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Defence Blood Drive Ambassador Group Captain Mike Burgess-Orton at Red Cross Lifeblood. Story by John Noble. Photo by Flight Sergeant Kev Berriman.

Be the type to give blood

30/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 820 Views 0 Comments Red Cross Lifeblood

Air Force members are rolling up their sleeves and taking part in this year’s Defence Blood Drive by donating life-saving

From left, Lieutenant Commander Lachlan Darrow, Seaman Caitlin Hartley, Major Matthew Jones, Squadron Leader Sarelle Woodward and Musician Benjamin Lim at the Australian Coastal Rowing and Beach Sprints Championships at Mooloolaba, Queensland. Story by Private Nicholas Marquis.

ADF People Health and Wellbeing

ADF rocks the boat at coastals

17/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 974 Views 0 Comments ADF Sport

Battling large swells and whitewash, ADF rowers waded out into the ocean and came back in with a bronze medal.

Participants take part in a soccer competition as part of the Exercise Malabar 2023 shore phase in Sydney. Story by Lieutenant Marcus Middleton. Photos by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.

Health and Wellbeing News Royal Australian Navy

Matildas’ magic sweeps navies

16/08/202319/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1285 Views 0 Comments ADF Sport, Exercise Malabar

The Matildas’ magic has swept through Exercise Malabar, with the four participating nations staging a ‘curtain opener’ soccer tournament in

RAAF Medical technician Corporal Brett Leddy from 1 Expeditionary Health Squadron directs the transport of a patient into the back of a G-Wagon ambulance. Story by Flying Officer Connor Bellhouse. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Annika Smit.

Health and Wellbeing News Royal Australian Air Force Talisman Sabre

Providing ‘Role 2 Forward’ medical support at RAAF Base Curtin

15/08/202320/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1711 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre, G-wagon, No. 1 Expeditionary Health Squadron, RAAF Curtin

When it comes to the activation of a remote air field, providing health support to nearly 700 people becomes the

Invictus Games 2023 Team Australia competitor Flight Sergeant Nathan King prepares to throw during an athletics training session at the Sydney Academy of Sport and Recreation, Narrabeen NSW. Story by Tina Langridge. Photo by Flight Sergeant Ricky Fuller.

ADF People Health and Wellbeing Invictus Games

‘We look fierce’: Invictus Games kit revealed

11/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1842 Views 0 Comments ADF Sport, German Federal Armed Forces (Bundeswehr), Invictus Games

The Invictus Games Düsseldorf 2023 Team Australia kit has been launched and it’s already been labelled a hit by the

ADF Health and Wellbeing News Veterans

New Defence and Veteran Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy

08/08/202308/08/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2171 Views 0 Comments

The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide has made it abundantly clear that more needs to be done to

Derrick Akes at a rugby union refereeing course during an ADF Sports training program at the Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Story by Squadron Leader Amanda Scott. Photos by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.

ADF People Health and Wellbeing

It’s more than just sport

04/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1127 Views 0 Comments ADF Sport

Dereck Akes used to live on the streets of Port Moresby, until he was introduced to rugby union in 2017.

Health and Wellbeing Letters to the Editor

Brothers and Books – 5 in 50 challenge

31/07/2023 Dylan Conway 1754 Views 0 Comments

Australia’s favourite veteran read-a-thon is on again! After raising over $140,000 for veterans and their families last year, Brothers and

Australian Army officer Major Dee-Ann Jackson after winning the 10km run in her age group, at Run Melbourne. Story by Sergeant Matthew Bickerton.

ADF People Health and Wellbeing

Running for their lives

28/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1256 Views 0 Comments ADF Sport

Chasing endorphins and the competitors ahead, one Army runner finished first in her age group and 10th overall out of

Corporal Jacob Cutmore passes the ball to Captain Charlotte Hargreaves during a game at the 2023 ACT NAIDOC Touch Football carnival on July 15. Story by Private Nicholas Marquis.

ADF People Health and Wellbeing

More than a touch of camaraderie in carnival

14/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1556 Views 0 Comments ADF Sport, NAIDOC Week

One arm grasping the ball, the other pumping the air, a full-length run of the field was in play. CAPTION:

Petty Officer Jessica Gunning scores a goal during a 4th of July soccer match between the Royal Australian Navy and the United States Marine Corps held at Darwin Football Stadium, Northern Territory. Story by Lieutenant Jessica Blackman. Photo by Leading Seaman Leo Baumgartner.

