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Flight Lieutenant Joelene Buntain at the Australian Space Discovery Centre in Adelaide. Story by Sergeant Matthew Bickerton. Photo by Corporal Brenton Kwaterski.

ADF People

Aviator reaches for the stars

16/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 824 Views 0 Comments Australian Space Command

As Defence Space Command looks to the stars, one of its aviators is an expert on what happens when those

Chief Petty Officer Simon Steyn with his mother Jackie and father Nick on HMAS Onslow in the UK, prior to the O-boat arriving in Australia in 1969.

ADF People History

Like father, like sons, like subs

16/08/202319/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1164 Views 0 Comments Submarine

The smell of diesel would reach up the stairwell to a third-floor Lilyfield apartment before the man coated in it

Australian Army Chaplain Major Haydn Parsons serving communion to US Army personnel during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023 at Camp Growl in the Shoalwater Bay Training Area. Story and photos by Corporal Jacob Joseph.

ADF People

Faith in the field

15/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 785 Views 0 Comments 9 Force Support Battalion., Chaplains, Exercise Talisman Sabre

Chaplain Haydn Parsons was in a dark place when inspiration struck. CAPTION: Australian Army Chaplain Major Haydn Parsons serving communion to

Flight Lieutenant Garry Cooper (retd) during the Vietnam War in front of a US Air Force O-1 Bird Dog. Story by Flight Lieutenant Greg Hinks.

ADF People History Veterans

A historic bird: flying with a Vietnam War pilot

11/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2297 Views 0 Comments AWM, Forward Air Controllers, US Army, Vietnam War

The South Vietnamese sky was a smoky orange as dusk approached in July of 1968. The buzz of a United

The sculpture of Lieutenant Colonel Vivian Bullwinkel, in the grounds of the Australian War Memorial. Story and photo by Private Nicholas Marquis.

ADF People History Lest We Forget News

Statue a tribute to all military nurses

11/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1518 Views 0 Comments AWM, Service Nurses, WWII

As the sun rose above the Australian War Memorial on August 2, its light touched the face of the first

Invictus Games 2023 Team Australia competitor Flight Sergeant Nathan King prepares to throw during an athletics training session at the Sydney Academy of Sport and Recreation, Narrabeen NSW. Story by Tina Langridge. Photo by Flight Sergeant Ricky Fuller.

ADF People Health and Wellbeing Invictus Games

‘We look fierce’: Invictus Games kit revealed

11/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1679 Views 0 Comments ADF Sport, German Federal Armed Forces (Bundeswehr), Invictus Games

The Invictus Games Düsseldorf 2023 Team Australia kit has been launched and it’s already been labelled a hit by the

Corporal Christopher Meldrum, an avionics technician from 33 Squadron, during Exercise Talisman Sabre 23 at RAAF Base Darwin. Story and photo by Leading Aircraftman Chris Tsakisiris.

ADF People

From the runway to the sky

11/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 952 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre, KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport, No. 33 Squadron, RAAF Amberley, RAAF Darwin

Corporal Christopher Meldrum finds fixing an aircraft one of the most rewarding parts of being an aircraft technician in the

Senior ADF Officer RAAF Base Amberley, Group Captain Dennis Tan (right), and Warrant Officer Glenn Lyons (left) with Air Force veteran John Shoesmith and his family to celebrate his 100th birthday. Story by Flight Lieutenant Rob Hodgson. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Taylor Anderson.

ADF People History

Spitfire pilot turns 100

11/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1082 Views 0 Comments No. 100 Squadron, Spitfire, WWII

World War II pilot Warrant Officer (retired) John Shoesmith celebrated his 100th birthday in Wynnum Queensland. CAPTION: Senior ADF Officer RAAF

Aircraftman Max Tesoriero (centre) and project manager Sub Lieutenant Ben Jackson (far left) with senior Navy personnel and the uncrewed surface vessel, Lexcen, which he assisted in developing. Story by Flying Officer Jamie Wallace. Photo by Petty Officer Nina Fogliani.

