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Captain Laura McCarthy is serving part-time under Service Category 3, and is pictured with her children at home. Story by Jessica Cameron. Photo by Corporal Brenton Kwaterski.
ADF People 

Remote, part-time role perfect for mum

16/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1830 Views 0 Comments

The war memorial in Auburn, South Australia, honours soldiers from the district that died in World War I. CAPTION: Captain

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Leading Seaman Esler Cartledge in the galley on board HMAS Sirius during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 21. Story by Captain Peter March. Photo by Leading Seaman Sittichai Sakonpoonpol.
ADF People 

Pair aboard at start and end of ship’s service

13/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2276 Views 0 Comments HMAS Sirius, Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2021

Two sailors in HMAS Sirius on the ship’s final deployment before being decommissioned were part of the ship’s commissioning crew

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Lieutenant Commander Richard Mingramm looks out from the starboard bridge wing of HMAS Sirius, as the ship departs Cam Rah Bay, Vietnam, during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2021. Story by Captain Peter March. Photo by Leading Seaman Sittichai Sakonpoonpol.
ADF People 

Old salt never says never

13/10/202113/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1933 Views 0 Comments HMAS Sirius, Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2021

As HMAS Sirius undertakes her last operational deployment during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2021 (IPE21), it could also be the end of

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Major Brett Pates, left, and his son, Lance Corporal Timothy Pates, are both deployed to the Middle East region on Operation Accordion. Story by Flight Lieutenant Clarice Hurren. Photo by Sergeant Glen McCarthy.
ADF People 

Long Army service a lifestyle

12/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1837 Views 1 Comment Operation Accordion

Major Brett Pates has clocked up more than 41 years of service in Army logistics and says perspective is key:

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Corporal Lachlan Jones from the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, flies a DJI Mavic 2 at Lavarack Barracks, Townsville. Story by Captain Lily Charles. Photo by Corporal Brodie Cross.
ADF People Science & Technology 

Engineering infantry innovations

12/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2273 Views 1 Comment

Corporal Lachlan Jones is an infantry signaller dedicated to improving the capabilities and experiences of his fellow infanteers. CAPTION: Corporal

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Able Seaman Clayton Cox prepares for dinner service in the galley on board HMAS Anzac during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 21. Story by Captain Peter March. Photo by Leading Seaman Leo Baumgartner.
ADF People 

Keeping watch on wellbeing at sea

08/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1304 Views 0 Comments Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2021

The ship’s company of HMAS Anzac has spent a lot of time at sea over the past 12 months, making

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Warrant Officer Class 2 Luke Woolfe, left, and his son Trooper James Woolfe. Story by Captain Sandra Seman-Bourke.
ADF People History 

Family reflects on connection to unit

06/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2793 Views 0 Comments

With the countdown on to the re-raising of Western Australia’s most storied unit, the 10th Light Horse Regiment, as a

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Army carpenter Corporal Courtney Donovan deployed to Timor-Leste on Exercise Hari'i Hamutuk 2021. Story and photo by Leading Seaman Jarrod Mulvihill.
ADF People 

Army chippie builds more than a career

06/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1433 Views 0 Comments Exercise Hari’i Hamutuk, Timor-Leste

Growing up in tropical Townsville, Corporal Courtney Donovan knew she always wanted to join the Army. CAPTION: Army carpenter Corporal

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Aboriginal Community Liaison Officer with NSW Police, Uncle John Skinner, with Corporal Ashleigh Shannon, who were part of a remote vaccination team in northern NSW. Story by Flight Lieutenant Eamon Hamilton.
ADF People Health and Wellbeing 

Going home on deployment

06/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1772 Views 1 Comment COVID-19, Indigenous

Rolling out COVID-19 vaccinations in her home town has been a career highlight for Yaegl woman and Army air dispatcher,

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Lieutenant Laura Sehmish-Lahey is the Regimental Technical Adjutant at the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, Lavarack Barracks, Queensland. Story by Captain Lily Charles. Photo by Corporal Brodie Cross.
ADF People 

Bringing soldiers’ ideas to life

06/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1628 Views 0 Comments

“Ground-up innovation” is a key phrase for Lieutenant Laura Sehmish-Lahey in her work. CAPTION: Lieutenant Laura Sehmish-Lahey is the Regimental Technical

