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Service, Courage, Respect, Integrity and Excellence are the shared Defence values. Navy, Army and Air Force have distinct identities, but they do not each have a different current set of these five values. Defence describes a unified framework that applies to decisions and actions across all its Groups and Services.

A Defence story mentions Army, Space Command and the cyber domain. Are these three equivalent parts of the Australian Defence Force? They describe different things, and understanding the distinction makes military news and service histories much easier to follow.

A military service is an institution such as the Australian Army. A named command is an organisation with a...

Before washing tactical clothing, check the garment’s care label and close any matching hook-and-loop fasteners. Those two steps address different needs: the label tells you how to care for the garment, while closing the fasteners helps keep the exposed hooks from catching other materials during the wash.

This guide covers routine care for washable clothing with hook-a...

The Australian Army brings land combat expertise to a force that must operate across connected environments. Understanding that role means looking beyond soldiers and vehicles on the ground. Land positions, access from the sea, air support and the information connecting them can all matter to the same military objective.

Army’s current public mission page describes its...

Gaiters are not essential on every Australian walk, but they can be extremely useful when the track is muddy, rocky, overgrown or wet....