General enquiries
General contact details for the Department of Defence in Canberra.
Provided by: Department of Defence,
Canberra Postal: Russell Offices Department of Defence Canberra ACT 2600
Defence public enquiries line is 1300 DEFENCE (1300 333 362)
Website: http://www.defence.gov.au
Media enquiries
All Air Force media enquiries are handled by the Defence Media Room.
Aircraft and Equipment
Visit the Aircraft Information page for general information, specifications and fact sheets of current RAAF fleet aircraft. Alternatively, visit the RAAF Museum.
Australian Defence College
The ADC comprises three tri-service educational institutions; the
Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies (CDSS); the Australian Command
and Staff College (ACSC) and the Australian Defence Force Academy
(ADFA).
Provided by: Australian Defence College Defence Personnel Executive
Phone: 02 6266 0611
Fax: 02 6266 0660
Postal: Weston Creek Department of Defence Canberra ACT 2600
Website: http://www.defence.gov.au/adc/
Australian Defence Force Cadets
For detailed information on the Air Force Cadets scheme, visit the website as listed below.
Provided by: COLIN PALMER Group Captain (AAFC), Commander – Australian Air Force Cadets
Website: http://www.aafc.org.au/hqaafc/
Badges of Rank and Special Insignia
Visit the Air Force about us site for information on Air Force Badges, Ranks and special Insignia.
Visit the link below for a downloadable image of the badges of rank and special insignia of the Australian armed forces.
Provided by: Public Affairs Branch
Phone: 02 6265 2999
Postal: Russell Offices Department of Defence Canberra ACT 2600
Website: http://www.defence.gov.au/badges_of_rank.cfm
Air Force Bases
Visit the Air Force Bases page.
Air Force Careers
Would you like to be a airman/airwoman or an officer in the Royal
Australian Air Force?
All questions about pre-entry requirements or the recruiting process MUST be directed to Defence Force Recruiting or by telephoning 13 19 01 (+61 131901 if calling from outside Australia).
Air Force Events
For enquiries regarding RAAF anniversaries, celebrations and events, visit the displays and events page.
If this does not help please contact the relevant base.
Details of up and coming events may also be found on the home page
Service Records
The Royal Australian Air Force CANNOT find a lost relative or friend for you.
If you are looking to track down a lost relative we suggest you hire a private investigator or call other family members. We do apologise, but due to the privacy act the Air Force is not at liberty to provide personal information and whereabouts of any of it's past, present and future employess.
If you have an enquiry about a 'current' serving Air Force member, the Air Force service records may be able to help 'if' you can produce proof of identity or Next-of-Kin relationship and all requests require a signature.
The Air Force service records can not find lost relatives for you, even if they have served in the Air Force.
You can contact Air Force Service Records on the following numbers:
Phone: 02 6266 5965
Fax: 02 6266 5851
Postal: Air Force Personnel Records
Department of Defence
Queanbeyan Annex
Canberra ACT 2600
Website: servicerecords
Due to privacy restrictions, specific regulations apply to the
distribution of confidential personnel records. In the first instance,
please phone the Officer listed for further details.
Medals, Honours and Awards
For information on Honours and Awards please visit http://www.defence.gov.au/medals/ . You might also try the Government Honour site at http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/
RAAF Aircraft Wrecks
If you think you may have discovered the wreckage of a Royal Australian
Air Force aircraft, please e-mail 
Air Force and provide as as
much information as possible.
General Air Force Inquiries
The following web sites can generally answer most inquiries RAAF Museum, Air Power Development Centre, Department of Defence and Air Force Jobs
Recruiting issues including the recruiting process, or entry into the Royal Australian Air Force are to be directed to Air Force Jobs or by calling 13 19 01 (+61 131901 if calling from outside Australia).
If the topic you are inquiring about is not covered above, then you can e-mail Air Force. Every effort will be made to provide a response to you as soon as possible, however, by e-mailing you are acknowledging that it may take Air Force an extended period of time to reply.
More complicated inquiries will be forwarded to the appropriate unit within Air Force.
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