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Soldiers from the 3rd Brigade support R U OK? Day at Lavarack Barracks, Queensland. Story by Private Jacob Joseph. Photo by Corporal Brodie Cross.

Why it’s important to ask R U OK?

10/09/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1119 Views 0 Comments RUOK

A simple question could improve someone’s mental health, according to the assistant director of ADF mental health programs Lisa Goldrick.

Flying Officer Maddison Brassil shares experiences with colleagues at RAAF Base Amberley, as part of the mentoring program. Story by Erin Fomin. Photo by Corporal Jesse Kane.

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Engineer mentoring the next generation

10/09/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 879 Views 0 Comments mentoring

While Flying Officer Maddison Brassil has been acknowledged for her work at the Air Combat Electronic Attack System Program Office,

Sapper Malcolm Stewart, left, teaches Andrew Poonkamelya, a local member from the Pormpuraaw Community in Cape York Peninsula, welding techniques during AACAP 2021. story by Captain Evita Ryan.

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Committed to helping Indigenous communities

10/09/202110/09/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 836 Views 0 Comments AACAP

Throughout his life, Sapper Malcolm Stewart has worked in numerous construction roles at various locations, but since 2002, one constant

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RSL Employment Program supports defence families

07/09/202107/09/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2015 Views 1 Comment

The right support at the right time can transform challenging situations and brighten futures – according to RSL Employment.

Trevor, left, Allan and Wayne – three generations of Beales in the Army. Trevor and Wayne currently serve as reservists with the 8th/7th Battalion, Royal Victoria Regiment. Story by Captain Kristen Cleland.

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4 Brigade celebrates three generations on Fathers’s Day

07/09/202109/09/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1705 Views 0 Comments Fathers Day

Three generations of men from the same family have served with Victoria’s 4th Brigade, and this Father’s Day, the brigade

Flight Lieutenant Neil Young with his daughters, from left, Alexa, 6, twins Ella and Sophia, 2, and Ariana, 4. Story by Bettina Mears.

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Special day to celebrate at home

07/09/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1140 Views 0 Comments Fathers Day

Royal Australian Air Force air traffic controller Flight Lieutenant Neil Young is looking forward to spending quality time with his

Able Seaman Dominic Turkalj on deployment in Victoria. Story and photo by Captain Kristen Cleland.

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Long way from home to fight COVID

02/09/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1445 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

Able Seaman Dominic Turkalj, from Perth, and his ADF colleagues deployed on Operation COVID-19 Assist have been working closely with

Len Kelly returns the medals of World war I veteran Lieutenant Norman Weynand to his family member Lynne Bennett at the 9th Battalion Museum at Gallipoli Barracks Brisbane. Story by Corporal Olivia Cameron.

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Family reunited with stolen WWI medals

02/09/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1716 Views 0 Comments

Former Army reservist Len Kelly has a fascination for all things World War I. CAPTION: Len Kelly returns the medals

Maddy Marshall, left, with her family, from left, Bailey, Robyn, Gabby and Adrian at the Gold Coast University Hospital during Maddy’s treatment for acute myeloid leukaemia in May. Story by Private Jacob Joseph.

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Father’s plea for blood donations

02/09/202102/09/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1080 Views 0 Comments

Defence contractor Adrian Marshall’s daughter, Maddy, was just 21 years old when she was diagnosed with a rare form of

Lieutenant Paul Adams competing at the Tokyo Olympic Games. Story by Corporal Veronica O'Hara.

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Royal Australian Navy’s Olympic shooter

02/09/202109/09/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1565 Views 0 Comments

As two clay targets fly from the side and cross in front of Navy’s Lieutenant Paul Adams, he lifts his

Trainee avionics technician Seaman Nattapol Popan, right, receives theory instruction from Royal Australian School of Technical Training Instructor Flight Lieutenant Chris Polman. Story by Flight Lieutenant Julia Ravell.

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Breaking new ground

20/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1003 Views 0 Comments STEM

Flight Lieutenant Chris Polman describes himself as a master of many trades, whose insatiable curiosity continues to break new ground in innovative science

Petty Officer Electronics Technician Emma Barnett conducts work at HMAS Albatross in Nowra. Story by Sub Lieutenant Nancy Cotton. Photo by Leading Seaman Ryan Tascas.

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From gap year to greenie PO

20/08/202127/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1892 Views 0 Comments STEM

Petty Officer Electronics Technician Emma Barnett joined the Navy as a gap year sailor and is living proof you can do

Commanding Officer Combat Survival Training School Squadron Leader Simon Longley with historian Lynette Silver, who has researched the World War II Sandakan death marches. Story by Corporal Veronica O'Hara. Photo by Corporal Veronica O’Hara.

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Wartime tales of survival inspire

20/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1797 Views 0 Comments

Having listened to his grandfather’s wartime tales of survival as a child, Squadron Leader Simon Longley now leads the unit

In her civilian job, Army reservist Dr Laura Cook works as a senior research officer at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne. Story by Captain Annie Richardson.

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Fighting molecular warfare

20/08/202122/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1108 Views 0 Comments STEM

In her civilian job, Laura Cook’s work focuses on understanding how cellular immunity to viruses and bacteria is developed, including

Air Force Officer Cadets Josephine Curtis, left, William Farrell and Elliot Parker, from the Australian Defence Force Academy, are training to become cyber security officers. Story by Flying Officer Lily Lancaster. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Adam Abela.

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Looking beyond the lab coat

20/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1690 Views 0 Comments STEM

At the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA), young Air Force officers from across the country are proving that science isn’t

Wing Commander Shannan Forrest, left, in a file photo discussing the engineering characteristics of the F/A-18A Hornet engine exhausts. Story by Wing Commander Jaimie Abbott. Photo by Sergeant Rob Mitchell.

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Gliding into an engineering career

20/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 881 Views 0 Comments

Ever since Shannan Forrest was young, she knew she wanted to travel the world as an aeronautical engineer in the

The secretary of Australian Defence Force Nurses Association, Robyn Green, right, talks to an Australian Defence nurse during the luncheon in Brisbane. Story by Flying Officer Robert Hodgson.

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Role of nurses in Air Force honoured

20/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1429 Views 0 Comments

To mark the Air Force Centenary, members of the Defence Service Nurses gathered for a luncheon at Brisbane’s United Service

Army scientific officer Captain Lisa Rigby, right, feeds mosquitoes as part of her research. Story by Captain Annie Richardson.

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Army captain passionate about mozzies

20/08/202127/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1646 Views 0 Comments

Australian Army scientific officer Captain Lisa Rigby works at the 2nd General Health Battalion researching and educating personnel on mosquitoes. CAPTION: