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Signaller Hugh Broadbent, from the 7th Combat Signals Regiment, is deployed to Vanuatu as part of a team training the Vanuatu Police Force in high frequency and very high frequency radio systems. Story and photo by Corporal Olivia Cameron.

Signaller receiving cultural lessons

09/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1750 Views 0 Comments

Signaller Hugh Broadbent has enjoyed immersing himself in the rich culture of Vanuatu while deployed in support of the Vanuatu

Headquarters Joint Operations Command and Spotless personnel participate in the 2021 Push For Better push-up challenge on the Walter Roy Hyles Field at HQJOC Bungendore, NSW. Story by Sarah Collins.

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Pushing it to the limit

07/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1098 Views 0 Comments

About 150 personnel from Headquarters Joint Operations Command (HQJOC) and attached components participated in a push-up challenge for a good

Coordinator General of Operation COVID Shield Lieutenant General John Frewen sits in his office at the Department of Health's Scarborough House, Canberra. Story and photo by Sergeant Sebastian Beurich.

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Mission: to get us all vaccinated

07/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1476 Views 0 Comments

The federal task force charged with delivering the COVID-19 vaccine rollout has set an ambitious target: that every eligible and

Recruit Shyndalia Woosup at the Cairns RSL after her graduation parade in Cairns, Queensland. Story by Sub Lieutenant Nancy Cotton. Photo by Petty Officer Bradley Darvill.

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Recruit learns strength and resilience

07/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1290 Views 0 Comments

Far from her life growing up on a farm in Mackay, Recruit Shyndalia Woosup is one of 17 recruits who

Lieutenant Jake Mouritz on Exercise Gauntlet Strike at Puckapunyal Military Training Area, Victoria. Story by Captain Tom Maclean. Photo by Corporal Robert Whitmore.

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Dream come true for new cav troop commander

07/07/202118/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2143 Views 0 Comments

Lieutenant Jake Mouritz, from Western Australia, has graduated as a new cavalry troop commander, something he dreamed about for a long

Squadron Leader Louise Burr is a finalist in the Australian Defence Magazine 2021 Women in Defence Awards. Story by Alisha Welch. Photo by Sergeant David Gibbs.

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Recognition for setting up F-35A facilities

07/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 902 Views 0 Comments

Playing a key role in the establishment of F-35A facilities has been among the most rewarding and challenging roles Air

Lieutenant Levi Ross on Exercise Gauntlet Strike at Puckapunyal Military Training Area, Victoria. Story by Captain Tom Maclean. Photo by Corporal Robert Whitmore.

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Tassie tank troop commander graduates

07/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 991 Views 0 Comments

A young Tasmanian has become one of a handful of junior Australian Army officers to graduate as a new tank troop

Unmanned aerial vehicle captain Lance Bombardier Lewis Day operates a Shadow 200 from a ground control station during Exercise Dragon Sprint at the Townsville Field Training Area. Story and photo by Petty Officer Lee-Anne Cooper.

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Flying drones a specialist skill

07/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1727 Views 0 Comments

You would be wrong to think unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operators are professional video gamers. CAPTION: Unmanned aerial vehicle captain

Craftsman Mitchell Toms Camer checks Shadow 200 aviation fuel on the airfield during Exercise Dragon Sprint at the Townsville Field Training Area. Story and photo by Petty Officer Lee-Anne Cooper.

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Technicians keep Shadows flying

07/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1473 Views 0 Comments

The Shadow 200 unmanned aerial vehicle’s (UAV) laser system can guide bombs and other ordnance precisely onto targets, but this

Corporal David-Jose Pelaez, a section commander from the School of Infantry, cleans the Skippy Badge at Depot Company headquarters, Singleton. Story and photo by Private Jacob Joseph.

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Infantry section commander digesting medical texts

07/07/202118/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2648 Views 3 Comments

At the School of Infantry, where tactics and weapons are bread and butter, one soldier is working through a different

Deputy Director of Air Force Events Olivia Hannan has been awarded an industry scholarship. Story by Squadron Leader Bruce Chalmers. Photo by Sergeant Rob Hack.

