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
Leading Aircraftman Amit Jindal became an Australian citizen in 2010 and joined the ADF as a way to repay the country "for all it has given me".
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2020-10-29/air-force-career-dream-come-true
Group Captain Wendy Horder started in air traffic control towers and was soon travelling the world.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2020-11-05/taking-stock-truly-international-career
Wing Commander Greg Williams says it's a privilege to be working in the Directorate of Historic Unrecovered War Casualties.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2020-11-11/lifelong-dedication-historys-heroes
Workplace welfare dogs are spreading the word about the Air Force’s centenary year while continuing to support Air Force members.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2020-11-13/welfare-dogs-support-air-force-centenary-celebration
RAAF Base Tindal is engaging with the Katherine region community about Air Force's centenary.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2020-10-12/air-force-ton-talk-top-end
It was seeing her grandfather proudly wear his medals that inspired Sergeant Samantha Verry to join the army.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2023-11-10/wreath-inspirational-grandfather
Lieutenant Jason Wang's experimental GPS eventually led to one of the first Australian satellites to be put into orbit for decades.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2023-11-10/shooting-stars
As well as her vital day job with Air Force, when called upon, Leading Aircraftwoman Chantelle Bradford helps coordinate disaster relief.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2021-01-21/taking-experience-into-volunteering-sphere
Some good advice from his dad, led country boy Corporal Brody Peate to pursue a career with the ADF
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2021-01-28/from-dirt-bikes-afterburners
As an operations coordinator at RAAF Base Pearce, Murray Sullivan is helping train others with skills he's been developing since he was a teenager.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2021-02-11/passing-lifetime-aviation-knowledge
RAAF Museum Curator Dave Gardner is dedicated to helping spread the word on Air Force's 100 years of service to the nation.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2021-02-18/sharing-passion-history-hardware
ADF medics trained the Royal Solomon Island Police Force in first aid while learning techniques themselves.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2023-11-09/lifesaving-medical-training-solomons
Sergeant Jack Bromhead was one of the lucky chefs chosen to spend five months cooking for expeditioners on Macquarie Island.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2023-11-09/chef-get-creative-cold
A US space operations course led Air Force Corporal Allison Gray to a posting at Defence Space Command.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2023-11-09/stars-aligned-space-command-analyst
An Indigenous artist has honoured Navy’s close connection to the Saltwater people of Blue Mud Bay.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2023-11-09/shared-connection-sea-country
Navy will change the way it trains and prepares its people, placing a focus on career flexibility and life-long learning.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2023-11-08/transforming-career-pathways
Corporal Natasha Wilson has moved from Navy to Air Force adding depth of experience to her 20 years with the ADF.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2021-03-17/service-swap-great-example-career-opportunities
The Air Force centenary commemorations have also ensured history is preserved, with funds generated from merchandise sales donated to heritage restorations.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2021-12-13/history-preserved-through-merchandise-sales
A roster of dogs are helping to lift the morale of recruits as they go through initial training in Melbourne.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2023-11-08/dogs-report-duty-recruit-school
Pilot Officer John Lewin's passion for aviation led him to become one of the ADF's newest pilots.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2021-03-25/career-takes-off-passion
Reservist Wing Commander Peter Overton’s love for storytelling has allowed him to wear many hats during his career.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2021-02-25/wing-commander-wears-many-hats
Had it not been for a drought, former CDF Sir Angus Houston might never have pursued a distinguished ADF career.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2021-02-04/leaving-land-lead-from-air
A base airfield engineering officer, Flying Officer Ryan Rosenberger is inspired by WWII squadrons which maintained critical infrastructure.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2021-03-18/trained-eye-airfield-infrastructure
When two Mirage jets flew low over Air Chief Marshal Binskin's boyhood home, he was hooked.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2021-03-04/close-encounter-that-led-celebrated-career
GENERAL ANGUS CAMPBELL: Ladies and gentlemen, it is a pleasure to be here with you today at the 2023 Indo-Pacific Sea Power Conference. I wish to begin by acknowledging the Traditional Custodians of the land upon which we meet – the Gadigal people – and pay my respects to their Elders past, present…
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/releases/2023-11-08/indo-pacific-sea-power-conference-2023-chief-defence-force-general-angus-campbell
Annie Goldsack sees her rehousing of Timorese and Kosovar refugees in Victoria as one her life's highlights
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2020-12-03/career-spanning-all-aspects-service
The Navy Indigenous Development Program class 18 has celebrated their graduation after five months of hard work and self-discovery.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-12-15/indigenous-program-graduates-ready-world
A five-year support contract has been awarded to meet the extensive, complex needs of ADF’s flight data monitoring capability.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2023-11-08/flight-data-monitoring-conducted-aussie-soil