A group of trainee Air Force officers marked their graduation day by collecting donations for the Cancer Council at the front gate of RAAF Base Wagga.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2020-12-17/officer-graduates-support-charity
For many officers and sailors in the Navy, nautical-themed tattoos are a tradition that provide a sense of identity, belonging and a form of remembrance.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2020-12-16/tattoos-symbol-experiences
Staff at No. 1 Flying Training School kept pilots in training during the COVID-19 pandemic with five key initiatives.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2020-12-17/innovation-keeps-trainee-pilots-course
A conversation with his brother-in-law led Corporal Barney Lelo to quit his civilian career as a trade assistant and welder and enlist in the Army in 2012.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2020-12-16/career-change-winner
Mother and daughter find themselves on the same Operational Health Support Course.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2020-12-15/mother-daughter-speak-same-language
Personnel from No. 383 Contingency Response Squadron explored Cape York in the northernmost reaches of Queensland for Exercise Woomera Strike.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2020-12-15/squadron-brings-expeditionary-skills-cape-york
Officer selection boards are continuing during the COVID-19 pandemic thanks to technology.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2020-12-24/officer-recruitment-zooming-along-pandemic
Corporal Jacob Hutcheon, of No 2 Security Forces at RAAF Base Amberley in Queensland, is on Operation COVID-19 Assist at Sydney Airport.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2020-12-19/keeping-australia-safe-through-christmas
The marine engineering department of HMAS Ballarat received praise for its work maintaining the ship’s systems while deployed to the Indian Ocean.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2020-12-14/high-praise-high-seas-ballarat-technicians
Navy’s most advanced ships have exercised together for the first time.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2020-12-14/high-tech-trio-exercise-first-time
Sub lieutenants awarded high honours at ADFA graduation.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2020-12-15/adfa-graduates-honoured-awards
Soldiers helped local authorities rescue 12 survivors from a sinking boat off the Vanuatuan island of Ambae on November 22.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2020-12-14/soldiers-come-rescue
Defence will receive new deployable health facilities under acquisition and support contracts with Saab Australia.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2020-12-14/deployable-facilities-improve-field-health-care
The first members of Navy’s inaugural Maritime Human Resources Officer Application Course have graduated after intensive training at HMAS Albatross.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2020-12-14/maritime-human-resources-officers-graduate
Navy Engineering Branch engineer Simon Sykes has received an award for his volunteer firefighting work last season.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2020-12-15/engineer-rewarded-fighting-bushfires
The Worimi Hornet flew its last sortie from RAAF Base Williamtown on December 10.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2020-12-14/final-flight-distinctive-hornet
Some innovative personnel administration made getting troops on the ground to support Victoria's COVID-19 response easier.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2020-12-11/innovative-admin-helps-get-boots-ground
A world-first system for locating unexploded ordnance detected an impact point to within 25 metres.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2020-12-11/bomb-search-system-track-save-time
F/A-18F Super Hornets and E-7A Wedgetail aircraft took part in Exercise Gauntlet Strike.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2020-12-14/show-air-power-ends-crew-training
Exercise Coalition Virtual Flag brought together Australian, US, Canadian and UK forces.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2020-12-11/warfighting-tactics-put-virtual-test
Royal Australian Air Force Pilot Officer James Madden soon will be playing a crucial role in ensuring the safety of Australia’s military aircraft.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2020-12-11/sky-limit-cadet
Twenty-two-year-old Australian Army Officer Cadet Innes Lumsden has had a busy end to a busy year.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2020-12-17/leadership-skills-born-pandemic
Army Officer Cadet Ishaq Ali has packed a lot into his three years at the Australian Defence Force Academy.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2020-12-16/high-marks-snapshot-adfa-life
The 2013 Blue Mountains bushfires inspired Officer Cadet James Boidin to join the Army.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2020-12-17/bushfires-inspire-cadet-join-army
Leading Seaman Benyam Gormiesa had a significant introduction to the role of officer of the watch when he navigated through the Great Barrier Reef.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2020-12-10/reef-navigation-steep-learning-curve
Switching from a rural lifestyle to the Australian Defence Force Academy hasn’t been easy for Officer Cadet James Butler.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2020-12-13/lifestyle-change-hard-adjustment-cadet
Sport has played a big role in Pilot Officer Frances Di Carlo’s life while at the Australian Defence Force Academy.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2020-12-12/cadet-captain-good-sport
Sub Lieutenant Alison Smith has packed a lot into her three years at the Australian Defence Force Academy.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2020-12-11/busy-three-years-adfa-graduate
Able Seaman Britney Beech has been looking forward to Christmas for months.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2020-12-20/sailor-counts-down-christmas
The Royal Australian Navy took part in a virtual trilateral naval warfare exercise this month.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2020-12-10/navies-exercise-virtual-high-seas