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ADF members and Defence public servants can be proud of their donation efforts over 2021.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2021-12-13/blood-challenge-making-real-difference
A 22-member team from Army’s 7th Combat Brigade partnered with the Vanuatu Police Force to deliver specialist training.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2021-12-09/building-skills-pacific-neighbours
Air Force has flown a drill rig to be used in an international climate research project to Australian scientists in Antarctica.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2021-12-09/special-delivery-crucial-climate-research
1st Signal Regiment solders helped restore a North Stradbroke Island property that has a strong link to the region’s Indigenous people.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2021-12-13/going-bush-good-cause
Lieutenant Sebastian Jingle is the first known Indigenous Australian from the western Cape York region to commission in the Army Reserve.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2021-12-10/lt-jingle-community-trailblazer
Upgrades at the Vanuatu Mobile Force Cook Barracks, under the Cook and Tiroas Barracks Redevelopment Project, are progressing well.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2021-12-09/redevelopment-progressing-well
Exercises in the Townsville Field Training Area have empowered the conduct of Operational Test and Evaluation for two Army programs.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2021-12-09/operational-test-evaluation-values-soldier-input
It was a bittersweet moment for onlookers at Fleet Base West on December 2 when HMAS Sirius returned home.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2021-12-09/home-final-time
A culminating activity for Exercise Archibald provided a unique opportunity to practise specialist capabilities.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2021-12-08/military-police-put-test-archibald
Reconstruction work at Fiji’s Lekutu Secondary School is progressing well with the first phase now complete.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2021-12-08/supporting-fijian-education-opportunities
An Army team has helped make a difference by organising a group plasma donation at Lifeblood Centre, Liverpool.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2021-12-08/group-donation-save-lives
The Australian Defence Force Academy and United States Naval Academy have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2021-12-08/new-exchange-opportunity
Nursing officer Lieutenant Susan ‘Red’ Wiard has been making a name for herself all around the world by lifting heavy things.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2021-12-09/lifting-trophies-military-motivation
The work of military working dog handlers has been recognised at RAAF Base Amberley.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2021-12-08/special-bond-remembrance-wall-unveiled
Captain James Finlayson says it's a privilege to answer Solomons Islands' call for support from Australia.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2021-12-10/ready-step-up-ready-help
Captain Celie Bright-Perry's deployment to the Solomon Islands has allowed her to apply training in a unique team environment.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2021-12-10/taking-skills-across-pacific
Air Force’s School of Postgraduate Studies (SPS) at RAAF Base Wagga has honoured the Warrant Officers of the Air Force.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2021-12-07/school-portrait-gallery-tribute-leaders
Aviators have banded together for the Wedgetail Beards for Charity fundraiser.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2021-12-07/gratitude-hair-raising-efforts
The two vehicles under consideration for Australia’s multi-billion dollar infantry fighting vehicle project have undergone sea transportability trials.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2021-12-07/sea-legs-infantry-fighting-vehicles-tested
When COVID-19 hit, it looked like the Navy Reserve Entry Officers’ Course would be an early casualty of the pandemic.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2021-12-07/course-navigates-way-through-rough-times
After months of domestic support operations, soldiers from the 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, have returned to their core skills.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2021-12-07/battalion-returns-core-skills
The 3rd Combat Support Battalion has marched through Innisfail to mark the 15th anniversary of the battalion being granted Freedom of Entry.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2021-12-07/historic-occasion-shared-community
Chief of the Nuclear Powered Submarine Taskforce reflects on the Taskforce's program of work over the next 18 months.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2021-10-30/comments-from-taskforce-chief
A World War II SAS and Battle of Britain veteran was escorted home to England last month by an Australian Army soldier to join the Chelsea Pensioners, a program run by the illustrious Chelsea Hospital for British Army veterans.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2021-12-06/world-war-ii-veteran-joins-chelsea-pensioners
Defence has been granted Designated Laboratory Status for both biomedical and environmental sample analysis by the international Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2021-12-06/defence-key-fight-against-chemical-weapons
Patrol boats from the Royal Australian Navy and Papua New Guinea Defence Force conducted maritime surveillance operations on Exercise Paradise.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2021-12-06/paradise-patrols-strengthen-partnership
80 years since HMAS Parramatta (II) was lost, the red kangaroo funnel insignia from successor ship Parramatta (IV) was donated to the Australian War Memorial.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2021-12-06/red-kangaroos-donated-australia-war-memorial
A four-person ADF contingent worked alongside the Republic of Fiji Military Forces to provide specialist support in planning and preparation for the high-risk weather season.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2021-12-06/adf-helps-fiji-plan-high-risk-weather
We remember and reflect on the outstanding service and leadership of gunner Brigadier Shirley Goodwin, who served in both World Wars.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2021-12-04/artillerys-venerated-gentleman
Army has taken a step closer to making interactions with robots a regular occurrence for soldiers in the field.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2021-12-03/robots-take-field