ADF Cycling had more than 130 riders attend the National Cycling Carnival, with Army securing back-to-back championships.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2023-11-17/road-victory
The Australian Army has conducted its first live-fire of the National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS) at the Woomera test range in South Australia. The firing by the 16th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, demonstrates the modernisation of Army’s land-based integrated air and…
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/releases/2023-11-18/armys-first-live-fire-advanced-surface-air-missile-system
Air Force's past and present stood side by side at a recent family day at RAAF Base Amberley.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2023-10-25/yesterdays-caribou-meets-todays-spartan
Australian Army mechanics prepared a fleet of patrol vehicles with the Royal Solomon Island Police Force before the Pacific Games.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2023-11-09/greasing-wheels-pacific-games
HMAS Choules took an operational pause to mark Remembrance Day while deployed to Solomon Islands in support of the Pacific Games.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2023-11-13/solemn-service-solomons
In the lead-up to the Pacific Games, the DFAT medical clinic in Honiara was packed with ADF members, there to give blood.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2023-11-17/record-donations-save-lives
Students came from far and wide to experience what life is like in the Army as part of Exercise First Look.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2023-11-17/brigade-piques-students-interests
Army signallers immersed with local Aboriginal people in a cultural engagement activity in Mount Gambier.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2023-11-17/learning-from-gunditjmara-people
Skilled technicians from across Air Force provided pilots with more training areas by disposing of unexploded ordnance.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2023-11-16/remaining-steady-under-pressure
Cadets gathered at the 4 Wing Annual Parade and put on a drill display for family and friends.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2023-11-16/unity-cadet-squadrons-show
Chief of Navy Vice Admiral launched the Navy Coaching Academy at Indo-Pacific 2023 in Sydney.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2023-11-16/focusing-future-self-development
Defence and Border Force personnel embarked ADV Cape Capricorn for a taste of life on a Navy patrol boat.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2023-11-16/new-view-sea
Corporal Mark Donaldson VC shares his own story of courage and gallantry to soldiers at the School of Infantry during a visit to Singleton.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2023-11-15/vc-recipients-stories-inspire-young-soldiers
More than 1000 competitors are expected to join this year’s ADF Cyber Skills Association capstone Cyber Skills Challenge.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2023-11-15/personnel-test-their-cyber-skills
Army engineers from Australia and Singapore enhanced interoperability at a counter-chemical, biological, nuclear and explosives training activity.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2023-11-15/sappers-share-their-specialist-skills
The largest Australian exhibition of VC medals outside the Australian War Memorial was on display at the Australian Army Infantry Museum.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2023-11-14/rare-exhibit-vcs-singleton
To honour Remembrance Day, physical training instructors from RAAF Base Amberley's 23 Squadron devised a 'workout of the day'.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2023-11-14/exercise-repetitions-remembrance-day
The countdown is over for this year’s Invictus Games. The Australian team joined up with 17 other countries at a star-studded Opening Ceremony at Toronto’s Air Canada Centre on Sunday 24 September (AEST). The highly-anticipated international adaptive sports competition started with the eagerly…
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/releases/2017-09-25/invictus-games-2017-officially-opened
Army's newest Military Police Working Dog handlers excelled on the Military Working Dog Handler Basic Course.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2021-12-03/police-dogs-handlers-excel-raaf-course
Australia has become the first non-NATO nation to be admitted as a partner nation to the Nordic Centre for Gender in Military Operations.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2023-11-14/australia-makes-its-mark-gender-security
A Warrawa man has undertaken a challenging 376km journey to see an Air Force dentist in Derby, WA.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2023-11-13/long-drive-healthier-smile
For the second year running, aviators have returned to the Republic of Korea’s skies and delivered essential refuelling support.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2023-11-13/adding-fuel-friendship
As a taekwondo prodigy, Flight Lieutenant Leah Park can land a two-metre high kick, despite standing at just over 150cm tall.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2023-11-13/out-kicking-competition
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) today deployed a C-130J Hercules and crew to Guam for Operation Christmas Drop 2017. Running from 7–15 December, Operation Christmas Drop is the world’s longest running humanitarian airdrop exercise, providing aid to remote communities across the West Pacific…
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/releases/2017-12-07/australia-takes-part-operation-christmas-drop
Festive cheer has been delivered to West Pacific island communities by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during Operation Christmas Drop. The Operation, based out of Guam between 7–15 December 2017, saw 120 bundle loads delivered to 54 drop zones by five Hercules transport aircraft from the…
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/releases/2017-12-17/operation-christmas-drop-2017-concludes
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and Airservices Australia (Airservices) have redesigned Defence’s overland military flying training area airspace in north-western New South Wales to replace the existing R559 airspace north of Sydney. Commander of Air Combat Group, Air Commodore Tim Alsop,…
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/releases/2022-10-27/raaf-airservices-australia-re-design-military-training-area-airspace
Western Australia Premier, the Hon Mark McGowan, MP, visited the Special Air Service Regiment (SASR) History & Research Centre at Campbell Barracks in Perth recently. Premier McGowan accepted an invitation from the centre to view the SAS Historical Collection’s many exhibits, which span the…
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2021-11-26/wa-premier-visits-campbell-barracks
By the time the guns fell silent on the eleventh hour, of the eleventh day, of the eleventh month in 1918, more than 60,000 Australian sailors, soldiers and aviators had died among approximately 16 million other combatants and civilians in the world’s first Great War. On Remembrance Day, we…
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/releases/2023-11-11/remembrance-day
Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States have conducted a combined exercise off the east coast of Australia testing autonomous undersea warfare capabilities.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/releases/2023-11-10/uncrewed-undersea-capabilities-strengthen-aukus-partnership