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Joint Task Force 633

From left, Rear Admiral (retd) Michael Rothwell presents Warrant Officer Matthew Hurley with his Federation Star marking 40 years of service in the Royal Australian Navy during a ceremony at Fleet Headquarters in Sydney. Story by Lieutenant Commander Harley Slatter. Photo by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.
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Navy clearance diver awarded Federation Star

11/07/202311/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2099 Views 0 Comments Federation Star, HMAS Sydney, Joint Task Force 633, Middle East Region

On a crisp Sydney winter morning in early July, a large group assembled at Fleet Headquarters to celebrate Warrant Officer

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Squadron Leader Louise Burr has won the Australian Defence Magazine Women in Defence Award for Engineering. Story by Corporal Melina Young. Photo by Sergeant David Gibbs.
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Making an impact in engineering

08/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2319 Views 0 Comments International Women's Day, Joint Task Force 633, No. 75 Squadron, RAAF Tindal, RAAF Williamtown, STEM

While juggling home schooling and snack making in Newcastle, Squadron Leader Louise Burr was the acquisition facilities lead for a

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Australian Army soldiers Private Nikita Rounds and her father Sergeant Joseph Rounds catch up in the Middle East while concurrently deployed on operations in the region. Photo by Petty Officer Andrew Dakin.
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Father, daughter on operations in the Middle East

18/08/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5637 Views 0 Comments Joint Task Force 633, Operation Accordion, Operation Okra, Task Group Taji

By Captain Anna-Lise Brink While oceans separate most families when a loved one deploys overseas, one Brisbane father and daughter

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