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A RAAF heritage formation at the RAAF Base Amberley Airshow 2008 – Mustang, Vampire, Meteor, Hawk, Hornet. Photo by Brian Hartigan.
News Royal Australian Air Force What's on... 

RAAF Amberley air show tickets now on sale

05/05/202208/09/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 8532 Views 9 Comments Amberley

Defence, in partnership with the Ipswich City Council, announce the Ipswich Amberley Air Tattoo (Air Tattoo) will be held over

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Huge Family Fun Day for western Sydney – THIS WEEKEND

31/03/202212/05/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3961 Views 1 Comment

Penrith RSL sub-branch will host a Family Day for ADF and veterans on Sunday 15 May 2022. This excellent family

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A RAAF F/A-18F at Avalon Airshow. Photo by Brian Hartigan.
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Avalon Airshow CANCELLED

10/08/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3163 Views 2 Comments

The 2021 Australian International Airshow at Avalon was officially cancelled today, with the next show retuning to normal dates in 2023.

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1ATF logistics base at Vung Tau, 3 November 1966. US Army photo.
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REUNION – HQ & HQ Coy, 1st Australian Logistic Support Group, Vietnam

31/01/202131/01/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2031 Views 0 Comments

Reunion for  Headquarters and Headquarters Company 1st Australian Logistic Support Group (ex Vietnam) in Albury/Wodonga, November 2021.

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Remembrance at the AWM
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Please pause to remember – at 11am on 11 November 2020

09/11/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2062 Views 0 Comments

All Australians will be encouraged to pause for a minute’s silence tomorrow – Remembrance Day – to remember the service and

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F/A-18A Hornet A21-022 is lifted onto stands at RAAF Base Williamtown in preparation for its move to the Australian War Memorial, Canberra. Photo by Sergeant Brett Sherriff.
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Two ‘Classic’ Hornets headed for Australian War Memorial

27/10/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4283 Views 1 Comment

The first of two ‘Classic’ Hornets for the Australian War Memorial is being transported by road from RAAF Base Williamtown to Canberra.

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Australian military uniforms
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Plenty to do during Veterans’ Health Week

23/10/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1781 Views 0 Comments

Veterans and their families can participate in almost 400 official events, in person and virtually, as part of Veterans’ Health Week.

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View and rotate this Lee Enfield rifle butstock carved by Farrier Sergeant Percy King of the 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles during the Boer War, in the Australian War Memorial's on-line 3D Treasures exhibition. Image AWM REL/15154.
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Awesome new 3D Treasures exhibit on the AWM web site

20/10/202020/10/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2317 Views 0 Comments

The Australian War Memorial has launched a new online exhibition, 3D Treasures, featuring three-dimensional digital scans of objects.

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Ink in the Lines at the Australian War Memorial. Photo supplied by AWM.
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Ink in the Lines opens at the Australian War Memorial

25/09/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2763 Views 0 Comments

A new AWM exhibition relating personal stories and experiences of ADF veterans through the use of tattoos – Ink in the Lines – is now open.

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Remembrance at the AWM
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Malaya and Borneo remembrance service at the AWM

31/08/202030/08/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2854 Views 0 Comments

On Malaya and Borneo Veterans’ Day, Australia remembers those who served in the Malayan Emergency 1948-60 and the Indonesian Confrontation 1962-66.

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AWM launches another 360-degree Closer Inspection

25/08/202004/09/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2930 Views 0 Comments

The Australian War Memorial has launched the latest in its series of immersive digital experiences, On Closer Inspection.

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David Ball from Lockheed Martin and Kate Driver from Questacon take a break from gravity in the Lockheed Martin Space Café at Questacon. Photo courtesy Lockheed Martin Australia.
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Lockheed Martin launches Space Café at Questacon

16/08/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3181 Views 0 Comments

Lockheed Martin Australia has launched its Space Café experience at Questacon – The National Science and Technology Centre in Canberra.

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1st Australian Support Group (Vietnam) HQ reunion

02/07/202002/07/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2361 Views 0 Comments