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Youngest Aviator Aircraftwoman Jasmine Turner, from RAAF Security and Fire School, and Senior ADF Officer RAAF Base Amberley Group Captain Iain Carty at the reception in Queensland. Story by Squadron Leader Tina Turner. Photo by Corporal Nicci Freeman.

RAAF Base Amberley turns 81

13/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1669 Views 0 Comments

RAAF Base Amberley marked its 81st birthday and Air Force’s centenary with a civic reception on June 17 at the

The No. 100 Squadron English Electric Canberra bomber TT heritage aircraft takes off on its maiden flight following restoration at the Temora Aviation Museum. Story by Flight Lieutenant Aaron CollierFlight Lieutenant Aaron Collier.

History News Royal Australian Air Force

Canberra bomber soars again

13/07/202113/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 3775 Views 0 Comments

A roar broke the silence as the No. 100 Squadron Temora historic flight Canberra bomber taxied to the threshold on

Commander of the 8th/7th Battalion, Royal Victoria Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Shaun Richards shows Wathaurong man Barry Gilson the Wathaurong Glass shield at the battalion’s headquarters. Story by Captain Kristen Daisy Cleland. Photo by Private Michael Currie.

Australian Army History News Veterans

Shield honours Indigenous service

13/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2230 Views 0 Comments

A shield has been installed at Ranger Barracks near Ballarat, Victoria, to honour the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island men and

Commodore Jim Dickson (retd) unveils the sign for the new road named in his honour at HMAS Cerberus, joined by members of his family and senior Cerberus personnel. Story by Lieutenant Commander Helen Ward. Photo by Petty Officer James Whittle.

ADF People History Veterans

Road names provide link to the past

13/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1251 Views 0 Comments

Commodore Jim Dickson (retd) recently returned to HMAS Cerberus, Victoria, to unveil the sign for a new street named after

Dr Victor Leonard in later life during a television interview. Story by Tom Lewis.

ADF People History Veterans

Armidale’s last survivor disembarks

09/07/202118/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1743 Views 0 Comments

Victor ‘Ray’ Leonard, the last survivor of the corvette HMAS Armidale I, sunk in action in 1942, has died in

Australian Army medics with the 2nd General Health Battalion, stationed at Gallipoli Barracks in Enoggera, Queensland, simulate injury assessment and resuscitation procedures on a mass casualty exercise during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2019 at Williamson Airfield, Shoalwater. Photo by US Marine Corps Lance Corporal Kealii De Los Santos.

Letters to the Editor Veterans

IF IT AINT ON RECORD IN YOUR DOCS IT NEVER HAPPENED

08/07/202108/07/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1652 Views 2 Comments

DVA has come up for a lot of flack over the years and as with any public service outfit, some is warranted and some is not.

Health and Wellbeing

VETERANS HEALTH WEEK WOMENS EVENT

08/07/202108/07/2021 Anna Maria Lang 1307 Views 0 Comments

Get Moving – Physical Activity for Women Veterans This year for Veterans’ Health Week, Women Veterans United are hosting a

The Australian women’s rowing team visits No. 37 Squadron at RAAF Base Richmond. Story by Eamon Hamilton. Photo by Corporal Dan Pinhorn.

Health and Wellbeing News Royal Australian Air Force

Rowing Australia shares tips with 37 Squadron

07/07/202115/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2099 Views 0 Comments

As the Tokyo Olympics approaches, members of the Australian women’s rowing team have shared their fitness practices and experiences with

Wing Commander Jonathan Lilley (left), Flight Lieutenant (FLTLT) Grace Casey-Maughan (centre) and FLTLT Tjapukai Shaw join members from No. 37 Squadron in Gilgandra, as part of an Indigenous community engagement visit. Story by Pilot Officer Olivia Tiele. Photo by Corporal Casey Forster.

History News Royal Australian Air Force Videos

Standing together for NAIDOC Week

07/07/202107/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2157 Views 0 Comments

Throughout NAIDOC Week, the RAAF will participate in events across Australia to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal

Naval History Section staff Honae Cuffe, Director John Perryman, Rob Garratt, Simone Alferink and Petar Djokovic celebrate the publication of their 400th ship history at their offices in Fyshwick, Canberra. Story and photo by Sergeant Sebastian Beurich.

