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Commanding Officer NUSHIP Stalwart Commander Steve McCraken presents Leading Seaman Medic Abbey-Rose Yeomans with her award and artwork at HMAS Stirling in Rockingham. Story by Dallas McMaugh. Photo by Able Seaman Luke Miller.
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Evacuation assistance recognised

23/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1081 Views 0 Comments

Leading Seaman Medic Abbey-Rose Yeomans has been recognised for her efforts in helping an evacuated member of the public from Mallacoota during the

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Australian Army Gunner Jesse Lane from the 4th Regt, RAA, with the 155mm M777 Howitzer ammunition at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, QLD, during TS21. Photo by Corporal Jarrod McAneney.
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From bricks to bombs for Townsville local

23/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1634 Views 0 Comments

Townsville lad, Jesse Lane once worked moving bricks around building sites. CAPTION: Australian Army Gunner Jesse Lane from the 4th

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Private Will Yet Foy at the Townsville Field Training Area in Queensland during Exercise Talisman Sabre. Story by Flight Lieutenant Chloe Stevenson. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Emma Schwenke.
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From customer service to urban assaults

23/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1845 Views 0 Comments

Private Will Yet Foy works for Moreton Bay council in his day job, but as a reservist rifleman deployed on

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Weapons Electrical Engineering Officer Lieutenant Nick Adriaanse stands on the forecastle of HMAS Brisbane while sailing off the east coast of Queensland. Story by Lieutenant Sarah Rohweder.
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Officer’s US training brought to bear at Talisman Sabre

20/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1108 Views 0 Comments

The knowledge gained from learning a powerful maritime weapons system while on exchange with the US Navy has been a

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Army veterinarian officer Major Kendall Crocker and veterinary assistant Private Lianne Salerno, at the Townsville Field Training Area in during TS21. Story by Flight Lieutenant Chloe Stevenson. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Emma Schwenke.
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Front-line medical care for soldier’s ‘best friends’

20/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2245 Views 0 Comments

When you imagine a small, deployed military health facility made up of several camouflaged tents, buried away in bushland outside

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Air traffic controller Flight Lieutenant Amy Tinto, from No. 452 Squadron, in front of the air traffic control tower at RAAF Base Townsville during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2021. Story by Flight Lieutenant Chloe Stevenson. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Emma Schwenke.
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Talisman Sabre ramping up in the sky

16/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1285 Views 0 Comments

Australia’s largest bilateral military exercise has put thousands of boots on Townsville ground, but up in the skies above Castle

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Corporal Victoria Takai at her posting to Thursday Island as a communication systems operator. Story by Wing Commander Jaimie Abbott.
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Fortunate to be home for posting

13/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1996 Views 0 Comments

Corporal Victoria Takai feels fortunate to return to country after posting to Thursday Island for her role as a communication

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Pilot Officer Dirk was one of the pilots who completed the first operational conversion course conducted in Australia for the F-35A Lightning II during Exercise Rogue Ambush. Story by Flying Officer Bronwyn Marchant. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Adam Abela.
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Milestone for new operational pilots

13/07/202118/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2154 Views 0 Comments

Air Force’s newest E-7A Wedgetail and F-35A Lighting II pilots completed their six-month operational conversion courses on Exercise Rogue Ambush

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Commodore Jim Dickson (retd) unveils the sign for the new road named in his honour at HMAS Cerberus, joined by members of his family and senior Cerberus personnel. Story by Lieutenant Commander Helen Ward. Photo by Petty Officer James Whittle.
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Road names provide link to the past

13/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1281 Views 0 Comments

Commodore Jim Dickson (retd) recently returned to HMAS Cerberus, Victoria, to unveil the sign for a new street named after

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Dr Victor Leonard in later life during a television interview. Story by Tom Lewis.
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Armidale’s last survivor disembarks

09/07/202118/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1765 Views 0 Comments

Victor ‘Ray’ Leonard, the last survivor of the corvette HMAS Armidale I, sunk in action in 1942, has died in

