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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.

First RAAF graduates of inaugural radar course

17/05/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 724 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

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 511 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

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 354 Views 0 Comments

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

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 305 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

An Australian Army’s new Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle conducts a live-fire battle run during exercise Diamond Walk at Shoalwater Bay, Queensland. Story by Captain Jesse Robilliard. Photo by Private Jacob Hilton.

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Defence to grow by around 30%

10/03/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 843 Views 0 Comments

Prime Minister Scott Morrison today announced that the size and capability of the Australian Defence Force will be significantly increased.

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 242 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:

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 281 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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15/05/202112/12/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1126 Views 4 Comments

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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 772 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

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 772 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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Chronology of COVID-19 in Defence

25/03/202020/05/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1921 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 5791 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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28/11/201704/08/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1783 Views 0 Comments viewee twoees, Weapons of the ADF

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