Soldiers recently completed several adventure training activities to enhance their mental and physical toughness.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-08-23/using-trust-overcome-fears
About 22 hours’ drive from her family in Darwin, Private Maria Aniceto has made herself right at home in another Northern Territory town.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-08-23/chance-engage-indigenous-culture
Air Force Flight Sergeant Christine Williams notched up an impressive milestone by giving her 250th blood donation recently in Canberra.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-08-22/blood-donor-joins-250-club
The Canberra community experienced the vibrancy of the Australian Defence Force Academy at its open day on Saturday.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-08-22/adfa-capabilities-show-open-day
A national commemorative service recognising the 75th anniversary of Australia’s involvement in peacekeeping operations will be held in Canberra.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-08-22/keeping-peace-75-years
Soldiers from 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, showed no signs of nerves while undertaking the notoriously tough basic sniper training.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-08-22/aims-met-test-nerves
The Governor-General officially opened a new track at Kokoda Barracks to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Kokoda campaign.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-08-22/tracks-naming-marks-80th-anniversary-kokoda-campaign
A Territorian through and through, 1st Health Battalion’s Private Adrian Fleming is loving the opportunity to spend time in his own backyard.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-08-22/connection-country-top-end
Unmanned aerial vehicles could be delivering supplies and doing casualty evacuations within five to 10 years.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-08-19/flight-path-heavy-lifting
The Army relies on fuel to keep things operational and there is one team of specialists that ensure the correct type goes where it needs to.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-08-19/specialists-keep-wheels-turning
When Australian Army Engineer Captain Verity Farragher saw the chance to work with one of Australia’s top construction companies, she jumped at it.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-08-19/army-engineer-puts-industry-experience-use
Royal Australian Navy guided missile destroyer, HMAS Sydney, displayed its sophisticated naval combat capabilities.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-08-19/firing-away-regional-presence-deployment
Rumbling diesel Bushmaster engines could one day be a thing of the past, replaced by the quiet hum of electronics.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-08-19/charging-ahead-quietly-cleanly
The Defence Industry Pathways Program’s first two intakes have completed their training, marking an important milestone in their future careers.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-08-19/reaping-rewards-pathways-program
The challenge is on for current and former Australian Defence Force personnel to break out the books for the 2022 Brothers N Books Read-A-Thon.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-08-19/chapter-verse-charitable-reading
Air Force personnel were recently invited to watch a demonstration and meet the furry members of Australian Search and Rescue K9 unit.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-08-19/dogs-put-show-air-force-personnel
The $500 million project for the Future Air Mission Training System (Air 5428 Phase 3) has reached a new milestone.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-08-19/air-mission-project-reaches-new-milestone
Midshipman Kane Kasemchainan started his military career path with a placement in the Defence Work Experience Program.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-08-19/expert-leadership-development-study-adfa
The current rotation of Rifle Company Butterworth welcomed the opportunity to train with the Royal Thai Army on Exercise Chapel Gold 2022.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-08-19/jungle-warfare-training-gold-standard
Leaving country Victoria and the family’s 50-acre dairy farm in Nyora, Midshipman Rachael Emmett dreamt of travelling and seeing the world.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-08-18/adfa-opportunities-take-lead
Midshipman Harrison Planck was surprised to learn of the different entry paths into the Navy, including the option to be paid to get an engineering degree.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-08-18/solving-engineering-challenges-sea-ashore
Informally known as the ‘tanker taskforce’, Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2022 command taskforce 173 was more than support and replenishment.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-08-18/mastering-combat-logistics-sea
The Chilean Navy and Royal Australian Navy have come together as partners during the largest naval exercise, Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2022.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-08-04/training-partnership-display-rimpac
The 13th Brigade in Western Australia has evolved from a part-time workforce brigade into a test bed for innovation and modernisation across Army.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-08-18/army-engineers-new-way-thinking
Defence is partnering with industry and academia to establish a world-leading research facility in biofilms, with a focus on innovative biofouling control solutions.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-08-18/new-research-centre-set-boost-maritime-industries
Flight Lieutenant Jack O’Neill is a Royal Australian Air Force dental officer currently deployed on Pacific Partnership 2022.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-08-17/all-smiles-pacific-partnership-2022
Defence recently gathered some of the biggest names in quantum computing to explore the future of this transformational technology.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-08-17/quantum-researchers-go-above-beyond
More than 500 members from HMAS Canberra (III) gathered to remember the 84 crew members who lost their lives on HMAS Canberra (I).
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-08-17/sunset-service-80th-anniversary-loss-hmas-canberra-i
HMAS Glenelg’s ship’s company recently conducted a Freedom of Entry through Glenelg, in Adelaide, South Australia.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-08-17/hmas-glenelg-granted-freedom-entry
The sailors and officers of Royal Australian Navy establishment HMAS Cairns welcomed the recent opening of the bases yarning circle.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-08-17/bringing-community-together-yarn