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Proud Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander woman, Leading Aircraftwoman Raba Nona is lucky to get to visit her family's ancestral home of the Torres Strait Islands while serving as part of No. 35 Squadron. Story by Flight Lieutenant Robert Hodgson. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Kate Czerny.

Aviator back to her roots in the Torres Strait

16/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2151 Views 0 Comments C-27J Spartan, Indigenous, No. 35 Squadron, RAAF Amberley, Torres Strait Islands

When Raba Nona landed her dream job she knew that it would involve travel, but she never expected it to

Assistant Marine Engineering Officer, Sub Lieutenant Jackson Harvey conducts maintenance checks on the gas turbine on-board HMAS Warramunga while on deployment. Story by Lieutenant Max Logan. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

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A world of opportunities

16/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1278 Views 0 Comments HMAS Warramunga, National Science Week, RIMPAC

The beautiful island of O’ahu in Hawaii is one of many places a career in science, technology, engineering and mathematics

Major Paul Krohn teaching clinicians how to make silicone wound prosthetics. Story by Captain Thomas Kaye.

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Faking it till they make it

12/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1904 Views 0 Comments 2nd Health Battalion

Moulage, the use of special effects to create fake wounds and injuries, is one of the simulation techniques the Australian Defence

Maritime Logistics Officer Sub-Lieutenant Amelia Ross holds an assortment of coffee products in the dry store of HMAS Canberra during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 in the Pacific Ocean. Story by Lieutenant Nancy Cotton. Photo by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.

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Coffee and ice cream keep crew happy

12/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1128 Views 0 Comments HMAS Canberra, RIMPAC

Catering at sea for several weeks during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 required careful logistical planning. CAPTION: Maritime

Commander Fleet Air Arm Commodore David Frost, right, presents Lieutenant Ian Donovan with the Federation Star for 40 years of service at a presentation ceremony at HMAS Albatross. Story by Lieutenant Danielle Worthey. Photo: Petty Officer Justin Brown.

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Federation Star shines upon aviation engineer

12/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1985 Views 1 Comment Federation Star, HMAS Albatross, No. 723 Squadron, No. 817 Squadron, Sea King

Aviation engineer from HMAS Albatross Lieutenant Ian Donovan has quietly clicked over 40 years of loyal service. CAPTION: Commander Fleet Air

Lieutenant Commander David Gould, First Lieutenant of HMAS Canberra, squares away lines as the ship conducts Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 in the Pacific Ocean. Story by Lieutenant Nancy Cotton. Photo by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.

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Celebrating a 40-year milestone

12/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1496 Views 1 Comment HMAS Canberra, RIMPAC

‘When I stop having fun I’ll go,’ is the mantra Lieutenant Commander David Gould has lived by and the reason

Lieutenant Commander Jessica Kuk, left, Able Seaman Brendon Manthey, Seaman Alexandra Menthey and Able Seaman Aiaba-Denzel Taylor pose in their race outfits during Relay for Life 2022. Story by Lieutenant Commander Jessica O’Brien. Photo supplied.

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Team effort to help in fight against cancer

09/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1673 Views 0 Comments HMAS Cairns

HMAS Cairns personnel raised $3,744 for The Cancer Council in the annual Relay for Life on July 30 at Barlow

Able Seaman Miranda McLaughlin operates the combat system consoles in the operations room of HMAS Canberra during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Story by Lieutenant Nancy Cotton. Photo by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.

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A RIMPAC to remember

09/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1287 Views 0 Comments HMAS Canberra, RIMPAC

Able Seaman Miranda McLaughlin has had an Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 to remember. CAPTION: Able Seaman Miranda

Former sailors Uncle Phillip Bowie and Aunty Fran Visini have rejoined the Navy in new mentoring roles. Story by Corporal Melina Young. Photo by Lieutenant Commander Christoper Thornton.

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Navy enlists first Indigenous Elders

09/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1490 Views 1 Comment Indigenous, Navy Indigenous Development Program, Navy Reserve

Two former sailors of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent were welcomed back on board with appointments as Navy’s first

Mr Des Jones commemorates the 80th anniversary of the loss of HMAS Canberra (I) as the last remaining survivor, held at the Naval Chapel, Garden Island, Sydney. Story by Sub-Lieutenant Tahlia Merigan. Photo: byLeading Seaman Sittichai Sakonpoonpol.

