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A student from Thuringowa State High School speaks to personnel from 3rd Brigade during a mentoring program. Story by Captain Diana Jennings. Photo by Corporal Brodie Cross.
ADF People 

Army mentors help empower Indigenous students

31/05/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 233 Views 0 Comments 3rd Brigade, Indigenous, Lavarack Barracks, STEM

It was back to school for the soldiers and officers of Lavarack Barracks as they supported students at Thuringowa State

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Captain Elise McKenzie, from 5th Aviation Regiment, talks to soldiers conducting maintenance on an MRH-90 Taipan at RAAF Base Townsville. Story by Captain Carolyn Barnett. Photo by Corporal Lisa Sherman.
ADF People 

Robotics a key factor in career choice

10/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 281 Views 0 Comments 5th Aviation Regiment, MRH-90 Taipan, STEM

When it came time to choose a career, Captain Elise McKenzie knew aviation was the right move. CAPTION: Captain Elise

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Defence Science and Technology Group scientist Sonya Slater, right, shows university student Charli Goodrich how to use equipment used in forensic analysis during Ms Goodrich's 12-month placement at Fishermans Bend, Victoria. Story by David Kilmartin.
ADF People 

Defence placement a time of discovery

10/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 299 Views 0 Comments STEM

University student Charli Goodrich contributed to several forensic analysis projects during her 12-month placement with Defence. CAPTION: Defence Science and

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Squadron Leader Louise Burr has won the Australian Defence Magazine Women in Defence Award for Engineering. Story by Corporal Melina Young. Photo by Sergeant David Gibbs.
ADF People 

Making an impact in engineering

08/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 553 Views 0 Comments International Women's Day, Joint Task Force 633, No. 75 Squadron, RAAF Tindal, RAAF Williamtown, STEM

While juggling home schooling and snack making in Newcastle, Squadron Leader Louise Burr was the acquisition facilities lead for a

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Sergeant Amy Hestermann-Crane, left, Phoebe Budd, Chaplain Nikki Coleman and Squadron Leader Mel Vreugdenburg at the Bush Capital Lodge in Canberra for the YMCA Space Squad camp. Story by Flight Lieutenant Jessica Winnall. Photos by Leading Aircraftman Adam Abela.
News Royal Australian Air Force Science & Technology 

Space Squad: The next generation

15/02/202216/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 800 Views 0 Comments Space, STEM

Royal Australian* Air Force mentors met the next generation of leaders in the space sector at the YMCA ‘Space Squad’

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Army pilot Captain Shaun Gill in front of a Tiger armed reconnaissance helicopter from 1st Aviation Regiment at Robertson Barracks, NT. Story by Captain Carolyn Barnett. Photo by Corporal Rodrigo Villablanca.
ADF People 

Pilot ventures into space studies

01/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 510 Views 0 Comments 1st Aviation Regiment, STEM, Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter

A background in science led to a professional curiosity in space engineering for one Army pilot. CAPTION: Army pilot Captain

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Acting Sub Lieutenant Harry Farthing graduated from Maritime Warfare Officer Course 07 with a Bridge Warfare Certificate at HMAS Watson, Sydney. Story by Lieutenant Nancy Cotton. Photo by Leading Seaman Leo Baumgartner.
ADF People 

On the right career bearing

24/12/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 868 Views 0 Comments HMAS Watson, STEM, Submarine

When Acting Sub Lieutenant Harry Farthing began Maritime Warfare Officer Course 07 (MWOC07), the end felt a long way away.

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Leading Aircraftwoman Chantelle Bradford and Nailsworth Primary School student Lachlan enjoy the interactive experience of the Science Alive! expo in Adelaide. Story by Leading Aircraftwoman Jasna McFeeters. Photo by Corporal Brenton Kwaterski.
News Royal Australian Air Force Science & Technology 

RAAF inspires at Adelaide expo

16/12/202121/12/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 778 Views 0 Comments STEM

Fifth-generation cutting-edge air force technology inspired thousands of young minds and professionals alike at the two-day Science Alive! Expo at

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Australian Army officer Captain Liz Daly at ACT Health Centre Duntroon, Canberra. Photo by Kym Smith.
ADF People Health and Wellbeing 

Army health officer nationally recognised

17/11/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 567 Views 0 Comments COVID-19, STEM

A Newcastle Army health officer has been nationally recognised for creating an online COVID-19 health training package for the ADF.

