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ADF People

Squadron Leader Scott van Ginkel is an honourable recipient from Air Force Training Group of the Medal of the Order of Australia. Story by Aircraftwoman Olivia Tiele.
ADF People 

Modern pilot training efforts fly in to the honours

15/06/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1420 Views 0 Comments

The meritorious duty of Squadron Leader Scott van Ginkel has shaped the advancement of a modern and dynamic Pilot Training

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Able Seaman Avin Kulathum Meethal checks engine oil levels in the machinery space on board HMAS Ballarat during a Regional Presence Deployment. Story by Lieutenant Gary McHugh. Photo by Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez.
ADF People 

Social media inspires career change

15/06/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1327 Views 0 Comments

A video on YouTube inspired a former tool-maker to join the Navy as a marine technician. CAPTION: Able Seaman Avin

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Captain Daniel Judd was the first ADF member across the line in the 70.3 half Ironman in Cairns and second overall in the 45-49 age group. Story and photo by Warrant Officer Class 2 Max Bree.
ADF People 

Steely athletes shine in Ironman event

15/06/202120/06/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2012 Views 0 Comments

Blistering sun and driving headwinds couldn’t stop members of the ADF Triathlon Club delivering some impressive performances at the Cairns

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Leading Aircraftman Joseph Swain is on deployment alongside Australian Army personnel in Vanuatu installing off-grid solar panel systems to power radios in remote locations. Story and photo by Corporal Olivia Cameron.
ADF People 

Different uniforms, same language

10/06/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1685 Views 0 Comments

Leading Aircraftman Joseph Swain might be wearing a different uniform to that of his deployed team, but he speaks the

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Corporal Jaspreet Shah was awarded a Gold Commendation for his work on an interim communications solution for the Land 121 vehicle fleet at Lavarack Barracks. Story by Captain Diana Jennings. Photo by Corporal Brodie Cross.
ADF People 

Ground-up innovation earns gold commendation

08/06/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1981 Views 0 Comments

Corporal Jaspreet Shah, of the 3rd Combat Service Support Battalion’s (3CSSB) 102 Field Workshop Company, has been awarded a Gold Commendation

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Physical training instructor Sergeant James Debono at the Collingwood Football Club headquarters at Olympic Park, Victoria. Story by Private Jacob Joseph. Photo by Leading Seaman Bonny Gassner.
ADF People 

Lessons learnt from AFLW coaching stint

03/06/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1554 Views 0 Comments

Growing up as a “mad” Essendon fan, Sergeant James Debono felt no qualms about going to work with the Geelong

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Captain Katherine Higgins prepares for deployment as a UN Peacekeeper on Operation Paladin. Story by Lieutenant Commander Andrew Ragless. Photo by Sergeant Ben Dempster.
ADF People 

Youngest peacekeeper arrives in the Middle East

03/06/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2269 Views 0 Comments

Australia’s youngest United Nations peacekeeper, 25-year-old Captain Katherine Higgins from the Army has arrived in Tiberias, Israel, ahead of the

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Commanding Officer HMAS Cerberus Captain Ainsley Morthorpe, right, presents Joe Alexander with a butchers rate badge during his visit to the old butchers shop at Cerberus. Story by Lieutenant Ben Willee. Photo by Leading Seaman James McDougal.
ADF People History 

A butcher’s hook at old stomping ground

03/06/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1580 Views 0 Comments

Retired Chief Petty Officer butcher Joe Alexander, one of the few remaining Butcher Branch sailors to serve in the Navy,

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Former chief of naval personnel Rear Admiral Guy Griffiths (retd) at the launch of his biography, Guy Griffiths: The Life & Times of an Australian Admiral, at the Australian War Memorial. Story by Lieutenant Sarah Rohweder. Photo by Petty Officer Bradley Darvill.
ADF People History Veterans 

Admiral’s story a ‘piece of naval history’

03/06/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2351 Views 0 Comments

Guy Griffiths was just a teenager when the warship he was serving in as a young midshipman was sunk in

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HMAS Supply chef Able Seaman Kieran Nieves prepares food in the galley on board HMAS Supply. Story by Acting Sub Lieutenant Jack Meadows. Photo by Able Seaman Sittichai Sakonpoonpol. (Image has been digitally altered)
ADF People 

