Staying calm no matter the situation is just the norm for Flying Officer Ishan Goel.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-03-21/staying-calm-focused
Army soldiers are delivering feed to farmers around Casino in northern New South Wales as part of Operation Flood Assist.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-03-21/hay-its-way
Army soldiers from Sydney have worked with NSW Fire & Rescue to assist in the clean-up of Sackville Ski Gardens holiday park.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-03-21/soldiers-support-sackville
An aerial firefighting capability has recently been established at Royal Australian Air Force Base Edinburgh.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-03-21/responding-rapidly-times-emergency
Army soldiers from 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, have been in the region since Operation Flood Assist 2022 commenced, helping volunteers and triaging support.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-03-21/volunteer-spirit-strong-broadwater
A 51st Battalion, Far North Queensland Regiment, contingent deployed from across Cape York and the Torres Strait to support Operation Flood Assist 2022.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-03-21/northern-australian-reservists-answer-call
Army soldiers from 8th/12th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, have been cleaning up a three-classroom school in northern NSW.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-03-18/school-restoration-symbol-hope
Corporal Mitchell McLean from 1st Combat Signal Regiment has returned home to Casino to assist as part of Operation Flood Assist.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-03-18/back-school-army-corporal
The ADF is working with its south-west Pacific neighbours to detect and deter illegal maritime activity in the region.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-03-18/navy-air-force-support-pacific-fisheries
A memorial honouring the Empire Air Training Scheme is nearing completion at the entrance to RAAF Base Wagga.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-03-18/wagga-honours-empire-air-training-role
USS Frank Cable recently arrived in Brisbane, and members of the ship’s company stepped ashore to help with flood clean-up tasks.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-03-18/us-navy-crew-helps-clean-up
In a first for the Navy, three women hold the service’s top engineering roles.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-04-11/women-lead-way-navy-engineering
Soldiers of the 1st Brigade are used to adapting to new environments.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-03-17/regiments-bed-making-skills-perfect
Australia’s smallest post office in the northern NSW town of Empire Vale has been reopened thanks to the help from 1st Armoured Regiment.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-03-17/big-effort-australias-smallest-post-office
HMAS Arunta and a RAAF P-8A Poseidon joined a US Navy destroyer and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer for training in the South China Sea.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-03-17/trilateral-training-boosts-regional-security
Totems of the Dharug nation and Defence are proudly displayed together in an artwork commissioned by the Air Lift Systems Program Office.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-03-17/kangaroo-emu-together-richmond
A farewell ceremony at Tonga’s Vuna Wharf has been held on March 16 to thank personnel who have been operating together from HMAS Canberra.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-03-18/farewell-acknowledges-work-pacific-family
The recent floods left a large part of the Brisbane Markets underwater, causing millions of dollars of damage.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-03-16/adf-helps-brisbane-get-back-its-feet
Casino local Clarissa Lloyd bought her home near the Richmond River just shy of one year ago.
Everything was going well until flood waters inundated her split level house on Monday, March 8.
After spending a week with her colleagues clearing the lower floor of her home, she thought she'd…
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-03-16/army-sweeps-help-clean-up
The ship’s company of HMAS Arunta recently spent a week testing their warfighting skills with other navies on Exercise Milan 2022.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-03-16/exercise-provides-plenty-action-crew
RAN Midshipman Callum Masters had a contactless reunion with Tongan Navy Midshipman Paula Ulakai.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-03-16/mates-reunited-tonga
Communities like Casino have an enduring spirit, which is exemplified in tough situations like this year’s floods.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-03-16/enduring-community-spirit-lives
Six submariners are raising money for brain cancer research by completing a 19.7-kilometre swim on March 19.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-03-17/cancer-battle-motivates-marathon-effort
Staff and trainee officers at the Australian Defence Force Academy celebrated the birthdays of Navy and Army on March 1.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-03-10/birthdays-celebrated-adfa
As floods decimated Lismore, soldiers of the 41st Battalion, Royal NSW Regiment, pulled people from boats and took them to safety.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-03-15/rescues-stuff-movie-script-says-commander
Flooding may have destroyed the Lifeline furniture store in Lismore, but it didn’t destroy store manager Ethan Smith’s spirit.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-03-15/army-throws-charity-lifeline
The Spitfire legacy continues to fuel the next generation of innovation through the Spitfire Memorial Defence Fellowship.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-03-15/spirit-spitfire-lives
The Australian Defence Force has helped to restore some sense of normality to Cabbage Tree Island.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-03-14/sappers-assist-cabbage-tree-island-recovery
In the grips of a drought, Mrs Shirley Schultz sold one-third of her cattle in 2019.
Waiting for the rain at her Gatton farm, the 84-year-old widower hand fed her cattle a mixture of waste vegetables and hay twice a day.
Trooper Rylan Green, from 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted…
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-03-13/soldiers-help-mend-fences
Soldiers from 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (6 RAR), were unwavering as they removed flood-damaged waste from Chinderah in northern NSW.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2022-03-13/army-cleans-up-chinderah