Training together, ready together 🇦🇺 🤝 🇳🇿 @AustralianArmy Reservists took on the freezing and wet environment of 📍 New Zealand’s South Island during Exercise Tasman Reserve. Training with @NZDefenceForce counterparts, forty soldiers from the NSW-based 5 Brigade deepened their tactical interoperability and learned to operate effectively in challenging conditions, strengthening the bond between the two defence partners. ❄️ Read more 🗞️ spr.ly/6019BGc1O9 #YourADF #AusArmy

Shared skies and swapped decks 🌤️ Following Exercise Pacific Vanguard, HMAS Sydney and JS Fuyuzuki came together off 📍 Guam for Exercise Nichi-Gou Trident. Through aviation operations, maritime warfare serials, personnel exchanges and ship-handling activities, the @Australian_Navy and @JMSDF_PAO sharpened their combined warfighting readiness and reinforced the close partnership that supports regional security and stability. 🚢 Read more 🗞️ spr.ly/6016BGcE0m #YourADF #AusNavy #StrongerTogether

Honouring a herculean legacy 💪✈️ Past and present members of 37 Squadron came together at 📍 RAAF Base Richmond, NSW, to celebrate six decades of C-130 Hercules operations and a milestone of more than 500,000 flight hours. The C-130 Hercules has been a cornerstone of the @AusAirForce’s air mobility capability, supporting operations at home and abroad. From humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to tactical airlift, aeromedical evacuation and military operations, the aircraft has consistently demonstrated its versatility and reliability in some of the most challenging environments. Read more 🗞️ spr.ly/6015BGcErt #YourADF #AusAirForce

Welcome home HMAS Supply! 👋 Families gathered on the water’s edge at HMAS Kuttabul’s 📍 Fleet Base East, NSW, to welcome home their loved ones following more than 100 days of deployment. While deployed, HMAS Supply was at the heart of regional exercises and operations, not only keeping Australian vessels sailing but partner nation vessels as well. #YourADF @Australian_Navy

Different uniform. Same game face. 🏉 Ahead of the @AFL Grand Final this weekend, we’re looking back at Warrant Officer Len Carr on coin-toss duties at the HMAS Sydney II Memorial Game in Perth in 2022. Who are you picking this weekend? 🏆 #YourADF #AFLGF @Australian_Navy

Australia and New Zealand’s defence science partnership is stronger than ever, with a new Statement of Intent on innovation, science and technology collaboration signed today. 🇦🇺 🇳🇿 Read more ➡️ spr.ly/6010BGc6oq #YourADF @DSTG @CDS_Australia @NZDefenceForce

Reliant continues to deliver 🚢 ADV Reliant recently delivered vital equipment and stores to sustain Fiji's maritime security capability during a port visit in 📍 Suva, Fiji. Reliant supplied a rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RHIB) and sustainment stores to support @RFMF_Defence's Guardian-class patrol boats. As part of the visit, Reliant also hosted representatives from the @spc_cps (Pacific Community) and the Pacific Humanitarian Warehousing Program to highlight the vessel’s capabilities and discuss shared interests in maritime security, disaster preparedness and regional resilience. ➡️ spr.ly/6011BGgUjv #YourADF @Australian_Navy

Sea + Sky = Scenic 🚢✈️ The @Australian_Navy, @RoyalCanNavy, @JMSDF_PAO, @USNavy and the New Zealand Air Force conducted cooperative maritime training above, on and beneath the ocean during Exercise Pacific Vanguard 2026 off the coast of 📍 Guam. 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇯🇵 🇳🇿 🇺🇸 Read more ➡️ spr.ly/6013BG9EsH #YourADF #StrongerTogether @NZDefenceForce @USPacificFleet

📍 Sydney, NSW Put the @Australian_Navy with the Republic of Singapore Navy and what do you get? Exercise Singaroo! 🇦🇺 🇸🇬 The bilateral exercise brings together Australian and Singaporean officers and sailors in a desktop wargaming environment to plan and respond to a complex regional security scenario, strengthening combined command and control, operational planning and decision-making skills. #YourADF #AusNavy @mindefsg

What does it take to move a C-17A Globemaster III? Teamwork, determination and a cause worth pulling for. 💪 Members from across RAAF Base Amberley put their strength and teamwork to the test in a charity challenge featuring a C-17A Globemaster III. The challenge brought together aviators from 1 Squadron, 23 Squadron, 36 Squadron and 82 Wing, alongside soldiers from 6 Engineer Support Regiment. #YourADF @AusAirForce

With a wingspan that stretches across the horizon, the MQ-4C Triton is ready to go the distance. ✈️ The MQ-4C Triton has achieved Initial Operational Capability, significantly strengthening @AusAirForce's ability to deliver persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance effects across Australia’s primary area of military interest. 🖼️ The MQ-4C Triton preparing for a sortie from 📍 RAAF Base Tindal, NT. #YourADF #AusAirForce

Duke is back 🏆✊ The Duke of Gloucester Cup is an annual competition to test the warfighting skills of infantry soldiers from the @AustralianArmy's Royal Australian Regiment. This year, the Duke of Gloucester Cup was held at 📍 Tully Training Area and the Townsville Field Training Area, Qld. Competitors are tested individually and as part of a team across a range of skills under arduous conditions, including: 🎯 Marksmanship ℹ️ Reconnaissance 📖 Planning and executing complex section attacks 👊 Close quarters fighting #YourADF #AusArmy

🇦🇺🤝🇲🇾 During a recent visit to 📍 Kuantan, Malaysia, HMAS Stuart reinforced Australia’s enduring defence relationship with Malaysia through exercises and engagements, discussions on shared maritime interests, and a friendly futsal match with KD Pahang. Port visits like these are an important part of Australia’s commitment to regional engagement, strengthening partnerships, building mutual understanding and maintaining close ties that support a secure, stable and prosperous Indo-Pacific. ⚓ #YourADF #AusNavy @Australian_Navy @tldm_rasmi @MINDEFMalaysia

Maritime teamwork in action 🌊 The @Australian_Navy's HMAS Perth conducted a replenishment at sea with the @USNavy's Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, USS Abraham Lincoln, while attached to Carrier Strike Group 3 in the 📍 South China Sea. These deployments support long-term security and prosperity by preserving a rules-based order, enhancing cooperation and developing capability. #YourADF #AusNavy #StrongerTogether @USPacificFleet @CVN_72