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Anzac Day didgeridoo player, Australian Army Warrant Officer Class Two Lachlan Youll at Anzac Cove on the Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkiye. Story by Flight Lieutenant Vernon Pather. Photos by Flight Lieutenant Vernon Pather. Leading Seaman Susan Mossop.

Indigenous soldier’s tribute at Anzac Cove

07/05/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 716 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day, Gallipoli, Indigenous

Just before dawn on Anzac Day on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkiye, Warrant Officer Class Two (WO2) Lachlan Youll played

The Invictus Games 2025 Team Australia competitors receive the new team polo shirt during a uniform unveiling event at the Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra. Story by Flying Officer Belinda Barker. Photos by Flight Sergeant Christopher Dickson.

Australian Army Health and Wellbeing Invictus Games News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy Veterans

New Invictus uniform a symbol of connection

10/12/202410/12/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1645 Views 0 Comments Indigenous, Invictus Games

Loss of connection has been an issue for some of the 33 members of Team Australia heading to Invictus Games

Air Force Chef Corporal Brent Devetak prepares meals for locals at Kununurra during Exercise Kummundoo 24. Story by Flying Officer Rose Gigliotti. Photo by Flight Lieutenant Yuen Dieu.

ADF People Health and Wellbeing Royal Australian Air Force

Nourishing others, one meal at a time

25/10/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1264 Views 0 Comments Exercise Kummundoo, Indigenous

In the heart of the Kimberley, a proud Darkinjung man and dedicated Air Force chef stirs a large pot of

Private Bethany Dance, of Combat Training Centre, works with Milingimbi Island rangers during Exercise Predator's Run. Story by Corporal Jacob Joseph.

Australian Army News

Learning and sharing on Country

28/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1005 Views 0 Comments 1st Brigade, Exercise Predator’s Run, Indigenous, NORFORCE

As 1st Brigade’s main exercise ramped up, soldiers visiting some of Australia’s most remote areas shared their stories with Indigenous

A soldier rests on arms during a service marking the 10th anniversary of the dedication of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander War Memorial in Adelaide. Story by Pilot Officer Shanea Zeegers . Photo by Sergeant Nicci Freeman.

Australian Army Lest We Forget News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy

10th anniversary of Indigenous war memorial

24/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1193 Views 0 Comments Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander War Memorial, Governor-General, Indigenous

ADF members from the Adelaide region have joined with members of the Indigenous and veteran’s community and the broader Adelaide

News Royal Australian Navy

Shared connection to sea and country

10/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1169 Views 0 Comments Chief of Navy, Indigenous, Sea Power Conference

The close connection Navy has with the Saltwater people of Blue Mud Bay was honoured when artist and Madarrpa clan

Officer Commanding Health Services Wing Group Captain Glen Storrar helps paint a tree in support of the Blue Tree Project at a barbecue promoting mental health in Derby in Western Australia. Story by Flight Lieutenant Jessica Winnall. Photos by Sergeant Murray Staff.

Health and Wellbeing News Royal Australian Air Force

Blue trees to counter more than the blues

31/10/202331/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1471 Views 0 Comments Blue Tree Project, Health Services Wing, Indigenous

Air Force personnel in Derby, Western Australia worked with local communities to highlight mental health through art recently. CAPTION: Officer Commanding

Aunty Rubena and Uncle Gorge Anderson visit the RAAF Security and Fire School Headquarters at RAAF Base Amberley. Story by Flight Lieutenant Greg Hinks.

ADF People History Veterans

Uncle George remembers

20/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2063 Views 0 Comments Indigenous, RAAF Amberley, Vietnam War

It was a visit to remember for Indigenous Elder Uncle George Anderson, as he took part in the Commanding Officer

Pilot Officer Russell receives the 2023 UNSW Canberra Spirit Award at the Australian Defence Force Academy. Story by Lieutenant Commander Sandra Turner.

ADF People

Following the right flight path

15/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1344 Views 0 Comments Australian Defence Force Academy, Indigenous, Indigenous Pathway to Academy

Life doesn’t always follow an easy flight path, but support and guidance from those in the air and on the

Pilot Officer Shane Collins stands with Commanding Officer, Officer Training School (OTS) Wing Commander Garth Herriot and OTS Squadron Warrant Officer, Warrant Officer Scott Robbins alongside the artwork Pilot Officer Shane Collins painted during his course. Story by Flight Lieutenant Steffi Blavius. Photos by Sergeant Damien Draeger.

ADF People

The wedge-tailed eagle flies into position

15/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1179 Views 0 Comments Indigenous, Officer Training School (OTS)

Pilot Officer Shane Collins, a Wiradjuri man and descendent of the Tubba-Gah Clan, has a remarkable journey that intertwines his

Students of the first Army Reserve catering operator course held at HMAS Cerberus, Victoria. From left, Privates Harmeet Singh, Samara Fourmile, Shanane Doughboy, Nazareth Gamia and Lance Corporal James Noonan. Story by Richard Wilkins. Photos by Leading Seaman James McDougall.

Australian Army News

First Army Reserve catering course run at Cerberus

05/09/202306/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2056 Views 1 Comment ADF School of Catering, Army Reserve, HMAS Cerberus, Indigenous, Regional Force Surveillance Group

For the first time, the Army Reserve Catering Operator Course has been conducted by the ADF School of Catering (ADFSC)

Elders, students and community members from the South East Queensland Indigenous community board a 36 Squadron C-17 Globemaster III for a NAIDOC familiarisation flight from RAAF Base Amberley. Story by Flight Lieutenant Greg Hinks.

News Royal Australian Air Force

First time flying

01/09/202303/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1866 Views 0 Comments C-17A Globemaster III, Indigenous, NAIDOC Week, No. 36 Squadron, RAAF Amberley

As the rear ramp lowered mid-flight on a 36 Squadron C-17 Globemaster III, Arielle Wilson, an Indigenous student from Bremer

HMAS Anzac officer Lieutenant Charlotte Rice performs with the Philippine Navy band during the Exercise Lumbas official reception on board BRP Tarlac in Subic Bay, Philippines. Story by Lieutenant Max Logan. Photos by Leading Seaman Jarryd Capper.

Asia News Royal Australian Navy

HMAS Anzac enjoys cultural exchange in Philippines

26/07/202329/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1464 Views 0 Comments Exercise Lumbas, HMAS Anzac, Indigenous, Philippine Navy, Regional Presence Deployment

Navy personnel from Australia and the Philippines deepened their people-to-people linkages and cultural understanding during the shore phase of Exercise