32 Squadron celebrated a significant flying milestone as Wing Commander Adrian Burge logged 10,000 military flying hours.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-10-18/10000-hours-sky
Members of the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, deployed to Canungra training area to conduct Exercise Heeler Strike.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-10-18/ready-live-fire-attacks-ambushes
Sapper Lawrence Turalom hopes to further his studies as a diesel engineer in Papua New Guinea.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-10-18/career-fuels-sappers-dream
World War 2 Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force veteran, Jessie Strike-McClelland, celebrated her 100th birthday on September 23.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-10-17/dedicated-servicewoman-celebrates-centenary
A combined maritime task group comprised of Australian and Singaporean warships and troops has completed Exercise Trident.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-10-17/exercise-singapore-wraps-up
A series of training activities are under way, aiming to strengthen interoperability between the ADF and the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-10-17/sharing-skills-philippines
The 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, has claimed victory in the 7th Brigade military skills competition.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-10-17/6th-battalion-prove-victorious-skills-competition
HMA Ships Adelaide and Anzac have departed Darwin, signalling the launch of the main joint force element of Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-10-14/largest-indo-pacific-endeavour-sets-sail
HMAS Perth took on a pirate ship persona as part of a charity event before embarking on an Indo-Pacific deployment.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-10-14/commander-walks-plank-charity
They’re nicknamed robot dogs, but the mechanical movements of Army’s quadrupeds don’t prompt warm feelings like a real canine.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-10-14/expo-showcases-dogs-war
Everything from cannons to missiles, and vehicles to simulation systems were on display at Land Forces 2022.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-10-13/autonomous-systems-display-expo
It's not often that an ADF member spends the day flying over some of the most famous sights in the Mediterranean.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-10-13/aviator-patrols-mediterranean
Fleet Air Arm, HMAS Albatross and HMAS Creswell personnel are preparing to conduct a Freedom of Entry march.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-10-12/preparing-medieval-tradition
Ensuring a military aircraft has sufficient stores and equipment can be a full-time task with multiple services to coordinate.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-10-12/overseas-logistics-welcome-challenge
Despite watching his father die from respiratory problems after being gassed in WW1, a young Leonard McLeod was determined to join the Army.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-10-12/return-canungra-evokes-memories-service
On October 13, 2002, a small team of Air Force personnel embarked on one of the largest Australian aeromedical evacuations since the Vietnam War.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-10-12/bali-bombings-20th-anniversary-resilience-meets-tragedy
Engaging with NATO partners is a first for an 11 Squadron P-8A Poseidon aircraft on deployment to Sicily.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-10-11/building-closer-ties-nato-mediterranean
If Private Lauren Dam gets another opportunity to deploy to Solomon Islands, she has promised to return with a rugby league ball.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-10-11/medic-brings-love-league-solomons
An Australian Army Reserve anaesthetist has been awarded a Churchill Fellowship for his civilian role as a trauma specialist.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-10-11/medical-officer-use-fellowship-improve-trauma-skills
Fourteen officers from the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force completed a boat-handling course with Army's Amphibious Force.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-10-10/maritime-partnership-show-solomons
Tickford Racing driver Thomas Randle experienced a ‘hot lap’ of a different kind at the weekend at Bathurst 1000.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-10-10/flying-fast-lane-bathurst
The academic credentials of Air Force have received a boost with the determination and focus of one of its senior officers.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-10-10/scholar-gentleman
15 young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders had the experience of a lifetime getting to experience the life of an aviator at RAAF Base Amberley.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-10-10/chance-live-life-aviator
Australia’s first MQ-4C Triton remotely piloted aircraft system was rolled out in September.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-10-07/australias-first-triton-touches-down
The Australian Military Wives Choir performed at The Q in Queanbeyan on October 2 to celebrate its 10th anniversary.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-10-07/ten-years-worth-singing-about
After 87 years of unauthorised possession, Arthur Leggett recently returned a well preserved sporran badge to the Army’s possession
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-10-07/adventures-souvenired-sporran
An Adelaide-based company is exploring how it might transform training environments for the Australian Defence Force.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-10-07/company-shines-light-innovative-training
HMAS Stalwart has completed its first visit to a foreign port while deployed in support of Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-10-07/first-stalwart-deployment
The Top End has been a hub of military activity during a major multilateral exercise involving more than 2400 Australian Army and international troops.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-10-06/international-warfighters-combine-top-end
About 100 engineers from the PNGDF, Australian Army and British Army are working together in Papua New Guinea.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-10-07/familiar-faces-come-together-png