Leste with defence partners from across the Indo-Pacific region. The multilateral engineering exercise involved a combined ADF contingent who worked closely with the Forҫas de Defesa de Timor-Leste (F-FDTL),…

The 2021 Defence Blood Challenge has officially launched in Canberra, and will run until 8 December 2021. The event encourages Defence members and their families, across Australia, to give blood or plasma and register their donation against their service tally.Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Mel…

Today, around 200 Staff Cadets, including 15 international cadets, graduated as Army officers during a parade at the Royal Military College – Duntroon.The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), was the reviewing officer…

About the base The Air Force's main fighter pilot training base and home to numerous squadrons of training, surveillance and fighter aircraft. Access Visitors must report at Pass Office outside the South Gate access control point on Medowie Road to collect visitor identification card or receive…

About the base RAAF Base Pearce is named in honour of Sir George Foster Pearce KCVO (1870-1952) who was the serving Minister for Defence in 1934. The base supports advanced flying training for Air Force and Navy pilots. Located adjacent to the town of Bullsbrook. Access Airside access to authorised…

About the base HMAS Penguin is part of the Navy’s Fleet Command and was commissioned on 14 July 1942. Its primary role today is to provide trained personnel to the Fleet and is the home of the ADF Diving School (ADFDS), the RAN Hydrographic School and other specialist units and medical facilities.…

About the base The Navy's lead establishment for mine warfare, and home to Australia's Mine Countermeasures Force, Clearance Diving Team One and a fleet of minehunter vessels. Access Access through the gangway on Waterhen Drive. Out of hours contractor work is to be cleared. Visiting hours 7 am – 4…

About the base Prepare Officers and Sailors of the Royal Australian Navy to go to sea and to be a part of the team that contributes to Fleet commitments and outcomes - "to fight and win at sea". The Base is Navy's premier maritime warfare training establishment for all ranks from Junior Sailors to…

About the base Navy's premier training establishment where around 6,000 personnel are trained annually. Schools here include Recruit School, School of Sea Survivability, Physical Training Instructor School, Defence Force School of Signals and the Engineering Faculty. Access Not permitted to bring…

About the base Overlooking Fleet Base East, HMAS Kuttabul provides administrative, training and logistics support to personnel within the Sydney area. Access Vehicle access is restricted to only vehicles supporting site capability. Vehicles supporting equipment must use lane one. Prime contractors…

About the base Every Army Officer passes through the Royal Military College in Canberra. Its state-of-the-art training facilities teaches every aspect of Army command including leadership, military tactics, decision-making and the management of personnel. Visiting hours 8am – 4pm Monday – Friday

About the base The administrative headquarters of the Australian Defence Force and home of Air Force Headquarters. Access All visitors: you are required to report to the security desk in the foyer of the building you are visiting, and your host must be present for you to be issued with a pass. If…

About the base RAAF Base Tindal is home to 17 Squadron, 2 Squadron Detachment, 452 Squadron Tindal Flight, Joint Health Unit, 2 Expeditionary Health Squadron Detachment, NORFORCE, and Joint Military Police Unit Darwin – Tindal Detachment. 87SQN also have personnel located here. The SADFO and BM…

About the base Home to various squadrons and schools involved in areas such as contingency response, expeditionary health, security and combat survival. Access On arrival you must present your Defence Common Access Card at the Access Control Point located on Ingham Road (at the Pilkington Street…

About the base RAAF Base ​Point Cook is the birthplace of the Australian Flying Corps and the Royal Australian Air Force and home to the RAAF Museum. Point Cook was established in March 1913 as the location for the Central Flying School and has the oldest continually operating military airfield in…

About the base This ‘forward facing’ base is designed so that operational units can move into existing facilities at little or no notice in the event of a crisis or for Defence exercises. Access Access to the base is to be coordinated through the RAAF Townsville Air Base Command Post (ABCP).…

About the base Provide support for land, air and sea operations aimed at securing Australia’s northern approaches. Access Airside access to authorised person only. Airside boundaries are indicated by red boundary line. Site specific airside awareness training is required prior to access. Visiting…