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Squadron Leader Rebecca Trembath has been recognised for her outstanding contribution as the RAAF Security and Fire School’s Chief Instructor. Story by John Noble. Photo by Sergeant Peter Borys.

Celebrating excellence in training

12/06/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 514 Views 0 Comments Kings Birthday, RAAF Amberley

For her outstanding contribution as the RAAF Security and Fire School’s Chief Instructor, Squadron Leader Rebecca Trembath has been recognised

Petty Officer Stephen Dunlop has received a Conspicuous Service Medal as part of the King's Birthday awards. Story by Corporal Luke Bellman. Photo by Leading Seaman Thomas Sawtell.

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Weapon systems maintainer brings more bang for bucks

12/06/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 488 Views 0 Comments Hobart-class, Kings Birthday

By sourcing local suppliers, testing their solutions and then seeking approval, Petty Officer Stephen Dunlop increased the magazine capacity for

Australian Navy Cadets, Australian Army Cadets and Australian Air Force Cadets at the King's Birthday parade at Government House, Sydney on 10 June 2023. Photo by Sergeant Brodie Cross.

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Contributors and achievers across the board – Kings Birthday

12/06/202412/06/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 653 Views 0 Comments Kings Birthday

The ADF’s broad range of trades, roles and responsibilities is reflected in this year’s King’s Birthday military honours list. CAPTION: Australian

Major Alan Bretherton in the UK. Story by Lieutenant Commander John Thompson.

ADF People Australian Army

Major on a mission with purpose

07/06/202407/06/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 943 Views 0 Comments Armed Forces of Ukraine, Operation Kudu, United Kingdom

A former Royal Australian Air Force Cadet is heading up an expanded ADF contingent training Ukrainian personnel in the UK

Apprentice technicians from the Technical Training Faculty are given a tour of technical infrastructure aboard HMAS Canberra as part of the new Navy apprentice technician experience tour. Photos by Peter Loncar.

ADF People Royal Australian Navy Videos

Navy apprentices gain valuable insight

07/06/202407/06/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1619 Views 0 Comments Fleet Base East, HMAS Canberra, HMAS Cerberus

Fourteen apprentice electronics and marine technicians recently embarked on a tour of Fleet Base East and naval establishments in Sydney.

Major Stephen Ware, right, is presented with two Federation Stars by Major General Gregory Novak at Gallipoli barracks, Brisbane. Story by Captain Cody Tsaousis. Photo by Private Alfred Stauder.

ADF People Australian Army

A career full of opportunities

07/06/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1314 Views 0 Comments

Major Stephen Ware was awarded two Federation Stars in April after nearly 50 years of service, which he said ostensibly

Australian Army Colonel Anthony Chambers from 2nd Health Brigade, at St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney, NSW. Photo by Corporal Johnny Huang.

ADF People Australian Army

Bondi-stabbing victims saved by dual-life surgeon

21/05/202421/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1210 Views 0 Comments

Anthony Chambers had just finished removing a patient’s appendix at St Vincent’s hospital when every phone in the operating room

Private Kieran Findlay in the United Nations Command Honor Guard at an Anzac Day Dawn Service at the War Memorial of Korea.

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Soldier honoured to join international guard

20/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1001 Views 1 Comment Korea

An Australian soldier deployed to the Korean peninsula on Operation Linesmen has joined the multinational United Nations Command (UNC) Honour

Air Force airbase engineer Flight Lieutenant Eamonn Matthews is deployed on Operation Accordion to Headquarters Middle East. Story and photos by Corporal Jacob Joseph.

ADF People Royal Australian Air Force

Airfield engineer hits the ground running

17/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1131 Views 0 Comments Middle East Region, Operation Accordion

The world was stunned by images of jumbo jets sloshing down a flooded runway at Dubai airport after freak storms

Chief Petty Officer Joshua Scanlon, with his fiancé Kate Barry and their three children, Jonty, Leila and Tillie, enjoying a family holiday. Story by Lieutenant Marie Davies.

ADF People Health and Wellbeing Royal Australian Navy Videos

‘Family is everything’ – National Families Week

17/05/202417/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1870 Views 0 Comments Cowork Coplay, HMAS Perth, National Families Week

Living in Rockhampton, WA, with three children under six and a fiancé at sea, Kate Barry faces many daily challenges.

Army Chaplain James Hall, of 6th Battalion, the Royal Australia Regiment, in the unit's social gaming hub at Gallipoli Barracks, with equipment donated by Veteran Gaming Australia. Story and photo by Corporal Michael Rogers.

