COVID-19

Sailor’s first deployment a long way from the sea
Able Seaman Asahel Heeney’s first operational deployment was a long way from the sea.

Helping more Australians return home
More ADF personnel are assisting at Sydney Airport and quarantine hotels as part of Operation COVID-19 Assist.

Virtual comedy treat stirs real laughs
Comedians Dave Hughes and Anthony Lehmann provided some Friday night fun for ADF members deployed to Victoria in support of Operation COVID-19 Assist.

Pride in promotion and serving community
Flight Lieutenant Lauren Hartley has shone during the tough times of Covid-19.

Focus of task force shifts to high-risk weather season
More than six months after the Defence COVID-19 Task Force was established, its commander is shifting his focus to the high-risk weather season.

Task Force chief visits personnel in South Australia
Commander of the COVID-19 Task Force Lieutenant General John Frewen visited personnel in South Australia on Operation COVID-19 Assist.

Personnel thanked for help in our darkest days
Minister for Defence Linda Reynolds has thanked ADF personnel for their work during Operations Bushfire Assist and COVID-19 Assist.

PT goes digital
The Combined Arms Trades and Training branch are using Zoom to conduct physical training sessions.

Training adapted to keep students flying
Adapted training and remote learning have ensured pilots and loadmasters from No. 35 Squadron continue training.

From southern Nigeria to the southern border of NSW
Chaplain Kene Onwukwe is supporting ADF personnel on Operation COVID-19 Assist.

For the Operation COVID-19 Assist record
The Australian War Memorial is documenting and archiving the work ADF personnel are doing on Operation COVID-19 Assist.

Back to the future
Midshipman Madeline Moroney is supporting her hometown region of Goulburn Valley on Operation COVID-19 Assist.