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The families of hundreds of ADF personnel lined the wharf at Fleet Base East on Father’s Day to welcome home their loved ones from a three-month deployment.

It was a surreal experience for Group Captain Jarrod Pendlebury to sit at the horseshoe table dominating the centre of the room at the United Nations Security Council.

Crowds have flocked to see aircraft and meet personnel at the Exercise Pitch Black open day at RAAF Base Darwin.

Three soldiers killed in action in Afghanistan were remembered this week at a service in Queensland.

Heavy weapon and anti-armour capabilities were developed by 6 and 8/9 RAR during a Direct Fire Support Weapons course at Wide Bay training area.

Royal Australian Navy sailors from both South Australia and the Northern Territory reinvigorated a long-standing tradition when they converged on Alice Springs to take part in the only dry river-bed regatta in the world. Sailors from HMAS Coonawarra and musicians from Royal Australian Navy Band…

A service to commemorate the crash of Air Force Caribou A4-233 was attended by representatives from the Australian Defence Force, including Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Robert Chipman. 

Fire and Rescue NSW were too strong for the Navy Tridents in a tough encounter at the annual Community Cup.

At the age of 15, junior recruit Wes Truscott had no idea he would become the Senior Health Officer on board the RAN's largest vessel.

Thousands of people attended the Pitch Black flypast at Mindil Beach in Darwin, with multinational aircraft putting on an hour-long display.

Three of the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s six military working dogs are participating in Exercise Pitch Black this year.

Two soldiers who helped rescue four stranded teenagers during the Townsville flooding of 2019 have been awarded a commendation for brave conduct.

The Air Force Women in Aviation Program enabled a group of young women to briefly immerse themselves in Defence life.

When 102 Battery, 8th/12th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, received a call for fire on a target of opportunity, it was not only Australian soldiers who ran to man the gun.

This year, 2022, marks 80 years since Australia fought in the Battle of Milne Bay, located in modern-day Papua New Guinea. The Battle of Milne Bay, fought between Allied and Japanese forces in August–September 1942, was an important victory for the Allies. It was the first time that Japanese forces…

The Combined Arms Training Centre hosted a firepower demonstration for about 800 people at the Puckapunyal Military Area.

Three World War 2 Navy veterans were honoured for their service at an emotional ceremony on August 9.

As the Philippine phase of Pacific Partnership 2022 concluded, members of the ADF contingent farewelled the United States hospital ship USNS Mercy.

Unexpected satellites, inclement space weather and space junk were all factors Army’s first “space team” confronted during a training exercise.

Walking through the crowd at an AFL game in early July, dental duo Captain Yuen Dieu and Private Jacinta Rooke were on a mission to talk teeth.

For the first time, the National Support Squadron had an opportunity to have three of its ships in Sydney Harbour at the same time.

Aviators experienced complex combat missions and deployed operations with the US Air Force during Exercise Red Flag Alaska.

After almost three months at sea on a regional presence deployment through the Pacific, HMAS Canberra is heading back to her home port in Sydney.

Seventy-two pilots from Japan, New Zealand and Australia competed in the Drone Racing National Championships held at Duntroon Oval.

Australian Defence Force and US Marine Corps personnel recently attended an annual culture camp run by traditional owners.

A ceremony at Victoria Barracks marked the establishment of a new Australian Army Cadets unit.

Leading Seaman Suamili Nanai experienced all the bells and whistles of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

Nauru's President, Lionel Aingimea, thanked the Royal Australian Navy for its efforts on Operation Render Safe during a visit to HMAS Canberra.

Walking along the Larapinta Trail in the Northern Territory, Captain James Maclean reflected on fatherhood and his family.

Aviation is a passion for avionics technician Craftsman Cameron Powell, from the 1st Aviation Regiment.