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Medical rescue of fisherman by Army Black Hawks
Monday, 13 December 2010, 11:06 am | Australian Defence Force
Two Australian Army S-70A Black Hawk helicopters supporting the Australian Maritime Safety Authority's Rescue Coordination Centre have contributed to the successful aero medical evacuation of a crewman from an Australian fishing vessel 150 nautical ... More >>
AUS: New Defence Facilities Opened In Canberra
Monday, 13 December 2010, 9:15 am | Australian Defence Force
Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Senator David Feeney today officially opened the new Defence Service Centre in the northern Canberra suburb of Mitchell. Senator Feeney said the centre is the key to Defence’s plans to consolidate Information ... More >>
Fire on board HMAS Ararat
Thursday, 9 December 2010, 9:41 am | Australian Defence Force
HMAS /Ararat,/ an Armidale Class Patrol Boat, suffered a fire on board whilst alongside Darwin Naval Base late on Wednesday morning. The fire was quickly extinguished by the ships crew without assistance from civilian fire brigade. There were no casualties ... More >>
Australia: Chief of Army launches PTSD DVD in Townsville
Thursday, 9 December 2010, 9:40 am | Australian Defence Force
Good afternoon, and welcome to the launch of the new DVD,/“Dents in the Soul”./ This Mental Health initiative is a collaborative effort between the Army and Joint Health Command, and it is designed to raise awareness of; and to help de-stigmatise ... More >>
Australia's Super Hornets Ready for Duty
Thursday, 9 December 2010, 9:37 am | Australian Defence Force
Australia’s first squadron of F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jets is operational and ready for duty following the arrival of four new aircraft at RAAF Base Amberley. The Super Hornets will add to the fire power of the RAAF, taking Australia’s capability ... More >>
First Defence Houses Completed in Crace, ACT
Wednesday, 8 December 2010, 10:47 am | Australian Defence Force
The Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, the Hon. Warren Snowdon MP, today handed over the keys to a recently completed Defence house in the new Canberra suburb of Crace. The handover is part of the first stage of a four-year multi-million dollar ... More >>
Documentary on SASR Selection to Air Tonight
Tuesday, 7 December 2010, 4:54 pm | Australian Defence Force
SAS – The Search for Warriors , a documentary about the 2010 Special Air Service Regiment (SASR) selection course, will air for the first time tonight. The two part documentary premiering tonight and on December 14 at 8.30pm on SBS, is an expose ... More >>
Missing Solomon Islanders Found Safe by Hercules Crew
Tuesday, 7 December 2010, 9:46 am | Australian Defence Force
An overnight dash by a Royal Australian Air Force C130H Hercules supporting the Australian Maritime Safety Authority's Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC) has contributed to the successful rescue of five Solomon Islanders reported missing near the Santa Cruz ... More >>
Australia: $30 Million land investment in Townsville
Monday, 6 December 2010, 3:10 pm | Australian Defence Force
The Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, the Hon. Warren Snowdon MP, today announced that Defence Housing Australia (DHA) has invested $30 million to buy a site of approximately 100 hectares at Rasmussen in Townsville. The site on Beck Drive ... More >>
Solomon Islands Rotation 22 Draws to Close
Friday, 3 December 2010, 12:33 pm | Australian Defence Force
As they prepare to return to Australia, the outgoing rotation of troops to Operation ANODE have been praised by their Commanding Officer for their support to the Solomon Islands’ National General Election in early August 2010. The Australian Defence ... More >>
Australia: Care Packages For The Troops This Christmas
Friday, 3 December 2010, 10:00 am | Australian Defence Force
Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, Warren Snowdon said Defence has established dedicated postal addresses to enable Australians to send gifts to our personnel overseas for the Christmas period. While the existing Australian Defence Force (ADF) postal ... More >>
Stephen Smith Interview With Scott Bevan, “the World” ABC24
Thursday, 2 December 2010, 4:45 pm | Australian Defence Force
TOPICS : WikiLeaks, North Korea, Afghanistan SCOTT BEVAN: Interpol says Swedish police want to question the founder of the Wikileaks website, Julian Assange, about an alleged sex offence which he's denied. Mr Assange is in the process of publishing ... More >>
Options for RAAF Darwin being investigated
Thursday, 2 December 2010, 2:36 pm | Australian Defence Force
Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, Warren Snowdon said he’s actively investigating options for the future use of Housing at RAAF Base Darwin. Defence completed a strategic review on all of their property in Darwin in 2009, which concluded that there is ... More >>
Special Air Service Regiment Parachute Training Accident
Wednesday, 1 December 2010, 10:21 am | Australian Defence Force
A Special Air Service Regiment member has been very seriously injured following a parachute training exercise. The accident occurred at Hillman Farm near Perth, Western Australia approximately 6.00pm (Perth) local time yesterday. The member’s family ... More >>
AUS: Defence equipment to be put through its paces
Tuesday, 30 November 2010, 4:01 pm | Australian Defence Force
The $35 million expansion of the Monegeeta Proving Ground Complex was officially opened by the Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare today. “The latest equipment to be used by Australian troops in battle will be put to the test here at these new ... More >>
Defence Trade Cooperation Treaty – Industry Consultation
Tuesday, 30 November 2010, 3:32 pm | Australian Defence Force
Defence will begin consultation with industry on the implementation of the historic Defence Trade Cooperation Treaty with the United States on Wednesday 1 December. The Treaty will be a great opportunity for Australian industry to increase trade ... More >>
Interview with Stephen Smith on Wikileaks and North Korea
Tuesday, 30 November 2010, 1:23 pm | Australian Defence Force
FRAN KELLY: As we heard earlier, the US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, has described the leak of confidential documents by WikiLeaks as a serious crime, and has vowed to pursue the perpetrators. More >>
AUS Minister for Defence interview transcript: 29-11-10
Tuesday, 30 November 2010, 9:36 am | Australian Defence Force
KIERAN GILBERT: Here in the studio with me, the Defence Minister, Stephen Smith. Mr Smith, thanks for your time. STEPHEN SMITH: Pleasure. KIERAN GILBERT: We've got a few other issues to get to, the WikiLeaks story, also the precarious situation ... More >>
Australia Observes US and Republic of Korea Naval Exercise
Tuesday, 30 November 2010, 9:26 am | Australian Defence Force
A representative from the Australian Defence Force has today observed the United States-Republic of Korea naval exercise in the Yellow Sea. This naval exercise underlines the United States – Republic of Korea Alliance and contributes to peace and security ... More >>
Defence comment on Military Prosecutions
Saturday, 27 November 2010, 6:57 pm | Australian Defence Force
Defence comment on update by Director of Military Prosecutions on February 12, 2009 incident The Director of Military Prosecutions has advised that a third ADF member has today been served with charges in relation to an incident that occurred on 12 ... More >>
