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Cadet Corporal Lewis Sanderson after completing a fast qualifying time for the national championships at Gallipoli Barracks, Enoggera. Story by Stacey Doyle. Photo by Warrant Officer Mick Davis.

Cadet drone racer reaches for the sky

07/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1011 Views 0 Comments Army Cadets, Drone Racing

In a first for military drone racing, Australian Army Cadet Corporal Lewis Sanderson will compete alongside the fastest drone racers

Local indigenous cultural performers conduct a smoking ceremony during the Indigenous Veterans Commemoration at Hyde Park, Sydney. Story by Corporal Jacob Joseph. Photo by Leading Seaman Susan Mossop.

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Memorial honours Indigenous service

02/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1733 Views 0 Comments Indigenous, Reconciliation Week, WWII

In 1941, a German spy, disguised as an Australian, sent soldiers from the 2nd and 15th Battalion into a German

RAN Chaplain Simote Finau addresses students of the Kolisi Tonga College, during Operation Solania. Story by Flight Lieutenant Glen Paul. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Chris Tsakisiris.

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Chaplain values a Tongan homecoming

02/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1475 Views 0 Comments Chaplains, Operation Solania, Samoa, Tonga

In a reunion that bridged generations, Royal Australia Navy Officer Chaplain Simote Finau recently returned to his childhood school in

Warrant Officer Class One Benn Goulter, left, and Brigadier Greg Novak, right, with veteran Signalman James ‘Jim’ Easton at the St Heliers Grace Joel Retirement Village, New Zealand. Story by Captain Evita Ryan. Photo by Maryvonne Gray.

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Signalman a living legacy at age 106

02/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1905 Views 0 Comments WWII

At 106 years of age, veteran Signalman James ‘Jim’ Easton is thought to be Australia’s oldest living signaller. CAPTION: Warrant

Ms Amber Alexander (centre) on the footy field. Story by Emily Egan.

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Achieving success after full-time service

01/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1072 Views 0 Comments ADF Reserve, Reconciliation Week

As an Aboriginal woman from Geelong in Victoria, Amber Alexander is urging people to be curious and open to learning

Australian Army officer Captain Dylan Voncina on the podium during the Grappling Industries Brazilian jujitsu gi and nogi round robin tournament in Melbourne. Story by Sergeant Matthew Bickerton.

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Taking the cake on his birthday

01/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1193 Views 0 Comments

Nothing was going to hold back an Army artillery officer from dominating at a Brazilian jujitsu (BJJ) tournament in Melbourne

Leading Aircraftwoman Katie Smart is an Air Force Reservist and works within BHP as an emergency service officer. Story by Flight Lieutenant Claire Campbell.

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Learning and sharing history and culture

01/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1207 Views 0 Comments RAAF Base Pearce, RAAF Reserve, Reconciliation Week

When speaking about her time in the Air Force, Leading Aircraftwoman Katie Smart credits the people she has met and

Michael Nobes, a former Navy clearance diver, and his assistance dog Lola outside Russell Offices, Canberra, for a fundraising and awareness barbeque to support Defence Community Dogs. Story and photo by Corporal Jacob Joseph.

ADF People Health and Wellbeing

Veteran owes it all to man’s best friend

01/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1143 Views 2 Comments Defence Community Dogs (DCD), PTSD assistance dogs

PTSD almost destroyed Mick Nobes’ life, but a helping paw helped him turn things around. CAPTION: Michael Nobes, a former

Australian Army Warrant Officer Class Two Anne Dufficy who is deployed on Operation Mazurka as part of the Multinational Force and Observers in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, is showcasing Indigenous culture with her paintings at South Camp. Photo by Corporal Melina Young.

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Joining the dots in the Mid-East

30/05/202330/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 772 Views 0 Comments Reconciliation Week

An Army officer shares her Indigenous culture with others while deployed overseas. CAPTION: Australian Army Warrant Officer Class Two Anne

Australian Army Warrant Officer Class Two Anne Dufficy showcases Indigenous culture with her paintings at South Camp. Story and photo by Corporal Melina Young.

