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Gap Year Seaman Vimbayi Hakutangwi with a dive helmet at HMAS Stirling, Western Australia. Story by Richard Wilkins. Photo by Able Seaman Rikki-Lea Phillips.

Achieving goals personally and professionally

27/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1759 Views 0 Comments ADF Gap Year, Clearance Diving Team 4, HMAS Stirling

Seaman Vimbayi Hakutangwi is hoping to inspire others, particularly young women, to pursue a career in Defence and show it

Australian Army Corporal Andrew Undy during a direct-fire support weapons course at the School of Infantry, Lone Pine Barracks, Singleton. Story by Captain Jon Stewart. Photo by Corporal Michael Currie.

ADF People

Turning experiences into capabilities

27/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 885 Views 0 Comments 12/40 Batallion Royal Tasmania Regiment

Growing up in a small holiday town in Tasmania, Corporal Andrew Undy never realised how the Army would create so

25 Squadron personnel capability specialist Aircraftwoman San Yoo in front of 25 Squadron Headquarters, at RAAF Base Pearce, WA. Story by Flight Lieutenant Steffi Blavius. Photo by Flying Officer Michael Thomas.

ADF People

Tribute to heritage and service

27/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 825 Views 0 Comments No. 25 Squadron, RAAF Pearce

Aircraftwoman San (Sanghee) Yoo, a Korean descendant and now proud member of the RAAF, immigrated from Korea in 2006 and

Dental officer Flight Lieutenant Alexis Dieu, left, and dental assistant Leading Aircraftwoman Ocean Mitchell, both from 2 Expeditionary Health Squadron, treat a patient at Wadeye, NT, during a remote NT Health dental visit. Story by Flight Lieutenant Claire Campbell. Photo by Flight Lieutenant Yuen Dieu.

ADF People Health and Wellbeing

Returning bright smiles to remote communities

27/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 644 Views 0 Comments No. 2 Expeditionary Health Squadron

At times, they were the only dental service for 100 kilometres – Air Force personnel from the Northern Territory (NT)

Aunty Rubena and Uncle Gorge Anderson visit the RAAF Security and Fire School Headquarters at RAAF Base Amberley. Story by Flight Lieutenant Greg Hinks.

ADF People History Veterans

Uncle George remembers

20/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1776 Views 0 Comments Indigenous, RAAF Amberley, Vietnam War

It was a visit to remember for Indigenous Elder Uncle George Anderson, as he took part in the Commanding Officer

Warrant Officer Class Two Keven Jones at the ADF Careers centre in Maroochydore, Queensland. Story by Jon Kroiter.

ADF People Health and Wellbeing Veterans

Army career comes full circle

19/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1712 Views 0 Comments Department of Veterans' Affairs, ServeOn

Four years ago, Warrant Officer Class Two (WO2) Keven Jones made a promise to his mate John Sweetman, who had

Commander Andrew Mierisch, right, with Chief Petty Officer Zoe Mack on board HMAS Supply alongside Fleet Base East, Sydney. Story by Lieutenant Commander Nicholas Robinson. Photo by Leading Seaman Jarryd Capper.

ADF People Health and Wellbeing Royal Australian Navy

Big step forward for Navy in-house coaching

19/10/202324/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1517 Views 0 Comments Fleet Base East, HMAS Supply, Navy Coaching Academy

Navy’s first cohort of coaches trained in-house and in line with international and national standards has been hailed as a

Flight Lieutenant Kristian Henderson proudly displays his Aussie Hero Quilt, received while deployed with HMAS Adelaide on Operation Tonga Assist 22. Story by Squadron Leader Jessica Aldred.

ADF People

Warm response to quilts

19/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 940 Views 0 Comments Aussie Hero Quilts

Ten years on from receiving an Aussie Hero Quilt and laundry bag, Warrant Officer Class Two (WO2) Shannon Killman still

Chaplain Stephen Briggs with Bob the 54-year-old cockatoo at HMAS Moreton’s Blessing of the Pets. Story by Lieutenant Rebecca Williamson.

ADF People

Blessing all creatures great and small

13/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 972 Views 0 Comments Chaplains, HMAS Moreton

Pets – close companions who love, share ups and downs and put a smile people’s faces – play an important

Wing Commander Paul Taylor, left, Squadron Leader Michael Leonard and Navy Lieutenant Michael Wheeler lay wreaths at the Beaufort Bomber ceremony, Busselton, WA. Story by Stephanie Hallen. Photos by Pamela Harrison.

ADF People History Lest We Forget

A mystery remembered 80 years on

11/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 967 Views 0 Comments WWII

Eighty years ago, a RAAF Bristol Beaufort Bomber departed Busselton Airfield en-route to Rottnest Island as part of planned surveillance

Australian Army Platoon Commander Lieutenant John Haycroft converses with Malaysian Armed Forces Major Hazwan through their shared second language, Indonesian, during Exercise Bersama Lima, Kuantan, Malaysia. Story by Flying Officer Connor Bellhouse. Photo by Corporal Sam Price.

