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Chaplain Franc Ahlin participates in a church service for National Prayer Day at the Seymour Baptist church on June 4. Story by Major Carrie Robards. Photo by Private Andrew Norman.

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Prayer day focuses on people in uniform

22/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1366 Views 0 Comments Chaplains, Combined Arms Training Centre

A number of prayer sessions were held on the National Day of Prayer to show support for members in uniform.

Students participating in the Indigenous Youth Program at RAAF Base Amberley. Story by Emily Egan.

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Indigenous students get a taste of Air Force life

22/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1489 Views 0 Comments Indigenous Youth Program, RAAF Amberley

RAAF Base Amberley recently hosted a group of participants in the Defence Indigenous Youth Work Program. CAPTION: Students participating in

Lieutenant Commander Matthew Schroder. Story by Warrant Officer Class Two Max Bree. Photo by Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez.

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Navy Top Gun’s brush with Maverick

17/06/202217/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2247 Views 0 Comments

If you notice a bearded aviator in the bar scenes of Top Gun: Maverick, it’s probably the Royal Australian Navy’s

Flying Officer Kaylee Verrier carries her bike through some muddy terrain during the adventure-networking expedition. Story and photo by Corporal Melina Young.

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Adventure group inspired by Space Commander

17/06/202217/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1495 Views 0 Comments Women’s Integrated Networking Groups (WINGs)

The all-female ‘WINGs in the Eyre 22’ cycling crew put the brakes on during their expedition to speak with Commander

Captain Jim Hutton on the light vehicle deck of HMAS Adelaide during Exercise Sea Explorer. Story by Captain Joanne Leca. Photo by Corporal Robert Whitmore.

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Leaving behind legacy of amphibious capability

17/06/202217/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2055 Views 0 Comments Exercise Sea Explorer

Captain Jim Hutton has said goodbye to his last Sea Series exercise in full-time service by bringing his expertise as

This photo of Corporal George Beardow (right) and his mates features in the George Beardow’s War in the Pacific exhibition at the Amberley Aviation Heritage Centre.

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War from a carpenter’s perspective

16/06/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1614 Views 0 Comments

A Royal Australian Air Force carpenter who served in the Pacific Theatre during WWII is the subject of a unique

The Queen's Colour is uncased for the Trooping of the Queen's Colour at the Royal Military College - Duntroon, Canberra. Story by Captain Dean Benson. Photo by Corporal Madhur Chitnis.

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Carrying the colours

15/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2643 Views 0 Comments Duntroon, RMC, The Queens Platinum Jubilee

Having already served as a signaller in the Australian Army for nine years, Staff Cadet Isaac Jarvinen would have to

Aspen Island in Canberra is renamed to Queen Elizabeth II Island in recognition of the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty The Queen.

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Extraordinary service recognised through Queen’s birthday honours

15/06/202217/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2487 Views 0 Comments Honours List

CAPTION: Aspen Island in Canberra is renamed to Queen Elizabeth II Island in recognition of the Platinum Jubilee of Her

Flight Lieutenant Marriner, a Pilot from No. 77 Squadron, at RAAF Base Darwin during Exercise Diamond Storm 2022. Story by Flight Lieutenant Dee Irwin. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Sam Price

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There’s no place like home

15/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2350 Views 0 Comments Exercise Diamond Storm, F-35A Lightning II, No. 77 Squadron, RAAF Williamtown

Flying in Exercise Diamond Storm 2022 is a welcome return to the Top End for Flight Lieutenant Michael Marriner. CAPTION:

Wing Commander Martin Parker is greeted by his wife Chantelle on returning from the final mission of his fighter combat instructor course in 2011. Story by Warrant Officer Class 2 Max Bree. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Mark Friend.

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Film provides glimpse of reality in cockpit of fighter jet

15/06/202219/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1872 Views 0 Comments Air Warfare Instructors Course

The heart-pumping fast-jet manoeuvres of 1986 movie Top Gun spawned a generation of kids wanting to grow up and fly

Chief of Army Lieutenant General Rick Burr, with 1st Division's Dr Madhu Patel, celebrating her 50 years of service in the Australian Army at Gallipoli Barracks in Brisbane, Queensland. Story by Captain Jessica O’Reilly. Photo by Corporal Miguel Anonuevo.