ADF People Health and Wellbeing

Friendly football comp strengthens bonds

14/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1250 Views 0 Comments ADF Sport, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin

The Navy Football Federation Australia (FFA) men’s and women’s teams recently made the journey to Darwin for a training camp

The three Air Force members who participated in the race. Story by Corporal John Blenkin. Photo by 1 Shot Media.

ADF People Health and Wellbeing Videos

Till the wheels come off

14/07/202314/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1444 Views 1 Comment ADF Sport, Finke Desert Race

When three Air Force members took on one of the world’s most difficult off-road races last month, they got more

Air Force Sergeant Chris Welch, (back right), with the senior B division team during training at Jervis Bay. Story by Corporal Jacob Joseph.

ADF People Health and Wellbeing

Air Force dragon boater off to the worlds

14/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 774 Views 0 Comments

While some struggle to get out of bed on Canberra’s dark and cold winter mornings, Sergeant Chris Welch is cutting

ADF members choose a new Aussie Hero Quilts dhoby bag during HMAS Adelaide's transit to North Queensland. Story by Able Seaman Rikki-Lea Phillips. All photos by Petty Officer Craig Walton.

ADF People Health and Wellbeing

Letters and laundry bags the fabric of support

11/07/202311/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1455 Views 0 Comments Aussie Hero Quilts, HMAS Adelaide

Aussie Hero Quilts had it in the bag when they reached out to HMAS Adelaide and offered laundry bags for

Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Robert Chipman meets with Indigenous Elders and current serving members at the Royal Military College - Duntroon Yarning Circle, Canberra. Story by John Noble. Photo by Corporal Sam Price.

ADF People Health and Wellbeing

Yarning and learning

11/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1083 Views 0 Comments Chief of Air Force, Duntroon, NAIDOC Week, Yarning Circle

Helping celebrate NAIDOC Week in early July, senior leaders of Air Force gathered with local Indigenous Elders and serving members

Health and Wellbeing Letters to the Editor

Guitars bringing peace

09/07/202309/07/2023 Dave Cox 1974 Views 0 Comments G4VA, Guitars For Veterans Australia

Music therapy, healing veterans “Where words fail, music speaks” is the famous quote by Hans Christian Anderson who recognised that

Army sappers from the 1st Combat Engineer Regiment and medics from the 1st Health Battalion practise critical first aid skills on the robotic training dog, Diesel during Canine Tactical Combat Casualty Care training. Story by Captain Annie Richardson. Photo by Signaller Kobi Rankin.

Australian Army Health and Wellbeing News

Critical care training for soldiers’ best friends

07/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1198 Views 0 Comments 1st Combat Engineer Regiment, 1st Health Battalion, Army Explosive Detection Dogs, School of Military Engineering

Explosive detection dog handlers from the 1st Combat Engineer Regiment and medics from the 1st Health Battalion conducted a training

Personnel from HMAS Watson participate in Lifeline’s Push-Up Challenge. Story by Midshipman Alice Rogers. Photo by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.

ADF People Health and Wellbeing

84,630 push-ups in the name of mental health

07/07/202308/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1039 Views 0 Comments HMAS Watson, Lifeline, Push-Up Challenge

Sailors and officers at HMAS Watson, and their friends, completed a staggering 84,630 push-ups in the name of mental health awareness.

Leading Aircraftswoman Jill Magno abseils down the side of the Campbell Park Offices in Canberra. Story by Corporal Michael Rogers.

ADF People Health and Wellbeing

Overcoming fears out of the comfort zone

07/07/202307/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1050 Views 0 Comments Adventurous Training

Even though it had been over 10 years since the last time he abseiled, Leading Aircraftman Michael Portanger wasn’t worried.

ADF Arts for Recovery, Resilience, Teamwork and Skills program participant Petty Officer Lee-Anne Cooper with her family at the showcase event at the University of Canberra’s Inspire Centre. Story by Flight Lieutenant Thomas McCoy. Photo by Corporal Madhur Chitnis.

ADF People Health and Wellbeing Lest We Forget

Drawings worth a thousand words

04/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1030 Views 0 Comments ADF Arts for Recovery Resilience Teamwork and Skills (ARRTS)

In 2017, Petty Officer Lee-Anne Cooper was asked by a shipmate to take a photo of him in full service