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Trainee avionics technician Seaman Nattapol Popan, right, receives theory instruction from Royal Australian School of Technical Training Instructor Flight Lieutenant Chris Polman. Story by Flight Lieutenant Julia Ravell.
ADF People 

Breaking new ground

20/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 389 Views 0 Comments STEM

Flight Lieutenant Chris Polman describes himself as a master of many trades, whose insatiable curiosity continues to break new ground in innovative science

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Petty Officer Electronics Technician Emma Barnett conducts work at HMAS Albatross in Nowra. Story by Sub Lieutenant Nancy Cotton. Photo by Leading Seaman Ryan Tascas.
ADF People Science & Technology 

From gap year to greenie PO

20/08/202127/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1043 Views 0 Comments STEM

Petty Officer Electronics Technician Emma Barnett joined the Navy as a gap year sailor and is living proof you can do

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In her civilian job, Army reservist Dr Laura Cook works as a senior research officer at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne. Story by Captain Annie Richardson.
ADF People Health and Wellbeing Science & Technology 

Fighting molecular warfare

20/08/202122/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 493 Views 0 Comments STEM

In her civilian job, Laura Cook’s work focuses on understanding how cellular immunity to viruses and bacteria is developed, including

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Air Force Officer Cadets Josephine Curtis, left, William Farrell and Elliot Parker, from the Australian Defence Force Academy, are training to become cyber security officers. Story by Flying Officer Lily Lancaster. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Adam Abela.
ADF People Science & Technology 

Looking beyond the lab coat

20/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 670 Views 0 Comments STEM

At the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA), young Air Force officers from across the country are proving that science isn’t

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Lieutenant Commander Benjamin Piggott is the Navy Information Warfare Branch’s Deputy Director- Space based in Canberra. Story by Acting Sub Lieutenant Jack Meadows. Photo by Petty Officer Bradley Darvill.
ADF People Science & Technology 

Navy looks to the skies

18/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 797 Views 0 Comments STEM

Communications, remote sensing and precision navigation and timing for warships and submarines is becoming more and more important – and

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A Jindalee operational radar network (JORN) transmitter at Harts Range, Alice Springs.
ADF News Science & Technology 

Celebrating the science behind Defence capability

18/08/202118/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 840 Views 0 Comments STEM

Behind every great defence force is an army of scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians, all working to ensure that those

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Defence Explosive Ordnance Training School instructor Flight Lieutenant Ben Lindsay with a teaching aid, a 2000-pound joint direct attack munition. Story by Flight Lieutenant Julia Ravell.
ADF People Science & Technology 

Engineering opens a world of opportunities

18/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 410 Views 0 Comments STEM

Flight Lieutenant Ben Lindsay’s enthusiasm for maths, science and engineering can be traced back to his parents, who are high

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Air Surveillance Operator No. 1 Remote Sensor Unit Leading Aircraftwoman Amy Clements monitors space tracking systems at RAAF Base Edinburgh, South Australia. Story by Bettina Mears. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Stewart Gould.
ADF People Science & Technology 

Supporting space domain awareness

18/08/202118/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 658 Views 0 Comments STEM

Taking her career journey to new heights, Leading Aircraftwoman Amy Clements has acquired specialist skillsets in the space domain as

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Air Force environmental health officer, Flying Officer Jamie Clifford from No 1 Expeditionary Health Squadron, looks for mosquito larva in samples of water during Exercise Regimen White 21 at RAAF Base Amberley. Story by Flying Officer Robert Hodgson. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Emma Schwenke.
ADF People Health and Wellbeing 

Science and agriculture led to environmental health career

18/08/202127/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 704 Views 0 Comments STEM

Flying Officer Jamie Clifford’s interest in the world around her led to her becoming an Air Force environmental health officer.

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Then-Lieutenant Fatena El-Masri on board HMAS Melbourne (III) where she was the only female in her division and worked as the deputy weapons electrical engineering officer. Story by Sub Lieutenant Nancy Cotton.
ADF People 

One dream inspires another

18/08/202118/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 431 Views 0 Comments STEM

As a child growing up in Lebanon, Lieutenant Commander Fatena El-Masri dreamed of being an astronaut, but she now has

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Army pilot Captain Charles Ford with an MRH90 Taipan in 2014. Story by Wing Commander Jaimie Abbott.
ADF People 

The physics of achieving a dream

18/08/202118/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 531 Views 0 Comments STEM

When he was growing up, Captain Charles Ford never imagined his love of mathematics and physics at school would one

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