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Aviators from 35 Squadron, RAAF Base Amberley, preparing to walk the Kokoda Track in July. Story by Flight Lieutenant Greg Hinks.

ADF People Lest We Forget

Aviators’ life-changing Kokoda experience

18/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1085 Views 0 Comments Kokoda Track, No. 35 Squadron, RAAF Amberley

Walking the Kokoda Track is a rite of passage for many Australians, and was an emotional experience for nine 35

Australian Army reserve soldier Private Cameron Parkinson from 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment at Gallipoli Barracks in Enoggera, Brisbane. Story by Jon Kroiter.

ADF People

Flexible service helps soldier achieve life goals

17/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1021 Views 0 Comments 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Army Reserve

Having extra cash each month is something that would interest any university student. CAPTION: Australian Army reserve soldier Private Cameron Parkinson

From left, Lieutenant Commander Lachlan Darrow, Seaman Caitlin Hartley, Major Matthew Jones, Squadron Leader Sarelle Woodward and Musician Benjamin Lim at the Australian Coastal Rowing and Beach Sprints Championships at Mooloolaba, Queensland. Story by Private Nicholas Marquis.

ADF People Health and Wellbeing

ADF rocks the boat at coastals

17/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 847 Views 0 Comments ADF Sport

Battling large swells and whitewash, ADF rowers waded out into the ocean and came back in with a bronze medal.

Flight Lieutenant Joelene Buntain at the Australian Space Discovery Centre in Adelaide. Story by Sergeant Matthew Bickerton. Photo by Corporal Brenton Kwaterski.

ADF People

Aviator reaches for the stars

16/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 836 Views 0 Comments Australian Space Command

As Defence Space Command looks to the stars, one of its aviators is an expert on what happens when those

Chief Petty Officer Simon Steyn with his mother Jackie and father Nick on HMAS Onslow in the UK, prior to the O-boat arriving in Australia in 1969.

ADF People History

Like father, like sons, like subs

16/08/202319/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1166 Views 0 Comments Submarine

The smell of diesel would reach up the stairwell to a third-floor Lilyfield apartment before the man coated in it

Australian Army Chaplain Major Haydn Parsons serving communion to US Army personnel during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023 at Camp Growl in the Shoalwater Bay Training Area. Story and photos by Corporal Jacob Joseph.

ADF People

Faith in the field

15/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 788 Views 0 Comments 9 Force Support Battalion., Chaplains, Exercise Talisman Sabre

Chaplain Haydn Parsons was in a dark place when inspiration struck. CAPTION: Australian Army Chaplain Major Haydn Parsons serving communion to

Flight Lieutenant Garry Cooper (retd) during the Vietnam War in front of a US Air Force O-1 Bird Dog. Story by Flight Lieutenant Greg Hinks.

ADF People History Veterans

A historic bird: flying with a Vietnam War pilot

11/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2305 Views 0 Comments AWM, Forward Air Controllers, US Army, Vietnam War

The South Vietnamese sky was a smoky orange as dusk approached in July of 1968. The buzz of a United

The sculpture of Lieutenant Colonel Vivian Bullwinkel, in the grounds of the Australian War Memorial. Story and photo by Private Nicholas Marquis.

ADF People History Lest We Forget News

Statue a tribute to all military nurses

11/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1524 Views 0 Comments AWM, Service Nurses, WWII

As the sun rose above the Australian War Memorial on August 2, its light touched the face of the first

Invictus Games 2023 Team Australia competitor Flight Sergeant Nathan King prepares to throw during an athletics training session 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 Invictus Games

‘We look fierce’: Invictus Games kit revealed

11/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1684 Views 0 Comments ADF Sport, German Federal Armed Forces (Bundeswehr), Invictus Games

The Invictus Games Düsseldorf 2023 Team Australia kit has been launched and it’s already been labelled a hit by the

Corporal Christopher Meldrum, an avionics technician from 33 Squadron, during Exercise Talisman Sabre 23 at RAAF Base Darwin. Story and photo by Leading Aircraftman Chris Tsakisiris.

ADF People

From the runway to the sky

11/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 958 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre, KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport, No. 33 Squadron, RAAF Amberley, RAAF Darwin

Corporal Christopher Meldrum finds fixing an aircraft one of the most rewarding parts of being an aircraft technician in the

Senior ADF Officer RAAF Base Amberley, Group Captain Dennis Tan (right), and Warrant Officer Glenn Lyons (left) with Air Force veteran John Shoesmith and his family to celebrate his 100th birthday. Story by Flight Lieutenant Rob Hodgson. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Taylor Anderson.

ADF People History

Spitfire pilot turns 100

11/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1090 Views 0 Comments No. 100 Squadron, Spitfire, WWII

World War II pilot Warrant Officer (retired) John Shoesmith celebrated his 100th birthday in Wynnum Queensland. CAPTION: Senior ADF Officer RAAF

Aircraftman Max Tesoriero (centre) and project manager Sub Lieutenant Ben Jackson (far left) with senior Navy personnel and the uncrewed surface vessel, Lexcen, which he assisted in developing. Story by Flying Officer Jamie Wallace. Photo by Petty Officer Nina Fogliani.

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Uncrewed surface vessel launched

09/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1020 Views 0 Comments HMAS Cerberus, Robotics, Unscrewed Surface Vessel (USV)

He may be in the Air Force, but Aircraftman Max Tesoriero has always had a keen interest in designing and

Patron of ADF Cadets General (retd) Sir Peter Cosgrove watches the Australian Air Force Cadets team complete the rope crawl obstacle in the confidence course at the Chief of Army Cadet Team Challenge at Kokoda Barracks, Queensland. Story by Tamara Robinson. Photo by Chris McGrane

ADF People

Sir Peter awards cadet challenge winners

08/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1071 Views 0 Comments ADF Cadets, General (retd) Sir Peter Cosgrove

Patron of the ADF Cadets, General (retd) Sir Peter Cosgrove acknowledged the strength and resilience of more than 100 cadets

Flight Lieutenant Shiva Tejwani is presented with a Gold Defence Commendation for Technical Member of the Year by First Assistant Secretary Major Surface Combatants & Combat Systems Sheryl Lutz at the EngTech 23 Conference at the Australian Defence Force Academy in Canberra. Story by Private Nicholas Marquis.

ADF People

Kicking goals in engineering

08/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 893 Views 0 Comments Australian Defence Force Academy, C-17A Globemaster III, KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport

Flight Lieutenant Shiva Tejwani has been named the Engineering and Technical Function Professional Engineer of the Year and received a

Chief of Personnel Lieutenant General Natasha Fox at Russell Offices in Canberra. Story by Corporal Luke Bellman. Photo by Sergeant Matthew Bickerton.

ADF People

Finding people to serve

08/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 777 Views 0 Comments Australian Defence College, Defence Force Recruiting, Defence Member and Family Support (DMFS), transition

The ADF has more than 250 types of roles on offer and many benefits for people to stay in the

Commanding Officer Royal Australian Navy Recruit School, Commander Alisha Withers, right, promotes Seaman Stephen Thompson to the rank of Able Seaman, after the General Entry 413 Taylor Division graduation ceremony at HMAS Cerberus, Victoria. Photo by Leading Seaman James McDougall.

ADF People

Never too late for a new career path

08/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 928 Views 0 Comments HMAS Cerberus

Navy recruit Stephen Thompson once had a long, successful career in the automotive industry. CAPTION: Commanding Officer Royal Australian Navy Recruit