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Joining the dots in the Mid-East

30/05/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1196 Views 0 Comments Indigenous, Reconciliation Week

At weekends, Warrant Officer Class Two (WO2) Anne Dufficy can be found sitting with a paintbrush in her hand creating

Able Seaman Maritime Elly-May Mitchell represents her Indigenous heritage for Reconciliation week at HMAS Waterhen, NSW. Photo by Able Seaman Benjamin Ricketts.

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Schoolroom inspiration comes full circle

30/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 995 Views 0 Comments Reconciliation Week

A Royal Australian Navy seaman from Mareeba tells how her brother’s Navy stories motivated her to encourage the next generation.

Aircraftwoman Indianna Biles checks the serial numbers of aircraft parts in the F-35A Lightning II warehouse at RAAF Base Williamtown, New South Wales. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Samuel Miller.

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Inspired to enlist after a glimpse inside

30/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1013 Views 0 Comments Reconciliation Week

An aviator inspired by the RAAF Base Williamtown Indigenous Youth Program leads by example. CAPTION: Aircraftwoman Indianna Biles checks the

Flight Lieutenant Joshua Fuad, 17 Squadron, at RAAF Base Tindal, Northern Territory. Photo by Corporal Hayden Young.

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Out of the kitchen into F-35 support

26/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1173 Views 0 Comments

Fighter jets and frying pans have as much in common as bombs and biscuits, but a “why can’t I” attitude

Air Commodore James Badgery – Chief of Staff Air Force HQ, left, presents Wing Commander Glendan Krause with his second Federation Star, marking 45 years of continuous service in the RAAF.

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Witness to much change over 45-year RAAF career

23/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1438 Views 0 Comments

Across his 45 years of continuous service in the Royal Australian Air Force, Wing Commander Glendan Krause has experienced as

Lieutenant-Commander Stephen Gaisford, Commanding Officer HMAS Childers.

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I wanted to be the leader I struggled to find in my career

22/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1230 Views 0 Comments

Lieutenant Commander Stephen Gaisford is the commanding officer of one of the Royal Australian Navy’s most frequently deployed vessels, HMAS

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Army captain finishes first female, second overall in 231km run

22/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1879 Views 0 Comments

Army ultra-marathon runner Captain Meghann Coffey has smashed a personal best by finishing second overall and first female in a

Surface finishers Sergeant Steve Marshall and Leading Aircraftman Macdara Barden in front of an F/A-18A Hornet A21-018, from 75 Squadron, with a commemorative paint scheme at RAAF Base Tindal, Northern Territory.

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Finishers gather for the memories

22/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1196 Views 0 Comments

Sergeant Steven Marshall has a model of every aircraft he did a major paint job on over his 20-year career

Australian Army Private Tyson Antonie works at keeping communication information systems operating while deployed on Operation Accordion at Australia’s operating base in the Middle East. Photo by Corporal Melina Young.

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Keeping everyone connected in Middle East

22/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1198 Views 0 Comments Operation Accordion

For communication information systems technician Signaller Tyson Antonie, the chance to take his skills on operations has been a career

Royal Australian Navy sailor Able Seaman Taryn Dickens at the Invictus Games cycling camp in Adelaide held from 11 to 14 May 2023.

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Invictus Games Team Australia cycling camp

21/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1851 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games 2023

Team Australia cyclists took to the streets of Adelaide between 11 and 15 May, to ramp up their preparations for

Corporal Jacob Joseph, a reporter with ARMY Newspaper in Canberra, sets off at the start of the 100km Ultra-Trail Australia. Photo by Camila Leon.

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ARMY Newspaper reporter runs 100km Ultra-Trail

20/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1422 Views 0 Comments Ultra-Trail Australia

ARMY Newspaper reporter Corporal Jacob Joseph recently completed the 100km Ultra-Trail Australia and tells the story of pushing his body