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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 956 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 962 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 954 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 928 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 983 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 1109 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 777 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.

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On the road to recovery

01/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 905 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 847 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 671 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.

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Mates first, then and now

30/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1209 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.

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Soldiers retrace diggers’ footsteps

30/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1525 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

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

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Tackling her fears

30/08/202303/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 994 Views 0 Comments ADF Sport, assistance dogs, Invictus Games

Three broken ribs might have derailed most people’s Invictus Games preparation, but not Danielle Hale. CAPTION: Invictus Games 2023 Team Australia

Defence Blood Drive Ambassador Group Captain Mike Burgess-Orton at Red Cross Lifeblood. Story by John Noble. Photo by Flight Sergeant Kev Berriman.

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Be the type to give blood

30/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 726 Views 0 Comments Red Cross Lifeblood

Air Force members are rolling up their sleeves and taking part in this year’s Defence Blood Drive by donating life-saving

Jonathan Church Good Soldiering Award ambassador Corporal Justin Wells picks a poppy beside the Le Hamel Australian Corps Memorial, France. Story and photos by Corporal Jacob Joseph.

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On the spot of an heroic stand

29/08/202329/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1473 Views 0 Comments France, Victoria Cross, Villers-Bretonneux, WWI

Walking in the footsteps of a Victoria Cross (VC) recipient from World War I gave a Jonathan Church Good Soldiering

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

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Feeling like a winner already

29/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 971 Views 0 Comments ADF Sport, Invictus Games

The Invictus Games are about much more than just sport. The event captures hearts, encourages mateship and uncovers tenacity and

RAAF Corporal Zac Simpson lines up the ball during the 2023 Australian Country Championships in Shepparton. Story by Corporal Luke Bellman. Photos by Leigh Momk.

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Sticking it out on the pitch

29/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 919 Views 0 Comments ADF Sport

Defence field hockey teams clashed with some of the nation’s best at this year’s Australian Country Championships in Shepparton. CAPTION: RAAF

Lieutenant Kento Tago on the bridge of HMAS Choules during Exercise Malabar, NSW. Story by Sub-Lieutenant Tahlia Merigan. Photo by Leading Seaman David Cox.

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From Japan to the RAN

29/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 947 Views 0 Comments Exercise Malabar, HMAS Choules, Japan Maritime Self Defence Force

Exercise Malabar provided Royal Australian Navy (RAN) officer Lieutenant Kento Tago an opportunity to re-connect with his Japanese heritage. CAPTION: Lieutenant

RAAF country liaison officers Flight Lieutenants Inderbir Singh (left) and Darpan Dhawan chat with Indian Navy naval air operations officer INAS 312 Lieutenant Sanjana Kamat and qualified navigation instructor INAS 316 Lieutenant Commander Lokesh Kumar (right). Story by Flight Lieutenant Claire Burnet. Photo by Private Dean Armstrong.

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Standing side by side

25/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1227 Views 0 Comments Exercise Malabar, Indian Armed Forces, Indo-Pacific Endeavour

Two RAAF members combined their Indian and Australian heritage to facilitate cultural understanding during this year’s Exercise Malabar. CAPTION: RAAF country

Invictus Games 2023 Team Australia competitor Able Seaman Jamie McGlinchey at the Sydney Academy of Sport and Recreation, Narrabeen NSW. Story by Belinda Barker. Photos by Flight Sergeant Ricky Fuller.

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Stubbornness shakes off the shackles

25/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1272 Views 0 Comments ADF Sport, Invictus Games

Able Seaman Jamie McGlinchey counts one of his greatest achievements as making the Australian Invictus Games Dusseldorf 2023 team. CAPTION: Invictus