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Members of the Service Attachés and Advisers Group tour RAAF Base Amberley in Brisbane as part of their engagement program. Story by Kristi Cheng.

Brisbane bases and industry in the spotlight

28/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1760 Views 0 Comments Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles, C-17A Globemaster III, Gallipoli Barracks, RAAF Amberley, Service Attachés and Advisers Group (SAAG)

The Service Attachés and Advisers Group (SAAG) concluded this year’s engagement program with a trip to Defence bases and industry

Air Academy Instructor Flight Lieutenant Mel Picton, left, and Australian Women Pilots Association members Hannah Potter, Cathy Eccles and Peta Denham Harvey during a recent visit to RAAF Base East Sale. Story by Flight Lieutenant Julia Ravell.

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Scholarship gives young woman wings

28/10/202230/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2001 Views 0 Comments Australian Women Pilots Association (AWPA), PC-21, RAAF East Sale

Hannah Potter, a 19-year-old from Essendon, is going places thanks to an Australian Women Pilots Association (AWPA) scholarship sponsored by

A No 35 Squadron C-27J Spartan flies at low level over Aussie bush.

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Radio upgrade for C-27J Spartan fleet

27/10/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1900 Views 0 Comments C-27J Spartan

Defence has signed a Commonwealth Avionics Upgrade Acquisition Contract for the C-27J Spartan light tactical fixed-wing fleet. FILE PHOTO: A

Philippine Air Force members work with RAAF Combat Controllers from 4 Squadron during Close Air Support training activities at Salt Ash Air Weapons Range near RAAF Base Williamtown, NSW. Story by Flight Sergeant Josa Kohler. Photo by Corporal Craig Barrett.

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Air forces share skills on Ex Havoc Strike

26/10/202228/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2255 Views 0 Comments Armed Forces of the Philippines, Exercise Havoc Strike, F-35A Lightning II, Hawk-127, No. 4 Squadron, No. 76 Squadron, PC-21, RAAF Williamtown

This year’s Exercise Havoc Strike, 4 Squadron’s premier close-air support exercise, included the participation of members from the Philippine Air

ADF members build a sandbag wall to protect a property at risk of flood damage in Swan Hill during Operation Flood Assist 2022-2. Photo by Captain Sarah Kelly.

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ADF continues support to flood response (Update 26 October 2022)

26/10/202226/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1494 Views 0 Comments State Emergency Service (SES)

Up to 550 ADF personnel are deployed on Operation Flood Assist 22-2 as part of the Australian Government’s response to flooding

Two F/A-18F Super Hornets from No. 1 Squadron A44-211 (left) and A44-218, depart RAAF Base Amberley. Story by Flying Officer Robert Hodgson. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Emma Schwenke.

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RAAF Amberley air show – CANCELLED

25/10/202225/10/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 15039 Views 0 Comments

The Royal Australian Air Force has officially announced that the Ipswich Amberley Air Tattoo scheduled for next weekend, 29-30 October

Australian Defence Force personnel assist Shepparton residents affected by the floods in the Victoria region. Photo by Private Tyson Grant.

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ADF continues support to flood response (Update 23 October 2022)

23/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2017 Views 0 Comments Operation Flood Assist

Up to 650 ADF personnel are deployed on Operation Flood Assist 22-2 as part of the Australian Government’s response to

Army reservists from the greater Victorian region begin clearing flood damage items from the Rochester RSL in Victoria as part of the ADF’s ongoing support during Operation Flood Assist 2022-2. Story by Lieutenant Carolyn Martin. Photo by Corporal Jonathan Goedhart.

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ADF inspired by community they serve

23/10/202226/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1794 Views 0 Comments Army Reserve, Operation Flood Assist, State Emergency Service (SES)

Commander of Operation Flood Assist support in Victoria, Brigadier Matt Burr, said the clean-up of a Rochester school demonstrated the

Lieutenant Jared Burton provides an overview of the Pilatus PC-21 aircraft to students, Skye Councillor and Jorja Hammond from Derby District High School. Story by Peta Magorian. Photo by Sergeant Gary Dixon.

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Inspiring the minds of Derby youth

23/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1595 Views 0 Comments HMAS Stirling, NORFORCE, RAAF Curtin, RAAF Pearce

Eighteen students from Derby District High School were invited to visit RAAF Base Pearce, HMAS Stirling, BAE Systems Australia and two

A Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft the ground at Naval Air Station Sigonella in Italy in support of Operation Sea Guardian 2022. Photo by Corporal John Solomon.

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RAAF Mediterranean patrol ends after 11 days

21/10/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2581 Views 0 Comments NATO

NATO says it has forged a new partnership with the Royal Australian Air Force through its maritime security operation in

36 Squadron loadmasters Corporal Shaun Harding, left, and Flight Sergeant Rick Haslewood launch essential supplies from a C-17A Globemaster over Casey Station, Antarctica. Story by Flight Lieutenant Suellen Heath. Photo by Corporal Kylie Gibson.

