Service

Officer Commanding Australia’s Federation Guard Squadron Leader Stephen Airey escorts the NSW Governor Margaret Beasley as she reviews the royal guard during the opening ceremony of the Easter Show. Photo: Corporal Dan Pinhorn

Defence

Defence supports the Sydney Royal Easter Show

The ADF supported the opening ceremony of the Sydney Royal Easter Show on April 2.

Soldiers deployed on Operation NSW Flood Assist help community members remove debris from flood damage in Taree, NSW. Photo: Corporal Sagi Biderman

Army Disaster relief

Hard work recognised

The commander of the ADF’s support to the flood recovery efforts in NSW has praised the work of all involved.

Royal Australian Air Force Medical Assistant, Leading Aircraftwoman Georgia Smith, from No. 1 Expeditionary Health Squadron explains the COVID test to a member of the public at the Melbourne Showgrounds.

Defence COVID-19

Latest updates - Operation COVID-19 Assist

Defence is supporting the whole-of-government response to the COVID-19 pandemic through the COVID-19 Taskforce.

Captain Mark Beretta, left, Major Cameron Stephenson and Lieutenant Colonel Reg Crawford (retd) took part in this year’s Tour de Cure cancer charity ride.

Army

Soldiers up to Tour de Cure challenge

Two serving Army officers and a retired officer rode their bicycles 1000km in seven days to raise money for cancer research.

Lieutenant Kurt O’Neill, attached to the 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment, with his platoon help residents clean up after the flood at Laurieton.

Army Disaster relief

Flood clean-up work is 'rewarding'

Lieutenant Kurt O’Neill, who grew up in Warrnambool on the Great Ocean Road, is helping communities in NSW recover.

James Ford after receiving help from the ADF with rebuilding his business, Nambucca River Oysters, during Operation NSW Flood Assist. Photo: Private Jacob Hilton

Defence

ADF helps oyster farmer get back on deck

More than 50 years of hard work by NSW oyster farmer James Ford, of Gumma, was washed away by the recent floods.

Sailors with Neil and Gwen Mcleod after clearing debris from their flood-damaged property in Scotts Head, NSW. Photo: Corporal Robert Whitmore

Navy

Fighting and winning ashore

Navy has been involved in rescue, recovery and clean up efforts during Operation NSW Flood Assist.

Air Force personnel remove flood-damaged items from local homes and streets in Port Macquarie during Operation NSW Flood Assist. Photo: Private Jacob Hilton

Air Force Disaster relief

Air Force grounded for flood clean-up

Fifty-one members of the Air Force joined Army and Navy personnel on Operation NSW Flood Assist as tasks piled up.

Members of HMAS Sirius’ ship's company wave to the crew of Royal Malaysian Navy ship KD Lekir in the Andaman Sea. Photo: Leading Seaman Thomas Sawtell

Navy International engagement

Malaysia and Australia replenish relationship

The ship's company of HMAS Sirius conducted a series of exercises with the Royal Malaysian Navy corvette KD Lekir.

Corporal James Milne from the 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, right, with Republic of Fiji Military Forces’ Private Seruwaia Kovakova, front, and Lance Corporal Apimeleki Nabati during urban training. Photo: Corporal Nicole Dorrett

Army International engagement

Fijians join Aussie soldiers for urban training

Soldiers from the Republic of Fiji Military Forces worked with Australian infantry soldiers on Exercise Coral Soldier.

HMAS Sirius sails in company with frigates INS Kiltan of the Indian Navy and FS Surcouf of the French Navy, in the Bay of Bengal during Exercise La Perouse.