Close encounter that led to a celebrated career
Mark Binskin was born in Campbelltown, NSW, and as long as he can remember he has always wanted to fly.
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Videos
Making a spinning top from Nana’s wooden bits
All I could think of for a three-year-old’s birthday present was a spinning top. And I made it from Nana’s wooden bits.
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Voyages endeavour to build confidence in youth
The national Sail Training Ship Young Endeavour has completed its first voyage since sailing was suspended in March last year because
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Tasmanian pride on show as HMAS Sheean visits state
HMAS Sheean berthed at Beauty Point in northern Tasmania at the weekend in the first of a series of port visits in the
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Nations work together in airbase exercise
Wing Commander Stuart Wheal looks out over the runway and pebbly scrub of Northwest Field, a largely disused airfield near
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A truckload of thanks
In a show of appreciation for the support Papua New Guinea (PNG) gave Australia during last summer’s bushfires, HMAS Choules
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RAAF orders three more Loyal Wingman aircraft
The government will invest a further $115million in the Boeing Loyal Wingman program to continue developing the concept.
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First flight of Loyal Wingman UAV
RAAF has congratulated Boeing Australia on the first flight of the Airpower Teaming System Loyal Wingman prototype aircraft on 27 February.
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Frontline personnel vaccinated
ADF members working on the COVID-19 frontline were among the first Australians to be vaccinated against the coronavirus on 22
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Wing Commander Peter Overton wears many hats
Reservist Wing Commander Peter Overton’s love for storytelling and discovering more about people has allowed him to wear many hats
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Eye/gaze tracking to improve pilot training
A unique eye and gaze tracking system, using technology developed by the Australian company ‘Seeing Machines’ was installed in No.
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One step at a time after paralysing accident
An attitude of not dwelling on the past or sweating the small stuff has helped Able Seaman Boatswains Mate Cooper
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RAAF makes second WA fire-retardant delivery
The Royal Australian Air Force has made a second delivery of fire retardant to Western Australia to support firefighting efforts in the state.
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Left the land to lead from the air
Working as a share farmer in the middle of a drought is as good a reason as any to look
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Spirit of giving put into action in Fiji
The ADF put the Christmas spirit of giving into action when 618 personnel headed to Fiji on December 24 to lend
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Hornets farewelled at Williamtown
An eight-ship formation of F/A-18A/B Hornets filled the Williamtown skyline in a fitting farewell to the aircraft as it was
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Taking experience into the volunteering sphere
Leading Aircraftwoman Chantelle Bradford always had a desire to fly while growing up in Queensland and her formative work years
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Meeting law of supply and demand on operation
Captain Jess Law is keeping ADF personnel in the Middle East well supplied on Operation Accordion as the operations officer for
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HMAS Adelaide crew proud of Fiji cyclone mission
ADF and Fiji’s Military Forces’ logistics teams ensured vital supplies got to the thousands of people who needed after the cyclone in Fiji.
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Anniversary of Mallacoota evacuation
When bushfires cut off a coastal Victorian hamlet, “the largest civilian maritime evacuation in our nations history” was launched 1 year ago.
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