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Commanding Officer No. 383 Squadron Wing Commander Alan Brown, centre right, and RAAF Base Townsville Indigenous liaison officer Flight Lieutenant David Williams with artist Kailin Kyle, centre, Stars Foundation's Emma Ferguson, left, and Jean Murphy. Story by Flying Officer Robert Hodgson.

Art symbolic of connections

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Commanding Officer No. 383 Squadron Wing Commander Alan Brown on September 30 was presented an artwork painted for the squadron

Major Ben Lanskey from Defence Reserves Support, left, Canterbury College's Flight Lieutenant Greg Wacker and Canterbury College principal Daniel Walker at the presentation of the Queensland Employer Support Award 2021. Story by Flight Lieutenant Nick O’Connor.

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College rewarded for Reserve support

31/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1739 Views 0 Comments RAAF Reserve

Canterbury College at Waterford, Queensland, has won the not-for-profit category of the recently announced Queensland Defence Employer Support Awards. CAPTION:

Trainees from the ADF School of Special Operations commando amphibious operations course practise their boat-handling and landing skills in Zodiac inflatable boats in the surf at Wanda Beach, Sydney, NSW. Photo by Able Seaman Benjamin Ricketts.

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Special-forces training attracts attention

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Trainee Army special forces commandos made a splash during recent training at two Sydney beachside suburbs. CAPTION: Trainees from the

RAAF and US aviators discuss the maintenance of an aircraft. Story by Squadron Leader Barrie Bardoe.

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Defence Aviation Safety Authority ‘recognises’ peer agencies

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The Defence Aviation Safety Authority (DASA) has given the safety tick of approval to 10 military aviation authorities (MAA) and

Lord Mayor of Darwin Kon Vatskalis inspects RAAF Base Darwin personnel before the Freedom of Entry parade through Darwin. Story by Flight Lieutenant Robert Cochran. Photo by Sergeant Pete Gammie.

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Connection with city celebrated

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Despite the heat and humidity of a Top End storm brewing, personnel from RAAF Base Darwin on October 9 exercised

Indigenous Youth Program student Andrea Cole in a No. 1 Expeditionary Health Squadron Bushmaster ambulance during a visit to RAAF Base Townsville. Story by Flying Officer Veronika Koroleva. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Annalin Wright.

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Base visit inspires future Indigenous aviators

20/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2037 Views 0 Comments Defence Force Recruiting, Indigenous Youth Program

Participants in the Indigenous Youth Program (IYP) visited RAAF Base Townsville from September 20-22 to experience Air Force life and possible

A RAAF P-8A Poseidon aircraft on a mission as part of Exercise Albatross Ausindo 21. Story by Bettina Mears.

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Exercise with Indonesia a first for Poseidon

20/10/202122/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2378 Views 0 Comments Albatross Ausindo 21, Indonesian Air Force

In the spirit of strengthening partnerships, the RAAF last month participated with elements from the Indonesian Air Force in the

Malabugilmah resident Latia Williams has her temperature taken by Leading Aircraftman Joel Forster at a pop-up COVID-19 vaccination centre.

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ADF supports remote vaccination mission

20/10/202120/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1740 Views 0 Comments COVID-19, Indigenous

Early this month, NSW Health, police and ADF personnel travelled to a tiny Aboriginal community two-and-a-half hours’ drive inland from

Lance Corporal Mancell Laidler, of Joint Task Group 629.9, inspects the licence of a motorist at the ACT Federal Highway border-control point during Operation COVID-19 Assist. Photo by Corporal Jarrod McAneney.

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ADF winds up ACT COVID control support

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ADF personnel have spent the past few weeks supporting ACT Policing at vehicle checkpoints on the ACT-NSW border set up

A 'Let's Chalk about Mental Health' activity was held at Adams Auditorium, ADFA, in 2019 in support of World Mental Health Day. Photo by Jay Cronan.

