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Invictus Games 2025 Team Australia captains, Caz Gladysz and Doug Griffiths proudly wear the new team polo shirt. Story by Flying Officer Tina Langridge. Photos by Flight Sergeant Christopher Dickson.

Invictus team captains named

10/12/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1495 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games

Former ADF personnel Doug Griffiths and Kaz Gladysz have been named team Australia co-captains for Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025,

Attendees of a memorial service for the late Wing Commander Peter Krieg with a static display of E-7A Wedgetail aircraft at 2 Squadron, RAAF Base Williamtown. Story by Flight Lieutenant Grace Casey-Maughan. Photos by Aircraftwoman Laura Flower.

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Remembering the legacy of ‘Cowboy’ Kreig

06/12/202407/12/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1672 Views 0 Comments E-7A Wedgetail, No. 2 Squadron, RAAF Williamtown

On Friday November 8, about 300 family and friends travelled from around the globe to gather in the 2 Squadron

Two cranes return Neptune A89-280 back onto its plinth at the RAAF Base Townsville entrance. Story by Flight Lieutenant Julia Ravell.

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Townsville’s iconic Neptune resumes duty

04/12/202407/12/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1209 Views 0 Comments Neptune, No. 10 Squadron, RAAF Reserve, RAAF Townsville

Reserve personnel used professionalism, pride and impressive trade skills to restore RAAF Base Townsville’s iconic Lockheed P2V-7 Neptune A89-280 gate

Sergeant Grant Vaughan, left, receives the Aircrew Aviator of the Year award from Commander Air Mobility Group Air Commodore Bradley Clarke and the Pathfinder Association's Jett McClenaughan, at the Air Mobility Group Pathfinder Awards dinner. Story by Flying Officer Madeleine Magee. Photos by Aircraftwoman Mikaela Fernlund.

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RAAF recognises innovative Pathfinders

03/12/202407/12/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1143 Views 0 Comments Air Mobility Group (AMG), Pathfinder Awards, RAAF Richmond

Air Mobility Group’s (AMG) annual Pathfinder Awards were held at RAAF Base Richmond on October 20 to honour the group’s

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Enlisted Aviator of the Year Award recipient

29/11/202407/12/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1367 Views 0 Comments No. 35 Squadron, UNICEF

Corporal Kbora Ali is a personnel capability specialist posted to 35 Squadron. In 2016, she became the first female of

Australian Army soldier Sapper Luke Barnes leads a joint patrol with Indian Army soldiers during Exercise Austrahind 2024 in Pune, India. Story by Major Dean Benson. Photo by Corporal Nakia Chapman.

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Combining culture and training in India

27/11/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1430 Views 0 Comments 13th Brigade, Army Reserve, Exercise Austrahind, India, Indian Armed Forces

From delicious food to in-depth combat engineering training, with a side of intense physical training, Exercise Austrahind served up a

Adam Bourke, left, and Major Dan Nailer fix their position during a reconnaissance of the Kapyong battlefield in the Republic of Korea. Story and photos by Lieutenant Commander Brendan Trembath.

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Search continues for digger on Kapyong battlefield

27/11/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1427 Views 0 Comments 3rd Battalion RAR, Korean War, Unrecovered War Casualties – Army

An Australian Army soldier presumed to have been killed in the Korean War’s battle of Kapyong on April 24, 1951,

World War 2 RAAF veteran Cyril Rothall, who served with 3 Airfield Construction Squadron, celebrates his 100th birthday. Photo by Nicholas Gunn.

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WWII veteran ‘Flying Shovel’ celebrates centenary

26/11/202404/12/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 895 Views 0 Comments No. 65 Air Base Recovery Squadron, RAAF Edinburgh, WWII

On November 16, several RAAF Base Edinburgh aviators, including an airfield engineer, shared in the 100th birthday celebrations of a

Navy welcomes charity organisation Tackling Leukaemia on board during the annual Navy versus Victoria Police rugby match at HMAS Cerberus. Photo by Leading Seaman Jack Codner.

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Joining forces to tackle leukaemia

22/11/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1084 Views 0 Comments HMAS Cerberus

HMAS Cerberus recently welcomed charity organisation Tackling Leukaemia on board during the annual Navy versus Victoria Police rugby match, to

Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Jenkins, staff officer at Headquarters 1st (Australian) Division, thanks staff at the Enoggera Health Centre, Gallipoli Barracks, Brisbane, after his recovery from cancer. Story and photos by Captain Peter Nugent.

