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Invictus Games Team Australia competitor James Barker at the Sydney Academy of Sport and Recreation, Narrabeen NSW. Story by Belinda Barker. Photo by Flight Sergeant Ricky Fuller.

Feeling like a winner already

29/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 915 Views 0 Comments ADF Sport, Invictus Games

The Invictus Games are about much more than just sport. The event captures hearts, encourages mateship and uncovers tenacity and

RAAF Corporal Zac Simpson lines up the ball during the 2023 Australian Country Championships in Shepparton. Story by Corporal Luke Bellman. Photos by Leigh Momk.

ADF People

Sticking it out on the pitch

29/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 860 Views 0 Comments ADF Sport

Defence field hockey teams clashed with some of the nation’s best at this year’s Australian Country Championships in Shepparton. CAPTION: RAAF

Lieutenant Kento Tago on the bridge of HMAS Choules during Exercise Malabar, NSW. Story by Sub-Lieutenant Tahlia Merigan. Photo by Leading Seaman David Cox.

ADF People

From Japan to the RAN

29/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 902 Views 0 Comments Exercise Malabar, HMAS Choules, Japan Maritime Self Defence Force

Exercise Malabar provided Royal Australian Navy (RAN) officer Lieutenant Kento Tago an opportunity to re-connect with his Japanese heritage. CAPTION: Lieutenant

RAAF country liaison officers Flight Lieutenants Inderbir Singh (left) and Darpan Dhawan chat with Indian Navy naval air operations officer INAS 312 Lieutenant Sanjana Kamat and qualified navigation instructor INAS 316 Lieutenant Commander Lokesh Kumar (right). Story by Flight Lieutenant Claire Burnet. Photo by Private Dean Armstrong.

ADF People

Standing side by side

25/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1124 Views 0 Comments Exercise Malabar, Indian Armed Forces, Indo-Pacific Endeavour

Two RAAF members combined their Indian and Australian heritage to facilitate cultural understanding during this year’s Exercise Malabar. CAPTION: RAAF country

Invictus Games 2023 Team Australia competitor Able Seaman Jamie McGlinchey at the Sydney Academy of Sport and Recreation, Narrabeen NSW. Story by Belinda Barker. Photos by Flight Sergeant Ricky Fuller.

ADF People Competitions

Stubbornness shakes off the shackles

25/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1177 Views 0 Comments ADF Sport, Invictus Games

Able Seaman Jamie McGlinchey counts one of his greatest achievements as making the Australian Invictus Games Dusseldorf 2023 team. CAPTION: Invictus

Private Thomas Adamson with a Minimi machine gun during protection operations by Battle Group Waratah in and around the town of Ingham, Queensland during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023. Story by Major Jesse Robilliard. Photo by Corporal Michael Currie.

ADF People

Sticking with it

25/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 950 Views 1 Comment 1st/19th Royal NSW Regiment (RNSWR), Army Reserve, Exercise Talisman Sabre

A small country town near Townsville, Queensland, has gave a 22-year-old Australian Army reserve soldier from the central-west of NSW

Flight Lieutenant Carl Trindorfer takes aim during Exercise Coolshot 2023 at Mount Hotham, Victoria. Story by Wing Commander Michelle Oakden. Photo by Trooper Joseph Bruce.

ADF People Competitions

RAAF triumphs at skiing championship

25/08/202304/01/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 900 Views 0 Comments ADF Sport

For the first time in more than 15 years, the Air Force Nordic skiing and biathlon team won the ADF

Invictus Games Team Australia competitor Former Army Craftsman Erin Brigden at the Sydney Academy of Sport and Recreation, Narrabeen NSW. Story by Tina Langridge. Photos by Flight Sergeant Ricky Fuller.

ADF People

Finally putting herself first

25/08/202303/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1122 Views 0 Comments ADF Sport, Invictus Games

Erin Brigden’s primary motivation for taking part in Invictus Games Düsseldorf is deeply personal. CAPTION: Invictus Games Team Australia competitor Former

Australian Army soldier Private Jeremy Janson in a Bushmaster vehicle during protection operations by Battle Group Waratah around the town of Ingham, Queensland as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023. Story by Australian Army soldier Private Jeremy Janson in a Bushmaster vehicle during protection operations by Battle Group Waratah around the town of Ingham, Queensland as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023. Story by Captain Jon Stewart. Photo by Corporal Michael Currie.

