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Life on the Line Podcast 

David Evans – Life on the Line

27/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1694 Views 0 Comments Life on the Line Podcast

Thomas Kaye interviews Berlin Airlift and Vietnam War veteran, Air Marshall David Evans. David served in the Royal Australian Air

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Poets Corner 

Porky

26/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7710 Views 1 Comment By Tomas 'Paddy' Hamilton

. . When I joined the Air Force Back in 1966 We were young and clever And thought we knew

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The Royal Military College Band perform their first concert at Llewellyn Hall, Australian National University, Canberra, as part of a Masterworks for Winds series. Photo by Leading Seaman Jarrod Mulvihill.
Australian Army News 

Band strikes up to aid Legacy

26/05/202326/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2125 Views 0 Comments Royal Military College-Duntroon (RMC-D)

The Band of the Royal Military College performed the first concert in its 2023 Masterworks for Winds series on May

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Flight Lieutenant Joshua Fuad, 17 Squadron, at RAAF Base Tindal, Northern Territory. Photo by Corporal Hayden Young.
ADF People 

Out of the kitchen into F-35 support

26/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1384 Views 0 Comments

Fighter jets and frying pans have as much in common as bombs and biscuits, but a “why can’t I” attitude

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Australian Army soldiers from 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, conduct a clearance of the Townsville Port on Exercise Septimus Stride 2023 in Townsville, Queensland. Photo by Lance Corporal Riley Blennerhassett.
Australian Army News Videos 

1RAR tests urban tactics

26/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3724 Views 0 Comments 1RAR

An infantry company has battled enemy role-players to gain control of port infrastructure while practising clearance of a complex urban

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Deputy Chief of Army Major General Natasha Fox talks with Chief of Staff of the Republic of Korea Army Lieutenant at Russel Offices, Canberra. Photo by Sergeant Tristan Kennedy.
ADF News 

ADF’s inaugural Chief of Personnel – first female 3-star

25/05/202325/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6639 Views 6 Comments Natasha Fox

Current Deputy Chief of Army Major General Natasha Fox has been appointed the inaugural Chief of Personnel in the Australian

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HMAS Anzac conducts officer of the watch manoeuvres with HMAS Perth as they transit north for a regional presence deployment throughout the Indo-Pacific region. Photo by Leading Seaman Jarryd Capper.
News Royal Australian Navy Sovereign industry 

Penske contracted to support Navy’s diesel engines

24/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2172 Views 0 Comments Penske Australia

Defence yesterday signed a contract with Penske Australia to provide local-industry support for diesel-engine sustainment activities for the Royal Australian

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HMAS Anzac (right) sails in company with USS Chung-Hoon through the South China Sea during a regional presence deployment. Photo by Leading Seaman Jarryd Capper.
News Pacific Royal Australian Navy USA 

A rendezvous at sea – and above it

24/05/202324/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1878 Views 0 Comments HMAS Anzac

HMAS Anzac recently rendezvoused with US Navy destroyer USS Chung-Hoon, sailing in company and conducting flying operations in the South

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Amy Plant from Defence's Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group exchanges non-fungible token challenge coins with the US Air Force's Brennan Townley. Photo by Flight Lieutenant Thomas McCoy.
News Royal Australian Air Force 

RAAF geeks host UASF counterparts for three-day brainstorm

24/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1870 Views 0 Comments Jericho Labs

The RAAF Jericho Disruptive Innovation team played host to members of the United States Air Force (USAF) Digital Transformation Office

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Australian Army Corporal Jack Bromhead, catering instructor at the Australian Defence Force School of Catering at HMAS Cerberus, Victoria. Photo by Leading Seaman Kieran Dempsey.
ADF News 

Three services’ chefs training merged

24/05/202324/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3608 Views 2 Comments ADF School of Catering

ADF chefs will receive the same training regardless of their service under a new streamlined format that will turn out

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Members of the public have a close look at an M1A1 Abrams main battle tank at the Gallipoli Barracks Open Day 2023. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.
Australian Army News 

Gallipoli Barracks open day a big hit

24/05/202324/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2359 Views 0 Comments Gallipoli Barracks

About 18,000 people from south-east Queensland registered to attend the Gallipoli Barracks Open Day at Enoggera on 20 May. CAPTION:

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An Australian Army soldier deployed on Operation Kudu leads recruits from the Armed Forces of Ukraine as they march to a field training area in southern England. Photo by Sergeant Andrew Sleeman.
Australian Army News 

Third rotation of Ukrainian recruits in training with Aussie soldiers

23/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3680 Views 4 Comments Operation Kudu

The third rotation of Ukrainian recruits to be trained by Australian soldiers has commenced initial training as part of Operation

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HMAS Toowoomba transits calm seas during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2018. Photo by Able Seaman Ronnie Baltoft.
Royal Australian Navy 

HMAS Toowoomba’s mileage is out of this world

23/05/202323/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2503 Views 0 Comments HMAS Toowoomba

HMAS Toowoomba has completed half a million sea miles since she was commissioned – equivalent to a trip to the

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Air Commodore James Badgery – Chief of Staff Air Force HQ, left, presents Wing Commander Glendan Krause with his second Federation Star, marking 45 years of continuous service in the RAAF.
ADF People 

Witness to much change over 45-year RAAF career

23/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1778 Views 0 Comments

Across his 45 years of continuous service in the Royal Australian Air Force, Wing Commander Glendan Krause has experienced as

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A US Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron 27 conducts a show of force as part of the live-fire exercise during Exercise Black Dagger 2017. Photo by Sergeant Kirk Peacock.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force 

Ex Black Dagger brings thunder to NQ

23/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2131 Views 0 Comments Exercise Black Dagger

RAAF Base Townsville will have an influx of Royal Australian Air Force aircraft and activity for this year’s Exercise Black

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Lieutenant-Commander Stephen Gaisford, Commanding Officer HMAS Childers.
ADF People 

I wanted to be the leader I struggled to find in my career

22/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1541 Views 0 Comments

Lieutenant Commander Stephen Gaisford is the commanding officer of one of the Royal Australian Navy’s most frequently deployed vessels, HMAS

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ADF ADF People News 

Army captain finishes first female, second overall in 231km run

22/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2271 Views 0 Comments

Army ultra-marathon runner Captain Meghann Coffey has smashed a personal best by finishing second overall and first female in a

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Surface finishers Sergeant Steve Marshall and Leading Aircraftman Macdara Barden in front of an F/A-18A Hornet A21-018, from 75 Squadron, with a commemorative paint scheme at RAAF Base Tindal, Northern Territory.
ADF People 

Finishers gather for the memories

22/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1539 Views 0 Comments

Sergeant Steven Marshall has a model of every aircraft he did a major paint job on over his 20-year career

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Leading Seaman Cory Duggan gives a tour to Singapore Navy personnel on board HMAS Toowoomba. Photos: Able Seaman Ashlee Ritz.
Asia News Royal Australian Navy 

HMAS Toowoomba opens to visitors in Singapore

22/05/202322/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1730 Views 0 Comments HMAS Toowoomba

HMAS Toowoomba played host in Singapore, welcoming international guests on board for warship tours and Australian culinary delights. CAPTION: Leading

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Australian Army Private Tyson Antonie works at keeping communication information systems operating while deployed on Operation Accordion at Australia’s operating base in the Middle East. Photo by Corporal Melina Young.
ADF People 

Keeping everyone connected in Middle East

22/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1552 Views 0 Comments Operation Accordion

For communication information systems technician Signaller Tyson Antonie, the chance to take his skills on operations has been a career

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