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Commanding Officer 100 Squadron Richard Brougham and Wing Commander David Chaplin farewell the CT4A at RAAF Base Point Cook, Victoria. Story by Flight Lieutenant Holly Ryan. Photos by Leading Aircraftman Jonathon McCaffrey.

Aircraft with rich history retires from service

09/07/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 166 Views 0 Comments No. 100 Squadron, RAAF Point Cook

Nearly five decades after introducing generations of military aviators to flight, the Air Force’s CT4A trainer aircraft has completed its

An Air Force 10 Squadron MC-55A Peregrine on the apron at RAAF Base Darwin. Story by Squadron Leader Eamon Hamilton. Photo by Corporal Ryan Howell.

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Peregrine starts Top End missions

02/07/202604/07/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 659 Views 0 Comments MC-55A Peregrine, No. 10 Squadron, RAAF Darwin

An MC-55A Peregrine from the Royal Australian Air Force’s 10 Squadron deployed to RAAF Base Darwin this month for its

HMAS Diamantina sails ahead of HMAS Yarra as the ships depart Cairns during Operation Render Safe. Story and photo by Captain Jacob Joseph.

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Minehunter crews eager to help

26/06/202626/06/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 820 Views 0 Comments Australian Defence Vessel Reliant, HMAS Diamantina, HMAS Yarra, Huon-class Minehunter, Operation Render Safe, Tuvalu

A Royal Australian Navy task unit departed Cairns on June 19, bound for the Pacific nation of Tuvalu to search

HMAS Moreton hosts a 100th birthday celebration for World War II veteran Doris Fay Royle. Story by Lieutenant Michael Wilson. Photos by Warrant Officer Shane Cameron.

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A century of service and spirit

25/06/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 656 Views 0 Comments

HMAS Moreton welcomed one of its earliest members home on June 16, as World War II veteran Doris Fay Royle marked her

Air Vice-Marshal John Haly gives an address during the Bomber Command ceremony held at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. Story by Flying Officer Alexandra DeValentin. Photos by Sergeant David Said.

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Ceremony honours Bomber Command service

19/06/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 600 Views 0 Comments AWM, Bomber Command, WWII

The 10,000 Royal Australian Air Force aircrew, ground staff and members of the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force who served in

Commanding Officer 100 Squadron Wing Commander Richard Brougham, left, and 100 Squadron Warrant Officer Andrew Doyle, right, sit with Ted McConchie to watch the Anzac Day commemorations together. Story by Flying Officer Rose Gigliotti.

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Honouring past and present generations

04/06/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 1123 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day, No. 100 Squadron, RAAF Point Cook

A 102-year-old Second World War veteran has reconnected with the Air Force squadron he served with more than 80 years

ADF personnel form a catafalque party for an Anzac Day dawn service in Darwin City. Story by Captain Nicholas Marquis. Photo by Corporal Gregory Scott.

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Large crowds gather for Anzac Day in Top End

08/05/202608/05/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 1121 Views 0 Comments 1st Brigade, ANZAC Day

As flags at half-mast gently moved with the cool breeze in the Top End, thousands of Territorians commemorated Anzac Day

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Anzac Day 2026 Around the World

01/05/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 1247 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day

On Anzac Day, we mark the landings at Gallipoli of Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) soldiers in 1915

Wing Commander Patrick Bridge honours his great-uncle Private Donald Arthur Bridge in Gapeyong, South Korea, at the 75th anniversary of the Korean War Kapyong battle. Story by Squadron Leader Bel Culley.

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Remembering the Battle of Kapyong

01/05/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 1051 Views 0 Comments Kapyong, Korean War

In a solemn tribute to the past and a firm nod to the future, Australian Defence Force (ADF) members serving

Chief of Joint Capabilities Lieutenant General Susan Coyle hugs Rick Deeks during the Anzac Day service at the Bullecourt Digger Memorial in France. Story by Captain Annie Richardson. Photos by Sergeant Jarrod McAneney.

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Commemoration becomes personal for relatives

01/05/202601/05/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 614 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day, Bullecourt, ww1

At the Bullecourt Digger Memorial on Anzac Day, the commemorative address took on an unexpectedly personal meaning for one family

Second Lieutenant Duncan McKenzie has been identified a century after World War I.

