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RAAF Edinburgh

Medics, nurses and doctors carry out blood training during a scenario as part of Exercise Surging Forward. Story by Captain Chris Wade. Photos by Corporal Adrian Murphy.
Australian Army Health and Wellbeing News 

Medics confronted with multiple challenges

23/01/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 532 Views 0 Comments 3rd Health Battalion, Exercise Surging Forward, RAAF Edinburgh

Personnel from the 3rd Health Battalion trialled innovative ways of deploying their equipment into the field swiftly and efficiently, under

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A relative of Flight Lieutenant Ross Frayne – a World War 2 and Korean War veteran who died in a crash at RAAF Base Mallala in 1955 – places a poppy on a commemorative wreath at the new Air Force memorial at the South Australian Aviation Museum. Story by Group Captain Greg Weller.
ADF People History Lest We Forget Royal Australian Air Force 

Air Force commemorates peacetime sacrifice

03/12/202503/12/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1930 Views 1 Comment Aircraft Research and Development Unit, RAAF Edinburgh, South Australian Aviation Museum

Attendees gathered at the South Australian Aviation Museum (SAAM) to witness the Dedication and Inaugural Commemorative Service of a new

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MQ-4C Triton pilot Flight Lieutenant Ariel White with 9 Squadron at RAAF Base Tindal. Story by Flying Officer Shanea Zeegers. Photos by Sergeant David Gibbs.
ADF People Royal Australian Air Force 

From dreams to duty

25/11/202530/11/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1228 Views 0 Comments MQ-4C Triton, No. 9 Squadron, RAAF Edinburgh, RAAF Tindal

For Flight Lieutenant Ariel White, a typical day as an air vehicle pilot at 9 Squadron means helping shape the

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Three Royal Australian Air Force MQ-4C Triton aircraft on the taxiway at RAAF Base Tindal, NT. Story by Flight Lieutenant Grace Casey-Maughan. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Mikaela Fernlund.
History News Royal Australian Air Force 

9 Squadron’s all-seeing unseen new role

25/11/202530/11/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1409 Views 1 Comment MQ-4C Triton, No. 9 Squadron, Northrop Grumman Australia, RAAF Edinburgh, RAAF Tindal, Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS)

In June 2023, 9 Squadron was reformed at RAAF Base Edinburgh (with a detachment at RAAF Base Tindal) to operate

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From left, former crew members of Centurion 169041, Barry Hodges, Graham Munsell and Ray Arthur out the front of 1st Armoured Regiment at RAAF Base Edinburgh. Story by Corporal Jacob Joseph. Photo by Chris and Jan Fenton.
ADF People Australian Army History Lest We Forget 

The story of Australia’s ‘atomic tank’

25/06/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1805 Views 2 Comments 1st Armoured Regiment, Centurian tank, RAAF Edinburgh, Vietnam War