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Signaller Hugh Broadbent, from the 7th Combat Signals Regiment, is deployed to Vanuatu as part of a team training the Vanuatu Police Force in high frequency and very high frequency radio systems. Story and photo by Corporal Olivia Cameron.
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Signaller receiving cultural lessons

09/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1917 Views 0 Comments

Signaller Hugh Broadbent has enjoyed immersing himself in the rich culture of Vanuatu while deployed in support of the Vanuatu

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Headquarters Joint Operations Command and Spotless personnel participate in the 2021 Push For Better push-up challenge on the Walter Roy Hyles Field at HQJOC Bungendore, NSW. Story by Sarah Collins.
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Pushing it to the limit

07/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1247 Views 0 Comments

About 150 personnel from Headquarters Joint Operations Command (HQJOC) and attached components participated in a push-up challenge for a good

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Coordinator General of Operation COVID Shield Lieutenant General John Frewen sits in his office at the Department of Health's Scarborough House, Canberra. Story and photo by Sergeant Sebastian Beurich.
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Mission: to get us all vaccinated

07/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1630 Views 0 Comments

The federal task force charged with delivering the COVID-19 vaccine rollout has set an ambitious target: that every eligible and

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Recruit Shyndalia Woosup at the Cairns RSL after her graduation parade in Cairns, Queensland. Story by Sub Lieutenant Nancy Cotton. Photo by Petty Officer Bradley Darvill.
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Recruit learns strength and resilience

07/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1486 Views 0 Comments

Far from her life growing up on a farm in Mackay, Recruit Shyndalia Woosup is one of 17 recruits who

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Lieutenant Jake Mouritz on Exercise Gauntlet Strike at Puckapunyal Military Training Area, Victoria. Story by Captain Tom Maclean. Photo by Corporal Robert Whitmore.
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Dream come true for new cav troop commander

07/07/202118/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2390 Views 0 Comments

Lieutenant Jake Mouritz, from Western Australia, has graduated as a new cavalry troop commander, something he dreamed about for a long

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Squadron Leader Louise Burr is a finalist in the Australian Defence Magazine 2021 Women in Defence Awards. Story by Alisha Welch. Photo by Sergeant David Gibbs.
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Recognition for setting up F-35A facilities

07/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1098 Views 0 Comments

Playing a key role in the establishment of F-35A facilities has been among the most rewarding and challenging roles Air

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Lieutenant Levi Ross on Exercise Gauntlet Strike at Puckapunyal Military Training Area, Victoria. Story by Captain Tom Maclean. Photo by Corporal Robert Whitmore.
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Tassie tank troop commander graduates

07/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1173 Views 0 Comments

A young Tasmanian has become one of a handful of junior Australian Army officers to graduate as a new tank troop

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Unmanned aerial vehicle captain Lance Bombardier Lewis Day operates a Shadow 200 from a ground control station during Exercise Dragon Sprint at the Townsville Field Training Area. Story and photo by Petty Officer Lee-Anne Cooper.
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Flying drones a specialist skill

07/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1916 Views 0 Comments

You would be wrong to think unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operators are professional video gamers. CAPTION: Unmanned aerial vehicle captain

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Craftsman Mitchell Toms Camer checks Shadow 200 aviation fuel on the airfield during Exercise Dragon Sprint at the Townsville Field Training Area. Story and photo by Petty Officer Lee-Anne Cooper.
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Technicians keep Shadows flying

07/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1665 Views 0 Comments

The Shadow 200 unmanned aerial vehicle’s (UAV) laser system can guide bombs and other ordnance precisely onto targets, but this

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Corporal David-Jose Pelaez, a section commander from the School of Infantry, cleans the Skippy Badge at Depot Company headquarters, Singleton. Story and photo by Private Jacob Joseph.
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Infantry section commander digesting medical texts

07/07/202118/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2854 Views 3 Comments

At the School of Infantry, where tactics and weapons are bread and butter, one soldier is working through a different

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