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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 1811 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 1927 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 1734 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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Chief Petty Officer Damien Richards, pictured, and Lieutenant Commander Wesley North are finalists in their category in the Engineers Australia Engineer of the Year awards. Story by Dallas McMaugh.
ADF People 

Navy personnel finalists in engineering awards

18/08/202118/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2017 Views 0 Comments STEM

Two Navy personnel are finalists in their category in the annual Engineers Australia Engineer of the Year awards. CAPTION: Chief Petty

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Saab Australia-UniSA Institute for Defence Technologies artist's impression. Image courtesy of Saab.
Australian miscellaneous News Science & Technology 

Saab Australia/UniSA launch new Institute for Defence Technologies

04/05/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4415 Views 0 Comments Saab, STEM, UniSA

Saab Australia and the University of South Australia – UniSA – have partnered to establish a new ‘Saab Australia-UniSA Institute for Defence

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