New senior leadership of New Zealand Defence Force
On 27 August Commodore Garin Golding and Brigadier Rose King were appointed as Chiefs of the New Zealand Navy and Army respectively.
Commodore Golding was...
Red Sea experience is changing warfare education
During his warship’s recent deployment to the Middle East, a guided-missile destroyer commander fired off some five terabytes of data about his crew’s operations...
RAN officer lead MCM planner in RIMPAC 2024
An RAN Mine Warfare Clearance Diving Officer (MCDO), Lieutenant Commander Adam Zilko’s current exchange posting to the United States has seen him lead Mine...
AUKUS navy chiefs in WA for HMAS Stirling visit and conference
Australia’s Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Mark Hammond AO, RAN, hosted his international counterparts, the US Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Lisa Franchetti, and...
First US female air-to-air kill
An F/A-18 Super Hornet pilot from Strike Fighter Squadron 32 became the first American woman to engage and kill an air-to-air contact during the...
US-Japan-Republic of Korea trilateral chiefs of defence meeting
On 18 July a meeting of the Defence Chiefs of the US, Republic of Korea and Japan was held in Tokyo. They are Chairman...
New Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force chief
On 19 July Admiral Saito Akira was appointed Chief of Staff, Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF). He relieved Admiral Sakai Ryo who resigned following...
Admiral Johnston becomes Australia’s CDF
On 10 July in a ceremony outside Russell Offices, Admiral David Johnston AC RAN, assumed command of the ADF from the retiring General Angus...
The last coast watchers pass away
By Peter Jones*
The last two Second World War coast watchers, Jim Burrowes, aged 101 and Ron ‘Dixie’ Lee aged 100, passed away in Melbourne...
Defence needs ministerial focus
By Euan Graham*
Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and Defence Personnel Matt Keogh, Minister for Defence Richard Marles and Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy.
Against a...