ADF People

Going anywhere and everywhere

25/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 581 Views 0 Comments 8th/7th Royal Victorian Regiment

Hailing from Ballarat, Victoria, Private Jeremy Janson looked up to his family role models, including his father and brothers, as

Leading Aircraftwoman Buj Nike and Flying Officer Lincoln Rolfe stand in front of a P-8A Poseidon aircraft at RAAF Base Amberley. Story by Flight Lieutenant Claire Burnet. Photo by Private Dean Armstrong

ADF People

From Toowoomba to the skies

25/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 795 Views 0 Comments Exercise Malabar, No. 11 Squadron, P-8A Poseidon, RAAF Amberley, RAAF Edinburgh

Toowoomba-born Leading Aircraftwoman Buj Nike and local Flying Officer Lincoln Rolfe chose the high life when they decided to join

Royal Australian Navy Petty Officer Naval Police Coxswain Gary McIntosh is a miltary advisor and mentor at the Vanuatu Police Maritime Wing at RVS Mala Base, Port Vila. Story by Lieutenant Nic Hawkins. Photos by Sergeant David Cotton.

ADF People Overseas

Maritime mentor makes a difference in Vanuatu

25/08/202328/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1853 Views 2 Comments Military Police, Vanuatu Police Force

Mentoring comes naturally to Naval Police coxswain Petty Officer Gary McIntosh, who is using his ability to make a difference

Australian Army soldiers from the 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment with members from the Long Tan Veteran's Association attend the 57th anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan service held at the at St John's Cathedral, Brisbane. Story by Corporal Rebecca Draheim. Photos by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.

ADF People History Lest We Forget Veterans

Soldiers connect with veterans

25/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1004 Views 0 Comments 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Gallipoli Barracks, Long Tan

Marking 57 years since the battle, the camaraderie and unspoken exchanges among veterans were unmistakable as they met at St

Air Force’s Women in Aviation program participant Belicia experiences flying in the FA-18F Super Hornet simulator at RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland. Story by Flight Lieutenant Jessica Winnall. Photos by Leading Aircraftwoman Taylor Anderson.

ADF People

Casting their eyes to the skies

25/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 665 Views 0 Comments RAAF Amberley, Women in Aviation Program

A Women in Aviation program, held recently at RAAF Base Amberley, showed participants what an Air Force career might mean

Australian Army Major Matthew Breckenridge delivers core pre-deployment training to the Indonesian Armed Forces Garuda Contingent deploying to the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Story by Corporal Veronica O’Hara.

ADF People Overseas

Indonesian exchange helps keep the peace

25/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1332 Views 0 Comments Indonesian National Armed Forces, UN Peacekeeping

Gangs of monkeys ambushed Major Matthew Breckenridge when he started cycling along the steep, rural road leading to his new

Australian Army Jonathan Church Good Soldiering Award ambassador Corporal Justin Wells, beside the headstone of Gunner William Tasker at Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux France. Story and photos by Corporal Jacob Joseph.

ADF People History Lest We Forget

Wallabies seek inspiration from our fallen

25/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 709 Views 0 Comments ADF Sport, France, Last Post, Villers-Bretonneux, WWI

It was one of the most stunning battlefield victories and the beginning of the end of WW1. CAPTION: Australian Army

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New Veteran Transition Strategy for ADF members and families

22/08/202322/08/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1913 Views 0 Comments Veteran Transition Strategy

Today the Australian government released its Veteran Transition Strategy to better support veterans’ and their families transition to civilian life.

Pilot Officer Alanna Carew RAAF Base East Sale with a 32 Squadron B350 King Air Aircraft. Story by Flight Lieutenant Cindy Ritchie. Photo by Petty Officer Rick Prideaux.

ADF People History

Following their aviation mission

18/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1314 Views 0 Comments National Science Week, RAAF East Sale

Pilot Officers Alanna Carew and Kris Byrne are following their passion for aviation while undertaking training at the Air Mission

Aviators from 35 Squadron, RAAF Base Amberley, preparing to walk the Kokoda Track in July. Story by Flight Lieutenant Greg Hinks.

ADF People Lest We Forget

Aviators’ life-changing Kokoda experience

18/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1082 Views 0 Comments Kokoda Track, No. 35 Squadron, RAAF Amberley

Walking the Kokoda Track is a rite of passage for many Australians, and was an emotional experience for nine 35

Australian Army reserve soldier Private Cameron Parkinson from 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment at Gallipoli Barracks in Enoggera, Brisbane. Story by Jon Kroiter.

ADF People

Flexible service helps soldier achieve life goals

17/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1019 Views 0 Comments 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Army Reserve

Having extra cash each month is something that would interest any university student. CAPTION: Australian Army reserve soldier Private Cameron Parkinson

From left, Lieutenant Commander Lachlan Darrow, Seaman Caitlin Hartley, Major Matthew Jones, Squadron Leader Sarelle Woodward and Musician Benjamin Lim at the Australian Coastal Rowing and Beach Sprints Championships at Mooloolaba, Queensland. Story by Private Nicholas Marquis.

ADF People Health and Wellbeing

ADF rocks the boat at coastals

17/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 843 Views 0 Comments ADF Sport

Battling large swells and whitewash, ADF rowers waded out into the ocean and came back in with a bronze medal.