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Group Captain Kerry Hollings has been made a Member in the Military Division of the Order of Australia in this year's Australia Day honours. Story by Warrant Officer Class Two Max Bree.

Projects delivered with dedication

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Group Captain Kerry Hollings’ work executing the NATO funding in Afghanistan, boosting recruitment diversity and developing a new professional military

Order of Australia Medal recipient Chief Petty Officer Nathan Byast on board HMAS Maryborough in 2017. Story by Corporal Jacob Joseph. Photo by Petty Officer James Whittle.

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Navy trainer blown away by recognition

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Few technical trainers can boast a 100 per cent success rate, but a former Cape-class patrol boat chief engineer was

Australia's Federation Guard Present Arms during the Australia Day 2019 National Flag Raising and Citizenship Ceremony at Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra. Photo Petty Officer Paul Berry.

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ADF personnel honoured

27/01/202329/01/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1145 Views 0 Comments Australia Day Honours List

A leader in the response to the COVID-19 crisis and a long-serving rear admiral are among the Defence personnel recognised

Gunners from the 9th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery in action during the 21-gun salute as part of the Australia Day celebrations at Bradfield Park, Sydney. Photo by Sergeant Tristan Kennedy.

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Splash of Red (Beret) and guns in Sydney’s Australia Day

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The Australian Defence Force put on spectacular displays in and around Sydney Harbour for Australia Day. CAPTION: Gunners from the 9th

Air Force Specialist Reserve Forensic Doctor Flight Lieutenant Kirsty Wright with a sample for DNA testing. Story by John Noble. Photo by Corporal Colin Dadd.

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‘Australian of the Year’ for RAAF reservist

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Forensic doctor Kirsty Wright – who is also a Royal Australian Air Force reservist – has been named The Australian newspaper’s

Members of C Squadron, 5th Aviation Regiment, unload groceries off an Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter for the Yungngora people returning to their homes in Noonkanbah. Story by Flight Lieutenant Dean Squire. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Kate Czerny.

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Army choppers take evacuated residents home

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Two weeks after being evacuated from rising flood waters, residents of Noonkanbah in Western Australia were returned to their homes

Flight Sergeant (retd) Michael Hartley, coordinator of volunteers at the RAAF Townsville Aviation Heritage Centre. Story by Flight Lieutenant Karyn Markwell. Photo by Mr Lindsay Gordon.

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To the moon and back with Air Force

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As coordinator of volunteers at the RAAF Townsville Aviation Heritage Centre (RTAHC) since 2017, Flight Sergeant (retd) Michael Hartley is

A Bristol Bloodhound surface-to-air missile on display in Williamtown, NSW, during Air Force week in 1966. Story by Bill Condie. Photo Courtesy AWM P00448.034.

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Looking back at missile testing in Australia

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Lessons learnt from British missile testing gave Australia decades of advantage. This history article tells the story of Defence Science

The Air Force Mobile Air Operations Team sets up next to the taxiway at Fitzroy Crossing Airport. Story by Lieutenant Geoff Long. Photo by David Said.

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RAAF helps manage flooded air space

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The ADF has set up a mobile air traffic control centre in the Western Australian town of Fitzroy Crossing to

Leading Seaman Teneille Francis is welcomed home by members of her family during a community day at Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia. Story byLieutenant Geoff Long. Photo by Sergeant David Said.

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Sailor returns home to help flood-hit town

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A Navy sailor has made a heart-warming return to her hometown of Fitzroy Crossing to help the community recover from

Australian Army Lieutenant Colonel Wendy Wheadon, Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve Deputy Director of Sustainment, stands before the mural at Aussie House inside US military base Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Story and photo by Corporal Jacob Joseph.

