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Royal Australian Air Force Flying Officer Aiden Pattison reflects on those who served in the Middle East before him on Operation Accordion in the lead to Anzac Day 2023 at Australia’s operating base in the Middle East Region. Photo by Corporal Melina Young.

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Firsthand experience adds meaning

28/04/202329/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1543 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day 2023, Operation Accordion

Flying Officer Aiden Pattison has seen the photos, now it’s his turn to stand where people have served before

Leading Aircraftwoman Hunter Westbrook, from Australia’s Federation Guard, visits the resting place of her distant cousin, Private Victor Westbrook, in the Bailleul Communal Cemetery, Northern France. Photo by Sergeant Oliver Carter.

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Visit to a cousin who never came home

28/04/202329/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1692 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day 2023

As she took part in Anzac Day commemorations in France this year, Leading Aircraftwoman Hunter Westbrook remembered a relative who

Australia’s Federation Guardsman Able Seaman Tammy Vaughn rehearses her role in the catafalque party during the leadup to Anzac Day 2023 at the Australian National Memorial site in Villers-Bretonneux, France. Photo by Sergeant Oliver Carter.

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For kin and country

28/04/202329/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1574 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day 2023

Able Seaman Tammy Vaughn realised a childhood dream when she marched out as a member of the catafalque party at

Royal Australian Navy officer Sub Lieutenant Mary Booth holds a portrait of her great uncle Able Seaman Ernest Albert Booth, at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. Photo by Corporal Luke Bellman.

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Sailor’s story inspires through the years

28/04/202329/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1083 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day 2023, HMAS Sydney II

More than 70 years after Able Seaman Ernest Albert Booth was killed in the sinking of HMAS Sydney II, his

Australian Army Band member Lance Corporal Lenore Evans with a painting by her great-great-great-uncle, War Artist Frank Crozier who served at Gallipoli and in France. The painting is held by the Australian War Memorial at the Treloar Technology Centre, Canberra. Photo by Sergeant Oliver Carter.

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Family tribute to artist of war and peace

27/04/202329/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 932 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day 2023

Australian Army Band member Lance Corporal Lenore Evans has been planning to pay special tribute to family members who served

Trumpet and bugle player for the Australian Army Band Sergeant Danny Dielkens in the practice room of the Band of the Royal Military College - Duntroon in Canberra. Photo by Sergeant Oliver Carter.

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Soldier close to home a world away

27/04/202329/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1211 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day 2023

Trumpet and bugle player for the Australian Army Band, Sergeant Danny Dielkens has been preparing to return close to his

Lieutenant Commander Ashleigh Payne holds a picture of her great-uncle Leading Aircraftman James Geoffrey Payne in front of the Roll of Honour at the Australian War Memorial. Photo by Corporal Michael Rogers.

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A picture worth a thousand words

27/04/202329/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1087 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day 2023

Though her great-uncle was gone well before she was born, Lieutenant Commander Ashleigh Payne was always aware of his presence,

Invictus Games 2023 Team Australia competitor Flight Sergeant Nathan King at the Sydney Academy of Sport and Recreation, Narrabeen NSW. Photo by Flight Sergeant Ricky Fuller.

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Second INVICTUS to raise the bar and pass the baton

26/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1305 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2023

Flight Sergeant Nathan King spent six weeks in ICU, half a year in hospital and nearly lost his life because

Sergeant Beau Wright, 7th Brigade Commander's XI Cricket Captain, prepares for the annual Anzac Day Shell Green match against the Brisbane Lord Mayors XI. Photo by Major Roger Brennan.

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Cricket match honours famous event at Gallipoli

25/04/202329/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1474 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day 2023

Captain of the ADF cricket team, Sergeant Beau Wright, will lead the 7th Brigade Commander’s XI against the Brisbane Lord

Eldest son firefighter Ronan Boyd, father then Corporal Andrew Boyd, mother Lieutenant Anthea Boyd, daughter Cadet Lance Corporal Layla Boyd and youngest son Cadet Under Officer [now Recruit] Jahan Boyd, on ANZAC Day last year. Photo by Heather Barnes.