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RAAF pilot Squadron Leader Tobias Liddy-Puccini in his F-35A on the flightline. Story by Flying Officer Bronwyn Marchant. Photo by Sergeant Rodney Welch.
ADF People USA 

RAAF and US F-35As together for first time

01/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1930 Views 0 Comments Exercise Red Flag Alaska 21-3

Flying above rivers, glaciers and valleys, Exercise Red Flag Alaska 21-3 provided Australia’s fighter jet aircrew essential training in one

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Leading Aircraftwoman Alexandra Saint-John, of No. 6 Squadron, with an EA-18G Growler aircraft on the flightline at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska. Story by Flying Officer Bronwyn Marchant. Photo by Sergeant Rodney Welch.
ADF People 

From horses to horsepower

01/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1739 Views 0 Comments Exercise Red Flag Alaska 21-3

Leading Aircraftwoman Alexandra Saint-John provided essential electrical servicing for fighter jets during Exercise Red Flag Alaska 21-3, which was her

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Squadron Leader Dean Bruce, left, and Flying Officer Cliff Brown at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, United States. Story by Flying Officer Bronwyn Marchant. Photo by Sergeant Rodney Welch.
ADF People 

Tim Tams pave the way

01/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1605 Views 0 Comments Exercise Red Flag Alaska 21-3

A packet of iconic Australian biscuits helped Royal Australian Air Force logistics officer Flying Officer Clifford Brown successfully complete a

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Lieutenant Helena Sorial and Lieutenant Sarah Smith at the School of Military Engineering. Story by Major Carrie Robards. Photo by Natashia Lee.
ADF People 

Engineers share student award

29/09/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1451 Views 0 Comments

While Lieutenants Sarah Smith and Helena Sorial followed different paths when joining the Australian Army, their interest in engineering has

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Bryan "Mick" McShane, right, shares some of his memories of the Air Force with Warrant Officer Russell Beck at the RAAF Base Amberley Aviation Heritage Centre. Story by Flying Officer Robert Hodgson. Photo by Corporal Jesse Kane.
ADF People History Veterans 

Former Nasho takes trip down memory lane

29/09/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1436 Views 0 Comments

A former National Servicemen took a trip down memory lane when he recently visited the Air Force base he was

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Obstetrician and gynaecologist Dr Rachel Green hosts a women's health presentation at RAAF Base Amberley. Story by Flying Officer Robert Hodgson. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Emma Schwenke.
ADF People Health and Wellbeing 

Women’s health in the spotlight

29/09/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1171 Views 0 Comments

On September 7, more than 100 serving women from RAAF Base Amberley gathered at the Astra Complex at an event

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ADF Aussie Rules Association’s Sergeant David Wood umpires an AFL match at the SCG during the 2021 Toyota AFL Sir Doug Nicholls Round. Story by Lieutenant Ben Willee.
ADF People Health and Wellbeing 

Army PTI spends 9 weeks in AFL bubble

29/09/202110/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1458 Views 0 Comments

When physical training instructor Sergeant David Wood joined the Army in 2011 he never imagined he would spend nine weeks

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Shirley Stone shows Aircraftwoman Cassandra Field her World War II training certificate during the presentation in Adelaide. Story by Squadron Leader Bruce Chalmers.
ADF People History Veterans 

Certificate evokes fond memories of WWII role

29/09/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1496 Views 0 Comments

Continuing to highlight Air Force achievements in 2021, the RAAF presented Shirley Stone, WWII WAAAF telegraphist, with an Air Force 2021

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Lieutenant Amanda Dreger in the dispensary at the ADF’s main operating base in the Middle East. Story by Flight Lieutenant Clarice Hurren. Photo by Sergeant Glen McCarthy.
ADF People Health and Wellbeing 

Pharmacist embraces responsibility

29/09/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1318 Views 0 Comments COVID-19, Operation Accordion

Monday 25 September was World Pharmacist Day, spare a thought for the sole operator across the Middle East region. CAPTION: Lieutenant

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Sergeant Sean Whittington supervises during a physical training session for Australian Defence Force personnel deployed to the Middle East region. Story by Flight Lieutenant Clarice Hurren. Photo by Sergeant Glen McCarthy.
ADF People Health and Wellbeing 

Kicking physical training goals on deployment

24/09/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1485 Views 0 Comments Operation Accordion

Playing football in Mittagong, the Southern Highlands of NSW, as a teenager was where Sergeant Sean Whittington’s passion for physical fitness

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