History News Royal Australian Navy

Ships’ histories at a click

07/07/202114/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2858 Views 0 Comments

Alternate headline: Ships’ histories at a *missing link* (see Editor’s note below) If you’re racking your brain trying to remember

Thought provoking

Book Review – Semut by Christine Helliwell

30/06/2021 Rick Moor 2311 Views 0 Comments

One of the ongoing ironies of war is that it has been and remains a catalyst for great literature. Semut

Air Force personnel and members of the Port Pirie community commemorate the 80th anniversary of the loss of 22 aircrew under training at Port Pirie during World War II at Port Pirie Cemetery, SA. Story by Flight Lieutenant Nat Giles. Photo by Corporal Brenton Kwaterski.

History News Royal Australian Air Force

Commemoration at Port Pirie

29/06/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1491 Views 0 Comments

On June 16, members of No. 292 Squadron joined the Port Pirie community to acknowledge the 80th anniversary of the

Flight Lieutenants Luke Brown, left, Peter Spearman and Joel Ingram, during a training session for the 48forM8s challenge in Brisbane, Queensland. Story by Captain Carolyn Barnett.

ADF People Health and Wellbeing

Pushing bodies to improve minds

29/06/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1059 Views 0 Comments

Four ADF officers will be on a mission to destigmatise mental health when they take part in the 48forM8s challenge

Senior ADF Officer RAAF Base Amberley Group Captain Iain Carty presents Air Force veteran Kevin Statham with an Air Force 2021 commemorative memento. Story by Evita Ryan. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Emma Schwenke.

ADF People History Veterans

Former air gunner shares a tale

29/06/202129/06/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1688 Views 0 Comments

He’s been married for 75 years, written poetry, sketched, painted, completed leather work and tapestry projects and dedicated almost his

Letters to the Editor

Landing armour on a beach

28/06/202128/06/2021 Paul McMahon 1601 Views 0 Comments

Dear editorial staff CONTACT, as an ex armoured corps Ares soldier, it is always good to see what our successors are up to with training.

Dancers from the Cretan Association of Sydney perform in front of a C-130J Hercules as No. 37 Squadron avionics technician Leading Aircraftman Yianni Skoulakis, right, plays the laouto at RAAF Base Richmond. Story by Eamon Hamilton. Photo by Corporal David Said.

History News Royal Australian Air Force

Battle commemorated with dance

24/06/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1499 Views 0 Comments

The 80th anniversary of the Battle of Crete was commemorated in a unique way at RAAF Base Richmond on June

Skipper of refugee boat Nghia Hung, Tam Van Nguyen, with Royal Australian Navy Reserve Captain Chris Frost in front of Grumman Tracker 851 at the HARS Aviation Museum, Albion Park, NSW. Story and photo by Sergeant Dave Morley.

History News Royal Australian Navy

Refugees reunite with rescuers 40 years on

24/06/202127/06/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1792 Views 0 Comments

After a visit to Albion Park’s HARS Aviation Museum in March to visit the RAN Grumman Tracker 851 aircraft that

HMAS Parramatta in the Captain Cook Graving Dock last year. The dry dock has been recognised as a National Engineering Landmark by Engineers Australia. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath.

History News Royal Australian Navy Sovereign industry

Captain Cook Graving Dock rated ‘National Engineering Landmark’

24/06/202126/06/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2137 Views 0 Comments

The Captain Cook Graving Dock at Sydney’s Garden Island, built during World War II, has been recognised as a National

Senior ADF Officer RAAF Base Amberley Group Captain Iain Carty presents Air Force veteran Bill Heatherill with an Air Force 2021 commemorative memento in celebration of his 100th birthday. Story by Evita Ryan. Photo by Corporal Jesse Kane.

ADF People History Veterans

Two Air Force centenarians honoured

24/06/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1468 Views 0 Comments

It’s not every day you meet a centenarian, so meeting two on the same day was a highlight of Group

History News Veterans

Breaker Morant – live presentation

20/06/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1808 Views 0 Comments

Noted expert and advocate for justice in the ‘Breaker Morant case’ James Unkles will give a presentation on his work in Sydney next month.