ADF People – Page 63 – CONTACT magazine

Master Gunner of the 1st Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, Warrant Officer Class One Matthew Dawson. Story by Captain Jesse Robilliard. Photo by Private Hamid Farahani.

Gunner looks back in milestone year

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This year’s 150th anniversary of Australian artillery has given one master gunner an opportunity to reflect on his two decades

Army radiographer Lieutenant John Langley and physiotherapist Lieutenant Alison Muller in the health centre in HMAS Canberra during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 21. Story by Captain Peter March. Photo by Leading Seaman Nadav Harel.

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Army boosts ship’s health capability

26/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2269 Views 0 Comments Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2021

Six Army health personnel are working on board HMAS Canberra during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2021 (IPE21), lending a green hue to the maritime-focused

Flying Officer Brett Smith talks with his mate and former colleague Senior Constable Jared Cowan at the Gold Coast Highway police checkpoint. Story by Lieutenant Nicolas Hawkins. Photo by Corporal Brett Sherriff.

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Mates reunited at border checkpoint

20/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2344 Views 1 Comment COVID-19

Turning up to work for his first day at the Gold Coast Highway police control point, Flying Officer Brett Smith

Colonel Michael Scott has completed his deployment to the Middle East on Operation Paladin, which began in July 2019.

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Testing UN deployment ends

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Mentoring and teaching the next generation of junior officers and enlisted personnel is Colonel Michael Scott’s passion, even when they

Newly promoted Director of Music–Navy Commander Cassandra Mohapp at the Garden Island Defence Precinct. Story by Leading Seaman Jonathan Rendell. Photo by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.

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Chorus of praise for key change

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In an historic development for the Royal Australian Navy Band, the Director of Music – Navy position has been upgraded

HMS Resolution was a Royal Navy Resolution-class nuclear-powered submarine. Story by Leading Seaman Kylie Jagiello.

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Former RN nuclear-sub XO likes AUKUS announcement

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With two sons in the Royal Australian Navy, former Royal Navy (RN) nuclear submarine executive officer, Captain Henry Finnis (retd),

Captain Laura McCarthy is serving part-time under Service Category 3, and is pictured with her children at home. Story by Jessica Cameron. Photo by Corporal Brenton Kwaterski.

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Remote, part-time role perfect for mum

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The war memorial in Auburn, South Australia, honours soldiers from the district that died in World War I. CAPTION: Captain

Leading Seaman Esler Cartledge in the galley on board HMAS Sirius during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 21. Story by Captain Peter March. Photo by Leading Seaman Sittichai Sakonpoonpol.

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Pair aboard at start and end of ship’s service

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Two sailors in HMAS Sirius on the ship’s final deployment before being decommissioned were part of the ship’s commissioning crew

Lieutenant Commander Richard Mingramm looks out from the starboard bridge wing of HMAS Sirius, as the ship departs Cam Rah Bay, Vietnam, during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2021. Story by Captain Peter March. Photo by Leading Seaman Sittichai Sakonpoonpol.

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Old salt never says never

13/10/202113/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2274 Views 0 Comments HMAS Sirius, Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2021

As HMAS Sirius undertakes her last operational deployment during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2021 (IPE21), it could also be the end of

Major Brett Pates, left, and his son, Lance Corporal Timothy Pates, are both deployed to the Middle East region on Operation Accordion. Story by Flight Lieutenant Clarice Hurren. Photo by Sergeant Glen McCarthy.

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Long Army service a lifestyle

12/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2250 Views 1 Comment Operation Accordion

Major Brett Pates has clocked up more than 41 years of service in Army logistics and says perspective is key:

Corporal Lachlan Jones from the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, flies a DJI Mavic 2 at Lavarack Barracks, Townsville. Story by Captain Lily Charles. Photo by Corporal Brodie Cross.

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Engineering infantry innovations

12/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2656 Views 1 Comment

Corporal Lachlan Jones is an infantry signaller dedicated to improving the capabilities and experiences of his fellow infanteers. CAPTION: Corporal

Able Seaman Clayton Cox prepares for dinner service in the galley on board HMAS Anzac during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 21. Story by Captain Peter March. Photo by Leading Seaman Leo Baumgartner.

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Keeping watch on wellbeing at sea

08/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1773 Views 0 Comments Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2021

The ship’s company of HMAS Anzac has spent a lot of time at sea over the past 12 months, making

Warrant Officer Class 2 Luke Woolfe, left, and his son Trooper James Woolfe. Story by Captain Sandra Seman-Bourke.

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Family reflects on connection to unit

06/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 3193 Views 0 Comments

With the countdown on to the re-raising of Western Australia’s most storied unit, the 10th Light Horse Regiment, as a

Army carpenter Corporal Courtney Donovan deployed to Timor-Leste on Exercise Hari'i Hamutuk 2021. Story and photo by Leading Seaman Jarrod Mulvihill.

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Army chippie builds more than a career

06/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2273 Views 0 Comments Exercise Hari’i Hamutuk, Timor-Leste

Growing up in tropical Townsville, Corporal Courtney Donovan knew she always wanted to join the Army. CAPTION: Army carpenter Corporal

Aboriginal Community Liaison Officer with NSW Police, Uncle John Skinner, with Corporal Ashleigh Shannon, who were part of a remote vaccination team in northern NSW. Story by Flight Lieutenant Eamon Hamilton.

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Going home on deployment

06/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2127 Views 1 Comment COVID-19, Indigenous

Rolling out COVID-19 vaccinations in her home town has been a career highlight for Yaegl woman and Army air dispatcher,

Lieutenant Laura Sehmish-Lahey is the Regimental Technical Adjutant at the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, Lavarack Barracks, Queensland. Story by Captain Lily Charles. Photo by Corporal Brodie Cross.

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Bringing soldiers’ ideas to life

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“Ground-up innovation” is a key phrase for Lieutenant Laura Sehmish-Lahey in her work. CAPTION: Lieutenant Laura Sehmish-Lahey is the Regimental Technical

RAAF pilot Squadron Leader Tobias Liddy-Puccini in his F-35A on the flightline. Story by Flying Officer Bronwyn Marchant. Photo by Sergeant Rodney Welch.

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RAAF and US F-35As together for first time

01/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2278 Views 0 Comments Exercise Red Flag Alaska 21-3

Flying above rivers, glaciers and valleys, Exercise Red Flag Alaska 21-3 provided Australia’s fighter jet aircrew essential training in one

Leading Aircraftwoman Alexandra Saint-John, of No. 6 Squadron, with an EA-18G Growler aircraft on the flightline at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska. Story by Flying Officer Bronwyn Marchant. Photo by Sergeant Rodney Welch.

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From horses to horsepower

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Leading Aircraftwoman Alexandra Saint-John provided essential electrical servicing for fighter jets during Exercise Red Flag Alaska 21-3, which was her