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Michael ‘Bronco’ Lane (left) and his pal, John “Brummie” Stokes. Photo supplied to HIMALMAN’S WEBLOG by John “Brummie” Stokes.

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VALE Major Michael ‘Bronco’ Lane (ret’d), ex 22nd SAS, Hereford, UK

15/04/202427/04/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4199 Views 0 Comments Michael 'Bronco' Lane

A life of service and unassuming self belief well lived, vale Major Michael ‘Bronco’ Lane, BEM, MM *2 FILE PHOTO:

Former Air Commodore Vin Hill pictured here with retired Air Vice-Marshal and former Deputy Chief of Air Force, Dave Rogers at Vin's home in New Zealand in January 2024. Story by John Noble.

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VALE: Former Air Commodore Vin Hill

22/03/202409/04/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2336 Views 0 Comments

One of the Royal Australian Air Force’s last great aviators and true characters died just months shy of his 100th

Commanding Officer 5th Combat Service Support Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Shaw, and Regimental Sergeant Major, Warrant Officer Class One Matthew Ryan, lay a wreath as part of the commemoration of the 1954 Stockton Bight Disaster.

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Stockton Bight tragedy commemorated

20/03/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2369 Views 0 Comments 5th Combat Service Support Battalion

Soldiers from the 5th Combat Services Support Battalion (5CSSB), veterans, and community leaders assembled at Fort Scratchley near Newcastle to

A picture of Vice Admiral (retd) Ian Warren Knox during his funeral service at the Garden Island Chapel, HMAS Kuttabul, NSW. Story by Midshipman Jonathan Rendell. Photos by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.

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Leaving behind a legacy

13/02/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2157 Views 0 Comments Chief of Navy, Garden Island

Bestowing military honours on a Navy veteran who has died is among the most sacred of duties, and the funeral

Lieutenant Colonel Wendy Say with veteran and founder of the Kokoda Youth Foundation Doug Henderson in front of the new Canungra Vietnam Memorial at Kokoda Barracks in Queensland. Story by Major Carolyn Barnett. Photo by Private Andrew Shaw.

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Kokoda Barracks unveils new Vietnam memorial

08/12/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 3203 Views 0 Comments 6th Battalion RAR, Canungra, Kokoda Barracks, Kokoda Youth Foundation, Vietnam veterans

After two years of dedicated volunteer work and community collaboration, the new Canungra Vietnam Memorial opened to veterans, families and

A soldier rests on arms during a service marking the 10th anniversary of the dedication of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander War Memorial in Adelaide. Story by Pilot Officer Shanea Zeegers . Photo by Sergeant Nicci Freeman.

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10th anniversary of Indigenous war memorial

24/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1675 Views 0 Comments Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander War Memorial, Governor-General, Indigenous

ADF members from the Adelaide region have joined with members of the Indigenous and veteran’s community and the broader Adelaide

The bronze statue honouring Sister Greta Towner's service in Blackall’s Memorial Park, Queensland. Story by Captain Cath Batch. Photos by Major Edward Dahlheimer.

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Nursing service wrought in bronze

17/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1625 Views 0 Comments Service Nurses, WWI

Once just a name on the Blackall State School honour roll in Queensland, Sister Greta Towner (1891-1961), who served as

Corporal Stacey Kitcher from Army History Unit places a Victoria Cross and medal set into the display case at the Australian Army Infantry Museum, Singleton. Story and photos by Corporal Melina Young.

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Rare exhibit of VCs at Singleton

16/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1410 Views 0 Comments School of Infantry, Victoria Cross

There were no comfort breaks for Major Steve Muir on a flight from Perth to Sydney with a collection of

Navy Chaplain Bradley Galvin addresses HMAS Toowoomba ship’s company as they commemorate Remembrance Day in the East China Sea during a regional presence deployment. Story by Lieutenant Commander Kieran Davis. Photo by Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez.

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HMAS Toowoomba united in remembrance

16/11/202317/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2370 Views 0 Comments Chaplains, HMAS Toowoomba, Last Post, Remembrance Day

The Last Post sounded aboard HMAS Toowoomba at 11am on November 11 for the 2023 Remembrance Day ceremony, led by

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Solemn service in Solomons

16/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2631 Views 0 Comments AFP, HMAS Choules, Pacific Games, Remembrance Day, Royal Solomon Islands Police Force, Solomon Islands

With the poignant sound of the Last Post echoing throughout the ship, HMAS Choules took an operational pause to conduct

Chief of the Defence Force General Angus Campbell pays his respects to the Unknown Australian Soldier at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. Story by General Angus Campbell. Photo by Jay Cronan.