ADF People

Building trust through language

11/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1050 Views 0 Comments Exercise Bersama Lima, Indonesian National Armed Forces

Platoon commander Lieutenant John Haycroft found his deployment to Malaysia on Exercise Bersama Lima has revived his Indonesian language skills.

RAAF Sergeants Connor O'Neill and Ryan Pedder, 7th and 8th from left, facilitated the Building Blokes program for aviators from 2 Operational Conversion Unit at RAAF Base Williamtown. Story and photo by Corporal Melina Young.

ADF People Health and Wellbeing

Vulnerability takes courage

11/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 642 Views 0 Comments F-35A Lightning II, No. 2 Operational Conversion Unit, RAAF Williamtown, Top Blokes Foundation, World Mental Health Day

World Mental Health Day As an awkwardly tall and skinny teenager, Sergeant Ryan Pedder struggled with his masculinity. CAPTION: RAAF

Sergeant Andrew Summers in front of a F-35A Lightning II at 2 Operational Conversion Unit, RAAF Base Williamtown, NSW. Story by Squadron Leader Bruce Chalmers. Photo by Aircraftman Kurt Lewis.

ADF People Health and Wellbeing Thought provoking

Breaking the stigma of PTSD

10/10/202328/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1123 Views 0 Comments No. 2 Operational Conversion Unit, PTSD, RAAF Williamtown, World Mental Health Day

Sergeant Andrew Summers, of 2 Operational Conversion Unit at RAAF Base Williamtown in NSW, is an example of how proactive

271 ADF Pilots’ Course members assemble at dawn on the flightline with a Pilatus PC-21 aircraft at RAAF Base Pearce, WA. Story by Stephanie Hallen. Photos by Chris Kershaw.

ADF People News

Graduates soar to new heights

10/10/202315/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1401 Views 1 Comment ADF Pilot's Course, Hawk 127 Lead-In Fighter, No. 2 FTS, PC-21, RAAF Pearce

Exciting new careers await 13 RAAF and Navy student pilots from 271 ADF Pilots’ Course, who graduated from 2 Flying

Wreaths adorn the foot of the Loxton Avro Anson Crash Memorial in Loxton, South Australia. Photos by Sergeant Nicci Freeman.

ADF People History Lest We Forget Veterans

Lost airmen remembered 80 years on

10/10/202310/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1013 Views 0 Comments RAAF Edinburgh, WWI, WWII

RAAF Edinburgh aviators joined the Air Force Association (South Australia) in commemorating the 80th anniversary of a crash that resulted

Chaplain Abdul Kader (left) and Chaplain Majidih Essa during a visit to Bangladesh as part of Indo-Pacific Endeavour. Story by Lieutenant Geoff Long. Photo by LAC Ryan Howell.

ADF People

Faith, friendship and family in Bangladesh

10/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 730 Views 0 Comments Chaplains, Indo-Pacific Endeavour

Navy Chaplain Majidih Essa recently had the honour of leading Friday prayers at Sheikh Mujib Mosque in Dhaka, the capital

Military team members and veterans compete in a military judo teams competition at Nissan Stadium, Brisbane. Story by Captain Cody Tsaousis. Photos by Trooper Scott Paterson-Muller.

ADF People Health and Wellbeing Veterans

Keeping active with judo

06/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1007 Views 0 Comments ADF Sport, Judo

Current and former ADF members took part in an inaugural military judo teams competition during the Queensland International Open Judo

Members of the woman’s ADF Rugby League team form a huddle with the PNGDF Rugby League team after a friendly exhibition match at the Santos National Football Stadium, Port Moresby, PNG. Story by Squadron Leader Amanda Scott. Photos by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.

ADF People

An adrenaline rush on the field

29/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 842 Views 0 Comments ADF Sport, PNGDF

Members of ADF Rugby League joined the Australian Prime Minister’s XIII and junior teams as part of their tour to

Australian Army officer Lieutenant Samantha May, of the 3rd Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, with local children in Papua New Guinea. Story by Captain Diana Jennings. Photos by Leading Aircraftwoman Emma Schwenke.

ADF People

Self-confidence key to success in traditionally male role

29/09/202315/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1812 Views 0 Comments 3rd Battalion RAR, PNGDF

Lieutenant Samantha May is a tenacious individual, taking on challenges that most, including herself, would never have imagined in their

Able Seaman Darren is enhancing his qualifications through the STEM Upskilling Program. Story by Lieutenant Rebecca Williamson. Photo by Chief Petty Officer Yuri Ramsey.

ADF People

Upskilling for success

22/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1085 Views 0 Comments STEM Upskilling Program.

Skills, qualifications and a wealth of new opportunities are just some of benefits on offer through the new STEM Upskilling Program.