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Dr Andrew Phillips, right, and welding engineer Joe Donato from the Defence Science and Technology Group at the DSTG research facility at Fishermans Bend in Melbourne. Story and photo by Sergeant Matthew Bickerton.

Steel used in Navy shipbuilding put through extreme tests

22/06/202227/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1536 Views 0 Comments DST, DSTG

Freezing steel plates and blowing them up are ways scientists at the Defence Science and Technology Group ensure materials used in

Senior Constable Adrien Lamu and working dog Nym from the RPNGC K-9 unit prepare to board a RAAF C-27J Spartan as part of Operation Kimba. Story by Lieutenant Geoff Long. Photo by Corporal Jonathan Goedhart.

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PNG canine squad travels in style with RAAF

22/06/202222/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1918 Views 0 Comments C-130 Hercules, C-27J Spartan, Military Working Dogs, No. 23 Squadron, Operation Kimba, RPNGC, Service Dogs

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has helped move the highly skilled Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (RPNGC) canine squad across

Royal Australian Air Force Officer Wing Commander Andrew Harrigan speaks to guests during the Sir Ross Smith commemorative service held at St Peter's Cathedral in Adelaide. Photo by Sergeant Murray Staff.

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Distinguished military aviator honoured

22/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1876 Views 0 Comments Middle East, No. 1 Squadron, RAAF Edinburgh

One of Australia’s most distinguished military aviators, Sir Ross Macpherson Smith, was honoured at a commemorative service held at St

The Australian National Flag at full mast alongside the Aboriginal Flag and the Torres Strait Islander Flag at Darwin's Larrakeyah Barracks. Photo by Leading Seaman James Whittle.

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Greens leader insults National Flag at press conference

21/06/202221/06/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2150 Views 0 Comments

An Australian Greens Party official removed the Australian National Flag from a rostrum – leaving the Aboriginal and Torres Straight

M113AS4 armoured personnel carriers bound for Ukraine wait to be loaded onto an Antonov An-124 cargo plane at RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Emma Schwenke.

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ADF prepares M113AS4s for Ukraine

20/06/202220/06/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2624 Views 2 Comments Ukraine

The first four M113AS4 armoured personnel carriers being gifted to Ukraine departed RAAF Base Amberley last week. CAPTION: M113AS4 armoured

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Suicide Royal Commission hearings in Townsville

20/06/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1514 Views 0 Comments Suicide Royal Commission

The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide has begun a public hearing in Townsville, where the city’s most senior

Royal Australian Air Force Flight Sergeant Ben Russell, left, speaks with US Air Force Technical Sergeant Eric Wiershcem at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. Story by Staff Sergeant John Linzmeier and Eamon Hamilton. Photo by Staff Sergeant Alan Ricker (USAF).

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Working together improves aerial dexterity

17/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1817 Views 0 Comments C-17A Globemaster III, Exercise Global Dexterity, No. 36 Squadron, US Air Force

Exercise Global Dexterity in Hawaii allowed C-17A Globemaster III crews from Australia and the United States to work as a

Operation Kimba Contingent Commander Wing Commander Michael Rouhan, right, speaks with Superintendent Steven Francis from the Royal PNG Constabulary at the Air Movements Wing – Port Moresby. Story by Lieutenant Geoff Long. Photo by Corporal Jonathan Goedhart.

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Spartan takes off for PNG election support

17/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1800 Views 0 Comments C-27J Spartan, No. 35 Squadron, Operation Kimba, Papua New Guinea

A RAAF C-27J Spartan flight carrying 20 personnel from the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (RPNGC) marked the beginning of air

Royal Australian Air Force Flight Lieutenant Janet Mulder from No. 452 Squadron Amberley Flight, in front of the Air Traffic Control Tower, during Exercise Vigilant Scimitar at Charters Towers Airport, Queensland. Story by Captain Carolyn Barnett. Photo by Corporal Jarrod McAneney.

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Eyes in the sky for Exercise Vigilant Scimitar

17/06/202217/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1846 Views 0 Comments 16th Aviation Brigade, No. 44 Wing, No. 452 Squadron, Vigilant Scimitar

The Royal Australian Air Force’s No. 44 Wing deployed a mobile air operations team, including a transportable air operations tower,

A Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail aircraft departs RAAF Base Darwin during Exercise Diamond Storm 2022. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Sam Price.

