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6 Wing Band led by Flight Lieutenant (AAFC) David Thompson. Image by Rick Fry.

6 Wing AAFC Strikes up the Band

05/07/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5628 Views 2 Comments 6 Wing Band

“Growth through Music” No 605 (City of Onkaparinga) Squadron is based at the Noarlunga Multi-User Depot in Lonsdale, SA. The squadron

Outgoing Commanding Officer of No 619 Squadron FLGOFF(AAFC) Simon Blair cuts his farewell cake with members of the squadron. Image supplied by 610 SQN

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Honours at 619 Squadron

01/07/201701/07/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3943 Views 1 Comment 619 Squadron AAFC

A Commendation and a Cake Following some recent promotions and reclassifications, No 619 (City of Onkaparinga) Squadron recently held a

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Catalina Cup – and the winners are…

25/06/201725/06/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4408 Views 1 Comment 6 Wing Catalina Cup

6 WING’S TOP SQUADRON, Part 2 “Who will be 6 Wing’s top squadron for 2017”? That’s the question everyone in

Cadets from No 619 (City of Onkaparinga) Squadron prepare individual shelters as part of the Wing Fieldcraft Competition – demonstrating one of the prime objectives of the weekend activity: to have fun! Image by Pilot Officer (AAFC) Paul Rosenzweig

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Cadets compete for the coveted Catalina Cup

19/06/201719/06/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4293 Views 1 Comment 6 Wing AAFC, AAFC, Catalina Cup

6 WING’S TOP SQUADRON, Part 1 “Who will be 6 Wing’s top squadron for 2017”? That’s the question everyone was

Leading Cadet Sean Fry from No 605 Squadron with former RAAF Warrant Officer Doug Leak, Bomber command veteran and recipient of the French Légion d’honneur. Image by Pilot Officer (AAFC) Paul Rosenzweig

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Bomber Command memorial service in Adelaide – Part 2

15/06/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5726 Views 1 Comment 6 Wing Australian Air Force Cadets, Bomber Command

Amazing 149 Squadron ‘reunion’ – after 72 years On Sunday 4 June, the RAAF Association (SA Division) held its annual

Air Force Cadets of No 623 Squadron AAFC in Mildura receive their Host Officer, Wing Commander (AAFC) Peter Gill, Officer Commanding No. 6 Wing: CUO Jacob Adolph is Parade Commander.

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New Air Force Cadets depot in Mildura opened

07/06/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3693 Views 1 Comment No 623 Squadron AAFC

Earlier this year, Air Force Cadets from No 623 Squadron supported Mildura Regional City Council with its Australia Day Flag

Catafalque Party member Cadet Sergeant Christian Custodio from No 605 Squadron during the RAAF Association (SA) Bomber Command Service. Image by Pilot Officer (AAFC) Paul Rosenzweig.

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Bomber Command memorial service in Adelaide – Part 1

05/06/201705/06/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4491 Views 1 Comment Avro Lancaster, Bomber Command, Miguel ‘Michael' Perez

AAFC Cadets support the RAAF Association (SA) On Sunday 4 June, the RAAF Association (SA Division) held its annual Air

The Commanding Officer of 619 Squadron, Flying Officer (AAFC) Simon Blair presents rank slides to Cadet Adomas Neocleous as he is reclassified as a Leading Cadet. The CO is assisted by LAC(AAFC) Steve Stagbouer. Image supplied by No 619 Squadron

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Personal journeys of growth

01/06/201701/06/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4208 Views 1 Comment No 619 Squadron – the ‘City of Onkaparinga’ Squadron, personal growth, Seaford Secondary College

Developing Australia’s future leaders No 619 Squadron – the ‘City of Onkaparinga’ Squadron based at Seaford Secondary College south-west of

The 6 Wing Public Affairs Team for Day 2 – Cadet Corporal Alexander Barrott-Walsh, 619 Squadron, Seaford; Pilot Officer (AAFC) Dennis Medlow, 604 Squadron, Hampstead Barracks; Cadet Corporal Courtney Semmler and Cadet Sergeant Emma Durbridge, 608 Squadron, Gawler. Also on the team but not in photo was Cadet Corporal Daniel Van Wyngaarden, 619 Squadron. Photo by Pilot Officer (AAFC) Paul Rosenzweig.

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Even Yowies need career options

28/05/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4935 Views 1 Comment 6 Wing Australian Air Force Cadets, ADF Careers Expo, Defence Force Recruiting

6 Wing Air Force Cadets support ADF Careers Expo A select band of Australian Air Force Cadets from South Australia’s

Cadet Corporal Anthony Sanchez from No 604 Squadron AAFC undertakes a PEX flight in a Tobago TB10 with pilot Derek Alvarez from Flight Training Adelaide. Photo by Pilot Officer (AAFC) Paul Rosenzweig

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Australian Air Force Cadets – our future pilots

25/05/201725/05/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4984 Views 1 Comment Parafield, PEX, Pilot Experience Flight

Australian Air Force Cadets from Adelaide’s northern squadrons were recently given the opportunity to fly a Trial Instructional Flight –

Commanding Officer 617 Squadron (Unley) Flying Officer (AAFC) Chris Trewin with the combined participants of Exercise ‘Pathfinder’.

