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Health and Wellbeing

Private Samuel Sutcliffe, centre, from 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, volunteers as a patient during combat first-aid training. Story by Lieutenant Amy Johnson. Photos by Leading Seaman Sittichai Sakonpoonpol.
Australian Army Health and Wellbeing News 

Soldiers practise combat first aid at sea

01/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1466 Views 0 Comments 1RAR, 2RAR, HMAS Adelaide, Indo-Pacific Endeavour

Army first aid personnel are returning from sea equipped and ready to step back into the field. CAPTION: Private Samuel

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ADFA Men's Rowing team in action at the Disher Cup 2022. Story by Sam Cuninghame. Photo by Officer Cadet Elliot Parker.
ADF People Health and Wellbeing 

ADFA claims victory at annual regatta

25/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1752 Views 0 Comments

The Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) rowing team has been crowned winner of the Disher Cup Regatta for 2022, after

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Australian Army Warrant Officer Class One Peter Morritt makes his 100th donation to the Australian Red Cross Lifeblood centre. Story by Captain Jordan Grantham.
ADF People Health and Wellbeing 

Family and friends inspire 100 blood donations

23/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1418 Views 0 Comments Red Cross Blood Challenge

Warrant Officer Class One (WO1) Peter Morritt recently completed his 100th blood donation, 21 years after his first. CAPTION: Australian

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Australian Army soldiers and a local resident speak with a NSW Rural Fire Service volunteer in Forbes. Story by Captain Zoe Griffyn. Photo by Corporal David Cotton.
Australian Army Health and Wellbeing News 

Soldiers help with heavy lifting in Forbes

18/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1601 Views 0 Comments 2nd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Operation Flood Assist, State Emergency Service (SES)

Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (2 RAR) in Townsville, travelled to Forbes, NSW, to provide support to

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Army and Fire and Rescue NSW personnel play a game of soccer during the Emergency Services Movember Sports event in Sydney. Story by Captain Mike Edwards. Photo by Sergeant Nunu Campos.
ADF People Health and Wellbeing 

Sports day a chance for first responders to relax

18/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 977 Views 0 Comments State Emergency Service (SES), Victoria Barracks

It’s been a busy time for Australia’s front-line emergency service responders, so the Emergency Services Movember Sports Day in Sydney

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Captain Meghann Coffey, a physio from the 1st Health Battalion, crosses the finish line during an ultra-trail marathon in Katoomba. Story by Private Nicholas Marquis.
ADF People Health and Wellbeing 

5th place for 100km marathoner

18/11/202226/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1315 Views 0 Comments 1st Health Battalion, Army Reserve

Ultra-trail marathons are not for the faint-hearted, but Captain Meghann Coffey proved she could mix it with the best, placing

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Royal Australian Navy and Royal Malaysian Navy medical officers a capability demonstration on a volunteer casualty in HMAS Adelaide's resuscitation bay as part of Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022. Story by Flying Officer Brent Moloney. Photo by Leading Seaman Sittichai Sakonpoonpol.
Asia Health and Wellbeing News Royal Australian Navy Videos 

Malaysians and Aussies practise medical care at sea

15/11/202217/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1639 Views 0 Comments HMAS Adelaide, Indo-Pacific Endeavour, Malaysian Armed Forces

Malaysia and Australia continued a long history of friendly partnership with combined medical training during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022 (IPE22). CAPTION:

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RAAF officer Squadron Leader Karyn Ey conducts an ice-breaker activity with personnel from the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces during an ADF led workshop in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Story by Flying Officer Lily Lancaster. Photo by Corporal Brandon Grey.
ADF People Health and Wellbeing 

Sailing the flag for gender equality

04/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1660 Views 0 Comments Indo-Pacific Endeavour

United over shared values, countries across the Indo-Pacific region welcomed ADF instructors to lead women, peace and security education and

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Leading Aircraftwoman Morinda Williams is hoping to inspire other Air Force members from diverse multicultural backgrounds to start donating potentially lifesaving blood. Story and photo by John Noble.
ADF People Health and Wellbeing 

A donation not in vein

04/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1184 Views 0 Comments Red Cross Blood Challenge, Red Cross Lifeblood

Donating blood is always a profound way to help the community, but for those with a culturally diverse background it’s even more

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Flight Lieutenant Samuel Edwards being officially declared a Lifeblood Champion after making his 50th blood donation in Melbourne as part of the Defence Blood Challenge. Story by John Noble.
ADF People Health and Wellbeing 

Blood donor champion aims to inspire

04/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1087 Views 0 Comments Red Cross Blood Challenge

Flight Lieutenant Sam Edwards recently notched up his 50th blood donation in Melbourne as part of the Defence Blood Challenge.

