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Commanding Officer HMAS Harman Commander Glyn Hunter presents Legacy Club of Queanbeyan-Eden-Monaro president Suzanne McInnes with a cheque during a morning tea at the Legacy Club of Queanbeyan-Eden-Monaro, NSW. Photos by Corporal Jacob Joseph.

A supportive hand for those in need

03/09/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1026 Views 0 Comments HMAS Harman, Legacy Week

When her father returned from the Second World War, Suzanne McInnes helped him sell Legacy badges to raise funds for

Retired Caribou aviators and 35 Squadron Association members with a restored de Havilland DHC-4 Caribou at the RAAF Amberley Aviation Heritage Centre. Story by Flight Lieutenant Rob Hodgson. Photos by Sergeant Peter Borys.

History News Royal Australian Air Force Veterans

Wallaby Airlines remembered

21/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2100 Views 2 Comments C-27J Spartan, No. 35 Squadron, RAAF Amberley Aviation Heritage Centre, Wallaby Airlines

On a cold, wet morning at RAAF Base Amberley, 35 Squadron Association members gathered to commemorate a significant event for

Military working dog 'Kuga' in Tarin Kowt, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. SOTG photo.

Australian Veterans

Remembering SAS hero dog Kuga

17/07/202421/07/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2974 Views 0 Comments Military Working Dogs

Belgian Mallinois Kuga saved lives in Afghanistan but paid the ultimate price, succumbing to war wounds on 24 July 2012.

Former Air Force Nursing Officer Val Lawrence, meets Warrant Officer Class One Darren Wasley at the War Veterans’ Home at Myrtle Bank in South Australia. Story by Leading Seaman Nadav Harel. Photos by Sergeant Murray Staff.

ADF People History Veterans

Nurse and rescued orphan meet 50 years on

16/07/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2298 Views 0 Comments Service Nurses, Vietnam War

After decades of war and with the imminent fall of Saigon in 1975, a humanitarian crisis was unfolding in South

Former members of 1 Commando Company, from left, National Secretary Airborne and Special Forces Association Pat Doherty, President 1 Commando Association Merv Liddell and Chairman of Operation Pilgrimage Group Allan Miles at the unveiling of the new heritage marker at the company barracks, Georges Heights, Sydney. Story by Corporal Michael Rogers.

Australian Army History News Veterans

Mission accomplished for former commandos

11/07/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2420 Views 0 Comments HMAS Penguin

Sixty-one years after he first walked through the gates of 1 Commando Company, Allan Miles trod the familiar path to

ADF People Health and Wellbeing Veterans

Memories of a Vietnam veteran

05/07/202410/07/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2307 Views 0 Comments Vietnam veterans

In 1969 at the age of 20, Rudolph Stachow was on his first patrol in Vietnam as an infantryman. CAPTION: Vietnam

News Veterans

New veterans’ entitlements legislation now law

03/07/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2518 Views 1 Comment

The federal government is simplifying and harmonising Australia’s veterans’ rehabilitation and compensation system – with new legislation introduced today. Under

News Veterans

New appointees to Australian War Memorial Council

28/06/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1754 Views 0 Comments Australian War Memorial, AWM

Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Matt Keogh today announced three new members have been appointed to the Australian War Memorial Council.

Team Australia's Ben Owens, right, moves past Jamie Adam Smyth during a wheelchair rugby training session in preparation for the Warrior Games 2024. Story by Flying Officer Tina Langridge. Photo by Flight Sergeant Christopher Dickson.

ADF People Health and Wellbeing Veterans

Ready to tackle wheelchair rugby at Warrior Games

21/06/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1347 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games, Warrior Games

Ask Ben Owens which event he’s looking forward to most at the upcoming 2024 Warrior Games and he’ll give you

Warrior Games 2024 Team Australia conducts wheelchair rugby training at the ESPN Athletics Centre in Orlando, Florida. Story by Simon Paton. Photos by Flight Sergeant Christopher Dickson.