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Work on Air Force centenary rewarded

07/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1003 Views 0 Comments

Deputy Director of Air Force Events Olivia Hannan has been awarded a Meetings and Events Australia (MEA) scholarship following her

Private Annette Sindiga of the 1st Military Police Battalion’s Charlie Company is one of five Victorian entrants heading to the 2021 Miss World Australia Crowning Ceremony. Story by Flying Officer Evita Ryan.

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Private joins Miss World Australia

07/07/202118/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2291 Views 0 Comments

Her mother’s life-long dream to live and work overseas led Private Annette Sindiga to immigrate from Kenya to Australia at age 12.

Able Seaman Briana Letta in the engine room of Australian Defence Vessel Cape Inscription while deployed on Operation Resolute. Story by Lieutenant Mollie Burns.

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Sailor stoked with career development

07/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1271 Views 0 Comments

A crew member in Australian Defence Vessel Cape Inscription has celebrated some significant milestones – and a birthday – while

Aircraftwoman Natasha Bryan prepares an E-7A Wedgetail for a flight during Exercise Rogue Ambush at RAAF Base Darwin. Story by Flying Officer Bronwyn Marchant. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Adam Abela.

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Maintaining an E-7A on Rogue Ambush

07/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1063 Views 0 Comments

As an aircraft technician at No. 2 Squadron, Aircraftwoman Natasha Bryan enjoys the variety of her day-to-day role, however, Exercise

Personnel capability specialist Warrant Officer Natilee Sargent, from No. 453 Squadron. Story and photo by Corporal Melina Young.

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Volunteer mentor is changing lives

01/07/202104/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1476 Views 2 Comments

Royal Australian Air Force personnel capability specialist Warrant Officer Natilee Sargent, from No. 453 Squadron based at RAAF Base Williamtown

Australian Army public affairs officers, and married couple, Captains Karyn and Dan Mazurek in Canberra. Story by Captain Annie Richardson. Photo by Jay Cronan.

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Canadian captains now Canberra communicators

01/07/202104/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2490 Views 0 Comments

Australian Army public affairs officers Captains Karyn and Dan Mazurek celebrated Canada Day this year as new Australian citizens.

Brigadier Mick Garroway is handing over command of the 5th Brigade after a very busy 18 months. Story by Lieutenant Commander John Thompson. Photo by Leading Seaman Ryan Tascas.

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Fire, flood and COVID leader moving up a division

01/07/202104/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2371 Views 0 Comments

The man who commanded all ADF domestic operations in NSW since the devastating bushfires of 2019-20, Brigadier Mick Garraway, is

Administrator of the Northern Territory Vicki O'Halloran, front, centre, with Exercise Arnhem Thunder 21 participants and members of Marine Rotational Force – Darwin at Government House in Darwin. Story by Flight Lieutenant Robert Cochran. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Stewart Gould.

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Women’s leadership on agenda

29/06/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1513 Views 0 Comments

A group of female Air Force officers had the opportunity while deployed on Exercise Arnhem Thunder to discuss women’s leadership

Flight Lieutenants Luke Brown, left, Peter Spearman and Joel Ingram, during a training session for the 48forM8s challenge in Brisbane, Queensland. Story by Captain Carolyn Barnett.

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Pushing bodies to improve minds

29/06/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 916 Views 0 Comments

Four ADF officers will be on a mission to destigmatise mental health when they take part in the 48forM8s challenge

Lieutenant Gary McHugh and Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez interview Able Seaman Matthew Hicks on the ship's bridge during a Regional Presence Deployment. Story by Lieutenant Gary McHugh. Photo by Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez.

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Trying to shine spotlight on deployment

29/06/202104/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1669 Views 1 Comment

“If there isn’t a photo, then it never happened” – a saying taken almost literally by Navy PR, especially its deployed public affairs teams.