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6 Wing Australian Air Force Cadets find their own path

18/05/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4824 Views 1 Comment Exercise Pathfinder

Air Force Cadets from No 619 (City of Onkaparinga) Squadron at Seaford, South Australia, recently took part in a weekend fieldcraft

TS Koopa cadets hone their seamanship skills by a conducting light jackstay exercise.

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TS Koopa hoping to top last year

15/05/201715/05/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4123 Views 0 Comments TS Koopa

Annual Inspection 2017 On Saturday 13 May 2017 TS Koopa hosted Flotilla Commander Lieutenant Commander Joyce Kennedy to conduct her Annual

Air Force Cadets from No 604 Squadron provided an Honour Guard for the Malaya-Borneo Veterans Association plaque unveiling ceremony on 22 April (left to right): CSGT Britney Shorter (Guard Commander), LCDT Zain Carse, CSGT Blake Lawrence and LCDT Byron Barnes-Williams. CSGT Shorter and LCDT Barnes-Williams were members of the Association’s 2016 Pilgrimage to Kuching. Photo by Pilot Officer (AAFC) Paul Rosenzweig.

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Australian Air Force Cadets: Looking to the Future

07/05/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3745 Views 1 Comment AAFC, Australian Air Force Cadets, Confrontation, Malayan Emergency

On 22 April, the SA/NT Branch of the National Malaya-Borneo Veterans Association held a plaque unveiling ceremony in the West

Leading Cadet Zain Carse wears a Flanders Poppy to honour the memory of his grandfather Corporal Dave Carse, who served with the New Zealand Regiment on the Malay Peninsula in 1958-59 during the Malayan Emergency. Photo by Pilot Officer (AAFC) Paul Rosenzweig.

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Australian Air Force Cadets : Honouring the Past, Part 2

03/05/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4723 Views 1 Comment Flanders Poppy

Flanders Poppy One of the privileges of being an Australian Air Force Cadet is that during specified commemorative activities they

Cadet Sergeant Casey Dibben wears her great-grandfather’s medals to honour the service of Private Geoffrey Whiteman, who served in New Guinea with the 6th Australian Division Workshops AIF. Photo by Pilot Officer (AAFC) Paul Rosenzweig

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Australian Air Force Cadets: Honouring the Past, Part 1

28/04/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5225 Views 1 Comment AAFC, Australian Air Force Cadets, someone else’s medals

Someone else’s medals Decorations and war service medals are linked inextricably with the service of veterans who have seen warlike

Air Force Cadets of No 603 Squadron at the Loxton Dawn Service: Cadet Corporal Owen Parry (Guard Commander), with Cadet Ashleigh Minnis on duty at the Cenotaph. Also on duty was Cadet Isaac Edwards (not in frame). 603 Sqn photo.

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HONOURING ANZAC DAY TRADITIONS, Part 5

26/04/201726/04/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5425 Views 1 Comment 6 Wing AAFC, ANZAC Day

The Dawn Service 6 Wing Air Force Cadets join the Dawn Service Throughout South Australia and western Victoria yesterday, Air

The Catafalque Party at Pioneer Park in Gawler on 23 April 2017 (left to right): CCPL Benjamin Anderson, CCPL Courtney Semmler, CCPL Andrew Paxton and CFSGT Benjamin Kurtz. The Catafalque Party commander (not in picture) was CUO Hayden Skiparis. Photo by Pilot Officer (AAFC) Paul Rosenzweig.

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HONOURING ANZAC DAY TRADITIONS, Part 4

24/04/201724/04/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4458 Views 2 Comments AAFC, ANZAC Day, Anzac Vigil

Anzac Youth Vigil AAFC Cadets prepare for the Anzac Youth Vigil One of the more modern customs now associated with Anzac

Cadet Sergeant Blake Lawrence, Cadet Sergeant Britney Shorter, Leading Cadet Zain Carse and Leading Cadet Byron Barnes-Williams of No 604 Squadron, wear poppies in the left-brett pocket flap, as allowed in the AAFC dress manual.

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HONOURING ANZAC DAY TRADITIONS, Part 3

23/04/201723/04/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5240 Views 2 Comments ANZAC Day, Flanders Poppy, In Flanders Fields, Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae

The Poppy AAFC Cadets promise to remember our Diggers There are many customs and traditions associated with commemorative activities and,

Cadet Sergeant Chaise Olah (right) is interviewed on radio by ABC Adelaide producer Helen Meyer. Photo by Pilot Officer (AAFC) Paul Rosenzweig.

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Cadets in the air and ON AIR

19/04/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4085 Views 1 Comment No 619 (City of Onkaparinga) Squadron

Year in review – No 619 Squadron, Seaford No 619 (City of Onkaparinga) Squadron is based at Seaford Secondary College

Major Genevieve 'Gen' Rueger shows 6 Wing AAFC Cadets the Defence Force Recruiting Bell Jet Ranger III at the Barossa Air Show. Photo by Pilot Officer (AAFC) Paul Rosenzweig.

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6 Wing Air Force Cadets get head start on careers

16/04/201716/04/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3739 Views 1 Comment 6 Wing AAFC, AAFC, Defence Force Recruiting

WOMEN IN THE ADF The Defence Force Recruiting website says, “Right now, thousands of women of all ages and from