ADF People Health and Wellbeing Veterans

Warrior Games showcases Defence resilience

21/06/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 990 Views 0 Comments 4th Brigade, Invictus Australia, Warrior Games

The Australian 2024 Warrior Games team have arrived in Orlando ahead of this year’s games, hosted by the US Department

News Veterans

Suicide RC publishes “book of lived experiences”

20/06/202420/06/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1323 Views 0 Comments Suicide Royal Commission

Minister for Defence Richard Marles said today that the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide “has delivered a report

News Veterans

New Veterans’ Acute Housing Program launched

20/06/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1354 Views 0 Comments Veterans’ Acute Housing Program

The Federal government announced a $30million grants pool to address veteran homelessness. FILE IMAGE: Homeless in Sydney mockup, by CONTACT.

Laurie Wallace walks his family dogs Patch and Zelda around their north Brisbane suburb. Story by Major Evita Ryan. Photo by Lance Corporal Luke Donegan.

ADF People Health and Wellbeing Veterans

Marching for a cause

14/06/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 839 Views 0 Comments 6th Brigade, 7th Brigade, Army Reserve, Kokoda Track, Soldier On

Walking the 96km Kokoda Track has always been on Laurie Wallace’s bucket list. CAPTION: Laurie Wallace walks his family dogs Patch

Last known image of AE1, 9 September 1914 – five days before she was lost – with HMAS Ships Australia and Yarra in the background.

News Royal Australian Navy Veterans

Marking 110 years of silent service

25/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2135 Views 0 Comments HMAS AE1, HMAS AE2

It’s been 110 years since the Royal Australian Navy took delivery of its first submersible vessels, and while the technology

Willie Apiata VC addresses attendees at his a ceremony in which he was promoted to the honorary rank of Warrant Officer Class One (WO1) at Papakura Military Camp. During the ceremony, WO1 Apiata was also appointed as Special Representative to the New Zealand Defence Force. NZDF photo.

New Zealand News Veterans

Willie Apiata VC promoted to NZDF Special Representative

22/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1836 Views 0 Comments Willie Apiata VC

New Zealand’s only living recipient of the Victoria Cross, Willie Apiata, has been appointed a Special Representative to the New

Army Chaplain James Hall, of 6th Battalion, the Royal Australia Regiment, in the unit's social gaming hub at Gallipoli Barracks, with equipment donated by Veteran Gaming Australia. Story and photo by Corporal Michael Rogers.

ADF People Health and Wellbeing Veterans

Gaming a useful tool for social connection

17/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1173 Views 0 Comments 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Chaplains, Veteran Gaming Australia, Virtual Reality (VR)

After being posted to Darwin, away from his family, Chaplain James Hall would play Xbox games online with his sons

Europe New Zealand News Veterans

Kiwis avoid ‘no-show’ at Gallipoli 2024

28/04/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2128 Views 0 Comments Gallipoli

The Anzac spirit of cooperation and camaraderie was tapped into at Gallipoli this year to allow the New Zealand Defence

News Veterans

Veteran groups team up for special amphibious operation

18/04/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2361 Views 0 Comments Operation Jaywick, Saltwater Veterans, Veterans Instameet, Z Special Unit

By Don Stevenson CONTACT Fitness Columnist (retd) It’s been a while since I wrote anything for CONTACT, but a few

Former Air Commodore Vin Hill pictured here with retired Air Vice-Marshal and former Deputy Chief of Air Force, Dave Rogers at Vin's home in New Zealand in January 2024. Story by John Noble.

ADF People History Lest We Forget Royal Australian Air Force Veterans

VALE: Former Air Commodore Vin Hill

22/03/202409/04/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1856 Views 0 Comments

One of the Royal Australian Air Force’s last great aviators and true characters died just months shy of his 100th

News Veterans

New veterans’ compensation legislation released for consultation

29/02/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3356 Views 6 Comments Suicide Royal Commission

The Albanese Government has released exposure draft legislation that it believes will simplify and harmonise the century-old veterans’ entitlements, compensation