ADF People Health and Wellbeing Veterans

Gaming a useful tool for social connection

17/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1016 Views 0 Comments 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Chaplains, Veteran Gaming Australia, Virtual Reality (VR)

After being posted to Darwin, away from his family, Chaplain James Hall would play Xbox games online with his sons

Mothers of HMAS Hobart, from left, Petty Officer Amy Peters, Commander Tina Brown and Leading Seaman Rochelle Hambly on the forecastle as the ship conducts a regional presence deployment. Photo by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.

ADF People Royal Australian Navy Videos

HMAS Hobart mothers celebrate away from home

17/05/202417/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1804 Views 0 Comments HMAS Hobart, Regional Presence Deployment

Operational time at sea can be tough, not only for those serving in Navy but for the families and loved

Flight Lieutenant Max, left, and Flight Lieutenant Dallin Stirling, a trainee from 2 Flight Training School, before an incentive flight in an EA-18G Growler at RAAF base Pearce during Exercise Centenarie Redimus. Story by Flying Officer Michael Thomas. Photo by Aircraftman Campbell Latch.

ADF People History Royal Australian Air Force

Motivation for a fast-jet career

17/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 768 Views 0 Comments 2FTS, EA-18G Growler, No. 6 Squadron, RAAF Pearce

Winning a game of ‘scissors, paper, rock’ usually doesn’t mean much, but for student pilot Flight Lieutenant Dallin Stirling, his

Captain Bronte Franklin with her United Nations Award received during Exercise Freedom Shield, stands outside Headquarters 1st (Australian) Division, Gallipoli Barracks, Brisbane. Story by Captain Peter Nugent. Photo by Corporal Miguel Anonuevo.

ADF People Australian Army

Space planner’s role signals evolution of warfare

15/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 960 Views 0 Comments 1st (Australian) Division, Exercise Freedom Shield, Gallipoli Barracks

Captain Bronte Franklin’s destiny was seemingly written in the stars, with her career as a Royal Australian Signals officer leading

Lieutenant Holly Boubouras in front of a Basler aircraft at Casey Skiway before a flight to Bunger Hills, Antarctica.

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A glimpse of life on the ice

10/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 997 Views 0 Comments Australian Antarctic Program, C-17A Globemaster III, RSV Nuyina

People who think meteorologists in Australia are under pressure to get the forecast right should spare a thought for those

Victorian Governor Margaret Elaine Gardner, right, presents the daughter of Pilot Officer David Taylor, Margaret Ekberg, with his Medal for Gallantry for heroism in PNG during WW2. Story by John Noble.

ADF People History Lest We Forget

Remembering heroism 82 years on

10/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 525 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day, Chief of Air Force, Papua New Guinea, WWII

Their mission was as dangerous as any during World War 2, and more than 80 years after coming down in

Chief Petty Officer Gavin Stevens has received a Medal of Gallantry for helping to defuse a 200kg bomb in Iraq in 2003. Story by Lieutenant Madelyn Hanna. Photo by Leading Seaman Abdus Chowdhury.

ADF People Royal Australian Navy

Bravery on the battlefield commended – Anzac Day

10/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 967 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day, Iraq

This Anzac Day was memorable for Chief Petty Officer (CPO) Gavin Stevens, who marched donning his Medal for Gallantry for

Former Flying Officer Sidney Mibus next to his service certificate, badge and World War 2 medals on his 100th birthday in Florida. Story by John Noble.

ADF People History

Eighty years late but not forgotten

08/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 604 Views 0 Comments WWII

Better late than never is an expression often heard and one that has particularly special meaning for a previous Air

First flight in A8-144 F111 for pilot WGCDR Errol McCormack. Story by Flying Officer Shan Galappatthy.

ADF People Lest We Forget

Farewell to a distinguished Air Force leader

08/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 795 Views 0 Comments Chief of Air Force

Air Force has honoured a former Chief of Air Force, retired Air Marshal Errol McCormack, who passed away in early

Aircraftman Finlay Austin, from 27 Squadron, on a C-27J Spartan aircraft in Papua New Guinea during the Defence Pacific Air Program. Story b y Flight Lieutenant Claire Campbell. Photo by Corporal Samuel Miller.

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Moving loads in PNG

08/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 404 Views 0 Comments C-27J Spartan, No. 25 Squadron, No. 27 Squadron, No. 35 Squadron, Papua New Guinea, PNGDF

Perth local Aircraftman Finlay Austin deployed on the latest rotation of the Defence Pacific Air Program to Papua New Guinea