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Flight Sergeant Gail Blizzard is a breast cancer survivor who is passionate about raising funds for cancer research. She organised the Pink Ribbon drive-through breakfast event held at RAAF Base Williamtown, NSW. Story and photo by Corporal Melina Young.

ADF People Health and Wellbeing

Passionate advocate leads Pink Ribbon fundraiser

01/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1133 Views 0 Comments RAAF Williamtown

When Flight Sergeant Gail Blizzard was diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer in 2019, she was not ready to leave her

Lieutenant Amber Duncan from the 3rd Health Battalion jumps in to help with the giant swing during the unit's community engagement day with Camp Quality in Camp Mylor, South Australia. Story by Captain Annie Richardson.

ADF People Health and Wellbeing

Soldiers put smiles on faces of kids dealing with cancer

28/10/202230/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1876 Views 0 Comments 3rd Health Battalion

For children dealing with cancer, Camp Quality believes laughter is the best medicine. CAPTION: Lieutenant Amber Duncan from the 3rd

Australian Defence Force Academy trainee officers help garden and clean the backyard of a Canberra community member for the Canberra Youth Residential Service. Story by Alex Donato. Photo by Flight Lieutenant Nicole Beames.

ADF People Health and Wellbeing

ADF provides support to vulnerable community

28/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1112 Views 0 Comments ADFA

Defence personnel from the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) demonstrated the importance of service and selflessness by providing support to

Captain Stephanie Costa, left, and Corporal Britney Pascoe with their bubs in the parents room. Story by Captain Andrew Page. Photo by Major Paul Krohn.

Australian Army Health and Wellbeing News

Maternity space a first for Army

28/10/202228/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1411 Views 0 Comments 2nd Health Battalion

The 2nd Health Battalion in Brisbane is set to become Army’s first accredited Australian Breastfeeding Association-friendly workplace. CAPTION: Captain Stephanie Costa,

Private Jeremy Ryan, centre, of 8th/7th Royal Victorian Regiment, assists the community of Barmah, Victoria, with sandbagging as part of Operation Flood Assist 22-2. Story by Flight Lieutenant Vernon Pather. Photo by Corporal Jonathan Goedhart.

ADF People Health and Wellbeing

Private Ryan helps save local community

26/10/202230/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1203 Views 0 Comments 8th/7th Royal Victorian Regiment, Army Reserve, Operation Flood Assist

Private Jeremy Ryan, an Army reservist and local resident of Shepparton, has spent time this week at Barmah, giving back

Wing Commander (then Squadron Leader) Nathan Draper stands in front of a United States Air Force F-35A aircraft at Luke Air Force Base, US, in 2016. Story by Evana Ho. Photo by Leigh Watson.

ADF People Health and Wellbeing

Aviators to walk for brain cancer research

26/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1112 Views 0 Comments Walk4BrainCancer

Every morning, Wing Commander Nathan Draper wakes up and conducts a BIT check on himself. CAPTION: Wing Commander (then Squadron

Members of Headquarters 17th Sustainment Brigade joined RSL LifeCare and a number of other veteran charities for a community engagement activity at Our Big Kitchen, Bondi, NSW. Story by Captain Andrew Page.

Australian Army Health and Wellbeing News Veterans

Defence members cook off for a good cause

23/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1480 Views 0 Comments 17th Sustainment Brigade, RSL

Former and current serving members of the ADF went head-to-head in a kitchen cook-off competition during Veterans Health Week. CAPTION:

A member from the Papua New Guinea Defence Force participates in a combined activity with members of the other forces at the live-fire range in Sydney before embarking on Exercise Kokoda Wantok. Story by Major Dan Mazurek. Photo by Corporal Sagi Biderman.

Australian Army History News

Kokoda trek a sober reminder

23/10/202228/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1685 Views 1 Comment Kokoda Track, Papua New Guinea, WWII

Don’t be fooled by the breathtaking jungle beauty. The famed 100km Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea (PNG) is no

ACT/NSW Country’s Squadron Leader Danny Bretherton, left, works hard to evade the desperate defence of North Queensland’s Corporal Andrew Cooper. Story by Squadron Leader Peter Croce. Photo Supplied.

ADF People Health and Wellbeing

Players back in touch at nationals

23/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1338 Views 0 Comments

Defence’s best touch football players have emerged from a three-year hiatus to take regional supremacy back to the field at

Runners and support team of the annual Bravery Trek charity fun run, with Commanding Officer HMAS Waterhen Commander Michael Miller at HMAS Waterhen in Sydney. Story by Lieutenant Max Logan. Photo by Able Seaman Benjamin Ricketts.

Health and Wellbeing News Royal Australian Navy Veterans

Head-to-head charity run for veterans

23/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1168 Views 0 Comments HMAS Kuttabul, HMAS Penguin, HMAS Waterhen, HMAS Watson

Navy has supported a 57km charity run from Sydney’s North Head to South Head that raised vital funds for Australian

An RAAF Roulette PC-21 aircraft from the Central Flying School, RAAF Base East Sale, thrills visitors during Navy Day 2022. Story by Sub-Lieutenant Stephen Hunter. Photo by Leading Seaman James McDougall.