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Great Southern supply airdrop

19/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 3031 Views 1 Comment Australian Antarctic Division, C-17A Globemaster III, Casey Station, No. 36 Squadron, Operation Southern Discovery

Eagerly awaiting personnel at Casey Station, Antarctica, got excited when they saw two containers falling from a C-17A Globemaster III

Members from the ADF's Army Logistic Training Centre conduct sandbagging activities in support of the local community in Shepparton, Victoria. Story by Sergeant Matthew Bickerton. Photo by Corporal Jonathan Goedhart.

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More ADF support for flood-hit areas

19/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1702 Views 0 Comments CH-47F Chinook, Operation Flood Assist 2022, State Emergency Service (SES)

About 310 ADF personnel are now involved in Operation Flood Assist 22-2 as part of the Australian Government’s response to flooding

Squadron Leader Steve Cook, back left, a paramedic, Leading Aircraftwoman Hayley Edwards, front left, and Flying Officer (now Wing Commander) Kim Davey carry a Bali bombing victim from a C-130 Hercules. Story by Flight Lieutenant Suellen Heath and Corporal Jacob Joseph. Photo by Sergeant Troy Rodgers.

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Bali bombings 20th anniversary: resilience meets tragedy

12/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2289 Views 0 Comments C-130 Hercules, C-17A Globemaster III, C-27J Spartan

On October 13, 2002, a small team of Air Force personnel thought they were embarking on a standard aeromedical evacuation

Air Force Indigenous Youth program participant Tallira Hopkins tries on the firefighter uniform with firefighter Leading Aircraftman Ray Solinas at RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland. Story by Flight Lieutenant Suellen Heath. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Kate Czerny.

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A chance to live the life of an aviator

12/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2219 Views 0 Comments C-27J Spartan, Indigenous Youth Program, MV-22 Osprey, RAAF Amberley, US Air Force

On their last day, 15 young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders who got to live the life of an aviator

Australia's first MQ-4C Triton aircraft poses for its first official portraits after emerging from the Northrop Grumman Palmdale paint booth. Photo by Alan Radecki, Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Media Services.

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Australia’s first Triton rolled out

07/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2212 Views 0 Comments MQ-4C Triton, P-8A Poseidon, US Navy

Australia’s first MQ-4C Triton Remotely Piloted Aircraft System was rolled out in September as part of a partnership between the

Catafalque party members from No. 1 Remote Sensor Unit march from their post at the conclusion of the Battle of Britain commemoration ceremony at Torrens Parade Hall, Adelaide. Story by Flight Lieutenant Claire Burnet. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Sam Price.

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Battle of Britain commemorated in Adelaide

05/10/202210/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1924 Views 0 Comments Air Force Cadets, Battle of Britain, No. 41 Wing, WWII

To mark the 82nd anniversary of the Battle of Britain, Royal Australian Air Force and Air Force Association (South Australia)

A US Air Force pilot prepares to exit an F-15C Eagle from 67th Fighter Squadron at RAAF Base Darwin during Exercise Pitch Black 2022. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Emma Schwenke.

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US infrastructure crucial to Ex Pitch Black

05/10/202209/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1816 Views 0 Comments Exercise Pitch Black, P-8A Poseidon, RAAF Darwin, US Air Force

More aircraft took to the skies in Exercise Pitch Black from RAAF Base Darwin throughout August and September thanks to

The Air Force Roulettes perform an aerobatic display over the air traffic control tower for the Air Force Roulette's 50th anniversary family open day at RAAF Base East Sale, Victoria. Story by Flying Officer Brent Moloney. Photos by Richard Prideaux.

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Roulettes reminisce on 50 years

05/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2291 Views 0 Comments Central Flying School, No. 100 Squadron, PC-21, RAAF East Sale, Roulettes

Friends and family of Central Flying School (CFS) belatedly celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Roulettes Aerobatic Team with a

A P-8A Poseidon off the South Australian coast. Photo by Corporal Bill Solomou.

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RAAF P-8A Poseidon to patrol with NATO in Mediterranean

05/10/202207/10/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1688 Views 0 Comments Operation Sea Guardian

Defence has deployed a Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to the Mediterranean as part of Operation

Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Robert Chipman and Chief of Staff of the US Air Force, General Charles Q. Brown, Jr. sign the Joint Vision Statement in Washington, DC. Photo by Andy Morataya.

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Royal Australian and US Air Forces strengthen partnership

30/09/202203/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2407 Views 0 Comments Chief of Air Force, US Air Force

The future of the longstanding relationship between the Royal Australian Air Force and the US Air Force was further strengthened