Navy provides a mix of opportunities

03/06/202103/06/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1140 Views 0 Comments

HMAS Supply chef Able Seaman Kieran Nieves has served food to people on and off the ship since it commissioned

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Flying Officer Ayah Khalid, left, with Leadership Reaction Course team member Flying Officer Clayton Wilson during a course at Officer Training School at RAAF Base East Sale. Story by Flight Lieutenant Julia Ravell. Photo by Flight Sergeant Scott Robbins.
ADF People 

Finding a home in the Air Force

03/06/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1872 Views 0 Comments

Flying Officer Ayah Khalid has lived in three countries, but has found her home in Air Force. CAPTION: Flying Officer

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Major Lee Sankey and his daughter, Lydia, make some quick repairs to their vehicle during some down time in the Shitbox Rally.
ADF People Health and Wellbeing 

Family’s car raising funds for cancer research

27/05/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1250 Views 0 Comments

A 10th Force Support Battalion soldier has turned a cheap car into a cancer-fighting endurance machine for an event that

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Private Alex Norgrove at work at Robertson Barracks, Northern Territory. Story by Captain Rebecca Griffith. Photo by Private Georgia Armstrong.
ADF People History 

History inspires soldier in work and play

27/05/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1715 Views 0 Comments

Private Alexander Norgrove’s interest in military history not only inspired him to join the Army, but forms the basis of

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Signaller Jack Connoley with his father, Australian Federal Police Federal Agent John Connoley, at the Vanuatu Police Training College in Port Vila. Story by Corporal Olivia Cameron. Photo by Corporal Olivia Cameron.
ADF People 

Family reunited through international deployment

27/05/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1846 Views 0 Comments

Following in his father’s footsteps to serve his country, Signaller Jack Connoley reunited with his dad on deployment to Vanuatu,

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Leading Seaman Lodia Lockhart communicates in Bahasa Indonesia to the Indonesian frigate KRI Diponegoro. Story by Lieutenant Geoff Long. Photo by Leading Seaman Thomas Sawtell.
ADF People 

Anzac Indonesian capability showcased

27/05/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1609 Views 0 Comments

A passage exercise with Indonesian Navy frigate KRI Diponegoro earlier this month gave one sailor in HMAS Anzac a chance to

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Flight Lieutenant Kaitlin Flynn, of No. 88 Squadron at RAAF Base Williamtown, is an armament engineer. Story by Corporal Veronica O’Hara. Photo by Sergeant David Gibbs.
ADF People 

Glass ceiling no barrier to engineer

27/05/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1678 Views 0 Comments

Despite being told by her school’s career counsellor that ADFA was “only for boys”, four years later Flight Lieutenant Kaitlin

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Warrant Officer Class One Michael Landy took part in the Army Industry and Corporate Development Program. Story by Lieutenant Simon Hampson.
ADF People 

Industry placement enhances knowledge

25/05/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1850 Views 0 Comments

After a 30-year career in Army, Warrant Officer Class One (WO1) Michael Landy wasn’t sure what to expect when he

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Corporal Laura Wakeling joined the Army as an aviation ground crew member at the age of 33, realising a long-held ambition. Photo by Corporal Craig Barrett.
ADF People 

Age no barrier to joining the ADF

21/05/202122/05/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 4054 Views 2 Comments

Joining the ADF is an option for people of all ages, as Corporal Laura Wakeling and her husband Aircraftman Tim

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Able Seaman Maritime Logistics Support Operator Rowan Fox helps prepare meals in HMAS Anzac's galley. Story by Lieutenant Geoff Long. Photo by Leading Seaman Thomas Sawtell.
ADF People 

Anzac’s jack of all trades

21/05/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1763 Views 0 Comments

Able Seaman Rowan Fox believes a decade in the hospitality industry prepared him for a career in the Navy and the

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Able Seaman Xavier Riddell plays a tune for HMAS Sirius during a replenishment at sea in the Bay of Bengal. Photo by Leading Seaman Thomas Sawtell.
ADF People 

‘Gun buster’ can tickle the ivories

21/05/202122/05/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1620 Views 0 Comments

When Able Seaman Xavier Riddell joined HMAS Anzac (III) in June last year, he brought with him some serious classical

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