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Trevor, left, Allan and Wayne – three generations of Beales in the Army. Trevor and Wayne currently serve as reservists with the 8th/7th Battalion, Royal Victoria Regiment. Story by Captain Kristen Cleland.
ADF People History Veterans 

4 Brigade celebrates three generations on Fathers’s Day

07/09/202109/09/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1973 Views 0 Comments Fathers Day

Three generations of men from the same family have served with Victoria’s 4th Brigade, and this Father’s Day, the brigade

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A player from the Royal Australian Corps of Signals Rugby Union Football Club team rises above a Toowoomba Police player in the annual Brett Forte Cup memorial rugby game in Queensland. Story by Flying Officer Evita Ryan. Photo by Corporal Joshua Thomas.
Australian Army History News Police 

Rugby game honours fallen police officer

02/09/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1735 Views 0 Comments

The annual Brett Forte Cup made a comeback on Saturday, August 14, keeping a fallen police officer’s memory alive and

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Len Kelly returns the medals of World war I veteran Lieutenant Norman Weynand to his family member Lynne Bennett at the 9th Battalion Museum at Gallipoli Barracks Brisbane. Story by Corporal Olivia Cameron.
ADF People History Veterans 

Family reunited with stolen WWI medals

02/09/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1929 Views 0 Comments

Former Army reservist Len Kelly has a fascination for all things World War I. CAPTION: Len Kelly returns the medals

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Leading Seaman Jamie Martin is farewelled by wife Teaghan and son Sterling as HMAS Sirius prepares to depart Fleet Base West, Western Australia, for her final deployment. Story by Lieutenant Commander Ric Mingramm. Photo by Leading Seaman Richard Cordell.
History News Royal Australian Navy 

HMAS Sirius’ last mission before decommissioning

02/09/202107/09/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2617 Views 0 Comments

Navy replenishment vessel HMAS Sirius is living up to her motto of “serve and provide” one last time before decommissioning

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SIG Wayne Tranter provides a site brief to Papua New Guinea Navy Able Seaman Basil as part of the Communications Infrastructure Upgrade on Manus Island. Story by Leading Seaman Kylie Jagiello.
Australian Army History News Pacific 

Building on partnership with PNG

20/08/202122/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2072 Views 0 Comments

Australia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) have a strong and enduring security partnership, based on a shared vision for a

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Commanding Officer Combat Survival Training School Squadron Leader Simon Longley with historian Lynette Silver, who has researched the World War II Sandakan death marches. Story by Corporal Veronica O'Hara. Photo by Corporal Veronica O’Hara.
ADF People Health and Wellbeing History Veterans 

Wartime tales of survival inspire

20/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2053 Views 0 Comments

Having listened to his grandfather’s wartime tales of survival as a child, Squadron Leader Simon Longley now leads the unit

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The secretary of Australian Defence Force Nurses Association, Robyn Green, right, talks to an Australian Defence nurse during the luncheon in Brisbane. Story by Flying Officer Robert Hodgson.
ADF People Health and Wellbeing History 

Role of nurses in Air Force honoured

20/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1703 Views 0 Comments

To mark the Air Force Centenary, members of the Defence Service Nurses gathered for a luncheon at Brisbane’s United Service

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The ship's company of HMAS Canberra commemorates the 79th anniversary of the Battle of Savo Island on the flight deck while at sea in the Western Pacific. Story by Lieutenant Sarah Rohweder. Photo by Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez.
History News Royal Australian Navy 

Loss of HMAS Canberra I remembered

13/08/202115/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2587 Views 3 Comments

On 9 August 2021 the crew of  HMAS Canberra II remembered the first ship to bear her name during a small ceremony

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World War II veteran Geoff Bydder with his Air Force 2021 commemorative memento. Story by Warrant Officer Bradley Parmenter.
ADF People History Veterans 

Air Force veteran a WAG

10/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1590 Views 0 Comments

As part of 2021 Air Force centenary commemorations, veterans who turn 100 this year are being acknowledged with a presentation

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The view from the cockpit as No. 10 Squadron AP-3C Orions fly in formation. Story by Flight Sergeant Jessica Daley.
History News Royal Australian Air Force 

Squadron recognised for excellence

06/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2020 Views 0 Comments

Personnel from No. 10 Squadron operating the AP-3C Orion (EW) based at RAAF Base Edinburgh in South Australia have maintained

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Squadron Officer Doris Carter, WAAAF, at her office desk at RAAF HQ, Victoria Barracks, in 1944. Story by Flying Officer Robert Hodgson. Photo: Australian War Memorial.
ADF People History Veterans 

