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Midshipman Harrison Planck is enjoying student life on campus at the Australian Defence Force Academy. Story and photo by Lieutenant Yevette Goldberg.

Solving engineering challenges at sea and ashore

19/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1104 Views 0 Comments Australian Defence Force Academy

Growing up in Warragul Victoria, Midshipman Harrison Planck was initially interested in the Gap Year program offered by the Royal

Mr Richard Lowe, a Deputy Director within Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group, at the White Horse Tavern in Newport, Rhode Island, US. Story by Corporal Jacob Joseph.

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Defence employee saves a life

19/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1174 Views 0 Comments

Richard Lowe isn’t one to back away from a person in distress, and not following the crowd led him to

Midshipman Kane Kasemchainan is enjoying student life on campus at the Australian Defence Force Academy. Story and photo by Lieutenant Yevette Goldberg.

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Expert leadership development and study at ADFA

19/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1042 Views 0 Comments Australian Defence Force Academy, Defence Work Experience Program

Midshipman Kane Kasemchainan started his military career path with a placement in the Defence Work Experience Program. CAPTION: Midshipman Kane

Midshipman Rachael Emmett is enjoying student life on campus at the Australian Defence Force Academy. Story and photo by Lieutenant Yevette Goldberg.

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ADFA opportunities take the lead

19/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 780 Views 0 Comments Australian Defence Force Academy, Royal Australian Naval College

Leaving country Victoria and the family’s 50-acre dairy farm in Nyora, Royal Australian Navy Midshipman Rachael Emmett dreamt of travelling

Able Seaman Electronics Technician Edward Simcock works on the navigation system on the bridge of HMAS Warramunga while on deployment. Story by Lieutenant Max Logan. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

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Passion for technology leads to rewarding career

19/08/202219/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1095 Views 0 Comments HMAS Warramunga, National Science Week, RIMPAC

He started out working on remote control cars and now maintains advanced sensors aboard a warship – while they are worlds

Proud Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander woman, Leading Aircraftwoman Raba Nona is lucky to get to visit her family's ancestral home of the Torres Strait Islands while serving as part of No. 35 Squadron. Story by Flight Lieutenant Robert Hodgson. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Kate Czerny.

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Aviator back to her roots in the Torres Strait

16/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1902 Views 0 Comments C-27J Spartan, Indigenous, No. 35 Squadron, RAAF Amberley, Torres Strait Islands

When Raba Nona landed her dream job she knew that it would involve travel, but she never expected it to

Assistant Marine Engineering Officer, Sub Lieutenant Jackson Harvey conducts maintenance checks on the gas turbine on-board HMAS Warramunga while on deployment. Story by Lieutenant Max Logan. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

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A world of opportunities

16/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1015 Views 0 Comments HMAS Warramunga, National Science Week, RIMPAC

The beautiful island of O’ahu in Hawaii is one of many places a career in science, technology, engineering and mathematics

Major Paul Krohn teaching clinicians how to make silicone wound prosthetics. Story by Captain Thomas Kaye.

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Faking it till they make it

12/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1610 Views 0 Comments 2nd Health Battalion

Moulage, the use of special effects to create fake wounds and injuries, is one of the simulation techniques the Australian Defence

Maritime Logistics Officer Sub-Lieutenant Amelia Ross holds an assortment of coffee products in the dry store of HMAS Canberra during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 in the Pacific Ocean. Story by Lieutenant Nancy Cotton. Photo by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.

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Coffee and ice cream keep crew happy

12/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 943 Views 0 Comments HMAS Canberra, RIMPAC

Catering at sea for several weeks during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 required careful logistical planning. CAPTION: Maritime

Commander Fleet Air Arm Commodore David Frost, right, presents Lieutenant Ian Donovan with the Federation Star for 40 years of service at a presentation ceremony at HMAS Albatross. Story by Lieutenant Danielle Worthey. Photo: Petty Officer Justin Brown.

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Federation Star shines upon aviation engineer

12/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1629 Views 1 Comment Federation Star, HMAS Albatross, No. 723 Squadron, No. 817 Squadron, Sea King

Aviation engineer from HMAS Albatross Lieutenant Ian Donovan has quietly clicked over 40 years of loyal service. CAPTION: Commander Fleet Air

Lieutenant Commander David Gould, First Lieutenant of HMAS Canberra, squares away lines as the ship conducts Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 in the Pacific Ocean. Story by Lieutenant Nancy Cotton. Photo by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.

