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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.
ADF People 

Milestone for new operational pilots

13/07/202118/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2278 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.
ADF People History Veterans 

Road names provide link to the past

13/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1365 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.
ADF People History Veterans 

Armidale’s last survivor disembarks

09/07/202118/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1863 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.
ADF People 

Signaller receiving cultural lessons

09/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2013 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.
ADF People 

Pushing it to the limit

07/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1319 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.
ADF People 

Mission: to get us all vaccinated

07/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1715 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.
ADF People 

Recruit learns strength and resilience

07/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1603 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.
ADF People Videos 

Dream come true for new cav troop commander

07/07/202118/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2502 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.
ADF People 

Recognition for setting up F-35A facilities

07/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1218 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.
ADF People 

Tassie tank troop commander graduates

07/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1249 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.
ADF People Science & Technology 

Flying drones a specialist skill

07/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1996 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.
ADF People Science & Technology 

Technicians keep Shadows flying

07/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1720 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.
ADF People 

Infantry section commander digesting medical texts

07/07/202118/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2951 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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Deputy Director of Air Force Events Olivia Hannan has been awarded an industry scholarship. Story by Squadron Leader Bruce Chalmers. Photo by Sergeant Rob Hack.
ADF People 

Work on Air Force centenary rewarded

07/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1200 Views 0 Comments

Deputy Director of Air Force Events Olivia Hannan has been awarded a Meetings and Events Australia (MEA) scholarship following her

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Private Annette Sindiga of the 1st Military Police Battalion’s Charlie Company is one of five Victorian entrants heading to the 2021 Miss World Australia Crowning Ceremony. Story by Flying Officer Evita Ryan.
ADF People 

Private joins Miss World Australia

07/07/202118/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2498 Views 0 Comments

Her mother’s life-long dream to live and work overseas led Private Annette Sindiga to immigrate from Kenya to Australia at age 12.

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Able Seaman Briana Letta in the engine room of Australian Defence Vessel Cape Inscription while deployed on Operation Resolute. Story by Lieutenant Mollie Burns.
ADF People 

Sailor stoked with career development

07/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1599 Views 0 Comments

A crew member in Australian Defence Vessel Cape Inscription has celebrated some significant milestones – and a birthday – while

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Aircraftwoman Natasha Bryan prepares an E-7A Wedgetail for a flight during Exercise Rogue Ambush at RAAF Base Darwin. Story by Flying Officer Bronwyn Marchant. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Adam Abela.
ADF People 

Maintaining an E-7A on Rogue Ambush

07/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1294 Views 0 Comments

As an aircraft technician at No. 2 Squadron, Aircraftwoman Natasha Bryan enjoys the variety of her day-to-day role, however, Exercise

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Personnel capability specialist Warrant Officer Natilee Sargent, from No. 453 Squadron. Story and photo by Corporal Melina Young.
ADF People 

Volunteer mentor is changing lives

01/07/202104/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1698 Views 2 Comments

Royal Australian Air Force personnel capability specialist Warrant Officer Natilee Sargent, from No. 453 Squadron based at RAAF Base Williamtown

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Australian Army public affairs officers, and married couple, Captains Karyn and Dan Mazurek in Canberra. Story by Captain Annie Richardson. Photo by Jay Cronan.
ADF People 

Canadian captains now Canberra communicators

01/07/202104/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2823 Views 0 Comments

Australian Army public affairs officers Captains Karyn and Dan Mazurek celebrated Canada Day this year as new Australian citizens.

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Brigadier Mick Garroway is handing over command of the 5th Brigade after a very busy 18 months. Story by Lieutenant Commander John Thompson. Photo by Leading Seaman Ryan Tascas.
ADF People 

Fire, flood and COVID leader moving up a division

01/07/202104/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2673 Views 0 Comments

The man who commanded all ADF domestic operations in NSW since the devastating bushfires of 2019-20, Brigadier Mick Garraway, is

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