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First graduates of the Air Battle Manager, Fighter Controller, Enlisted Course, Corporal Baden Oakley and Corporal Emily Smeaton with their graduation certificates at RAAF Base Williamtown in NSW. Story by Flying Officer Matthew Edwards. Photo by Sergeant Craig Barrett.

Fighter controllers breaking new ground

08/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1081 Views 0 Comments No. 41 Wing, No. 42 Wing, RAAF Williamtown, Surveillance and Control Training Unit

In a first for the command and control community, two air surveillance operators have graduated as enlisted fighter controllers (EFC).

Air Force Roulette pilot Flight Lieutenant Ben Price, left, Air Force Veteran Henry Young, centre, and Air Commodore Micka Gray, right, at Pacific Airshow Gold Coast. Story by Flight Lieutenant Gerard Reed. Photos by Leading Aircraftwoman Taylor Anderson.

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Living life to the full

08/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1203 Views 0 Comments

A remarkable 99-year-old former fighter pilot, Henry Young, was one of the oldest attendees at the Pacific Airshow Gold Coast

Invictus Games 2020 Team Australia competitor Colleen Swifte disembarks a Royal Australian Air Force KC-30A at Düsseldorf Airport, Germany. Story by Belinda Barker. Photos by Flight Sergeant Ricky Fuller.

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Invictus athletes touch down in Germany

08/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1087 Views 0 Comments ADF Sport, Invictus Games, KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport

A touching welcome greeted Team Australia as it touched down in Düsseldorf in readiness for the sixth Invictus Games, which

Defence Minister Richard Marles, Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Robert Chipman and Flight Lieutenant Adon Lumley run with other participants in the annual Bravery Trek charity run at Mount Pleasant, Canberra. Story by John Noble.

ADF People Health and Wellbeing Veterans

Supporting veterans is no sweat

08/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 914 Views 0 Comments Bravery Trust, Veterans’ Health Week

Defence veterans in need of financial support and advice are again being given a helping hand through the energy of

Lance Corporal Emily Drummond at the 2023 Chief of Army Symposium in Perth. Story by Warrant Officer Class Two Max Bree.

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Blow waves to bullets

08/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1635 Views 3 Comments 11th/28th Battalion, Army Reserve, The Royal Western Australian Regiment

A normal infantry section commander’s knowledge of haircuts ends with what the Army Dress Manual allows. CAPTION: Lance Corporal Emily Drummond

From left, RAN Able Seaman Marc Moyo, Philippine Marine Corps Master Sergeant Vincente Carubanga Jr, Australian Army Private Melanio Sager, RAN Medical Officer Lieutenant Phil Salinas and Philippine Navy Apprentice Seaman Cedrick Marcelo on HMAS Canberra near Manila, Philippines, during Exercise Alon. Story by Lieutenant Carolyn Martin. Photo by Corporal Robert Whitmore.

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Reconnecting with family in the Philippines

05/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1161 Views 0 Comments Exercise Alon, HMAS Canberra, Philippines

Australians with Filipino heritage on board HMAS Canberra were excited to step off in Manila to reconnect with family. CAPTION: From

From left, Acting Sub-Lieutenant Chloe Wise, Acting Sub-Lieutenant Kathryn Boyd and Sub-Lieutenant Phoebe Curtis on the flightline at 723 Squadron, HMAS Albatross. Story by Sub-Lieutenant Marina Riley. Photo by Petty Officer Justin Brown.

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Women surge to the skies

05/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1352 Views 0 Comments No. 723 Squadron, Women in Aviation Program

Navy is sailing into a new era, with a record-breaking number of women taking to the skies. CAPTION: From left, Acting

Chief Petty Officer Michelle Keygan is studying with the ADFA Postgraduate Scheme while maintaining her training and development role at the Navy Recruit School, HMAS Cerberus, Victoria. Story by Lieutenant Rebecca Williamson. Photo by Leading Seaman James McDougall.

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Defence masters degree opens doors

05/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 783 Views 0 Comments ADFA, HMAS Cerberus, UNSW

Gaining lifelong skill sets and an impressive qualification she didn’t even realise was available to her, Chief Petty Officer Michelle

Outgoing Commander Air Commodore David Paddison, left, and incoming Commander Air Commodore Robert Graham during the Combat Support Group change-of-command ceremony at RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland. Story by Flight Lieutenant Greg Hinks. Photos by Corporal Brett Sherriff.