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Celebrating a 40-year milestone

12/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1242 Views 1 Comment HMAS Canberra, RIMPAC

‘When I stop having fun I’ll go,’ is the mantra Lieutenant Commander David Gould has lived by and the reason

Lieutenant Commander Jessica Kuk, left, Able Seaman Brendon Manthey, Seaman Alexandra Menthey and Able Seaman Aiaba-Denzel Taylor pose in their race outfits during Relay for Life 2022. Story by Lieutenant Commander Jessica O’Brien. Photo supplied.

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Team effort to help in fight against cancer

09/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1405 Views 0 Comments HMAS Cairns

HMAS Cairns personnel raised $3,744 for The Cancer Council in the annual Relay for Life on July 30 at Barlow

Able Seaman Miranda McLaughlin operates the combat system consoles in the operations room of HMAS Canberra during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Story by Lieutenant Nancy Cotton. Photo by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.

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A RIMPAC to remember

09/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1088 Views 0 Comments HMAS Canberra, RIMPAC

Able Seaman Miranda McLaughlin has had an Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 to remember. CAPTION: Able Seaman Miranda

Former sailors Uncle Phillip Bowie and Aunty Fran Visini have rejoined the Navy in new mentoring roles. Story by Corporal Melina Young. Photo by Lieutenant Commander Christoper Thornton.

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Navy enlists first Indigenous Elders

09/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1256 Views 1 Comment Indigenous, Navy Indigenous Development Program, Navy Reserve

Two former sailors of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent were welcomed back on board with appointments as Navy’s first

Mr Des Jones commemorates the 80th anniversary of the loss of HMAS Canberra (I) as the last remaining survivor, held at the Naval Chapel, Garden Island, Sydney. Story by Sub-Lieutenant Tahlia Merigan. Photo: byLeading Seaman Sittichai Sakonpoonpol.

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Commemorating the Battle of Savo Island

09/08/202209/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1077 Views 0 Comments HMAS Canberra (I), Solomon Islands, WWII

The last surviving crew member of HMAS Canberra (I), 99-year-old Des Jones, remembers how he narrowly escaped death when his

Pilot Officer Mitchell Kennedy, centre, with his father, grandfather and photo of his great-grandfather next to a PC-21 aircraft at RAAF Base Pearce. Story by Corporal Jacob Joseph. Photo by Chris Kershaw.

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Kennedy family’s flying legacy continues

05/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1937 Views 0 Comments No 79 Squadron, No. 2 FTS, PC-21

Most kids grow up dreaming of becoming a fighter pilot. CAPTION: Pilot Officer Mitchell Kennedy, centre, with his father, grandfather

Army Reservist Private Abbas Foladi, from the 25/49 Battalion, Royal Queensland Regiment, patrols the grounds of the Queensland Country Bank Stadium as part of Exercise Austral Shield 2022 in Townsville. Story by Lieutenant Geoff Long. Photo by Corporal Jonathan Goedhart.

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Call out an opportunity for Reservist

05/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1014 Views 0 Comments 25th/49th Battalion Royal Queensland Regiment, Army Reserve, Exercise Austral Shield

Whether he’s driving a delivery van around the streets of Brisbane, or patrolling the perimeter of Townsville’s Queensland Country Bank

Administrative clerk from 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, Corporal Sonny Huynh, at the US Marine Corps Base in Hawaii during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Story by Flying Officer Lily Lancaster. Photo by Corporal John Solomon.

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Clerk soars to new heights

03/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1186 Views 0 Comments 2nd Commando Regiment, 3rd Battalion RAR, RIMPAC

Corporal Sonny Huynh is breaking the mould of what an administrative clerk’s career looks like. CAPTION: Administrative clerk from 2nd

Maritime Logistics Chef Able Seaman Zachary Galit prepares vegetables in the galley of HMAS Canberra during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 in the Pacific Ocean. Story and photo by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.

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Cooking up a storm in HMAS Canberra

03/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1219 Views 0 Comments HMAS Canberra, RIMPAC

With a fresh apron, chopping board positioned, gripping his sharpening steel and honing his chef’s knife for its sharpest of

An AFLW Adelaide Crows player climbs a rope ladder with Army Sapper Abbey Patzel holding it steady during their visit to Robertson Barracks as part of their pre-season training camp. Story by Sergeant Matthew Bickerton. Photo by Captain Peter March.

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Adelaide Crows get their Army on

03/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1002 Views 0 Comments 1st Brigade, AFL Women's League, Robertson Barracks

The Adelaide Crows AFLW team smashed Darwin-based Defence personnel in training sessions before being put through their paces by physical