History News Royal Australian Navy

A day to sell the dream

23/10/202225/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1134 Views 0 Comments MH-60R Seahawk, Navy Band, PC-21

The return of Navy Day Victoria on October 9, after a pandemic hiatus, coincided with the 80th anniversary of HMAS

Wing Commander Adrian Burge, from 32 Squadron, at the completion of 10,000 military flying hours, in front of a B350 King Air at RAAF Base East Sale. Story by Flying Officer Ellis Mitchell. Photo by Flying Officer Nathan Howarth.

ADF People History

10,000 hours in the sky

19/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1543 Views 0 Comments B-350 King Air, No. 32 Squadron, RAAF Reserve

32 Squadron recently celebrated a significant flying milestone by qualified flying instructor reservist Wing Commander Adrian “Boggy” Burge, who has

Jessie Strike-McClelland and Flight Lieutenant Justin Kelly with her 100th Birthday gift from the Australian Embassy at San Clemente Villas by the Sea, California. Story by Leading Aircraftwoman Cath Kelly.

ADF People History Veterans

Dedicated servicewoman celebrates centenary

19/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1224 Views 0 Comments WWII

World War 2 Women’s Auxiliary Australian Air Force (WAAAF) veteran, Jessie Strike-McClelland, celebrated her 100th birthday on September 23. CAPTION:

Squadron Leader Steve Cook, back left, a paramedic, Leading Aircraftwoman Hayley Edwards, front left, and Flying Officer (now Wing Commander) Kim Davey carry a Bali bombing victim from a C-130 Hercules. Story by Flight Lieutenant Suellen Heath and Corporal Jacob Joseph. Photo by Sergeant Troy Rodgers.

History Lest We Forget News Royal Australian Air Force

Bali bombings 20th anniversary: resilience meets tragedy

12/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1965 Views 0 Comments C-130 Hercules, C-17A Globemaster III, C-27J Spartan

On October 13, 2002, a small team of Air Force personnel thought they were embarking on a standard aeromedical evacuation

Leonard McLeod visits a memorial garden at Kokoda Army Barracks. Story by Leading Seaman Kylie Jagiello. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Kate Czerny.

ADF People History Veterans

Return to Canungra evokes memories of service

12/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1321 Views 0 Comments C-47 Dakota, Canungra, WWI, WWII

Despite watching his father die from respiratory problems after being gassed in WW1, a young Leonard McLeod was determined to

Lieutenant Colonel Simon Hendel, an anaesthetist and reservist from the 3rd Health Battalion in Adelaide, has been awarded a Churchill Fellowship for his civilian role as a trauma specialist at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne. Story by Captain Andrew Page. Photo by Michelle McFarlane.

ADF People Health and Wellbeing

Medical officer to use fellowship to improve trauma skills

12/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1173 Views 3 Comments 3rd Health Battalion, Army Reserve

An Australian Army Reserve anaesthetist has been awarded a Churchill Fellowship for his civilian role as a trauma specialist at

World War 2 veteran Arthur Leggett returns the sporran badge to 16th Battalion, Royal Western Australia Regiment. Story by Ray Galliott. Photo by Lt-Col Leigh Partridge.

ADF People History Veterans

Adventures of a ‘souvenired’ sporran

07/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2305 Views 0 Comments 16th Battalion RWAR, WWII

After 87 years of unauthorised possession, travel and survival, Arthur Leggett OAM, a 103-year-old veteran of WW2 recently returned a

Squadron Leader Sarah Wheal, from Combat Support Division at RAAF Base Amberley, has won the Women’s Masters National Powerlifting competition in Melbourne. Story by Flying Officer Greg Hinks. Photo by Louis Jack.

ADF People Health and Wellbeing

Powerlifting win a great achievement

07/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1548 Views 0 Comments RAAF Amberley

Squadron Leader Sarah Wheal, from the Combat Support Division at RAAF Base Amberley, has won the Women’s Masters National Powerlifting

Catafalque party members from No. 1 Remote Sensor Unit march from their post at the conclusion of the Battle of Britain commemoration ceremony at Torrens Parade Hall, Adelaide. Story by Flight Lieutenant Claire Burnet. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Sam Price.

History Lest We Forget News Royal Australian Air Force

Battle of Britain commemorated in Adelaide

05/10/202210/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1638 Views 0 Comments Air Force Cadets, Battle of Britain, No. 41 Wing, WWII

To mark the 82nd anniversary of the Battle of Britain, Royal Australian Air Force and Air Force Association (South Australia)

The Air Force Roulettes perform an aerobatic display over the air traffic control tower for the Air Force Roulette's 50th anniversary family open day at RAAF Base East Sale, Victoria. Story by Flying Officer Brent Moloney. Photos by Richard Prideaux.

History News Royal Australian Air Force

Roulettes reminisce on 50 years

05/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1974 Views 0 Comments Central Flying School, No. 100 Squadron, PC-21, RAAF East Sale, Roulettes

Friends and family of Central Flying School (CFS) belatedly celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Roulettes Aerobatic Team with a