A strength and conditioning class aims to achieve more than just getting new mums back into shape.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-12-21/mums-reconnect-while-regaining-strength
ADF Gap Year program participants travelled around Australia to gain exposure to maintenance operations for fast jets.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-12-20/fast-paced-gap-year-fast-jets-0
Members from 723 Squadron took a short break from buzzing the skies to do some buzzing of a different kind.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-12-20/growing-moustaches-mens-health
For the second year running, a Townsville soldier has won the Australian Army’s annual Forces Command Photographic Competition.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-12-20/soldier-awarded-breathtaking-images
The Australian Defence Force team beat out 152 other teams in winning the ADF Cyber Skills Challenge.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-12-21/adf-team-takes-out-cyber-skills-challenge
Electronic technicians on board HMAS Hobart put their core skills and ingenuity to the test in a robot war.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-12-20/battle-bots-showcase-skills-ingenuity
Some of Air Force’s brightest are among the latest students to graduate from the highly respected Australian War College in Canberra.
The Wing Commanders, Squadron Leaders and Warrant Officers were feted at a graduation ceremony at ADFA on December 2 having completed the year-long Australian…
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-12-19/air-forces-war-college-graduates-celebrated
A former Army intelligence analyst found solace in the ADF Arts for Recovery, Resilience, Teamwork and Skills program.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-12-19/writing-course-provides-stress-relief
A ceremony was held to commemorate the transfer of Command of Air Combat Group.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-12-16/ready-take-new-challenges
Warrant Officer of the Navy Deb Butterworth has formally handed over to Warrant Officer Andrew Bertoncin.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-12-16/tenure-passion-commitment
This month, the Royal Australian Navy is welcoming home more than 1000 personnel and six ships from maritime training exercises with regional partners.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-12-16/six-ships-home-after-busy-year
After being inspired to join the Navy by a very well-known relative, Seaman Billy Winkler-Sheean was promoted to Able Seaman.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-12-16/sailor-inspired-hero-relative
A 100-person accommodation building was opened at Igam Barracks, Lae, in Papua New Guinea on December 13.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-12-16/project-builds-ties-png
HMAS Hobart stopped in the warm waters of the Gulf of Carpentaria for a hull inspection by ships divers.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-12-16/keeping-things-check-under-hull
Brittany-Leigh Wragg is only 21 but has already achieved much since joining the Defence Industry Pathways Program last year.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-12-16/defence-program-graduate-awarded-australian-trainee-year
An exercise in India provided two soldiers the chance to reunite with their parents.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-12-13/exercise-india-chance-reconnect-families
The Cook and Tiroas Barracks redevelopment infrastructure project in Vanuatu has entered the final stages.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-12-16/redevelopment-boost-vanuatu-economy
Dianne Hutchinson always knew she wanted to pursue a career helping people.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-12-15/army-nurse-touches-lives-thousands-veterans
The Australian Defence Force has a rich history of family legacies being carried on through the generations.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-12-15/corporal-continues-familys-gallipoli-legacy
It was three of a kind for the Rhone family as Aircraftman James Rhone graduated from initial recruit training.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-12-14/family-aviators
Nursing officer Flight Lieutenant Tessa O’Brien found a creative outlet through visual arts.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-12-14/dealing-pandoras-box-memories
Australian Minister for Defence Linda Reynolds, Japanese Minister of Defence Takeshi Iwaya, and U.S. Acting Secretary of Defence Patrick Shanahan, convened a trilateral defence ministerial meeting in Singapore on June 1 on the margins of the 18th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS…
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/releases/2019-06-02/australia-japan-united-states-defence-ministers-meeting
When HMA Ships Adelaide and Anzac set off on IPE22, they took with them many young crew members, eager to explore the world.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-12-13/new-horizons-inspired-young-sailors
For Lieutenant Commander Mark Graichan, the masters degree he completed in Jakarta has been as much about network building as achieving academically.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-12-12/breaking-language-barriers-indonesia
Fairy floss, popcorn, waterslides and a visit from Santa were all part of the Amberley Christmas Treat fun.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-12-09/christmas-treat-amberley-families
This week Defence participated in the annual Combined Space Operations (CSpO) Initiative Principals Board, hosted by the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) and New Zealand Ministry of Defence.
CSpO is comprised of representatives from Australia, Canada, France, Germany, New Zealand, the United…
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/releases/2022-12-08/combined-space-operations-initiative-principals-board-meeting
The Royal Australian Navy has decommissioned Armidale Class Patrol Boat HMAS Wollongong at a ceremony in HMAS Cairns after 15 years of service.
Commander Australian Fleet, Rear Admiral Jonathan Earley, CSC, RAN, attended the ceremony and recognised the service of the Ship’s Company.
“HMAS…
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/releases/2022-12-08/hmas-wollongong-decommissions-cairns
Inside a hangar on the island of Guam, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) aviators at Operation Christmas Drop 22 have pitched in to pack gifts for communities in Palau and Micronesia.
On December 3, air force personnel from five Indo-Pacific nations joined hundreds of local volunteers at Andersen…
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-12-08/airdropping-some-christmas-cheer
A walk through the main living areas of HMA Ships during Indo-Pacific Endeavour quickly revealed a vast array of partner nations on board.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-12-08/all-friends-deck-indo-pacific
Capability Manager Frank Jones has been awarded the Bellenger Bell Award for 2022 for his exemplary performance
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-12-07/bellenger-bell-honours-excellence-values