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The robotic arm of the Semi-automated Explosive Ordnance Inerting Capability and the filtered catch-buckets that collect the extracted material.

Technicians win safety award

27/05/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1885 Views 0 Comments

Defence technicians who ensure military equipment is safe by removing explosive material have been recognised at the 2021 Comcare National Work

Major Lee Sankey and his daughter, Lydia, make some quick repairs to their vehicle during some down time in the Shitbox Rally.

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Family’s car raising funds for cancer research

27/05/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1088 Views 0 Comments

A 10th Force Support Battalion soldier has turned a cheap car into a cancer-fighting endurance machine for an event that

Defence Secretary Greg Moriarty and Chief of the Defence Force General Angus Campbell receive their first dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at the Duntroon Health Centre, Canberra. Photo by Jay Cronan.

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Defence bosses roll up sleeves for vaccine rolls out

27/05/202101/06/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1953 Views 0 Comments

Key Defence leaders have received their COVID-19 vaccine and have encouraged staff – particularly those aged over 50 – to

Participants in the HMAS Sirius parkrun event run laps on the ship's flight deck. Story by Lieutenant Geoff Long. Photo by Lieutenant Sarah Lucinsky.

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Recreating popular parkrun at sea

15/05/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1267 Views 0 Comments

When some of the crew from HMAS Sirius began missing their regular Saturday morning parkrun, they did the next best

Air Movements Operators from No. 23 Squadron load pallets of AstraZeneca vaccines and COVID-19 medical supplies bound for Fiji onto a C-130J Hercules, at RAAF Base Amberley. Story by Eamon Hamilton. Photo by Leading AIrcraftwoman Emma Scwenke.

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Supporting the COVID-19 battle in Fiji

10/05/202115/05/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2066 Views 0 Comments

A Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules aircraft delivered 10,000 doses of the Australian-made AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Fiji on

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The fight continues one year on

22/04/202122/04/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2075 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

The ADF has recently marked one year since beginning its largest ever domestic operation – supporting the COVID-19 pandemic response.

Participants at the inaugural Puckapunyal parkrun at the Puckpunyal Military Area, Victoria. Story by Major Carrie Robards.

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Pucka Parkrun off to flying start

19/04/202122/04/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1718 Views 0 Comments

The Puckapunyal Military Area has become the first restricted access military base in Australia to introduce a weekly Parkrun event

Deputy Chief of Navy Rear Admiral Christopher Smith with Navy chaplains and support staff at HMAS Penguin in Sydney. Story by Chaplain Richard Quadrio. Photo by Leading Seaman Leo Baumgartner.

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Navy chaplains congregate

19/04/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2183 Views 0 Comments

Chaplains from across Navy congregated at HMAS Penguin in Sydney for the 2021 Navy Chaplaincy Branch conference, offering an opportunity for

Aircraftman Bailey Gray sporting a bump cap while undertaking maintenance checks on the GENFLY 1 training aid at the RAAF School of Technical Training, RAAF Base Wagga. Story by Flight Lieutenant Julia Ravell. Photo by Corporal Kylie Gibson.

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Hats on for safety

16/04/202119/04/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1777 Views 0 Comments

Baseball-style padded ‘bump caps’ adopted by technical trainees at RAAF Base Wagga have led to a dramatic decrease in head injuries.

Senior Australian Defence Force Officer - Edinburgh precinct Air Commodore Ross Bender with Flight Lieutenant Lauren Hartley after she had her head shaved to raise money for the Lung Foundation Australia. Photo by Corporal Brenton Kwaterski.

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Head shave helps others breathe easy

18/03/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1949 Views 0 Comments

It was Flight Lieutenant Lauren Hartley’s father’s battle with lung disease that motivated her to have her head shaved to

ADF medic Private Christie Rayner, from the Joint Health Unit - North Queensland, administers the COVID-19 vaccine to Lorna Pollack at the Blue Care aged-care facility in Ingham, Queensland.

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ADF teams injected into vaccine rollout

17/03/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1667 Views 0 Comments

The ADF has begun deploying teams to aged and disability care facilities around Australia in support of the Government’s COVID-19

ADF personnel in the Middle East prepare a load of COVID-19 test kits for delivery to Afghanistan. Photo by Sergeant Ben Dempster.

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COVID-19 test kits sent to NATO operation

10/01/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1933 Views 0 Comments

About 200 COVID-19 test kits were sent to Kabul for use by coalition forces following a spike in coronavirus cases

ADF cyclist Major Paul Watson placed 5th in the hill climb event held as part of the Australian Parliament Sports Club’s Recognition Sports Festival.

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Sporting chance to honour those on front line

09/01/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1342 Views 0 Comments

ADF members last month took part in a sports festival that honoured all those who have been on the front

Major John Whipp, back right, supervises close combat drills with soldiers from the 7th Combat Brigade during his visit to the Gallipoli Barracks Combatives Centre, Brisbane. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.

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Old-school moves make a comeback

06/01/202106/01/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1821 Views 0 Comments

Soldiers from 7th Combat Brigade training on the Army Combatives Program were shown how hand-to-hand combat was done in the

Kay Danes with fellow speaker Alan Jones and her husband, former SAS Warrant Officer Kerry Danes. Photo supplied.

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Stand tall for ADF PTS reform

06/01/202106/01/2021 Dr Kay Danes, OAM 2132 Views 0 Comments

The following is a keynote address given by Dr Kay Danes at the launch of a ‘Stand Tall for PTS’

Health and Wellbeing Letters to the Editor

Agent Orange issue still not fully resolved

01/06/202001/06/2020 John Carroll 2610 Views 0 Comments

Good morning, I am writing in the hope that you can give support to a cause which has yet to

Beau King in action at the Sydney 2018 Invictus Games. Photo by Brian Hartigan.

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Veteran gives away $100 shopping vouchers during COVID-19 crisis

09/04/202009/04/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1994 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

Beau King, who served in the Army for eight years, is giving back to the Townsville community by giving away $100 Woolworth’s vouchers to those in need.

Australian Army soldier Private Jack Barrie sorts donations at the Foodbank warehouse in Glendenning, NSW, as part of Defence's Operation COVID-19 Assist. Photo by Corporal Chris Beerens.

Health and Wellbeing Letters to the Editor

Virus made me a morning person

06/04/202006/04/2020 Colleen 1633 Views 1 Comment COVID-19

How are you coping with this social isolation? I’m doing alright with reading, cooking, jigsaws, exercising and getting out for a walk on a regular basis.