Defence News

Top end health nurse practitioner and Royal Australian Air Force reservist Flight Lieutenant Danny Metin is a long way from his Northern Territory home. He is supporting the Victorian Government as part of Operation COVID-19 Assist. As a rural nurse practitioner in Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Flight Lieutenant Metin, from No. 1 Expeditionary Health Squadron, […]

After a 19-year hiatus, Chief Petty Officer Tony Yarnold has re-joined the Royal Australian Navy as a reservist to provide support for Operation Covid-19 Assist. CPO Yarnold moved to the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, from Terrigal, NSW, after serving in the Navy for 25 years. He said the opportunity to re-join the Navy and support the […]

On an average day, Air Force Sergeant Carly Formosa patrols the northern suburbs of Adelaide as a constable with the South Australia Police. However, as a reservist, she has been deployed on Operation Accordion as an operations sergeant for the past six months. “I am employed in the Joint Operations Rooms in the Middle East as […]

A life-size mural of a Belgian Shepherd Malinois and a German Shepherd bursting through a wall jumps at you when walking into No. 1 Security Forces Squadron Williamtown’s military working dog section. Military police Corporal Zarah Goldski designed the 2m-wide mural, which was painted on the break room wall in June. A graphic designer before enlisting, Corporal […]

Defence commitments to support state governments through Operation COVID-19 Assist have more than doubled in the past two weeks, rising to about 1700 personnel. Speaking at Russell Offices in Canberra today, Acting Commander Defence COVID-19 Taskforce Major General Paul Kenny said an additional 1000 personnel were ready to deploy to Victoria at the request of […]

Soldiers from 1st Combat Service Support Battalion (1CSSB) were scattered far and wide in support of the Northern Territory Government during Operation COVID-19 Assist. The Darwin-based battalion provided support to NT police at control points along Queensland, South Australian and Western Australian boarders. Lance Corporal Jayden Osborne was a section commander deployed to the NT/SA […]

Soldiers deployed with Joint Task Unit Tiger are assisting NT Police and emergency services with a range of personnel and logistics support throughout the NT. Darwin-based 1st Combat Signal Regiment communications specialists Signaller Joshua Kindred and Signaller Adelaide Brown were called up to deploy as part of the team. Signaller Kindred said they provided communications […]

Some of Darwin’s fittest soldiers will push their legs to the limit as they cycle 1,200 km to help Australians affected by cancer. 10 soldiers from 1st Combat Service Support Battalion (1 CSSB) will pedal from Darwin to Kakadu, Pine Creek, Litchfield and Berry Springs, returning to Darwin after a week. Additionally, the team will […]

With close family and friends present, the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, paid their respects to Private Nathan Bewes who was killed in action while serving in Afghanistan as part of Mentoring Task Force One in July 2010. A small service was held at Gallipoli Barracks, Brisbane, to remember a soldier who was not only […]

Over the past 80 years, thousands of Defence Force members have passed through the gates of RAAF Base Wagga in preparation for military service. The base marked its birthday on Wednesday, July 1, reflecting on its evolution; from preparing Air Force personnel for the battlefields of World War II, to the challenges faced by the […]