Joint Operations Command
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JOC controls and conducts military campaigns, operations, joint exercises and other activities as directed in order to meet Australia's national objectives.
A doctor, nurse and four medics, mostly from the 1st Brigade, worked with personnel from the Philippine Army’s 4th Infantry Division, as part of a joint training at Camp Kibaritan in Mindanao during May and June. Read ⬇️ ⬇️ spr.ly/601342AyH
As part of the Joint Australian Training Team – Philippines (JATT-P) program, more than 80 Australian soldiers integrated with about 140 Philippine Army personnel from May 20 to June 23 for the joint training at Camp Kibaritan in Northern Mindanao. defence.gov.au/news-events/ne…
🇦🇺 ✈️ 🇵🇭 RAAF personnel worked alongside the Armed Forces of the Philippines, delivering training on deployed air traffic control and airfield damage repair across key bases in Luzon. READ ⬇️ spr.ly/60194mgff
The ADF and the Philippine Army have participated in a combined defensive cyber activity to enhance regional cybersecurity. Conducted in Manila, Philippines, the activity aimed to strengthen cyber defence, incident response, and network protection. spr.ly/60164U4Lu




During #TalismanSabre25 #YourADF and #RCN combined to rearm #HMCSVilledeQuebec with RGM-84 Harpoon Block II missiles from the Port of Darwin. These rearmament activities took place before and after a live-fire missile shoot. Read more at: defence.gov.au/news-events/re…




While on the return leg of its Regional Presence Deployment, HMAS Sydney has joined the United Kingdom’s Carrier Strike Group as they transit through the Indo-Pacific region before joining Exercise Talisman Sabre in Australian waters. defence.gov.au/news-events/ne…
Flying into 10 countries in just 6 months, Leading Aircraftman Jontay Gothachalkenin is living the globetrotting dream as an air crew attendant. Read more of LAC Gothachalkenin’s story below: ⬇️ ⬇️ defence.gov.au/news-events/ne…
CMDRE James Blackmore, UK Carrier Strike Group Commander, came aboard HMAS Sydney for a visit. Sydney is part of #CSG25 and sailing in support of Operation HIGHMAST, along with ships and personnel from the UK, Canada, New Zealand, Norway and Spain. READ➡️ spr.ly/60104N6Xy




Australia’s support for the multi-national mission to train Ukrainian military personnel continues to evolve, three years after Russia’s 2022 invasion escalated a conflict that began in 2014. defence.gov.au/news-events/ne…
HMAS Sydney’s been at sea for 100 days now during their Regional Presence Deployment! defence.gov.au/news-events/ne…
#YourADF flew into a volatile region to airlift over 110 Australians and their family members to safety. The first military-assisted departure was completed while the threat of missile strikes were still active in the area of operation. defence.gov.au/news-events/ne…
As part of Operation BEECH 2025, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) personnel assisted Australian citizens on board a Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster III aircraft during a military assisted departure from Tel Aviv, Israel.
Flying from the city of Goa on India’s west coast, RAAF P-8A Poseidon crews on Operation HIGHMAST have stretched their wings alongside their Indian Navy counterparts. READ ⬇️ defence.gov.au/news-events/ne…
Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2025 will conduct activities with 13 countries in Southeast Asia and the Northeast Indian Ocean, integrating with maritime and aircraft platforms and elements from Defence and Australian government agencies between July and December 2025 🤝
Operation Render Safe 2025 concluded this month after personnel prepared unexploded ordnance (UXO) for demolition on next year’s mission. Multinational teams worked throughout June in Papua New Guinea, to locate UXO left behind from World War 2. Read ⬇️ defence.gov.au/news-events/ne…
🇯🇵 🚁 🇦🇺 HMAS Sydney has been conducting flying ops with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force while on the second Regional Presence Deployment for 2025.
Commander Indo-Pacific Endeavour Brigadier Jennifer Harris shared a very personal seminar on mental health and resilience to engineers from the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) about to deploy on a UN Mission to Africa. Read more here ⬇️ defence.gov.au/news-events/ne…