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A PAC-750XL aircraft currently in service with the PNGDF Air Wing. Photo by Wing Commander Tim Shaw.
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ADF gift two aircraft and support to PNGDF at Avalon

02/03/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 348 Views 0 Comments

Australia’s Chief of Defence Force General Angus Campbell and Papua New Guinea’s Chief of Defence Force Major‑General Mark Goina have

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Memorial service to mark the 50th anniversary of the Battles of FSBs Coral and Balmoral, at the Vietnam War Memorial on Anzac Parade, Canberra. Photo via DVA.
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Community organisations share $1million commemorative grants

13/01/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 862 Views 0 Comments

Community organisations across Australia will share in more than $1 million in grant funding to recognise veterans and preserve Australia’s

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Chief Petty Officer Anita van der Meer fought for the rights of gay and lesbian members in Defence. Story by Corporal Jacob Joseph. Photo by Corporal Jacob Joseph.
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ADF’s three decades of pride

01/11/202201/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 670 Views 0 Comments

In 1992, Chief Petty Officer Anita van der Meer was threatened with dismissal. CAPTION: Chief Petty Officer Anita van der

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RAAF technicians Corporal Nima Nikfarjam, centre, and Leading Aircraftman Matthew Crowe, left, talk with Hensoldt Australia instructor Prue Bowley about the ASR-NG radar system. Story by By Flight Lieutenant Claire Burnet. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Emma Schwenke.
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First RAAF graduates of inaugural radar course

17/05/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1258 Views 0 Comments RAAF Amberley

Seven Air Force personnel have graduated from the inaugural Airport Surveillance Radar – Next Generation (ASR-NG) fixed defence air traffic

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Converted Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles bound for Ukraine are loaded onto a C-17A Globemaster III aircraft at RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland. Story by Captain Mike Edwards. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Kate Czerny.
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Our soldiers doing their bit for Ukraine

17/05/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1017 Views 0 Comments Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles, C-17A Globemaster III, RAAF Amberley, Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Ukraine

Albury-Wodonga is a long way from the battlefields of Ukraine, but local Australian Army soldiers are doing their bit to

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NZ Army soldiers receive instructions during Exercise Tagata’toa in New Caledonia. Photo courtesy French Armed Forces New Caledonia.
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New Zealand (and Oz) troops train with French Armed Forces New Caledonia

17/05/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1101 Views 0 Comments

Soldiers of the New Zealand Army have returned to field training in the Pacific after two years spent protecting New

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Australian Defence Force personnel on HMAS Adelaide line the flight deck as the ship returns to her home port of Fleet Base East in Sydney following a deployment on Operation Tonga Assist 2022. Story by Lieutenant Max Logan. Photo by Petty Officer Christopher Szumlanski.
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HMA Ships Adelaide and Supply return home

14/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 689 Views 0 Comments HMAS Adelaide, HMAS Supply, Operation Tonga Assist 2022

HMA Ships Adelaide and Supply have returned to their home port in Fleet Base East in Sydney after an important

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Leading Seaman Sarah Battenally in pit lane as a participant in the Navy V8 Supercars placement program in 2015. Story by Angus Pagett.
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Endless possibilities in Navy career

08/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 621 Views 0 Comments International Women's Day

Tinkering with V8 supercars or 3D printing firefighting equipment may seem like unusual projects for a Navy marine technician. CAPTION:

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Captain Shannon Lemanski in training at Gallipoli Barracks wearing body armour and carrying an 18kg backpack. Story by Captain Taylor Lynch. Photo by Cpl Nicole Dorrett.
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Taking triathlon to the next level for charity

04/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 638 Views 0 Comments 7th Brigade

Competing in a triathlon is challenging enough, but doing it in the multi-camouflage uniform while wearing body armour and carrying

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You can now buy CONTACT Yearbooks in bulk to save money. Fill out your collection or buy multiple copies of

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Thank you so much for your purchase – and for your support. CONTACT cannot operate without awesome supporters like you.

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Australian Defence Attache to Vietnam Colonel Paul Foura and senior Vietnamese officers farewell Vietnamese Level Two Field Hospital personnel as they board an Air Force C-17A Globemaster III in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo by Cần Thơ Kỷ Yếu
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RAAF airlifts Vietnamese to Africa

04/05/202104/05/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1094 Views 0 Comments

An Air Force C-17A Globemaster III airlifted Vietnamese military personnel and equipment to Africa in support of Vietnam’s contribution to the

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HMAS Choules Commanding Officer Commander Ben Reilly, members of his crew and their ship at Mallacoota to announce that the Victorian town was the ship's new ceremonial homeport. Photo by Leading Seaman Leo Baumgartner.
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HMAS Choules adopts Mallacoota as ceremonial homeport

11/03/202111/03/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1192 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

Mallacoota, Victoria, is now HMAS Choules’ ceremonial homeport in recognition of strong ties forged during the 2019/20 bushfire crisis.

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Thank you for subscribing to the best boots-on-the-ground military-media outlet in Australia. We will only use your email address to

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Chronology of COVID-19 in Defence

25/03/202020/05/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2411 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

Collected here is a chronology of COVID-19 infection in the ADF, indicating when each new case was added to Defence’s running total of cases.

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Newsletter 99 Easter Egg

10/08/201910/08/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7348 Views 0 Comments

This post is an ‘unclassified’ easter egg, to mark CONTACT Newsletter number 99 – just for fun. If you are

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