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Corporal Ben Maddaford on Galoa Island during Operation Fiji Assist. Photo by Corporal Dustin Anderson.
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Mission in Fiji meant missing Christmas with family

11/02/202111/02/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1514 Views 0 Comments

On board HMAS Adelaide as she sailed back into Sydney Harbour on 2 February after deploying to Fiji following the devastation

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Former apprentice carpenter Leading Seaman Leigh Gough deployed in HMAS Adelaide on Operation Fiji Assist 20-21. Photo byDustin Anderson.
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Combat systems operator dusts off tool belt

05/02/202106/02/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2604 Views 0 Comments

After more than 10 years in the Navy, Leading Seaman Leigh Gough dusted off his tool belt to return to

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Sir Angus Houston says he was part of a "team environment from top to bottom". Photo by Able Seaman Bradley Darvill.
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Left the land to lead from the air

05/02/202110/02/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1817 Views 0 Comments

Working as a share farmer in the middle of a drought is as good a reason as any to look

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Able Seaman Brittany Alexander transferred from the Canadian Navy to the Royal Australian Navy in 2015. Photo by Chief Petty Officer Cameron Martin.
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Canadian daydreams come true for submariner

05/02/202106/02/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1965 Views 0 Comments

Bizarre animals like a t-rex crossed with a deer and white sand beaches consumed the daydreams of Able Seaman Brittany

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Sub-Lieutenant Nancy Cotton at Russell Offices in Canberra, ACT. Photo by Petty Officer Lee-Anne Cooper.
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Many roads to Navy career

02/02/202103/02/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2018 Views 0 Comments

In a previous life, Sub-Lieutenant Nancy Cotton walked the beat as a Metropolitan Police Officer in London, one of the

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An F-35A Lightning II at RAAF Base Williamtown, New South Wales. Photo by Corporal Craig Barrett.
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Conspicuous Service Medal for comms technician on airspace safety

01/02/202107/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2599 Views 0 Comments

A chance conversation and more than six months’ hard work led to No. 1 Combat Communications Squadron communication electronic technician Corporal Leigh

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Warrant Officer Class 2 Lance Keighran in front of a MAN HX77 truck at the Army School of Transport in Puckapunyal, Victoria. Photo by Corporal William Spence.
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Driving change rewarded with Conspicuous Service Medal

01/02/202102/02/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 3067 Views 0 Comments

Spearheading efficiencies to Army driver training led to Warrant Officer Class 2 Lance Keighran receiving a Conspicuous Service Medal in this

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Leading Seaman Simone Henare at Fleet Base East, Sydney. Photo by Leading Seaman Jarrod Mulvihill.
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Conspicuous Service Medal for excellence in logistics support and submarine availability

01/02/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2603 Views 0 Comments

Saying Leading Seaman Simone Henare is committed to hard work and perseverance is an understatement. CAPTION: Leading Seaman Simone Henare

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Leading Seaman Clearance Diver Steven Palu was awarded the Conspicuous Service Medal in the 2021 Australia Day honours. Photo by Leading Seaman Christopher Szumlanski.
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Conspicuous Service Medal awarded for Navy Clearance Diver’s brave efforts

29/01/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 3672 Views 1 Comment

In August 2017, Australian Clearance Diving Team-1 was called on to recover three missing marines from the wreck of a

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Private Zed Barrett, of the 3rd Combat Service Support Battalion, during his deployment on Operation Bushfire Assist. Photo by Private Madhur Chitnis.
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Variety the spice of Army life

29/01/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1314 Views 0 Comments

Private Zed Barrett had a variety of jobs in the civilian world before finding his calling in the Australian Army, which

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Leading Seaman Amanda Petersen walks with Boss during a planning day for the Navy recruiting team.
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Horses inspire new ‘joining up’ focus

29/01/202130/01/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1826 Views 0 Comments

A modern horse-training technique inspired new ideas for Navy’s recruiting team when they swapped their city desks for grassy paddocks

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Squadron Leader Harold Cheung briefs Navy personnel at Sydney Airport during Operation COVID-19 Assist. Photo by Leading Seaman Nadav Harel.
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Principal gives up holiday to help in virus fight

29/01/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1574 Views 0 Comments

A school principal gave up his holiday to support Operation COVID-19 Assist. CAPTION: Squadron Leader Harold Cheung briefs Navy personnel at

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Corporal Brody Peate, a No. 75 Squadron aircraft technician, with an F/A-18A Hornet on RAAF Base Tindal. Photo by Corporal David Said.
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From dirt bikes to afterburners

29/01/202130/01/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1515 Views 0 Comments

A member of the Narrabri Dirt Bike Club while growing up, Brody Peate developed an interest in challenging mechanical performance

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Leading Seaman Christopher Sanders answers a call on board HMAS Adelaide during Operation Fiji Assist. Photo by Corporal Dustin Anderson.
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Communications sailor recognised for work with the Conspicuous Service Medal

29/01/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2177 Views 0 Comments

Leading Seaman Christopher Sanders works in a high-tech information environment, leveraging sophisticated communications systems to enable the flow of information.

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Leading Aircraftman Ryan Mills with his wife Ellen at Fleet Base East, Sydney.
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The wedding must go on, eventually

29/01/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1575 Views 0 Comments

Planning a marriage has its challenges, but in a pandemic it’s even more difficult, particularly when the groom is on

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Army Chaplain Major Ricky Su speaking at last year's Vietnam Veterans Day service at Reg Hillier House in Bees Creek, Northern Territory. Photo by Corporal Rodrigo Villablanca.
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Chaplain’s welfare work is recognised

26/01/202111/02/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2679 Views 0 Comments

The sympathetic ear and caring demeanour of Chaplain Ricky Su have been recognised with a Conspicuous Service Medal in this year’s

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Seaman Sophie Van Der Linden at Sydney Airport during Operation COVID-19 Assist. Photo by Leading Seaman Nadav Harel.
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Zoology student on the COVID-19 frontline

25/01/202126/01/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1754 Views 0 Comments

Working over the holidays is not something people usually love, but for Navy Reservist Seaman Sophie Van Der Linden it

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HMAS Glenelg's Commanding Officer Lieutenant Commander Jared Webb after completing his marathon challenge for the Running for Premature Babies charity.
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Hitting the deck for charity marathon

25/01/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1385 Views 0 Comments

Running 500 laps of an Armidale-class patrol boat might seem crazy to most, but for HMAS Glenelg’s Commanding Officer it was

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Warrant Officer Class 2 Cheryl Peebles, centre, with a soldier signing out a weapon from the armoury at Camp Baird in the Middle East region. Photo by Corporal Tristan Kennedy.
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Chat with friend inspires long career

25/01/202126/01/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2622 Views 0 Comments

A 1985 conversation with her best friend led WO 2 Cheryl Peebles to join the Army and forge a career beyond her wildest expectations.

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Leading Aircraftman Lawson McCurran at the Combined Air Operations Center in Qatar.
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Career change dishes up opportunities for meat packer

24/01/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1947 Views 0 Comments

Leading Aircraftman Lawson McCurran has gone from slicing and packing meat at an abattoir to maintaining high-tech network communications that

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