Olympian achieved several firsts in life and in service

06/08/202113/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2239 Views 0 Comments

While several Olympians have worn the uniform of Australia’s air force, Doris Carter’s story is particularly inspirational. CAPTION: Squadron Officer

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Alan Hastie with an Air Force 2021 Commemorative memento in celebration of his 100th birthday. Story by Evita Ryan. Photo by Corporal Brett Sheriff.
ADF People History Veterans 

Centenarian recalls his best flight

06/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1261 Views 0 Comments

He’s 100 years of age and has flown all around the world, but Air Force veteran Alan Hastie said the

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Historian Lynette Silver visits the jungle training area of Air Force’s Combat Survival Training School with instructor Warrant Officer Shane Grist, left, and Commanding Officer Squadron Leader Simon Longley. Story and photo by Corporal Veronica O’Hara.
Australian Army History News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy Veterans 

Survival school honours POW

03/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2402 Views 0 Comments

For courage shown by the only RAAF prisoner of war (POW) who was on the infamous Sandakan death march 76

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Gunners from the 101st Battery, 8th/12th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, fire an M777A2 Howitzer at Mount Bundey Training Area, Northern Territory, as part of an Australia-wide gun salute to mark the 150th anniversary of Australian artillery on August 1. Photo by Corporal Rodrigo Villablanca.
Australian Army History News Videos 

150-gun salute to Australian artillery

03/08/202109/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2724 Views 0 Comments

The formation of an Australian artillery capability 150 years ago marked an initial step in Australia becoming a sovereign nation,

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An M2A2 105 mm Howitzer crewed by Army soldiers from the 9th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, fires an 18-gun salute during the 150th Anniversary of Australian Artillery Commemorative Service at the Hobart Cenotaph. Story by John Cox. Photo by Private Hamish Rogers.
Australian Army History News 

The history of artillery in Australia

03/08/202109/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2416 Views 0 Comments

Australian artillery marked its 150th anniversary on 1 August  – a century-and-a-half of continuous service. CAPTION: An M2A2 105 mm Howitzer

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Representing the families of crew members of Catalina A24-50 at the Cairns memorial service are Greg Oliver, left, with Deanne Lawrence and Melville Lawson. Story by Wing Commander Mary Anne Whiting. Photo by Warrant Officer Ian Gosper.
History News Royal Australian Air Force Veterans 

Catalina crew remembered

31/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1957 Views 0 Comments

On July 18, members of Air Force’s History and Heritage Brach Historic Unrecovered War Casualties Directorate conducted a memorial service

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Flying Officer Michael Clifton, a maritime patrol and response officer from No. 11 Squadron, on board a P-8A Poseidon aircraft at RAAF Base Townsville during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2021. Story by Flight Lieutenant Chloe Stevenson. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Emma Schwenke,
ADF People History 

Hunting submarines unites father and son

28/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1989 Views 0 Comments Talisman Sabre 2021

Some families go fishing together, but one father-and-son duo hunt submarines. CAPTION: Flying Officer Michael Clifton, a maritime patrol and

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Commanding Officer Navy Headquarters – South Australia Commander Alastair Cooper with the granddaughters of Thomas Todd, Debra Filippona, left, and Michelle Bitmead at the memorial service. Story by Leading Seaman Jonathan Rendell.
History News Royal Australian Navy 

Sailors killed in WWII mine accident remembered

23/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1833 Views 0 Comments

Two men believed to have been the first service personnel killed on Australian soil as a result of enemy action

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Former commanders and No. 32 Squadron members celebrated the 32nd birthday of the squadron's re-formation at RAAF Base East Sale. Story by Flight Lieutenant Julia Ravell. Photo by Petty Officer Rick Prideaux.
History News Royal Australian Air Force Veterans 

Veterans celebrate 32 Squadron’s birthday

23/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1620 Views 0 Comments

No. 32 Squadron celebrated the 32nd birthday of its re-formation on July 1 by honouring its last remaining World War

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Members of the Defence Force School of Signals - Maritime Wing march through the streets of HMAS Cerberus during celebrations to mark 100 years of communications training. Story by Leading Seaman Peta Binns. Photo by Petty Officer James Whittle.
History News Royal Australian Navy 

Signals school marks milestone

16/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2508 Views 0 Comments

The Defence Force School of Signals – Maritime Communication Information Systems Wing (DFSS-MCISW) marked 100 years of communications training at

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