Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
Scoop InfoPages
This InfoPage in unregistered, if this is your news page register Australian Defence Force for InfoPages here.
Australian Defence Force - Latest News [Page 16]
Australia-US Defence Trade Cooperation Treaty
Saturday, 2 October 2010, 12:00 pm | Australian Defence Force
On 29 September (US time), a resolution ratifying the Treaty was passed by the US Senate. This follows the passage of the Treaty’s implementing legislation through the US Senate on 27 September and the US House of Representatives on 28 September. More >>
Visit to Puckapunyal
Saturday, 2 October 2010, 11:59 am | Australian Defence Force
The Puckapunyal Military Area in Victoria is one of the largest training areas for soldiers in Australia. Puckapunyal is a world class facility that plays a vital role in preparing soldiers for combat, including in Afghanistan. More >>
United States Navy Unit Commendations
Saturday, 2 October 2010, 11:58 am | Australian Defence Force
The Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Russ Crane, was pleased to host the award ceremony in HMAS Waterhen for Royal Australian Navy Clearance Divers who served in Vietnam between 1968 and 1970. Clearance Diving Team 3 was awarded two United States Navy ... More >>
Strengthened Presence In Mirabad Valley
Friday, 1 October 2010, 4:33 pm | Australian Defence Force
Australian mentors and their Afghan partners have a new patrol base to operate from in Uruzgan province’s Mirabad Valley. The patrol base was constructed in 3 weeks by engineers from the 1st Mentoring Task Force and the Afghan National Army. More >>
Navy Rescues Indonesian Fisherman
Wednesday, 29 September 2010, 1:13 pm | Australian Defence Force
Two Royal Australian Navy ships rescued an Indonesian fisherman during a transit of the Indonesian archipelago on Tuesday 28 September. More >>
Minister for Defence Discussions in Afghanistan
Monday, 27 September 2010, 4:43 pm | Australian Defence Force
I was in Afghanistan this week on my first overseas visit as Defence Minister. I met with a number of Afghan officials in Kabul, including the Minister of Interior, General Bismallah Khan Mohammadi, and the Minister for Defence, Abdul Rahim Wardak. More >>
Statement by Director of Military Prosecutions
Monday, 27 September 2010, 4:23 pm | Australian Defence Force
I have decided to charge three former members of the Special Operations Task Group with service offences arising out of a compound clearance operation conducted on 12 February 2009 in Afghanistan. More >>
International Security Assistance Press Conference
Sunday, 26 September 2010, 1:41 pm | Australian Defence Force
My visit to Afghanistan is in 3 parts, my meetings today with Afghan Ministers, my briefings this evening with General Patraeus on ISAF matters and then tomorrow, a visit to Tarin Kowt and Uruzgan Province to see what we’re actually doing. More >>
Brisbane Soldiers Return From Iraq Deployment
Sunday, 26 September 2010, 1:33 pm | Australian Defence Force
Sixty five soldiers from the Australian Defence Force’s Security Detachment Sixteen (SECDET XVI) returned home to Brisbane today after their successful deployment rotation to Iraq. More >>
Able Seaman Jay Wilkie
Saturday, 25 September 2010, 11:43 am | Australian Defence Force
The following statement has been released at the request of the family of Able Seaman Jay Willkie who died while embarked in HMAS Launceston in Darwin on Tuesday 14 September. More >>
Navy joins China in live fire exercise
Saturday, 25 September 2010, 11:41 am | Australian Defence Force
The Royal Australian Navy Frigate HMAS Warramunga has successfully completed the first live firing exercise of its kind with the Chinese Navy off the coast of China. More >>
Australian Defence Force Press Conference
Tuesday, 21 September 2010, 5:36 pm | Australian Defence Force
Firstly this morning I just wanted to make some remarks about the parliamentary elections held in Afghanistan over the weekend, on Saturday, in particular the security arrangements for those elections. More >>
Peoples Republic Of China Navy Visit To Australia
Tuesday, 21 September 2010, 5:09 pm | Australian Defence Force
Two ships from the Peoples Republic of China, the training ship 'Zhenghe' and frigate 'Mianyang',will be visiting Sydney from Monday 20 September to Friday 24 September and Darwin from Sunday 3 to Thursday 7 October 2010. More >>
Chief Joint Operations visits troops in Pakistan
Saturday, 18 September 2010, 11:21 am | Australian Defence Force
The Chief of Joint Operations, Lieutenant General Mark Evans, visited Australian troops at Camp Cockatoo in the flood affected region of Kot Addu, central Pakistan yesterday. More >>
Combat imagery of Deh Rawud battle released
Saturday, 18 September 2010, 11:20 am | Australian Defence Force
Defence has released imagery of the fierce fire-fight between insurgents and a combined Afghan National Army and Australian Army patrol in which Lance Corporal Jared MacKinney was tragically killed. More >>
Visit to Special Air Service Regiment
Saturday, 18 September 2010, 11:19 am | Australian Defence Force
Today I visited the Special Air Service Regiment (SASR) at Campbell Barracks in Swanbourne, Western Australia. This was my first official visit to a Defence facility in Western Australia since being sworn in as Minister for Defence on Tuesday 14 September. More >>
HMAS Launceston Sailor Named
Friday, 17 September 2010, 3:52 pm | Australian Defence Force
The Royal Australian Navy can now confirm that the sailor who passed away on board the Armidale Class Patrol boat HMAS /Launceston/ on Tuesday was Able Seaman Cook Jay Wilkie. More >>
Medical Evacuation Of ADF Member From East Timor
Friday, 17 September 2010, 3:50 pm | Australian Defence Force
An Australian soldier suffered a serious injury in East Timor last night after the balcony on which he was standing collapsed. More >>
Australia Ready To Support Afghans During Election
Friday, 17 September 2010, 3:47 pm | Australian Defence Force
Afghan and Australian forces in Uruzgan Province are putting the finishing touches on preparations for this weekend’s historic lower house or “Wolesi Jirga” elections, the first parliamentary elections run by the Afghans. More >>
2005 Contract For Air Services To Middle East
Tuesday, 14 September 2010, 6:00 pm | Australian Defence Force
On 2 September 2010, The Age newspaper published allegations that the successful tenderer for the 2005 Defence contract for Air Support Services to the Middle East received inside help to win the contract from Defence Force members. More >>
