Soldiers fire up new skills on Balikatan In preparation for a live-fire serial during Exercise Balikatan, Australian gunners embedded with a United States high mobility artillery rocket system (HIMARS) battery exchanged lessons on tropical maintenance, launch preparation and turning sensor data into firing solutions. As observers to the live-fire, the Australian team gained insights into how targets were detected, tracked and engaged. Bombardier Dylan Walker, who had completed his HIMARS training in Oklahoma, said observing the exercise enhanced his experience with the system. Read more ➡️ #YourADF# #StrongerTogether#

From Port Moresby to Cerberus 🇦🇺 🇵🇬 Meeting new friends, sharing insights into Papua New Guinea’s culture and undertaking demanding physical training were highlights for three privates reflecting on their time at the Royal Australian Navy Recruit School. Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) Privates Millis Kaos, Jamal Kime and Allan Aihi graduated from the Recruit School at HMAS Cerberus in March, as members of General Entry 444 Emms Division. Read more ➡️ #YourADF# #AusNavy# #StrongerTogether# @Australian_Navy @AusHCPNG

G'day JS Kumano 👋 @JMSDF_PAO ship JS Kumano recently arrived at 📍 Fleet Base East in Sydney, New South Wales for ASWEX 26. 🇦🇺 🇯🇵 ASWEX is an annual, Navy led, Joint-enabled Field Training Exercise (FTX) focused on Under Sea Warfare (USW) and challenges participating units to track and hunt subsurface threats across a large area. #YourADF# #AusNavy# #StrongerTogether# @Australian_Navy

It’s a lot easier to drop in to see friends at work when their head office is a 193-metre-long command centre at sea. 🌊 After a multilateral maritime cooperative activity with the Philippines and United States within the 📍 Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone, the Commanding Officer of the @Australian_Navy's HMAS Toowoomba conducted a cross‑deck visit to USS Blue Ridge, the home of the United States Navy 7th Fleet Command. Commissioned in 1970, Blue Ridge is the oldest serving ship in the @USNavy. Read more ➡️ #YourADF# #AusNavy# #StrongerTogether# @Philippine_Navy

Guess who's back? Back again 2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ United States Marines and sailors have arrived in 📍 Darwin, NT, for the 15th iteration of @MRFDarwin. The six-month deployment strengthens interoperability, supporting a secure and peaceful Indo‑Pacific through regional training and exercises. 🇦🇺 🇺🇸 #YourADF# #StrongerTogether# @USMC

Maritime Air Assault 🚁 @AustralianArmy soldiers from 5th/7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, and 7th Signal Regiment, conducted a joint training mission with the US and the Philippines that focused on long-range maritime air assault execution during Exercise Balikatan 2026. Inserting on CH-47 Chinooks and UH-60 Black Hawks, soldiers established a defensive perimeter, protected the inserted asset and then established observation posts to expand security coverage. By executing a long-range maritime air assault, the training validated the capability to rapidly deploy personnel and supplies over expanses of water and into austere environments. #YourADF# #AusArmy# #StrongerTogether# @USMC @USArmy @TeamAFP