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Chief Petty Officer John Bywater, second from left, with South East Regional Maintenance Centre service personnel alongside the gas turbine shop trainer engine at the Naval Station in Mayport, Florida.
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United States – a posting like no other

12/03/202124/03/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1321 Views 0 Comments

When Chief Petty Officer John Bywater posted to Florida in the US last year, he knew it would be an

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Air Commodore Margot Forster, left, with her sister Flight Lieutenant Melody Earl, at RAAF Base Edinburgh, South Australia, in the lead up to International Women's Day. Photo by Corporal Brenton Kwaterski.
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Sisters in the COVID-19 fight

12/03/202113/03/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2282 Views 0 Comments

The ‘air force family’ takes on a whole new meaning for Royal Australian Air Force reservist Air Commodore Margot Forster and

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SQNLDR Michael Phillips with a No. 37 Squadron C-130J Hercules on the flightline at RAAF Base Richmond, NSW. Photo by CPL David Said.
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‘Privileged’ to watch the dawn of a new era

11/03/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1845 Views 0 Comments

Working part-time in an honorary capacity with his local RSL, Jesmond local Michael Phillips loves the beaches of Newcastle when

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Captain Dylan Conway, of the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, with books he read while bed-ridden after surgery. He later recommended books to others as part of his initiative, Brothers n' Books. Photo by Private Jacob Hilton.
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Turning a page to heal during difficult chapter

11/03/202113/03/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1821 Views 0 Comments

As a very active person, spending 14 months bed-ridden after surgery was the most challenging time of Captain Dylan Conway’s

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Leading Aircraftwoman Emma Singleton with the Chief of Air Force award presented to her great-grandmother Betty Howells to mark her 100th birthday. Photo by Sergeant Bill Solomou.
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Centenarian honoured in RAAF’s centenary year

11/03/202113/03/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1932 Views 1 Comment

Betty Howells (nee Raby) was already seven weeks old when the Royal Australian Air Force was formed on March 31,

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Senior Air Force Imagery Specialist Sergeant Pete Borys, from No. 464 Squadron RAAF Base Amberley Detachment, has clocked up 40 years’ service in the ADF. Photo by Corporal Nicci Freeman.
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A snapshot of two long careers

11/03/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2304 Views 1 Comment

Two Air Force photographers from the same squadron have each clocked up 40 years of service in the ADF. CAPTION:

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Warrant Officer Natasha McRoe, left, and Able Seaman Emily Hetherington celebrate International Women's Day on March 5 at Navy Headquarters Tasmania.
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Mentor inspiring other women

11/03/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2031 Views 0 Comments

Warrant Officer Maritime Logistic – Support Operator Natasha McRoe is actively passing on the knowledge she has gleaned from women who

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Lance Corporal Chloe-Meg Cooper, of 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment, at Lavarack Barracks, Townsville. Photo by Corporal Brodie Cross.
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Adventure and new opportunities

11/03/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1638 Views 0 Comments

Adventure training and good mates are highlights of a 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment clerk’s three-year Army career. CAPTION: Lance Corporal

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Private Ashleigh Walsh, from the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, works as a warehouse coordinator managing and maintaining equipment and weapons systems for the battalion. Photo by Corporal Brodie Cross.
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Army career fills all the gaps

11/03/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2068 Views 0 Comments

An Operation COVID-19 Assist deployment last September convinced a 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), digger to move from the

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Head of Navy Engineering Rear Admiral Kath Richards addresses members of the Navy Engineering branch at the handover of command ceremony held at Campbell Park Offices in Canberra. Photo by Petty Officer Bradley Darvill.
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Childhood curiosity opened door for engineer

11/03/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1746 Views 0 Comments

Head of Navy Engineering Rear Admiral Kath Richards was little more than a toddler when she got her first taste

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Sergeant Michelle Espley from No. 23 Squadron at the Antarctic Circle sign during Operation Southern Discovery.
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Antarctic operation a breeze

05/03/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1399 Views 0 Comments

COVID-19 didn’t stop personnel from the mobile air loading team from successfully completing Operation Southern Discovery in Antarctica. CAPTION: Sergeant

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ADF participants in the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade in February 2020. Photo by Megan Popelier.
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Marching with pride at Mardi Gras

05/03/202110/03/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2152 Views 0 Comments

There are some places ADF members don’t expect to get glitter, such as on their uniforms, but at Mardi Gras,

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Able Seaman Brianna Briscoe's decision to join the Navy changed her life.
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Changing course for the better

05/03/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1997 Views 3 Comments

Able Seaman Brianna Briscoe joined Navy four years ago, changing course from an otherwise desperate future. CAPTION: Able Seaman Brianna

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Regimental Sergeant Major Warrant Officer Class One Michael Carroll demonstrates urban clearing techniques to medical personnel during a visit to Gallipoli Barracks, Brisbane in 2020. Photo by Trooper Jonathan Goedhart.
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Leading the way for younger soldiers

05/03/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 3271 Views 0 Comments

Over his 29-year career, Warrant Officer Class One Mick Carroll from Wauchope, NSW, has accumulated a wealth of experience. CAPTION:

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Air Chief Marshal Mark Binskin served as Chief of Air Force, Vice Chief of the Defence Force, and Chief of the Defence Force from June 2014 until he retired in July 2018. Photo by Corporal David Gibbs.
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Close encounter that led to a celebrated career

05/03/202105/03/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2707 Views 0 Comments

Mark Binskin was born in Campbelltown, NSW, and as long as he can remember he has always wanted to fly.

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Wing Commander Stuart Wheal, left, United States Air Force Commander Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Denzer and Japan Air Self-Defense Force Commander Major Kenji Hoka during Exercise Cope North 21. Photo by Squadron Leader David Weekley.
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Nations work together in airbase exercise

03/03/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1649 Views 0 Comments

Wing Commander Stuart Wheal looks out over the runway and pebbly scrub of Northwest Field, a largely disused airfield near

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Director General Engineering - Navy Commodore Rachel Durbin speaks with Midshipman Jarad Barber at Campbell Park Offices in Canberra.
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Students step out of classroom to learn

03/03/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2359 Views 0 Comments

Future Navy engineers have been putting their knowledge to the test, completing work experience alongside some of the service’s most

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Leading Seaman Ryan Brooks in the Chief of Navy’s galley at Russell Offices, Canberra. Photo by Petty Officer Lee-Anne Cooper.
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Chef tastes success

03/03/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1364 Views 0 Comments

Iced Vo-Vo after Iced Vo-Vo, pâtissier Leading Seaman Maritime Logistics – Chef Submarines Ryan Brooks was working at Arnott’s when

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Squadron Leader Kate Yaxley lectures and mentors students at UNSW Canberra.
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Recognised for pioneering research

03/03/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1308 Views 0 Comments

RAAF Squadron Leader Kate Yaxley has been recognised for her pioneering work in artificial intelligence as a finalist in the

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Personnel from No. 36 Squadron's orderly room, from left, Leading Aircraftwomen Jarla Pyle, Pinar Girca, Abbey Patterson and Corporal Cass Williamson at RAAF Base Amberley. Photo by Corporal Brett Sherriff.
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Taking time to improve teamwork, motivation

27/02/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1487 Views 0 Comments

The orderly room team at Air Force’s No. 36 Squadron has introduced some novel approaches to improving their workplace, with

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