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Commemorating the Battle of Savo Island

09/08/202209/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1304 Views 0 Comments HMAS Canberra (I), Solomon Islands, WWII

The last surviving crew member of HMAS Canberra (I), 99-year-old Des Jones, remembers how he narrowly escaped death when his

Pilot Officer Mitchell Kennedy, centre, with his father, grandfather and photo of his great-grandfather next to a PC-21 aircraft at RAAF Base Pearce. Story by Corporal Jacob Joseph. Photo by Chris Kershaw.

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Kennedy family’s flying legacy continues

05/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2249 Views 0 Comments No 79 Squadron, No. 2 FTS, PC-21

Most kids grow up dreaming of becoming a fighter pilot. CAPTION: Pilot Officer Mitchell Kennedy, centre, with his father, grandfather

Army Reservist Private Abbas Foladi, from the 25/49 Battalion, Royal Queensland Regiment, patrols the grounds of the Queensland Country Bank Stadium as part of Exercise Austral Shield 2022 in Townsville. Story by Lieutenant Geoff Long. Photo by Corporal Jonathan Goedhart.

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Call out an opportunity for Reservist

05/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1253 Views 0 Comments 25th/49th Battalion Royal Queensland Regiment, Army Reserve, Exercise Austral Shield

Whether he’s driving a delivery van around the streets of Brisbane, or patrolling the perimeter of Townsville’s Queensland Country Bank

Administrative clerk from 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, Corporal Sonny Huynh, at the US Marine Corps Base in Hawaii during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Story by Flying Officer Lily Lancaster. Photo by Corporal John Solomon.

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Clerk soars to new heights

03/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1519 Views 0 Comments 2nd Commando Regiment, 3rd Battalion RAR, RIMPAC

Corporal Sonny Huynh is breaking the mould of what an administrative clerk’s career looks like. CAPTION: Administrative clerk from 2nd

Maritime Logistics Chef Able Seaman Zachary Galit prepares vegetables in the galley of HMAS Canberra during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 in the Pacific Ocean. Story and photo by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.

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Cooking up a storm in HMAS Canberra

03/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1502 Views 0 Comments HMAS Canberra, RIMPAC

With a fresh apron, chopping board positioned, gripping his sharpening steel and honing his chef’s knife for its sharpest of

An AFLW Adelaide Crows player climbs a rope ladder with Army Sapper Abbey Patzel holding it steady during their visit to Robertson Barracks as part of their pre-season training camp. Story by Sergeant Matthew Bickerton. Photo by Captain Peter March.

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Adelaide Crows get their Army on

03/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1249 Views 0 Comments 1st Brigade, AFL Women's League, Robertson Barracks

The Adelaide Crows AFLW team smashed Darwin-based Defence personnel in training sessions before being put through their paces by physical

Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 coordinator Lieutenant Commander James Dobson on the wharf at Pearl Harbour in Hawaii. Story by Lieutenant Max Logan. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

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Navy officer at the centre of RIMPAC planning

03/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1149 Views 0 Comments RIMPAC

With the safe and successful execution of the world’s largest Navy exercise comes a huge planning effort involving thousands of

Flight Lieutenant Allister Daish mans the air traffic control console in the air traffic control room on board HMAS Canberra during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Story by Lieutenant Nancy Cotton. Photo by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.

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The best of both worlds

03/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1349 Views 0 Comments HMAS Canberra, RIMPAC

Forty years of service to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and now the best of

Able Seaman Chelsea Clayton works on the bridge of HMAS Warramunga during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Story by Lieutenant Max Logan. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

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A scenic first overseas deployment

03/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1118 Views 0 Comments HMAS Warramunga, RIMPAC

With its beautiful beaches and laidback lifestyle, Hawaii was an idyllic location for Able Seaman Chelsea Clayton’s first overseas deployment

Air Commodore Christopher "Noddy" Sawade, left, with Air Commodore Michael "Micka" Gray at the Air Show Team Handover Ceremony at RAAF Base Darwin. Story by Flight Lieutenant Marina Power. Photo by Sergeant Pete Gammie.

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There’s a new show in town

29/07/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2710 Views 0 Comments Air Show, RAAF Darwin, RAAF Reserve

After a long and successful stint as the Head of Air Shows, Air Commodore Christopher ‘Noddy’ Sawade handed over command

Graduates of the Indigenous Pre-Recruit Program fall in for the Graduation Ceremony held at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia. Story by Lieutenant Josephine Rider.

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HMAS Stirling hosts Indigenous Pre-Recruit Program

29/07/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1450 Views 0 Comments HMAS Stirling, Indigenous

Eight future Indigenous sailors, soldiers and aviators graduated from the recent Indigenous Pre-Recruit Program (IPRP) held at HMAS Stirling. CAPTION: