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Air Force’s No. 23 Squadron Aviation Rescue and Fire Fighting personnel apply fluorine-free foam to extinguish a large demonstration aviation fuel blaze. Story by Flying Officer Robert Hodgson. Photo by Sergeant Andrew Eddie.

New era in aviation firefighting

14/09/2021 Mike Hughes 237 Views 0 Comments

Firefighters from No. 23 Squadron based at RAAF Base Amberley have demonstrated their ability to extinguish a fire using fluorine-free foam

A Royal Australian Air Force EA-18G Growler, from No. 6 Squadron, taxis along the runway at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska during the exercise. Story and photo by Flying Officer Bronwyn Marchant.

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RAAF strengthens ties with US in Alaska

07/09/2021 Mike Hughes 307 Views 0 Comments Exercise Red Flag 21-3

The Royal Australian Air Force has successfully completed Exercise Red Flag Alaska 21-3, a two-week bilateral training exercise with the

The C-17A Globemaster, from No. 36 Squadron, being prepared before leaving Perth Airport. Story by Sarah Collins.

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Mawson Station airdrop successful despite challenges

30/08/202103/09/2021 Mike Hughes 824 Views 0 Comments

Taking off from Perth just before midnight on August 19, a RAAF C-17A Globemaster III successfully air-dropped more than 9

RAAF KC-30A aircraft refueling a No. 6 Squadron EA-18G Growler aircraft during the ferry from Australia to the United States for Exercise Distant Frontier ahead of Exercise Red Flag Alaska. Story by Flying Officer Bronwyn Marchant.

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Extending our reach across oceans

24/08/202125/08/2021 Mike Hughes 641 Views 0 Comments

Air-to-air refuelling is essential to Air Force capabilities; extending the reach of combat aircraft across vast distances. CAPTION: RAAF KC-30A

A United States Marine Corps High Mobility Artillery Rocket System is offloaded from a Royal Australian Air Force Boeing C-17 Globemaster III as part of Exercise Loobye. Story by Lieutenant Gordon Carr-Gregg. Photo by Captain Carla Armenti.

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Forces combine for HIMARS live-fire mission

20/08/202122/08/2021 Mike Hughes 947 Views 0 Comments

The ADF and the Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) recently conducted a rapid insertion long-range fire mission in the

Aircraftwoman Lauren Campbell, left, with Corporal Natalie Ekonomopoulos in a communications cabinet for cyber research and development systems at No. 462 Squadron. Story by Flight Lieutenant Georgina MacDonald. Photo by Corporal Brenton Kwaterski.

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Simulating advanced cyber threats

18/08/2021 Mike Hughes 332 Views 0 Comments

No. 462 Squadron and Joint Project team 9131 (JP9131) are enabling the warfighter in the cyber domain through the support

The No. 262 PC-21 Australian Defence Force Pilots Course on parade for their graduation. Story by Peta Magorian. Photo by Chris Kershaw.

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Pilots graduate from course

18/08/2021 Mike Hughes 179 Views 0 Comments

Students from the No. 262 PC-21 Australian Defence Force Pilots Course received their wings and graduated from No. 2 Flying

Private Amanda Jones and Victorian Department of Health Authorised Officer Peter Jarvis are part of the COVID-19 Household Engagement Program in support of the Victorian State Government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Story by Captain Kirsten Cleland. Photo by Private Michael Currie.

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ADF supports Victoria

18/08/2021 Mike Hughes 325 Views 1 Comment COVID-19

Victoria’s COVID-19 Household Engagement Program has continued its vital work over the past month, assisted by personnel from the ADF.

Leading Aircraftwoman Natasha Johnson, from No. 35 Squadron, mingled with locals at the Vanuatu Independence Day parade while deployed on Operation Solania. Story by Flight Lieutenant Emily Renshaw.

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Aviators celebrate with locals while deployed

13/08/2021 Mike Hughes 342 Views 0 Comments

Aviators from Air Force’s No. 35 Squadron on July 30 joined the community in Port Vila for the Vanuatu Independence

Seaman Nicholas Hopkins talks with members of the NSW Police and NSW Rural Fire Service at the Prariewood Community Centre Vaccination Hub in Fairfield, Sydney. Story by Captain Martin Hadley and Lieutenant Commander John Thompson. Photo by Corporal Dustin Anderson.

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ADF supports NSW vaccination effort

13/08/2021 Mike Hughes 333 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

ADF personnel are working closely with staff and volunteers of many organisations at vaccination hubs across Greater Sydney to help

Army personnel and OzHarvest volunteers prepare dry and fresh food hampers in the OzHarvest warehouse at Alexandria, Sydney, a part of Operation COVID-19 Assist. Story by Captain Martin Hadley. Photo by Corporal Dustin Anderson.

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ADF helps with food hampers

13/08/2021 Mike Hughes 274 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

As a part of Operation COVID-19 Assist, ADF personnel are supporting non-government organisations in Sydney to prepare and distribute food care packages to

A RAAF F/A-18F at Avalon Airshow. Photo by Brian Hartigan.

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Avalon Airshow CANCELLED

10/08/2021 Brian Hartigan 555 Views 2 Comments

The 2021 Australian International Airshow at Avalon was officially cancelled today, with the next show retuning to normal dates in 2023.

Squadron Leader Ataman Iskender in the Jericho Lab, Canberra, working on the Site Survey program. Story and photo by Jessica Conway.

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Changing the way radar sites are identified

10/08/202115/08/2021 Mike Hughes 391 Views 0 Comments

Proving that good ideas and innovation emerge through collaboration, Squadron Leader Ataman Iskender is working to change the way radar

Air surveillance operator Leading Aircraftwoman Olivia Towns monitors communication systems for the No. 114 Mobile Control and Reporting Unit BlueJay system at Evans Head Memorial Airfield during Exercise Talisman Sabre. Story by Bettina Mears.

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Radar systems put to the test

10/08/2021 Mike Hughes 388 Views 0 Comments Talisman Sabre 2021

Air Force radar and satellite systems were an important capability tested during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2021 (TS21). CAPTION: Air surveillance

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ADF supports NSW vaccination effort

10/08/2021 Mike Hughes 178 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

ADF personnel are working closely with staff and volunteers of many organisations at vaccination hubs across Greater Sydney to help

A Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules, left, is refuelled from a U.S. MC-130J Air Commando II during a forward area refuelling point training scenario at RAAF Base Tindal during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2021. Story by Eamon Hamilton and Flight Lieutenant Nick O’Connor. Photo by 1st Lt. Joshua Thompson.

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Air Force capability flying high

06/08/2021 Mike Hughes 517 Views 0 Comments Talisman Sabre 2021

There were a number of firsts for Air Force during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2021, from the transfer of fuel from

Leading Aircraftwoman Rebecca Hay and Corporal Thomas Geraghty raise the transportable air operations tower at RAAF Base Scherger. Story by Flight Lieutenant Nick O’Connor. Photo by Corporal Brett Sherriff.

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Milestone capability on Exercise Talisman Sabre

06/08/2021 Mike Hughes 596 Views 0 Comments Talisman Sabre 2021

Standing up a transportable air operations tower (TAOT) at RAAF Base Scherger represented a significant milestone for air operations, as

Royal New Zealand Air Force Leading Aircraftman Joshua Harris secures a US High Mobility Artillery Rocket System into a RAAF C-17A Globemaster III aircraft at RAAF Base Amberley. Story by Flight Lieutenant Clarice Hurren. Photo by Corporal Jesse Kane.

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Kiwis meet the locals at RAAF Base Amberley

06/08/2021 Mike Hughes 375 Views 0 Comments Talisman Sabre 2021

Walking to work at an Air Force Base while staring down the resident kangaroos was a new experience for Royal New

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

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Squadron recognised for excellence

06/08/2021 Mike Hughes 328 Views 0 Comments

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

ADF personnel working alongside NSW Police and community volunteers in Sydney’s west. Story by Lieutenant Commander John Thompson.

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Preparing food hampers for the community

06/08/2021 Mike Hughes 259 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

The ADF is working alongside NSW Police and community volunteers in Sydney’s west to prepare hundreds of food hampers for

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