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464 Squadron public affairs officers, Flight Lieutenants Kate Davis, left, and Steffi Blavius donate blood at a Red Cross Lifeblood Donation Centre in Melbourne as part of the Defence Blood Challenge. Photo supplied.
ADF People Health and Wellbeing 

A public affair to save lives

04/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 987 Views 0 Comments No. 464 Squadron, Red Cross Blood Challenge, Red Cross Lifeblood

When Flight Lieutenants Steffi Blavius and Kate Davis heard the call-out to donate blood as part of this year’s Defence

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Flight Sergeant Gail Blizzard is a breast cancer survivor who is passionate about raising funds for cancer research. She organised the Pink Ribbon drive-through breakfast event held at RAAF Base Williamtown, NSW. Story and photo by Corporal Melina Young.
ADF People Health and Wellbeing 

Passionate advocate leads Pink Ribbon fundraiser

01/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1345 Views 0 Comments RAAF Williamtown

When Flight Sergeant Gail Blizzard was diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer in 2019, she was not ready to leave her

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Lieutenant Amber Duncan from the 3rd Health Battalion jumps in to help with the giant swing during the unit's community engagement day with Camp Quality in Camp Mylor, South Australia. Story by Captain Annie Richardson.
ADF People Health and Wellbeing 

Soldiers put smiles on faces of kids dealing with cancer

28/10/202230/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2123 Views 0 Comments 3rd Health Battalion

For children dealing with cancer, Camp Quality believes laughter is the best medicine. CAPTION: Lieutenant Amber Duncan from the 3rd

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Australian Defence Force Academy trainee officers help garden and clean the backyard of a Canberra community member for the Canberra Youth Residential Service. Story by Alex Donato. Photo by Flight Lieutenant Nicole Beames.
ADF People Health and Wellbeing 

ADF provides support to vulnerable community

28/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1409 Views 0 Comments ADFA

Defence personnel from the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) demonstrated the importance of service and selflessness by providing support to

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Captain Stephanie Costa, left, and Corporal Britney Pascoe with their bubs in the parents room. Story by Captain Andrew Page. Photo by Major Paul Krohn.
Australian Army Health and Wellbeing News 

Maternity space a first for Army

28/10/202228/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1624 Views 0 Comments 2nd Health Battalion

The 2nd Health Battalion in Brisbane is set to become Army’s first accredited Australian Breastfeeding Association-friendly workplace. CAPTION: Captain Stephanie Costa,

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Private Jeremy Ryan, centre, of 8th/7th Royal Victorian Regiment, assists the community of Barmah, Victoria, with sandbagging as part of Operation Flood Assist 22-2. Story by Flight Lieutenant Vernon Pather. Photo by Corporal Jonathan Goedhart.
ADF People Health and Wellbeing 

Private Ryan helps save local community

26/10/202230/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1412 Views 0 Comments 8th/7th Royal Victorian Regiment, Army Reserve, Operation Flood Assist

Private Jeremy Ryan, an Army reservist and local resident of Shepparton, has spent time this week at Barmah, giving back

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Wing Commander (then Squadron Leader) Nathan Draper stands in front of a United States Air Force F-35A aircraft at Luke Air Force Base, US, in 2016. Story by Evana Ho. Photo by Leigh Watson.
ADF People Health and Wellbeing 

Aviators to walk for brain cancer research

26/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1394 Views 0 Comments Walk4BrainCancer

Every morning, Wing Commander Nathan Draper wakes up and conducts a BIT check on himself. CAPTION: Wing Commander (then Squadron

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Members of Headquarters 17th Sustainment Brigade joined RSL LifeCare and a number of other veteran charities for a community engagement activity at Our Big Kitchen, Bondi, NSW. Story by Captain Andrew Page.
Australian Army Health and Wellbeing News Veterans 

Defence members cook off for a good cause

23/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1639 Views 0 Comments 17th Sustainment Brigade, RSL

Former and current serving members of the ADF went head-to-head in a kitchen cook-off competition during Veterans Health Week. CAPTION:

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ACT/NSW Country’s Squadron Leader Danny Bretherton, left, works hard to evade the desperate defence of North Queensland’s Corporal Andrew Cooper. Story by Squadron Leader Peter Croce. Photo Supplied.
ADF People Health and Wellbeing 

Players back in touch at nationals

23/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1547 Views 0 Comments

Defence’s best touch football players have emerged from a three-year hiatus to take regional supremacy back to the field at

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Runners and support team of the annual Bravery Trek charity fun run, with Commanding Officer HMAS Waterhen Commander Michael Miller at HMAS Waterhen in Sydney. Story by Lieutenant Max Logan. Photo by Able Seaman Benjamin Ricketts.
Health and Wellbeing News Royal Australian Navy Veterans 

Head-to-head charity run for veterans

23/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1334 Views 0 Comments HMAS Kuttabul, HMAS Penguin, HMAS Waterhen, HMAS Watson

Navy has supported a 57km charity run from Sydney’s North Head to South Head that raised vital funds for Australian

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