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Defence's Director General of Mental Health and Wellbeing, Brigadier Caitlin Langford, says teams are strongest when each member is respected and valued. Story by Leading Seaman Nadav Harel. Photo by Corporal Jacob Joseph.

Connection and wellbeing critical to capability

11/10/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 389 Views 0 Comments World Mental Health Day

Connection equals compassionate action and this relies on fostering meaningful relationships, according to Brigadier Caitlin Langford, Defence’s Director General of

Private Jack Hayes prepares for a photography task at the Army Logistic Training Centre at Latchford Barracks, Bonegilla, Victoria. Story by Major Evita Ryan. Photo by Private Joseph Hess.

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Shooting for the stars in the Red Centre

08/10/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1079 Views 1 Comment 8th/9th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Army Logistic Training Centre

When Private Jack Hayes transitioned out of full-time service in 2017, he could not have predicted re-enlisting five years later

Corporal Ryan Hodson, left, receives The Corporal Margaret Clarke Award from Warrant Officer of the Air Force Ralph Clifton at an awards ceremony held at Russell Offices, ACT. Photo by Flight Sergeant Kev Berriman.

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Winning essay looks at weaponisation of toys

08/10/202425/10/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 673 Views 0 Comments drones

Commercial off-the-shelf drones have become a common presence on the battlefield, presenting opportunities and threats for militaries because of their

Lieutenant Lara Hamblin on Exercise Cartwheel as the officer in command of demolitions, Nasouri Highlands, Fiji. Story and photos by Captain Annie Richardson.

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Horse rider’s Army career galloping ahead

08/10/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 632 Views 0 Comments ADF Gap Year, ADFA, Exercise Cartwheel, RAEME, Republic of Fiji Military Forces, Royal Military College-Duntroon (RMC-D)

Combat engineer Lieutenant Lara Hamblin’s journey in the Army began with a snap choice to join the Army Gap Year

Army medic Corporal Orlando Tagaloa participates in Exercise Rendezvous Acacia at the Wide Bay Training area, Queensland. Story and photo by Leading Seaman Nadav Harel.

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Gentle giant enjoys medical mentoring role

04/10/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1080 Views 0 Comments 3rd Health Battalion, Exercise Rendezvous Acacia, Operation Kudu

When you first lay eyes on Army medic Corporal Orlando Tagaloa, his towering stature and formidable physique instantly command attention.

Air Force Chaplain Flight Lieutenant Abdul Kader stands outside the Sultan Omar Saifuddin Mosque during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2024 in Brunei. Story by Captain Diana Jennings. Photos by Corporal Lisa Sherman.

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First Imam in the Royal Australian Air Force

04/10/202415/11/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 719 Views 0 Comments Chaplains, Indo-Pacific Endeavour

Flight Lieutenant Abdul Kader is the Royal Australian Air Force’s first ever Imam (chaplain of the Muslim faith), providing support

Squadron Leader Stephen Bihary exits a 79 Squadron Hawk 127. Story by Squadron Leader Stephen Bihary. Photos by Flying Officer Michael Thomas.

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Longest-serving jet pilot leaves the cockpit

02/10/202405/10/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1368 Views 0 Comments Hawk 127 Lead-In Fighter, No 79 Squadron, RAAF Pearce, RAAF Reserve

The longest-serving Air Force fighter pilot and fast-jet instructor Squadron Leader Stephen Bihary has retired from the cockpit after 48

Australian Army soldiers deployed in East Timor in 2008. Story by Corporal Luke Bellman.

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‘Small actions can make a big difference’

27/09/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1030 Views 0 Comments East Timor, INTERFET

Warrant Officer Class Two (WO2) David Buckley was attacked with rocks and slingshots while deployed to East Timor (now Timor-Leste),

Australian Army Corporal Solomon Boyd and Royal Solomon Islands Police Force officer Tusa consolidate explosive remnants of war during Operation Render Safe, Munda, Solomon Islands. Story by Sergeant David Said. Photos by Corporal Sam Price.

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Soldier gets a blast from reaching his goal in Solomons

27/09/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 737 Views 0 Comments 20th Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), 6th Engineer Support Regiment, EOD, Operation Render Safe, Royal Solomon Islands Police Force, Solomon Islands

Corporal Solomon Boyd achieved his goal when he deployed as an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technician for the first time

Flight Sergeant Barry Day from Heavy Air Lift Systems Program Office is presented his fifth clasp to his long service medal by Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Stephen Chappell. Story by Flight Lieutenant Nicole Thomson-Pride. Photo by Aircraftman Campbell Latch.

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Maintaining aircraft for 40 years

27/09/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 606 Views 0 Comments Chief of Air Force, Federation Star

When Flight Sergeant Barry Day enlisted in the RAAF in June 1984, Air Force still operated basic piston engine aircraft

Colonel James Murray in East Timor in 1999. Story by Corporal Luke Bellman. Photo by Corporal Luke Bellman.