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Unknown no more: two WWI soldiers identified

29/04/202603/05/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 857 Views 0 Comments Battle of Fromelles, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Passchendaele, Third Battle of Ypres, WWI

More than a century after they were killed in action in World War I, the remains of two missing Australian

Royal Australian Navy Able Seaman Kieran Nieves plays the didgeridoo at the Anzac Cove dawn service on the Gallipoli Peninsula, Türkiye. Story by Flying Officer Freya Hansen. Photos by Corporal Andrew Shaw.

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Anzac Day commemorated at Gallipoli

29/04/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 1740 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day, Gallipoli, Turkey

As the sun rose on another Anzac Day at Anzac Cove, Türkiye, the members of Australia’s Federation Guard and the

Australian Army, New Zealand Defence Force, United States Marine Corps and Armed Forces of the Philippines personnel hold an Anzac Day service during Exercise Balikatan in Aporawan, Philippines. Story by Captain Jacob Joseph. Photos by Leading Seaman Rikki-Lea Phillips.

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A true Anzac field service in the Philippines

29/04/202629/04/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 610 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Exercise Balikatan, US Marines

As dawn broke above the West Philippine Sea, hundreds of Australian, New Zealand, Filippino and United States personnel gathered to

From left Korean War veterans Colin Hallett (NZ), Ronald J. Foyle (CAN) and Raymond Rogers (AUS) during a ceremony for the 75th Anniversary of The Battle of Kapyong at Gapyeong, Korea. Story by Major Diana Jennings. Photos by Corporal Riley Blennerhassett.

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The stand that shaped a battalion

29/04/202603/05/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 582 Views 0 Comments 3RAR, Chief of Army, Kapyong, Korean War

A contingent of Australian soldiers, predominantly from Townsville’s 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), made the pilgrimage to South

Gunner Daniel Mazzaferri, of Australia’s Federation Guard, at Lone Pine Cemetery on the Gallipoli Peninsula, Türkiye. Story by Flying Officer Freya Hansen. Photos by Corporal Andrew Shaw.

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Gallipoli’s living legacy

24/04/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 367 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day, WWI

Australia’s Federation Guard has made its annual trip to the battlefields on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Türkiye. CAPTION: Gunner Daniel

An all‑female Federation Guard catafalque party reflects on Lieutenant Irene Singleton's legacy and the broader contributions of women in military service. Story and photos by Leading Aircraftman Chris Tsakisiris.

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Remembering nurse’s contribution to military history

24/04/202624/04/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 359 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day, WWII

An Australian Army nurse killed in World War II was honoured by an all‑female catafalque party during a Last Post

Able Seaman Rachel Brandt lays poppies for her great-great uncle at the Bapaume Communal Cemetery in Bapaume, France. Story by Captain Annie Richardson. Photos by Sergeant Jarrod McAneney.

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Sailor’s personal connection to the Western Front

24/04/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 326 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day, WWI

On March 25, 1917, in Bapaume, France, Lance Corporal Jules Schuller of the 20th Infantry Battalion was sheltering in a

Veteran Robert Dean when he was a young soldier, after returning to Hobart hospital for a hand injury in 1967. Story by Corporal Luke Bellman.

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Marching memories forward

24/04/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 344 Views 0 Comments 6th Battalion RAR, Long Tan, Vietnam War

Witnessing what artillery and bullets can do to a man following the carnage of Long Tan in 1966 has stayed

Australia’s Federation Guard alongside the Royal Australian Navy Band visits memorial sights from the Western Front in France prior to partaking in Anzac Day 2025 dawn services. Story by Captain Annie Richardson. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.

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French town where war dead are not forgotten

22/04/202622/04/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 563 Views 0 Comments

In the farming country of northern France, a small town carries a quiet Australian accent. CAPTION: Australia’s Federation Guard alongside

Commanding Officer HMAS Cerberus Captain Ben Esler presents Navy veteran Ron Stannus with a copy of a drawing of HMAS Warramunga, at the Heritage and Learning Centre, HMAS Cerberus, Victoria. Sub-Lieutenant Andrew Murphy. Photos by Petty Officer Bradley Darvill.

ADF People History Royal Australian Navy

Passing the Navy baton with wise words

15/04/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 485 Views 0 Comments HMAS Cerberus, WWII

As he approaches his 100th birthday, Navy veteran Frederick Ronald Stannus returned to HMAS Cerberus, the place his Navy story began

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