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RAAF C-17 flying around the clock in Japan
Saturday, 19 March 2011, 12:51 pm | Australian Defence Force
RAAF C-17 flying around the clock in Japan The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is working around the clock to help ferry personnel and supplies from Okinawa to the Japanese disaster zone as part of Operation Pacific Assist – the ADF component ... More >>
Transcript: Interview With Lyndal Curtis, ABC24
Friday, 18 March 2011, 9:21 am | Australian Defence Force
TOPICS: Update on the earthquake and tsunami crisis in Japan, ADF efforts in disaster relief in Japan, situation in Libya, Afghanistan, bid for Bay Class vessel, acquisition of an additional C-17 Globemaster. More >>
Relationships strengthened through Pacific Partnership
Wednesday, 16 March 2011, 3:45 pm | Australian Defence Force
Australia will be strengthening relationships throughout the Pacific from April with participation in the sixth annual United States-led humanitarian assistance mission – Pacific Partnership 2011. More >>
Construction of the ADF Military Law Centre begins
Wednesday, 16 March 2011, 12:39 pm | Australian Defence Force
Parliamentary Secretary for Defence, Senator David Feeney yesterday turned the first sod for the construction of a new purpose-built Australian Defence Force Military Law Centre at Victoria Barracks in Paddington, Sydney. More >>
ADF Paralympic Team returns home with 24 medals
Tuesday, 15 March 2011, 10:52 am | Australian Defence Force
Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, Warren Snowdon, today met and congratulated a team of Australian Defence Force members who returned from a Paralympic Trial in the United States with 24 medals. More >>
Australian Defence Force: Call for Public Submissions
Monday, 14 March 2011, 10:40 am | Australian Defence Force
Army has recently commenced a series of Reserve Modernisation Workshops focussed on optimising the Reserve contribution to Army's capability as part of the Total Force. More >>
Stephen Smith Intervent:ion: NATO/ISAF Defence Mins. Meeting
Sunday, 13 March 2011, 12:21 pm | Australian Defence Force
Australia maintains its commitment to Afghanistan as the 10th largest military contributor and the largest non-NATO contributor because it is in Australia’s national interest to do so. More >>
Transcript: Interview With Fran Kelly, Radio National
Friday, 11 March 2011, 2:17 pm | Australian Defence Force
TOPICS: NATO Defence Ministers meeting in Brussels, the situation in Libya and ongoing operations in Afghanistan. More >>
Anzac Day care packages for ADF members serving overseas
Friday, 11 March 2011, 10:39 am | Australian Defence Force
Following requests from a number of community-based organisations and private citizens, the Australian Defence Force (ADF) has established special mailing addresses for members of the public to send Anzac Day care packages to service men and women serving ... More >>
Australian Defence Force: Interview with Sky News
Friday, 11 March 2011, 10:12 am | Australian Defence Force
TOPICS: PM Julia Gillard’s address to the US Congress and the importance of the Australian-US relationship, Australia’s relationship with China, upcoming NATO and ISAF meetings and the situation in Libya. More >>
Australian Defence Force: Interview with ABC News
Friday, 11 March 2011, 10:10 am | Australian Defence Force
TOPICS: The situation in Libya, the possibility of leasing a heavy lift ship from the UK, Landing Helicopter Docks on order from BAE and Australia’s relationship with China. More >>
Press Conference During London Visit
Thursday, 10 March 2011, 3:04 pm | Australian Defence Force
Meetings with Defence Secretary Fox and BAE, upcoming NATO and ISAF meetings and the situation in Libya. More >>
Mentoring Task Force operational incident
Wednesday, 9 March 2011, 10:25 am | Australian Defence Force
An Afghan man was shot and killed in the Chora Valley region of Uruzgan on Monday 14 February when he posed an imminent threat to a partnered Afghan National Army and Australian Mentoring Task Force – Two patrol. More >>
Defence women in Afghanistan celebrate Women’s Day
Wednesday, 9 March 2011, 9:35 am | Australian Defence Force
Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel deployed to the Middle East have marked International Women’s Day by acknowledging the important contribution of the 213 ADF women deployed on operations in Afghanistan. More >>
Opening of the Australian International Air Show
Tuesday, 1 March 2011, 4:50 pm | Australian Defence Force
I thank the Chairman of Aerospace Australia Limited, Air Marshal Les Fisher AO, RAAF (Retired) for his introduction. More >>
C-17A Globemaster III Letter of Request
Tuesday, 1 March 2011, 3:53 pm | Australian Defence Force
Australia is investigating the purchase of an additional C-17A Globemaster III heavy lift aircraft Minister for Defence Stephen Smith said today. Australia has sent a Letter of Request to the United States regarding the potential purchase of an additional ... More >>
Sapper Jamie Larcombe returns to Australia
Monday, 28 February 2011, 10:10 am | Australian Defence Force
Sapper Jamie Larcombe, killed in action in Afghanistan on 19 February 2011, was today formally returned to his family in a dignified Ramp Ceremony at RAAF Base Edinburgh. More >>
Improved Training Facilities for South Australian Defence
Sunday, 27 February 2011, 12:42 pm | Australian Defence Force
Senator David Feeney, Parliamentary Secretary for Defence, today toured Cultana Training Area in South Australia. More >>
Minister Snowdon To Meet Defence Families Of Delegates
Thursday, 24 February 2011, 1:13 pm | Australian Defence Force
WHO: The Hon. Warren Snowdon MP, Minister for Defence Science and Personnel and the new Defence Families of Australia delegates, from across Australia. More >>
Farewell from Afghanistan to Trusted Sapper
Thursday, 24 February 2011, 9:35 am | Australian Defence Force
Australian combat engineer, Sapper Jamie Larcombe, was farewelled from Afghanistan by his colleagues and mates during a moving memorial service at Multi-National Base Tarin Kot overnight (Australian time). More >>