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Look out for your mates, and yourself

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Defence marked the October 10 World Mental Health Day with online and in-person activities around Australia in the lead-up to the

Ipswich Indigenous community members and children inside a C-17A Globemaster III for a flight from RAAF Base Amberley. Story by Flying Officer Lily Lancaster. Photo by Sergeant Peter Borys.

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Connections made high above ground

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More than 130 Ipswich Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and their families had the experience of a lifetime: a

NSW Police Senior Constable Peter Heginbotham, front left, and Midshipman Bridie Kemp on hotel quarantine duties during Operation COVID-19 Assist. Story by Flight Lieutenant Eamon Hamilton. Photo by Corporal Dustin Anderson.

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ADF supports evacuees in quarantine

08/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1696 Views 0 Comments Afghanistan, COVID-19

Recent evacuees from Afghanistan are being helped in their transition to a new life in Australia by ADF personnel on

Enrolled nurse Nicole Gentry prepares Flight Sergeant Kate Morris, of No. 295 Squadron, for her plasma donation at the Red Cross Ipswich Donation Centre in Queensland. Story by Flight Lieutenant Jessica Aldred. Photo by Corporal Nicci Freeman.

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Leading the way for blood donations

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Even a three-year posting to Florida, United States, didn’t slow down Flight Sergeant Kate Morris’ blood and plasma donations in

Leading Aircraftman Peyman Zeinali, left, and Leading Aircraftman Nicolas Ballingal use RAAF Base Edinburgh's in-ground refuelling system for the first time with an Air Force P-8A Poseidon. Story by Corporal Abbey Leonard. Photo by Corporal Brenton Kwaterski.

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New in-ground refuelling system at RAAF Base Edinburgh

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A Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon aircraft from No. 92 Wing at RAAF Base Edinburgh in August marked a

Qualified flying instructor with No. 2 Flying Training School Flight Lieutenant Jonathan Lee and students from Clontarf Academy in front of a Pilatus PC-21 aircraft at RAAF Base Pearce. Story by Flight Lieutenant Steven Barrett.

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Students’ flying visit to base a real buzz

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Students from the Clontarf Academy in Geraldton, Western Australia, were “wide-eyed” when they toured RAAF Base Pearce in early September.

Captain Thomas Sefton, front, and other members of the ADF construction engineer team place concrete into the footings of a new classroom building at Lekutu Secondary School in Fiji. Story by Captain Michael Trainor.

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Rebuilding opportunities in Fiji

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ADF personnel have been in Fiji for the past few months helping rebuild schools damaged by Tropical Cyclones Yasa and

Turbans 4 Australia President Amar Singh with ADF members at the charity's warehouse in Clyde, NSW. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath.

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Charity support a learning experience

08/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1443 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

With ADF support, a Sikh charity is delivering 1500 emergency food hampers every week to homes and community groups in

Military Shop has a fabulous new collection of merchandise to celebrate six of the most iconic aircraft of the Royal Australian Air Force.

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New Iconic Aviation Collectables

07/10/202107/10/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1488 Views 0 Comments

Military Shop has a fabulous new collection of merchandise to celebrate six of the most iconic aircraft of the Royal Australian Air Force.

The view of Lord Howe Island from the back of an Air Force C-27J Spartan aircraft. Story and photo by Flying Officer Lily Lancaster.

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Landing a first on Lord Howe Island

06/10/202107/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2521 Views 0 Comments

Scenic views and friendly locals are not the only things that make Lord Howe Island special. CAPTION: The view of

A C-17A Globemaster III from No. 36 Squadron at RAAF Base Amberley, conducts a low-level flight over the Brisbane CBD during Sunsuper Riverfire. Photo by CONTACT stringer Christabel Migliorini.

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Spectacular show over Brisbane

06/10/202107/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2585 Views 0 Comments

The atmosphere on the ground was electric as onlookers cheered and clapped as the ADF put on a spectacular show