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Night flights finish for Exercise Diamond Storm

17/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1896 Views 0 Comments Air Warfare Instructors Course, E-7A Wedgetail, EA-18G Growler, Exercise Diamond Storm, RAAF Darwin, RAAF Tindal

Over the last two weeks, Air Force aviators successfully completed the day and night flying elements of Exercise Diamond Storm

An Australian Army soldier fires an 84mm M4 Carl Gustav medium direct fire support weapon during target illumination serial on the Direct Fire Support Weapons Course at the School of Infantry in Singleton. Story by Warrant Officer Class Two Max Bree. Photo by Sergeant Tristan Kennedy.

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Ambush: the art of hit and run

17/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 3194 Views 5 Comments Carl Gustaf M4, MAG 58s machine gun, Mk47 automatic grenade launcher, School of Infantry

An 84mm round slams into an enemy infantry fighting vehicle that starts smouldering and rolls to a stop. CAPTION: An

Australian Army officer, Captain Jeremy Fetter at the site of the battle of Valley of Tears in the Golan Heights. Story and photo by Petty Officer Lee-Anne Cooper.

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Bonding while keeping the peace

17/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1759 Views 0 Comments Operation Paladin, UN Truce Supervision Organisation

Captain Jeremy Fetter uses the analogy of umpiring football to explain being a United Nations (UN) military observer in Israel.

Soldiers from the Republic of Fiji Military Forces share a traditional Fijian Lovo with Australian Army soldiers from 8/9 RAR during the closing ceremony of Exercise Coral Soldier at Gallipoli Barracks, Brisbane. Story by Captain Taylor Lynch. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.

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Diggers treated to a Fijian feed

17/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1920 Views 1 Comment 8/9 RAR, Republic of Fiji Military Forces

Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) soldiers in Brisbane treated their Australian counterparts to a meal cooked in a traditional

Australian Army Gunners from the 105th Battery of the 1st Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, fire a 155mm SMArt anti-armour round from a M777 155mm Howitzer during Exercise Barce 2022 at Shoalwater Bay Training Area. Story by Captain Taylor Lynch. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.

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Today’s forecast: steel rain on Exercise Barce

17/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2364 Views 1 Comment 1st Regiment Royal Australian Artillery, Exercise Barce, M777 Howitzer, Shoalwater Bay Training Area

Gunners from the 1st Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, sent an abundance of munitions down range during Exercise Barce, with the

Aircraftman Sam Schmidt, from the No. 382 Squadron, marshals a C-130J from RAAF Base Richmond at the Air Movements Wing – Port Moresby. Story by Major Martin Hadley. Photo by Corporal Jonathan Geodhart.

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ADF supports election in PNG

17/06/202222/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1819 Views 0 Comments C-130J, C-17A Globemaster III, C-27J Spartan, Operation Kimba, PNG elections

The main body of Australian Defence Force personnel deployed on Operation Kimba has touched down in Papua New Guinea to

Macquarie University researcher Madison Kho takes a hair sample from a HMAS Canberra crew member to measure cortisol levels. Story by Lieutenant Nancy Cotton. Photo by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.

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Scientists at sea to study crew

17/06/202220/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1167 Views 0 Comments HMAS Canberra

Scientists from Macquarie University sailed in HMAS Canberra from Sydney to Townsville in Queensland as part of a project researching

This photo of Corporal George Beardow (right) and his mates features in the George Beardow’s War in the Pacific exhibition at the Amberley Aviation Heritage Centre.

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War from a carpenter’s perspective

16/06/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1547 Views 0 Comments

A Royal Australian Air Force carpenter who served in the Pacific Theatre during WWII is the subject of a unique

Anson W2472 undergoing restoration by History and Heritage – Air Force’s Restoration Support Section.

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Faithful Annie faithfully restored

16/06/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1816 Views 0 Comments

A team of reservists and volunteers at History and Heritage – Air Force’s (HH-AF) Restoration Support Section (RSS) is currently

Royal New Zealand Navy ship HMNZS Aotearoa is farewelled from Devonport Naval Base to participate in RIMPAC 22 and for a 5.5-month deployment to the Asia Pacific region. NZDF photo.

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HMNZS Aotearoa deployed until Christmas

16/06/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1782 Views 0 Comments HMNZS Aotearoa

Royal New Zealand Navy ship HMNZS Aotearoa will be taking part in the world’s largest international maritime exercise for the

National Cadet Adjutant Tessa Zangalis, front, centre, participating in the AAC Adventure Training Awards in the Victorian Grampians.

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All-female leadership team to help shape cadets

15/06/202216/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2365 Views 0 Comments Army Cadets

Four leaders from four states were recently appointed to represent Australian Army Cadets (AAC) across Australia. CAPTION: National Cadet Adjutant