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Operation Bushfire Assist

Bombardier Christopher Dawson Army holds an unmanned aerial vehicle used on its first domestic mission during Operation Bushfire Assist. Story by Captain Catalina Martinez Pinto.
ADF People 

Drone operator returns to bushfire town for Anzac Day

29/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2099 Views 0 Comments 9th Regiment Royal Australian Artillery, ANZAC Day 2022, Army Reserve, Operation Bushfire Assist

A bombardier who flew daily drone missions to support fire relief efforts in eastern Victoria in 2019, returned on Anzac

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Air Force loadmaster Corporal Antonia Guterres stands on the tarmac in Palau by the C-27J Spartan aircraft she worked on during Operation Solania. Story by Flying Officer Lily Lancaster. Photo by Leading Seaman Nadav Harel.
ADF People 

Loadmaster paving the way

10/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2592 Views 0 Comments C-27J Spartan, No. 35 Squadron, Operation Bushfire Assist, Operation Solania

When Corporal Antonia Guterres first entered her unit, there were no other females working there in her trade, but she

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Navy marine engineering officer Lieutenant Loretta Binder is a volunteer firefighter at the Gungahlin brigade of the ACT Rural Fire Service in Canberra. Story by Angus Pagett. Photo by Petty Officer Bradley Darvill.
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Potential realised in different uniforms

08/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2096 Views 0 Comments International Women's Day, Operation Bushfire Assist

As a volunteer firefighter and a Navy marine engineer officer, Lieutenant Loretta Binder has achieved things far beyond what she

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