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Chance meeting leads to Australian Army career

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Lieutenant Colonel Wendy Wheadon probably couldn’t have guessed a chance meeting with a young Australian Army officer in the UK

Leading Aircraftman Leigh Brettschneider (L) and his HENSOLDT Australia trainer Andrew Shegog at the operational maintenance trainer equipment room where trainees gain real-world experience on a working Airport Surveillance Radar - Next Generation. Story by Flight Lieutenant Julia Ravell.

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Maintenance skills on the radar

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An Air Force communication electronic technician has returned to his unit after a secondment to HENSOLDT Australia, on which he

Incoming Officer Commanding 42 Wing Group Captain James Parton (left) and outgoing Commander Group Captain Angus Porter in front of a 2 Squadron E-7A Wedgetail at RAAF Base Williamtown, NSW. Story by Leading Aircraftwoman Jasna McFeeters. Photo by Corporal Craig Barrett.

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Fresh eyes to oversee air surveillance wing

22/01/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 606 Views 0 Comments No. 42 Wing, RAAF Williamtown

The wing of Air Force that oversees aircraft involved in surveillance and electronic warfare has a new Officer Commanding who

RAAF Squadron Leader Meaghan Suttor grew up in Tasmania and is now the Executive Officer of 29 (City of Hobart) Squadron. Story by Flight Lieutenant Suellen Heath. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Kate Czerny.

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Supporting mates at home and away

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Squadron Leader Meaghan Suttor never thought the questions she asked as a schoolgirl on excursions to the Australian Antarctic Division

An Army MRH-90 Taipan lands in Fitzroy Crossing, in Western Australia's Kimberley region, where flooding from Ex-Tropical Cyclone Ellie has isolated communities. Story by Lieutenant Geoff Long. Photo by Leading Seaman Jarrod Mulvihill.

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ADF flies into flood-hit Fitzroy Crossing

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ADF aircraft have landed in Fitzroy Crossing, the town at the centre of severe flooding in the Kimberley region of

Surveillance and Response Group's Group Warrant Officer, Warrant Officer Scott Doring, right, hands over the reins to Warrant Officer Russell Beck during a ceremony at RAAF Base Williamtown. Story by Flight Lieutenant Claire Burnet. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Samuel Miller.

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Hard worker hands over the reins

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He may have started his Defence career in the Royal Australian Navy, but RAAF’s outgoing Surveillance and Response Group’s Group

From left, RAAF Squadron Leader Katherine Wright, UN Navy Lieutenant Brady Martin, RAAF Corporal Hayley Davis, RAF Warrant Officer Graham Davis and US Navy Commander Pete Salvaggio take part in Exercise Resolute Hunter in Nevada, US. Story by Lieutenant Commander John Thompson. Photo by Lindsey Lauer.

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Reward for excellence in military intelligence

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Delivering faultless and detailed analysis is critical to the successful execution of a major military operation. CAPTION: From left, RAAF

Army CH-47 Chinooks arrive in Broome to assist the Western Australian Government in supporting the ongoing flood emergency in the Kimberley region. Story by Lieutenant Geoff Long. Photos by Leading Seaman Jarrod Mulvihill.

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Choppers drop in to boost flood support

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Three Army MRH-90 Taipan and two CH-47 Chinook helicopters have landed in Broome, Western Australia, to support the ongoing flood

Australian observer Leading Aircraftman Ben Whitfield, right, observes personnel from the Ministry of National Defense for Killed in Action Recovery and Identification conduct human remains recovery at White Horse Hill. Story and photo by Petty Officer Jason Wilson.

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Aussies help on Korean DMZ battlefield excavation

12/01/202313/01/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 845 Views 0 Comments Korean War, Republic of Korea Army (ROKA), United Nations Command (UNC)

The White Horse Hill battlefield is silent, yet decades on it remains contested and dangerous. CAPTION: Australian observer Leading Aircraftman

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Spartan makes life-saving delivery to Derby, WA

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A Royal Australian Air Force C-27J Spartan has delivered life-saving dialysis supplies to a medical facility in the flood-affected Kimberley