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Flight Lieutenant Aimee McCartney stands before her painting titled ‘Nawu’ - one of the many traditional artworks now on display at her first solo exhibition in Melbourne.

Artist blends colours and culture

05/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 989 Views 0 Comments

While Flight Lieutenant Aimee McCartney may not be a household name in the Australian art world, there’s little doubt her

Private Barnabas Koloamatangi speaks with Lieutenant Colonel Richard Thapthimthong after graduating from the School of Infantry Initial Employment Course, Singleton.

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Bright future for Tongan soldier

05/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1118 Views 0 Comments School of Infantry

A young Tongan soldier has completed a challenging infantry course with the Australian Army, and now has big plans for

Australian Navy's Able Seaman Akshay Gomez-Jackson, a network technician from HMAS Stirling, deployed on Operation Accordion. Photo by Corporal Melina Young.

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Jumping ship for desert deployment

05/05/202305/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 989 Views 0 Comments

A lot of work goes in to making sure a deployed network is up and running, but for Able Seaman

Australian personnel (and their Commonwealth counterparts) were presented with a military coin to commemorate their participation in the Coronation of His Majesty The King, at Army Training Centre Pirbight, UK. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Emma Schwenke.

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Commemorative Coronation Coin in thanks for participation

05/05/202307/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1740 Views 0 Comments Coronation of King Charles III

Britain’s Defence Services Secretary, Major General Eldon Millar, has thanked Australian and Commonwealth troops taking part in the Coronation Procession

Combat engineer Sergeant Kieron Day, armament technician Corporal Bethany Magner and clearance diver Chief Petty Officer Ben Beck discuss unexploded ordnance. Photo by Corporal Randall Costello

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Diversity gives training more bang for its buck

05/05/202305/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 719 Views 0 Comments Defence Explosive Ordnance Training School, DEOTS

The Defence Explosive Ordnance Training School (DEOTS) at Defence Establishment Orchard Hills is a true joint workforce, with unit members

Victoria Cross Recipients Corporal Daniel Keighran, Corporal Mark Donaldson and Keith Payne in front of the home of the Victoria Cross Roll of Honour, the Union Jack Club, London. Photo Leading Aircraftwoman Emma Schwenke.

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Aussie VCs in England for Coronation

05/05/202307/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2211 Views 0 Comments Coronation of King Charles III

Victoria Cross recipients Corporal Mark Donaldson and Corporal Daniel Keighran, in London for the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles

Australia's Federation Guard members march with the Commonwealth contingent into Buckingham Palace gardens during a night rehearsal for the King's Coronation. Photo by Sergeant Andrew Sleeman.

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Pride shines on London’s dark streets

05/05/202307/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 762 Views 0 Comments Coronation of King Charles III

With their path lit by the streetlamps of London, 4000 military personnel marched down The Mall in a midnight dress

Leading Aircraftman Zachary O’Sullivan with Australia’s Federation Guard during a rehearsal for the Coronation of His Majesty The King, at RAF Odiham, UK. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Emma Schwenke.

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Once-in-a-lifetime experience

05/05/202307/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1040 Views 0 Comments Coronation of King Charles III

On his first overseas tasking as an ADF member, Leading Aircraftman Zachary O’Sullivan will be one of 4000 military personnel

Corporal Tegan Ross, photo by Sergeant Andrew Sleeman, and Bombardier Michael Nona, photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Emma Schwenke – rehearsing for their special duties during the King's Coronation in the UK.

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Two Aussies picked for special duties on Coronation day

02/05/202303/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2627 Views 0 Comments Coronation of King Charles III

Two young Australian Defence Force personnel have been selected to march alongside the newly crowned King Charles III and Queen

World WarII Women’s Auxiliary Australian Air Force (WAAAF) veteran 100-year-old Jessie Strike-McClelland and Flight Lieutenant Justin Kelly during the 2023 Anzac Day service held onboard USS Midway, San Diego, California, USA. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Catherine Kelly.

