Crew members of HMAS Stalwart ticked off a bucket-list item by replenishing a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier with fuel and stores.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-12-06/restocking-us-ship-creates-buzz
When he needs some motivation, Chief Petty Officer Jessie McFarlane gives himself a haircut.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-12-06/haircuts-that-make-difference
Navy’s first Muslim chaplain visited the Maldives, Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia to build relationships with regional partners.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-12-05/faith-bridges-respect
Army multimedia technician, Corporal Susan Touch, has found an unexpected calling to the short-film industry. 
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-12-05/army-film-editor-recognised-world-stage
Navy ran the first sea-borne ADF Fitness Leaders course for Army during Indo-Pacific Endeavour.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-12-05/budding-fitness-leaders-run-water
Hassett Award won by 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment soldier for the first time in the battalion’s history.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-12-05/leadership-trophy-first-battalion
CrossFit was recently made an Army-endorsed sport, with the Down Under Championship including a 100kg sandbag challenge.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-12-05/army-crossfit-team-pulls-lifts-its-weight
A RAAF transport C-17A Loadmaster III has helped deliver a total of 100 wheelchairs to children in the Philippines.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-12-02/wheels-up-kids-philippines
On the International Day of People with a Disability, two Defence employees tell their stories.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-12-02/finding-ability-keep-working
Whether on land or at sea, the Australian Amphibious Force (AAF) personnel aboard HMAS Adelaide have been ready for anything.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-12-02/armys-amphibious-force-always-ready-sea
Combat Support Group aviators built on their chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defence capability during Exercise Toxic Gauntlet.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-12-02/ready-survive-toxic-shocks
Expos usually happen in exhibition halls, but companies have displayed their newest and best equipment recently on HMAS Adelaide.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-12-02/defence-innovation-show
Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022 (IPE22), Australia’s flagship regional engagement activity, has come to a close with HMAS Adelaide sailing into Darwin. From late September to early December, IPE22 involved five ships, 11 helicopters and approximately 1800 personnel. The contingent visited 14 countries…
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/releases/2022-12-02/indo-pacific-endeavour-returns-australia
Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022 (IPE22), Australia’s flagship regional engagement activity, has come to a close with HMAS Adelaide sailing into Darwin. From late September to early December, IPE22 involved five ships, 11 helicopters and approximately 1800 personnel. The contingent visited 14 countries…
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/releases/2022-12-02/indo-pacific-endeavour-returns-australia-0
When Able Seaman Taryn Dickens thought she had a long migraine, she didn’t know her life was going to change.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-12-02/change-vision-brings-opportunity
Twelve members of New Entry Officers' Course 67 have rolled up their sleeves to donate blood at the Nowra Mobile Donor site.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-12-02/new-blood-challenge
Lieutenant Danica Zhan and Leading Seaman Stacey Allen form the first deployed dental team on board HMAS Stalwart.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-12-01/pearly-whites-deep-blue-sea
How do you mark a milestone birthday? For Warrant Officer Class 1 Peter Sheehy's 60th it was pack marching to raise funds for Soldier On.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-12-01/marking-milestone-charity
Army engineers and an Air Force C27-J air crew conducted damage assessments following the recent Solomon Islands earthquake.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-12-01/rapid-response-earthquake-solomon-islands
From the small town of Kukerin in WA, Army Medic Private Kirsty Joyce was far from home in the jungle of Brunei on Exercise Mallee Bull.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-12-01/medics-tested-jungle-exercise-brunei
Operation Christmas Drop has recommenced in the West Pacific with Australia joining partner nations to deliver several 200-kilogram bundles of goodwill to support more than 20,000 people in remote communities. The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has a deployed a C-130J Hercules and 24 personnel…
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/releases/2022-12-01/operation-christmas-drop-supports-remote-communities-west-pacific
When Able Seaman Marine Technician Umberto Nanino joined the crew of the ADV Reliant he brought years of experience with him.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-12-01/from-naples-pacific
Seaman Jarrod Tusani didn’t expect to be sailing in the Pacific region just four weeks after graduating as an electronics technician.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-11-30/sailor-grasps-pacific-opportunity
One of the newest capabilities of the ADF has made its international debut at a training ground in Singapore. 
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-11-30/adfs-combat-vehicles-make-overseas-debut-singapore
Australian and Philippine officials conducted a Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief tabletop exercise in Manila.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-11-30/valuable-lessons-from-philippine-experience
Army first aid personnel are returning from sea equipped and ready to step back into the field.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-11-29/soldiers-practise-combat-first-aid-sea
The battle lines were drawn at RAAF Base Amberley when personnel faced Queensland police in a physical training session.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-11-29/friendly-fierce-battle-police
The RAAF’s research and development unit celebrated an important milestone at the Aerospace Valley Air Show in California.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-11-29/air-force-milestone-celebrated-air-show
One of Navy’s top instructors is helping train Timor-Leste Defence Force members as they receive two new patrol boats.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-11-29/top-trainer-paves-way-timor-leste
Australia’s new Pacific support vessel, ADV Reliant, put its disaster response capability to the test in Solomon Islands.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-11-28/island-evacuation-first-support-vessel