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Proud of East Timor connection

27/09/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 604 Views 0 Comments East Timor, INTERFET

Colonel James Murray was recalled to work on East Timor’s ‘D-Day’, September 20, 1999, when he learnt that Australia would

Alexander Mazur, an engineer with Prototype and Test Services, Land Engineering Agency, sits in a Defence vehicle at the Monegeetta Proving Ground near Melbourne. Story by Flight Lieutenant Marina Power. Photo by Matthew Ayres.

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Engineer tests limits in the fast lane

25/09/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 610 Views 0 Comments Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG)

Driving a vehicle faster and faster over rough terrain, sending traffic cones flying while testing a vehicle to its limits

Army officer Captain Alison Mountain, of the Unrecovered War Casualties – Army Unit, tests some samples of soil in Canberra, ACT. Story. by Flight Lieutenant Marina Power. Photos by Corporal Cameron Pegg.

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Archaeologist gets hands dirty in new Army role

25/09/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 842 Views 0 Comments Army Reserve, Unrecovered War Casualties – Army Unit

If asked to picture an archaeologist, some people might think of Indiana Jones running through dark, booby-trapped tunnels fighting off

Air Force C-27J Spartan loadmaster Corporal Deniele Oehm enjoys the view on the ramp of a C-27J Spartan during a flight. Story by Flight Lieutenant Imogen Lunny.

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A glimpse into the life of a loadmaster

25/09/202414/11/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 831 Views 0 Comments C-27J Spartan, No. 35 Squadron

Three years ago, Corporal Deniele Oehm began her career in Defence. This is her story as told to Flight Lieutenant

Air Force military working dog handler, Leading Aircraftman James Reid from 1 Security Forces Squadron, and retired military working dog Drak, at RAAF Base Williamtown. Story by Flight Lieutenant Grace Casey-Maughan. Photo byLeading Aircraftman Kurt Lewis.

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Military dog finds furever home with best friend

25/09/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 567 Views 0 Comments Military Working Dogs, No. 1 Security Forces Squadron., RAAF Williamtown

Military working dog, Malinois Drak, was officially partnered with his handler Leading Aircraftman James Reid when they graduated their military

Then Flying Officer Harvey Reynolds, second from left, during his INTERFET deployment with 2 Airfield Defence Squadron on a routine patrol of Atauro Island, East Timor. Story by John Noble.

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Aviators remember ‘significant moment’ in peacekeeping

20/09/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1113 Views 0 Comments Timor-Leste, UN Peacekeeping

In September of 1999, the world’s attention was firmly fixed on East Timor as it sought to restore its independence.

Lieutenant Jack Stanhope, left, and Sub-Lieutenant Liam Lord, of HMAS Brisbane, rendered assistance to a civilian after a car accident in the US.

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Aussie Navy officers save a life in California

20/09/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 995 Views 0 Comments HMAS Brisbane, US Navy

Quick thinking and swift action by Royal Australian Navy officers has helped save the life of a driver following a

Army soldier Corporal Shannon Griffith at the Rotary Wing Aircraft Maintenance School at Oakey, Queensland. Story. y By Captain Tadek Markowski. Photo by Bradley Richardson.

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Experienced civvies a boost for Army aviation

20/09/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 530 Views 0 Comments Army Reserve, Lockhead Martin, Oakey, RAEME, UH-60M Black Hawk

In the close-knit world of Army Aviation, 35-year-old Corporal Shannon Griffith is something of an outlier. CAPTION: Army soldier Corporal Shannon

Air Commander Australia Air Vice-Marshal Glen Braz, left, awards Leading Aircraftman Samuel Conroy with a gold commendation at 1 Security Forces Squadron, RAAF Base Williamtown. Story by Flight Lieutenant Grace Casey-Maughan.

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Gold commendation for aviator’s courageous deed

20/09/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 386 Views 0 Comments No. 1 Security Forces Squadron., RAAF Amberley, RAAF Williamtown

On a Sunday night in September last year, 1 Security Forces Squadron member Leading Aircraftman Samuel Conroy found himself the

Admiral Victor Smith, seated, as air operations officer on board HMS Tracker operating in the Atlantic and Arctic in 1943. Story by Corporal Luke Bellman. Photos courtesy Fleet Air Arm Association of Australia.

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A legacy to remember

18/09/202418/09/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 809 Views 0 Comments Chief of Defence Force, Chief of Navy, Fleet Air Arm, HMAS Canberra (I), HMAS Melbourne II, HMAS Sydney III, WWII

Admiral Sir Victor Alfred Trumper ‘VAT’ Smith led the first mass torpedo strike against a major warship at sea, survived