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Centenarian boards USS Midway for ANZAC Day service

02/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1421 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day 2023

At the age of 100, World WarII Women’s Auxiliary Australian Air Force (WAAAF) Jessie Strike-McClelland got to mark Anzac Day

Players from the men's ADF and NT PFES teams vie for the ball during the ANZAC Shield charity AFL match at TIO Stadium, Darwin, NT. Photo by Signalman Kobi Rankin.

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ADF defeated in ANZAC Shield charity AFL

02/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1323 Views 0 Comments

The ADF men’s and women’s Australian football teams could not make it three on the trot when they took on

Australian Army soldiers from the 3rd Brigade begin Run Army Townsville 2023 at Jezzine Barracks in Townsville, Queensland. Photo by Lance Corporal Riley Blennerhassett.

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Army running for a purpose

29/04/202303/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2099 Views 0 Comments Legacy, Run Army

Under the north-Queensland sun, Run Army Townsville had a huge turnout for their inaugural event on 21 April. CAPTION: Australian

Australian Army sappers with their explosive detection dogs from the 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment, march during the Anzac Day 2023 parade in Brisbane City, Queensland. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.

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Community ties grow stronger

29/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1452 Views 1 Comment ANZAC Day 2023

Members of 7th Brigade took part in Anzac Day commemorations in Brisbane to pay respect to current and former servicemen

RAAF Personnel Branch members support the ACT Relay for Life 2023.

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Rallying to the cancer cause

29/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1182 Views 0 Comments Cancer Council Australia, Relay for Life

Squadron Leader Ruth Sagrott has seen firsthand the impact of losing loved ones to cancer, which inspired her to coordinate

Chief of Navy Vice Admiral Mark Hammond salutes to the The Last Post during an Anzac Round NRL game at Accor Stadium in Sydney. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

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Rabbitohs celebrate Navy submariners

29/04/202329/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1618 Views 2 Comments ANZAC Day 2023

The South Sydney Rabbitohs celebrated Navy submariners in an Anzac Round NRL match by wearing a submarine-themed jersey and hosting

Lance Corporal Sam Kilgour, centre, disembarks a RAAF KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport after his deployment on Operation Kudu. Photo by Corporal Jonathan Goedhart.

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Coming home to a new family member

29/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1282 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day 2023, Operation Kudu

Returning from Operation Kudu, Darwin local Lance Corporal Sam Kilgour has celebrated his first Anzac Day after deployment – his

Australian Defence Force Women's All Star and Australian Army Corporal Elisha Gallagher kicks a forward 50 entry during the curtain-raiser game against the New South Wales Police Force women's team, as part of the AFL Anzac Round at Manuka Oval, Canberra on Saturday 22 April 2023. Photo by Corporal Lisa Sherman.

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From small town to Anzac footy crowd

29/04/202329/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1302 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day 2023

Once a pepperoni-loving, netballing, small-town girl from Yankalilla, Corporal Elisha Gallagher stands tall with the Anzac spirit after playing for

An Australian Army sapper from 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment stands at rest on arms reversed as a part of the catafalque party during the dawn service at ANZAC Park, Townsville, Queensland. Photo by Corporal Brandon Grey.

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Townsville brigade’s pride in Anzac connection

29/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1071 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day 2023

It was 4.18am on Sunday 25 April 1915 when Army’s 3rd Brigade landed on the shore of what is now

Musician Scott Collinson, from the Australian Army Band, stands beside the name of his relative, Private Alexander Walker, before the Anzac Day Dawn Service at the Australian National Memorial in Villers-Bretonneux, France. Photo by Sergeant Oliver Carter.

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Musician remembers lost relative in France

29/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1036 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day 2023

Musician Scott Collinson was moved to be playing in the Australian Army Band at a Dawn Service in France this

Royal Australian Air Force musician Leading Aircraftwoman Chloe Bruer-Jones sings the French national anthem during a commemoration service at the French Cemetery in Gallipoli. Photo by Corporal Madhur Chitnis.

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Singing in tongues

29/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1129 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day 2023

Royal Australian Air Force Band vocalist Leading Aircraftwoman Chloe Bruer-Jones has a talent for national anthems. CAPTION: Royal Australian Air