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Handing over the reins

05/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 882 Views 0 Comments Combat Support Group (CSG), RAAF Amberley

Aviators from more than 50 Air Force trades marched onto the tarmac at RAAF Base Amberley late last month to

Lenny Redrose has been named Team Australia’s flag-bearer for the Invictus Games Düsseldorf 2023 opening ceremony. Story by Belinda Barker. Photo by Flight Sergeant Ricky Fuller.

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Invictus Games flag-bearer ‘over the moon’

05/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 907 Views 0 Comments ADF Sport, Governor-General, Invictus Games

Lenny Redrose has been announced as Team Australia’s flag-bearer for Invictus Games Dusseldorf 2023. CAPTION: Lenny Redrose has been named Team

Joint Task Force - Space Defence Commercial Operations cell's first accredited operator, Major Thomas Bittner, at RAAF Base Edinburgh.

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Following the sun for space domain awareness

05/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 888 Views 0 Comments Defence Space Command, No.1 Space Surveillance Unit (1SSU)

Defence Space Command commenced its support to the global Joint Task Force – Space Defence Commercial Operations (JCO) network on

Invictus Games Team Australia competitor Xavier Green at the Sydney Academy of Sport and Recreation, Narrabeen NSW. Story by Belinda Barker. Photos by Flight Sergeant Ricky Fuller.

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Camaraderie calls

01/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 894 Views 0 Comments ADF Sport, Invictus Games

For father of two and former Australian Army Bushmaster crew commander Xavier Green, it will be a matter of switching

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Legacy flame passes through Canberra

01/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 915 Views 0 Comments Legacy

Former Navy pilot Kate Munari was the third torchbearer off the rank as the Legacy Centenary flame passed through Canberra

ADF guests watch watched the Nauti and Fetuvalu culture group perform at the Taulaga school games opening ceremony at the Nauti primary school in Tuvalu. Story and photos by Corporal Melina Young.

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Hope and joy in spiritual connections

01/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1049 Views 0 Comments Chaplains, Operation Solania, Tuvalu

When Australian Army Chaplain Cameron West heard he was deploying to Tuvalu, he researched the country, but that could only

Australian Army officer Major Bayani Fernandez (centre) shares a laugh with his counterparts from the Armed Forces of the Philippines on Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2023 in the Philippines. Story by Captain Joanne Leca.

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Returning to the Philippines

01/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 744 Views 0 Comments Armed Forces of the Philippines, Indo-Pacific Endeavour

An Australian soldier originally from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has returned home during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2023. CAPTION: Australian

Invictus Games 2023 Team Australia competitor Able Seaman Cooper Blackwood at the Sydney Academy of Sport and Recreation, Narrabeen NSW. Story by Tina Langridge. Photo by Flight Sergeant Ricky Fuller.

ADF People Health and Wellbeing

On the road to recovery

01/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 854 Views 0 Comments ADF Sport, Invictus Games

Able Seaman Boatswains Mate Cooper Blackwood fractured and dislocated his C5 C6 vertebrae in a diving accident while holidaying with

Lieutenant Commander Michael Booth (Staff College Student) operating a Singapore Armed Forces bridging lighter at Selatar Camp. Story by Commander Greg Swinden.

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Hard work comes with lighter moments

01/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 784 Views 0 Comments Singapore Armed Forces

Lieutenant Commander Michael Booth recently took command of a German-built bridging lighter, a vessel used to move equipment and personnel

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Bringing about positive change

01/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 621 Views 0 Comments

A passion for helping people and bringing about positive change led Leading Seaman Bradley Harris to his role as an

The Australian Imperial Force Mouquet Farm Memorial near the village of Pozières, France. Story and photos by Corporal Jacob Joseph.

ADF People Europe History Lest We Forget

Mates first, then and now

30/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1166 Views 0 Comments 31st/42nd Battalion Royal Queensland Regiment, France, Pozières, WWI

Private Wayne Drage’s voice wavered as he spoke about the day his great-great uncle was wounded during the battle of

The Brothers in Arms memorial to Privates James and John Hunter near Ypres, Belgium. Story and photos by Corporal Jacob Joseph.

ADF People Europe History Lest We Forget

Soldiers retrace diggers’ footsteps

30/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1415 Views 0 Comments 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Battle of Polygon Wood, Belgium, WWI, Ypres

On the night he died in 1977, Jim Hunter called for his older brother Jack. CAPTION: The Brothers in Arms memorial