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Family’s tradition of service continues

25/04/202329/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1098 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day 2023

Biloela may be one of Queensland’s smaller country towns but it has a big Anzac Day heart with proud traditions

Leading Seaman Joel Turley onboard HMAS Choules. Photo by Able Seaman Jasmine Moody.

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From the depths of the ship to flying ops

25/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1649 Views 0 Comments

Leading Seaman Joel Turley’s career has taken him from the depths of the ship to the open air. CAPTION: Leading

Australian Army Lance Corporal Matthew Troup, from B Squadron, 1st/15th Royal New South Wales Lancers, on Exercise Waratah Run, Singleton, NSW. Photo by Corporal Jacob Joseph.

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Ex Trooper Troup living a full life

24/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1741 Views 0 Comments 1/15RNSWL, 1st/15th Royal New South Wales Lancers

You could say Lance Corporal Matthew Troup lives a full life – when not crunching numbers on Australia’s renewable energy

Army Trooper Lisa McIntyre 'out bush' during Exercise Waratah Run at Singleton, NSW. Photo by Corporal Jacob Joseph.

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Childcare worker stuns coworkers with Army side gig

21/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1810 Views 0 Comments

When talk turns to what Trooper Lisa McIntyre does at weekends, her workmates sometimes struggle to comprehend the Sydney childcare

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Invictus Games Athlete Profile – Brooke Mead

21/04/202321/04/2023 Brooke Mead 3269 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2023

ADF service: I joined the Royal Australian Navy as a Communication Information Systems Sailor at age 18 in 2012. As a

Corporal Dannielle Tasker at Russell offices in Canberra. Photo by Kym Smith.

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Corporal Dannielle Tasker – repping Army’s ServeOn work initiative

21/04/202321/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1469 Views 0 Comments

In July 2021, Corporal Dannielle Tasker knew it was time to try something different. CAPTION: Corporal Dannielle Tasker at Russell

Chief Nuclear Powered Submarine Task Force Vice Admiral Jonathan Mead, right, presents a Federation Star to Commodore Guy Holthouse, left, at Brindabella Park in Canberra. Photo by Scott Bolitho

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40 years of service celebrated

18/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1041 Views 0 Comments

A day of joint celebration for Army and Navy personnel was even more memorable for Commodore Guy Holthouse as he

Invictus Games 2023 Team Australia competitor Karney Armstrong. Photo by Flight Sergeant Ricky Fuller.

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Team Australia for Invictus Games 2023 announced

17/04/202317/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4407 Views 2 Comments Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2023

31 athletes will represent Australia at this year’s Invictus Games in Dusseldorf Germany this September. CAPTION: Invictus Games 2023 Team

Flying Officer Ellie Herron and Leading Aircraftwoman Jessica Meachin talk to cooking students during a community engagement activity. Story by John Noble. Photo by Sergeant Rodney Welch.

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Playing footy and giving back

14/04/202316/04/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1449 Views 0 Comments

The Air Force AFL Football Club has done RAAF proud during the annual ADF Interservice National Carnival from March 20

Cadets who participated in last year’s Run Army event at the finish line. Storie by Captain Xin Li.

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Cadets on the move for Legacy

14/04/202315/04/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1483 Views 0 Comments Army Cadets, Run Army

The Australian Army Cadets (AAC) are supporting Run Army this year as part of their commitment to support the community.

Squadron Leader Mark Oksanen with wife Joanne after transplant surgery in Perth in July last year. Story by Corporal Veronica O’Hara.

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Aviator given a new lease of life

14/04/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1313 Views 0 Comments

For more than a decade, Squadron Leader Mark Oksanen grappled with the question, ‘When am I going to lose my