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50 years of service and still going strong

15/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1622 Views 0 Comments 1st Division, Gallipoli Barracks

At nearly 80 years of age, Doctor Madhu Patel, from the Joint Health Command’s Enoggera Health Centre, 1st Division, is

WO2 Cameron Elliott provides training to a Malaysian explosives detection dog section during Exercise Anjing Perang in 2017. Story by Warrant Officer Class Two Max Bree.

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Soldier’s work with dogs recognised in Queen’s Birthday honours

15/06/202217/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2229 Views 0 Comments Afghanistan, Army Explosive Detection Dogs, Military Working Dogs

A soldier was recognised in this year’s Queen’s Birthday honours for his determination to improve Army’s explosives detection dog (EDD)

The Women's Integrated Networking Group 'WINGs in the Eyre 22’ cyclists ride with the Flinders Rangers backdrop during the inaugural adventure-networking expedition. Story by Corporal Melina Young.

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The outback called, Air Force women answered

10/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1867 Views 0 Comments women in the ADF, Women’s Integrated Networking Groups (WINGs)

A glimpse at a map would have you think the outback is an expanse of desert with a hostile and

Able Seaman Zachary Duke is part of the honour guard on the stairs of St Paul's Cathedral in London during the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations. Story by Lieutenant Anthony Martin. Photo by Leading Seaman Nadav Harel.

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Parading for Queen’s jubilee a career highlight

10/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1537 Views 0 Comments Australia’s Federation Guard, The Queens Platinum Jubilee

Leading Seaman Zachary Duke, from Caboolture in Queensland, was one of the 40 members of Australia’s Federation Guard who paraded

Personnel from HMAS Penguin run up Awaba Street in the 2022 Humpty Dumpty Balmoral Burn in Sydney. Story and photo by Leading Seaman David Cox.

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Sailors feel the burn for charity

10/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1851 Views 0 Comments HMAS Penguin

To a seasoned runner, a 420-metre dash might seem like a walk in the park. CAPTION: Personnel from HMAS Penguin

Able Seaman Zachary Duke, Leading Aircraftwoman Caylee Wallis and Private Wayne Fourmile from Australia’s Federation Guard at the Australian High Commission in London during preparation for The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Photo by Leading Seaman Nadav Harel.

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Guard member’s journey of a lifetime

10/06/202219/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2205 Views 0 Comments Australia’s Federation Guard, The Queens Platinum Jubilee

Pounding the historic streets of London in Australian uniform is a long way from Perth for Australia’s Federation Guard member

Royal Australian Navy pallbearers carry the casket after the Service Funeral for Rear Admiral (retd) Geoffrey James Alexander Bayliss, held at HMAS Watson Chapel, Sydney. Photo by Able Seaman Susan Mossop.

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Service and family – a life intertwined

08/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2060 Views 0 Comments HMAS Albatross, HMAS Creswell, HMAS Watson

The Service Funeral of Rear Admiral (retd) Geoffrey James Alexander Bayliss, was held at the HMAS Watson Chapel on the

Pilot Flight Lieutenant Angus Wheeler, from No. 292 Squadron, plans the departure and arrival for an upcoming mission in the flight deck of a P-8A Poseidon aircraft at RAAF Base Edinburgh. Story by Corporal Veronica O'Hara. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Sam Price.

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Poseidon pilot living the dream

08/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1848 Views 0 Comments AP-3C Orion, No. 292 Squadron, P-8A Poseidon, PC-21, RAAF Edinburgh, rim

As a child, Flight Lieutenant Angus Wheeler thought it would be cool to work underground in mines or be flying

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Defence remembers leading scientist, 30 years on

08/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1552 Views 0 Comments C-27J Spartan, DSTG, No. 35 Squadron, No. 77 Squadron

This year marks the 30th anniversary since Defence experienced the tragic loss of one of its scientists, Michael Howlett, who

Private Carson Gardiner and Military Police Dog Petra from the 1st Military Police Battalion conduct a building clearance exercise at RAAF Security and Fire School, RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland. Story by Captain Evita Ryan. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Emma Schwenke.

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Dogs more of a wrench for mechanic

08/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1535 Views 0 Comments 1st Military Police Battalion, Military Working Dogs, RAAF Amberley, Service Dogs

Qualified mechanic Private Carson Gardiner originally enquired about joining the ADF as a vehicle mechanic before learning about the role of