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Squadron Support to Veteran
13 June 2018Leading Aircraftman (LAC) Nicholas Bosnar and Corporal (CPL) Mason Gow recently presented 99 year old veteran Mr Bob Jackson with a care package on behalf of No. 460...
Airman's Code - Ten years on
10 June 2018Pride in being an Australian airman was officially endorsed and put into writing with the launch of the Airman’s Code at the annual Air Force Awards night on 4 June 2008....
Commanding Officers participate in ‘Vinnies CEO Sleepout’ Charity Event
7 June 2018Imagine sleeping on the pavement on a freezing winter’s night with nothing but the clothes you are wearing and a piece of cardboard for protection. As anyone who has...
Australia's Proud History of Indigenous Service
29 May 2018National Reconciliation Week 2018 has commenced with an invitation to Australians to explore their past and learn more about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history...
Mother and babies doing fine - Military Working Dog ‘Abba’ gives birth to six puppies
28 May 2018Military Working Dog (MWD) ‘Abba’ delivered a litter of six puppies at RAAF School of Fire and Security (RAAFSFS) on 11 May. Mr Stephen Cannon, Breeding...
Special Reconciliation Week for Air Force Corporal
27 May 2018This National Reconciliation Week will prove extra special for Corporal (CPL) Joey Hull this year, thanks to his role as a Regional Compliance Officer (RCO) with the...
Symbolic Coin from Air Force Elder
24 May 2018Air Force’s inaugural Indigenous elder Uncle Harry Allie has presented a symbolic coin to members of the Senior Leadership Group in the lead up to Reconciliation Week (...
High rewards for thinking critically about air power
23 May 2018What air power lessons from the pre-jet era are still appropriate today?This was the question successfully answered by this year’s Chief of Air Force Essay Competition (...
Australian Defence Force trained with partners at Exercise Bersama Shield 2018
16 May 2018The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has taken to the sea and skies of Malaysia and Singapore to enhance interoperability and strengthen the professional relationships...
Exercise Croix Du Sud launches into action
16 May 2018Around 300 members of the Australian Defence Force have joined a French-led multinational force to participate in valuable disaster response training designed to increase...
BFTS and BAE Systems celebrate relationship
11 May 2018Air Force has received a special livery CT/4B aircraft from BAE Systems Australia to mark their long and productive partnership at Tamworth on 19 April.WGCDR Leigh...
ADF trains with military partners at Exercise Balikatan
8 May 2018The Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) ability to effectively contribute to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief and security operations in South East Asia is again...
F-35A training equipment delivered
2 May 2018One of the world’s largest aircraft has landed at RAAF Base Williamtown carrying the first delivery of Australia’s state of the art training equipment for the Joint...
New Science and Technology Policy for National Security
2 May 2018The Government has released its new National security science and technology policy agenda aimed at strengthening Australia’s national security.Minister for Defence...
On time, on target, safe always - Joint Terminal Attack Controllers graduate
30 April 2018Chief Instructor Major (MAJ) Ross Wehby presented a disturbing but all too realistic scenario to the students of Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) Course 61 at...
Airman’s first visit to great-grandfather’s grave
24 April 2018Inscribed between the names Morgan and Moore on Wagga Wagga’s Memorial Arch are the names of two brothers who served on the Western Front in France during World War I....
Untrained canines seeking new homes!
21 April 2018Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF )Security and Fire School will be offering a viewing of 7 male and 8 female Belgian Malinois,varying in age from 18 months to 7...
Delivery of the C-27J Spartan battlefield aircraft completed
18 April 2018Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) today welcomed the 10th and final C-27J Spartan into service during a ceremony at RAAF Base Richmond. Minister for Defence, Senator...
RAAF Base Richmond welcomes bust of legendary Sir Charles Kingsford Smith
10 April 2018A bust of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith has been presented for display at the RAAF Base Richmond Officers’ Mess by family members of the legendary aviator.On 5 April 2018,...
Next three F-35A Joint Strike Fighters mission-ready
9 April 2018Australia has taken delivery of the next three F-35A aircraft from Lockheed Martin. Minister for Defence Senator the Hon Marise Payne and Minister for Defence...
Control cabin for Air Traffic Control tower joins the RAAF Base Richmond skyline
9 April 2018A new sight has appeared on the RAAF Base Richmond skyline, with the installation of a Control Cabin structure on a new Air Traffic Control (ATC) Tower.Installed on 29...
Air Force deploys to Arkansas for Exercise Green Flag
6 April 2018The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has deployed 23 personnel and a C-130J Hercules transport aircraft from 37 Squadron to take part in Exercise Green Flag in the...
PACE SETTER
3 April 2018Read about our P-8A Poseidon achieving initial operating capability five months ahead of schedule; powerful messages from this year’s Air Power Conference (...
USAF B-52 Bombers to take part in training activities with ADF
29 March 2018Defence will host up to three United States Air Force (USAF) B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers in Darwin as part of Enhanced Air Cooperation (EAC) initiative with the...
World War Two medal presentation for veteran airman
29 March 2018Ninety-three year old Leading Aircraftman (LAC) George Burgess, a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Radio/Wireless Signals Operator who served in Papua New Guinea and the...