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It takes an army to defeat a deadly adversary

22/11/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1149 Views 0 Comments Gallipoli Barracks

How do you thank someone for saving your life? CAPTION: Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Jenkins, staff officer at Headquarters 1st (Australian) Division,

Army Major Wendi McAdie and Warrant Officer Class One Andrew McAdie are presented their Federation Star medals by Major General Michael Krause alongside their daughter, Clancy McAdie. Story by Captain Krysten Clifton. Photo by Michael Banovic.

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A life of love and service

15/11/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1240 Views 0 Comments Army Logistic Training Centre, Federation Star

The Federation Star for 40 years of service is a great achievement for any Defence member, but to receive it

Warrant Officer Michael O'Brien is awarded a 25th Anniversary Commemorative Coin by Susan Templeman, the Federal member for Macquarie, for Australia’s participation in The International Force East Timor, at the Windsor and District Returned Services League Sub-Branch, NSW. Story by Flying Officer Madeleine Magee. Photo by Aircraftwoman Mikaela Fernlund.

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Personnel recognised for peacekeeping efforts

15/11/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1409 Views 0 Comments East Timor, INTERFET

ADF personnel have been recognised with a 25th Anniversary Commemorative Coin for Australia’s participation in the International Force for East

Private William Higgs’ newly installed headstone at Commonwealth War Graves Commission's (CWGC) Crucifix Corner Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, France. Story. by Aaron Pegram. Photo courtesy of CWGC.

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Search goes on for the lost but not forgotten

12/11/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1047 Views 0 Comments Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Unrecovered War Casualties – Army (UWC-A), Villers-Bretonneux, WWI

On Remembrance Day, as Australians reflect on the sacrifice of those who have served, the Manager of Unrecovered War Casualties

Remembrance Day is a moment to honour those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. Story by Admiral David Johnston.

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The true cost of war is human

12/11/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 781 Views 0 Comments Chief of Defence Force

A Remembrance Day message from the Chief of the Defence Force, Admiral David Johnston. CAPTION: Remembrance Day is a moment to

Members of Air Combat Electronic Attack Systems Program Office clean the memorial site for the lost aircrew of a downed F-111C during a team-building activity at Bundjalung National Park, Queensland. Story by Pilot Officer Timothy Sullivan. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Campbell Latch.

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A hike to F-111 crash site

08/11/202413/11/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2947 Views 0 Comments F-111, No. 6 Squadron

Members of the Air Combat Electronic Attack Systems Program Office (ACEASPO) have continued a longstanding tradition among the unit’s personnel,

Australian Army Jonathan Church Good Soldiering Award recipient Lieutenant Lachlan Maill meets local villagers in Rabaul, PNG, during a historical battle tour. Story and photos by Corporal Melina Young.

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Aspiring to lead in the spirit of Kokoda’s heroes

08/11/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1312 Views 0 Comments Jonathan Church Good Soldiering Award, Kokoda Track, PNG, WWII

When Lieutenant Lachlan Maill heard cries for help near a shopping centre escalator, he didn’t hesitate. CAPTION: Australian Army Jonathan

Deputy Mission Commander Pacific Partnership Wing Commander Scott Minchin holds a child during the mission in the Pacific. Story by Corporal Jacob Joseph.

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Friendly Aussie faces in the Pacific

06/11/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1015 Views 0 Comments Pacific Partnership

The outgoing deputy commander of a US-led operation to provide humanitarian assistance across the Indo-Pacific said Australian servicemen and women

Warrant Officer Andrew Freame during his last sunset ceremony onboard HMAS Hobart at Fleet Base East, Sydney, NSW. Story by Lieutenant Angela Faulkner. Photos by Able Seaman Danyellah Hill.

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Final sail for warrant officer clocking 50 years

05/11/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1374 Views 0 Comments Fleet Base East, HMAS Hobart

The ability to travel the world is what attracted Warrant Officer Andrew ‘Possum’ Freame to Navy life 50 years ago.

Warrant Officer Class One Frank Franolic, right of centre, stands with friends and family after being presented with his third Federation Star. Story by Captain Carlie Gibson. Photo by Warrant Officer Class Two David Eason.

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Still proud to be called a sapper after 50 years

01/11/202407/11/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1281 Views 0 Comments Federation Star, Sapper, School of Military Engineering

In a celebration of dedication and commitment, Warrant Officer Class One (WO1) Frank Franolic was awarded his third Federation Star

From left, Pilot Officer Justin Mulligan and Warrant Officer William Kinloch with a DeHavilland Mosquito fighter bomber in 1944. Story by Squadron Leader Eamon Hamilton.

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WWII pilots awarded after 80 years

01/11/202402/11/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1501 Views 0 Comments No. 464 Squadron, WWII

Eighty years after their service in the skies of occupied Europe, two Royal Australian Air Force aviators have been posthumously