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2018 Promotion Courses end of course parade at RAAF Edinburgh. These residential leadership training courses give Cadets skills in leadership and decision-making, initiative, self-discipline, time-management, public speaking, management and administration, and operational planning. Photo by Flying Officer (AAFC) Paul Rosenzweig.
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$1billion for Reserves and Cadets – Cosgrove first Cadets Patron

08/04/202208/04/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3966 Views 0 Comments ADF Cadets

The government has announced it will invest more than $1billion to upgrade 73 Australian Defence Force Reserve and Cadet facilities

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Bomber Command Flight-Sergeant Doug Leak in 1944, and in 2016.
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VALE – 429816 Warrant Officer Douglas Raymond Leak Ld’H 1923-2021

11/01/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2516 Views 0 Comments

Doug Leak, a former RAAF wireless operator and air gunner, and former Warrant Officer, passed away peacefully at the Royal

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CSGT Austin Arnold receives his Gold Award certificate at Adelaide Town Hall from Governor of South Australia Hieu Van Le. Image courtesy of The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award – South Australia.
CONTACT Cadets 

Glider Trainee and Gold Award recipient – Austin Arnold

26/10/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2511 Views 0 Comments

Cadet Sergeant Austin Arnold received a special certificate from the Governor of South Australia at Adelaide Town Hall on Thursday 15 October

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Tharane Thamodarar receives her Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Gold Award certificate at Adelaide Town Hall from Governor of South Australia Hieu Van Le. Image courtesy of The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award – South Australia.
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Glider pilot and Gold Award recipient – Tharane Thamodarar

23/10/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2409 Views 0 Comments

Tharane Thamodarar received a certificate from the Governor of South Australia for the Gold Award of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award.

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Leading Cadet Luke Gould from 403 Squadron is congratulated by his instructor SQNLDR Gary Presneill, EFTS Head of Operations following his first solo flight in the Diamond DA40 NG on 18 April 2019. Photo supplied by the Elementary Flying Training School, Point Cook.
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PILOT PROFILE: Leading Cadet Luke Gould – DA40 NG solo pilot

16/06/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2685 Views 0 Comments

As an operational pause in Cadet activities continues, some AAFC members have taken the opportunity to reflect on the milestones they achieved to date.

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Lachlan Davis from 428 Squadron, a Cadet Sergeant at the time, is congratulated by his instructor WGCDR (AAFC) Stephen Pepper, Officer Commanding Aviation Operations Wing, following his first solo flight in the Diamond DA40 NG on 18 April 2019. Image supplied by the Elementary Flying Training School, Point Cook.
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PILOT PROFILE: CUO Lachlan Davis

20/05/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3361 Views 0 Comments

During the current operational pause in Cadet activities, CUO Lachlan Davis reflects on the milestones he has achieved with the Australian Air Force Cadets.

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Cadet Aaron Cahill with his instructor Pilot Officer (AAFC) Chris Hulley from the AAFC’s Elementary Flying Training School. Photo by PLTOFF(AAFC) Jane McDonald.
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Diamonds arrive at Amberley – flying opportunities for Queensland cadets

21/04/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3546 Views 0 Comments

When AAFC training activities eventually resume*, Air Force Cadets in Queensland will benefit from substantially enhanced aviation-training opportunities following the

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Flight Lieutenant James Francis says hello to RAAF Richmond after arriving in a DA40 NG, with Wing Commander Joe Vine in a second aircraft. Photo by FLTLT (AAFC) Kate Hobson.
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Diamonds deploy to Richmond

05/03/202006/03/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4236 Views 0 Comments

More flying opportunities for NSW Cadets Air Force Cadets in New South Wales and the ACT are about to have

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CSGT Chevvy Dolan (608 Squadron, AAFC) prepares for an air experience flight from Gawler Airfield in a Cessna Skyhawk C172-S operated by Adelaide Biplanes.
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Cessna Skyhawk Air Experience, Part 4

02/02/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2684 Views 0 Comments AAFC, Australian Air Force Cadets

Late last year, Air Force Cadets from Adelaide’s northern squadrons had the opportunity to enjoy a Cadet Air Experience (CAE) flight from Gawler airfield.