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For all who have served and sacrificed

16/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1039 Views 0 Comments Remembrance Day

REMEMBRANCE DAY Message from Chief of the Defence Force General Angus Campbell. CAPTION: Chief of the Defence Force General Angus Campbell

A piper leads the participants at the start of the 8th annual 42 for 42 event at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. Story by A piper leads the participants at the start of the 8th annual 42 for 42 event at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. Story by Private Nicholas Marquis. Photo: Warrant Officer Class Two Kim Allen.

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For those who didn’t return

08/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1683 Views 0 Comments 1st Military Police Battalion, 42 for 42 Charity, 6th Brigade, Afghanistan, Soldier On

The faces of the fallen in Afghanistan appeared on the big screen at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium, as soldiers from 6

Chief of Army Lieutenant General Simon Stuart attended the interment ceremony for Olwyn Green, former wife to Lieutenant Charles Green, at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Busan, South Korea. Story by Captain Katy Manning. Photos by Private Graeme Bray.

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Soldier pays respects in South Korea

07/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1577 Views 0 Comments 3rd Battalion RAR, 41st Battalion Royal New South Wales Regiment, Chief of Army, Chief of Defence Force, Korean War, WWII

A part-time Australian Army soldier from the 41st Battalion, the Royal New South Wales Regiment (41RNSWR), Private Graeme Bray, had

Commander 1st (Australian) Division Major General Scott Winter with participants of Exercise Beach Heads 23 at one of the significant World War 2 sites in Papua New Guinea. Story and photos by Major Mark Vele.

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Walking in the footsteps of history

03/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 20207 Views 2 Comments Exercise Beach Heads, Headquarters 1st (Australian) Division, Papua New Guinea, WWII

A contingent of junior officers and non-commissioned officers have discovered the World War 2 battlefields of Papua New Guinea provide

Master Corporal James Gendron, from the Canadian Armed Forces, was gifted Hoppy the koala by the Australian Army in 2009, as a thank you for piping at a ramp ceremony for serviceman Andrew Hopkins following his death in Afghanistan. Story by Belinda Barker. Photo by Chief Petty Officer Andrew Dakin.

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Fallen Australian inspires Team Canada

27/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 4458 Views 1 Comment 7th Battalion RAR, Afghanistan, Invictus Games

Corporal Mathew Ricky Andrew Hopkins of the 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, was killed in action in Afghanistan in 2009

United States marines board an Omni Air International flight departing from RAAF Base Darwin, NT. Photo by Petty Officer Leo Baumgartner.

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Marines bid farewell to Darwin

19/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 3052 Views 0 Comments Exercise Alon, HADR, HMAS Canberra, MRF-D, MV-22 Osprey, US Marines

After six months of exercises with the ADF and a range of partner nations, the 12th iteration of the Marine

Wing Commander Paul Taylor, left, Squadron Leader Michael Leonard and Navy Lieutenant Michael Wheeler lay wreaths at the Beaufort Bomber ceremony, Busselton, WA. Story by Stephanie Hallen. Photos by Pamela Harrison.

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A mystery remembered 80 years on

11/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1560 Views 0 Comments WWII

Eighty years ago, a RAAF Bristol Beaufort Bomber departed Busselton Airfield en-route to Rottnest Island as part of planned surveillance

Wreaths adorn the foot of the Loxton Avro Anson Crash Memorial in Loxton, South Australia. Photos by Sergeant Nicci Freeman.

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Lost airmen remembered 80 years on

10/10/202310/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1759 Views 0 Comments RAAF Edinburgh, WWI, WWII

RAAF Edinburgh aviators joined the Air Force Association (South Australia) in commemorating the 80th anniversary of a crash that resulted

Commander 6th Brigade Brigadier Greg Novak uses the ceremonial axe to officially open the 6th Engineer Support Regiment Memorial Walk at RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland. Story by Captain Evita Ryan. Photos by Warrant Officer Class 2 Kim Allen.

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Army’s largest engineer regiment turns 20

29/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2507 Views 0 Comments 6th Engineer Support Regiment, RAAF Amberley, Royal Australian Engineers

More than 150 soldiers representing almost 30 different trades formed up on the 6th Engineer Support Regiment (6ESR) parade ground

A RAAF AP-3C Orion aircraft from 10 Squadron conducts a flypast during the National Commemoration of the 83rd Anniversary of the Battle of Britain at Hobart Cenotaph, Tasmania. Story by Flight Lieutenant Nicholas O’Connor. Photos by Leading Aircraftman Chris Tsakisiris.

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Air Force pauses to remember historic battle

27/09/202327/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2503 Views 0 Comments Air Force Cadets, AP-3C Orion, Battle of Britain, No. 10 Squadron, Roulettes, WWII

The roar of engines overhead from a 10 Squadron AP-3C (EW) Orion heralded the start of a sombre wreath-laying ceremony