ADF People

Uncrewed surface vessel launched

09/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1010 Views 0 Comments HMAS Cerberus, Robotics, Unscrewed Surface Vessel (USV)

He may be in the Air Force, but Aircraftman Max Tesoriero has always had a keen interest in designing and

Patron of ADF Cadets General (retd) Sir Peter Cosgrove watches the Australian Air Force Cadets team complete the rope crawl obstacle in the confidence course at the Chief of Army Cadet Team Challenge at Kokoda Barracks, Queensland. Story by Tamara Robinson. Photo by Chris McGrane

ADF People

Sir Peter awards cadet challenge winners

08/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1068 Views 0 Comments ADF Cadets, General (retd) Sir Peter Cosgrove

Patron of the ADF Cadets, General (retd) Sir Peter Cosgrove acknowledged the strength and resilience of more than 100 cadets

Flight Lieutenant Shiva Tejwani is presented with a Gold Defence Commendation for Technical Member of the Year by First Assistant Secretary Major Surface Combatants & Combat Systems Sheryl Lutz at the EngTech 23 Conference at the Australian Defence Force Academy in Canberra. Story by Private Nicholas Marquis.

ADF People

Kicking goals in engineering

08/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 883 Views 0 Comments Australian Defence Force Academy, C-17A Globemaster III, KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport

Flight Lieutenant Shiva Tejwani has been named the Engineering and Technical Function Professional Engineer of the Year and received a

Chief of Personnel Lieutenant General Natasha Fox at Russell Offices in Canberra. Story by Corporal Luke Bellman. Photo by Sergeant Matthew Bickerton.

ADF People

Finding people to serve

08/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 771 Views 0 Comments Australian Defence College, Defence Force Recruiting, Defence Member and Family Support (DMFS), transition

The ADF has more than 250 types of roles on offer and many benefits for people to stay in the

Commanding Officer Royal Australian Navy Recruit School, Commander Alisha Withers, right, promotes Seaman Stephen Thompson to the rank of Able Seaman, after the General Entry 413 Taylor Division graduation ceremony at HMAS Cerberus, Victoria. Photo by Leading Seaman James McDougall.

ADF People

Never too late for a new career path

08/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 918 Views 0 Comments HMAS Cerberus

Navy recruit Stephen Thompson once had a long, successful career in the automotive industry. CAPTION: Commanding Officer Royal Australian Navy Recruit

Commander Cindy Jenkins, left, during her stint as a torch bearer in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay, to recognise 100 years of the Legacy Promise. Story by Captain Kristen Daisy Cleland. Photo by Callum Smith.

ADF People History

Commanding link to Legacy

04/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1133 Views 0 Comments HMAS Supply, Legacy

For Commander Cindy Jenkins, serving in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has cemented a family connection with Defence and revealed

Papua New Guinea Defence Force officer Captain Jonathan Tegabwasa graduated from the Royal Military College at Duntroon, Canberra, as part of an international cadet exchange and has now returned to Duntroon to pass on his knowledge and experience as an instructor. Story by Captain Diana Jennings.

ADF People

International cadet returns to Duntroon as instructor

04/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1472 Views 0 Comments ADF Cadets, PNGDF, Royal Military College-Duntroon (RMC-D)

Despite his formidable status on the rugby field and commanding stature, Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) Captain Jonathon ‘Tegs’

An Australian Army Football Northern Territory team member gives a soccer ball to a child from the Santa Teresinha school in Liquiçá, Timor-Leste, during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2023. Story by Flight Lieutenant Claire Burnet. Photos by Leading Aircraftman Samuel Miller.

ADF People Videos

Walking, talking and sharing in Timor-Leste

04/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2397 Views 0 Comments ADF Sport

During the Timor-Leste stint of Indo-Pacific Endeavour (IPE), from July 25-28, Defence personnel took part in a gender peace and

Derrick Akes at a rugby union refereeing course during an ADF Sports training program at the Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Story by Squadron Leader Amanda Scott. Photos by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.

ADF People Health and Wellbeing

It’s more than just sport

04/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 740 Views 0 Comments ADF Sport

Dereck Akes used to live on the streets of Port Moresby, until he was introduced to rugby union in 2017.

ADF People Australian Army News

Messages from the families of lost MRH-90 aircrew

01/08/202301/08/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3380 Views 1 Comment MRH-90 Taipan

The following are officially released statements from the families of the aircrew lost in the MRH-90 crash in the Whitsundays

Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Rob Chipman addresses the crowd at the Global Air and Space Chief’s Conference in London. Photo: Royal Air Force. Story by Lieutenant Commander John Thompson.

ADF People

Strengthening our readiness

28/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1134 Views 0 Comments Chief of Air Force

Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Rob Chipman recently addressed the Global Air and Space Chief’s Conference in London, declaring

Australian Army officer Major Dee-Ann Jackson after winning the 10km run in her age group, at Run Melbourne. Story by Sergeant Matthew Bickerton.

ADF People Health and Wellbeing

Running for their lives

28/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1132 Views 0 Comments ADF Sport

Chasing endorphins and the competitors ahead, one Army runner finished first in her age group and 10th overall out of