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LCDT Tom Shaw (No 608 Squadron) prepares for a cadet air experience flight from Gawler Airfield in an ‘N’-model Cessna Skyhawk C172 ‘VH-CEY’ operated by Adelaide Biplanes.
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Cessna Skyhawk Air Experience, Part 3

12/01/202012/01/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2416 Views 0 Comments

Late last year, Air Force Cadets from Adelaide’s northern squadrons had the opportunity to enjoy a Cadet Air Experience (CAE) flight from Gawler airfield

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CUO Alex Fogale, 106 Squadron, with his instructor Flight-Sergeant (AAFC) Denis Lambert from No 902 Aviation Training Squadron, on the occasion of his first solo flight at Warwick airfield. Photo by Pilot Officer (AAFC) Brie Russell, 902ATS.
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Solo glider pilot – Cadet Under Officer Alex Fogale

27/12/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3067 Views 0 Comments

Christmas came a few days early this year for Cadet Under Officer Alex Fogale. CAPTION: CUO Alex Fogale, 106 Squadron,

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CDT Marcus Dhillon (604 Squadron) prepares for an air experience flight from Gawler Airfield in an ‘N’ model Cessna Skyhawk C172 ‘VH-CEY’ operated by Adelaide Biplanes. He is joined by his father Major Barry Dhillon (Indian Army, ret’d) and grandfather Major-General Balli S Dhillon VSM (Indian Army, ret’d).
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Cessna Skyhawk Air Experience – Part 2

22/12/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2307 Views 1 Comment

Among the Air Force Cadets from Adelaide’s northern squadrons who recently had the chance of a Cadet Air Experience (CAE)

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LCDT Joseph Builder, 613 Squadron, AAFC, prepares for an air-experience flight from Gawler Airfield in a Cessna Skyhawk operated by Adelaide Biplanes.
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Cessna Skyhawk Air Experience – Part 1

16/12/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2096 Views 0 Comments

Leading Cadet Joseph Builder Air Force Cadets from Adelaide’s northern squadrons recently had the chance to enjoy a cadet air-experience

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Air Force Cadets from Adelaide’s southern squadrons enjoyed a Pilot Experience flight in a classic Waco biplane. Image by FLTLT(AAFC) Ian Harlow, 906 Aviation Training Squadron
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Air Force Cadets biplane flight experience

02/12/201902/12/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2762 Views 0 Comments

As a successful training year draws to a close, Air Force Cadets from Adelaide’s southern squadrons recently enjoyed the opportunity

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DA40 trainee pilot Leading Cadet Tristan Hahn (No 605 Squadron) with a Diamond DA40 NG operated by the AAFC’s Elementary Flying Training School, at RAAF. Image by Kerstin Hahn.
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AAFC on display at Edinburgh Air Show 2019

09/11/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3005 Views 0 Comments

During the Edinburgh Air Show, Aviation Operations Wing (AOW) of the AAFC is displaying a DG1000S sailplane glider and one

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CCPL Jessica Scott (No 623 Squadron) is congratulated by her instructor, SQNLDR Gary Presneill, EFTS Head of Flying Operations, following her first solo flight in the Diamond DA40 NG. Photo by SQNLDR (AAFC) Scott Wiggins.
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DA40 pilot profile: Cadet Corporal Jessica Scott

22/10/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2387 Views 0 Comments

During the recent September-October school holidays, a select group of Air Force Cadets took to the skies in the new

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CSGT Sam Davis (403 Squadron, Beaconsfield) is congratulated by his instructor, FLTLT(AAFC) Cathy Hobson, following his first solo flight in the Diamond DA40 NG on Friday 4 October. Photo by SQNLDR (AAFC) Scott Wiggins.
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Diamonds in the sky – more DA40 solo pilots

10/10/201914/10/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2545 Views 0 Comments

During the recent September-October school holidays, a select group of Air Force Cadets took to the skies in the new

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Cadet Corporal Max Ramm is congratulated by the Course Coordinator and Staff Officer Operations with AOW, Squadron Leader (AAFC) Scott Wiggins, following his first solo powered flight on 18 April 2019. Image supplied by SQNLDR (AAFC) Scott Wiggins.
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DA40 Pilot Profile: Cadet Corporal Max Ramm

08/10/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2358 Views 0 Comments

During the April school holidays this year, the AAFC’s Elementary Flying Training School ran the first flying training course using

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National Malaya-Borneo Veterans Association of Australia members at at Sekolah Kebangsaan Suba Buan. Photo supplied by Major (retd) Paul Rosenzweig.
Australian News Veterans 

Malaya-Borneo veterans reunion in Sarawak 2019

20/09/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3255 Views 0 Comments

Members of the National Malaya-Borneo Veterans Association of Australia have conducted a special reunion in Borneo, revisiting several sites in

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Participants in the official Service of Commemoration for those who fought and died in two undeclared wars fought on the Malay Peninsula and in northern Borneo in the 1960s – the Malayan Emergency and the Indonesian Confrontation with Malaysia – at The Heroes’ Cemetery in Kuching, Sarawak. Photos by Major (ret’d) Paul Rosenzweig.
Asia Australian News Overseas Veterans 

Malaya-Borneo Veterans commemorate in Sarawak

03/09/201903/09/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4903 Views 0 Comments

A Service of Commemoration was held in the Sarawak Heroes Memorial Park in Kuching on Saturday 29 August to commemorate

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