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Milestone for WWII engineer
On 9 February, the oldest surviving Field Engineer from World War II, Charles Holden Brown 'Charlie Brown' achieved the milestone of 100 years of age. Charlie served in the 6th Army Troops from March 1941 to February 1946.
Photo by CPL Nicci Freeman
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HMAS Childers in India
(l - r) Executive Officer Lieutenant Deanna Garbutt, Commanding Officer of HMAS Childers, Lieutenant Commander Christopher Brough and the Indian Navy liaison officer for the maritime activity Milan 2014 look over the schedule for HMAS Childers and her crew during their time alongside Port Blair, India.
Photo by LSIS Jo Dilorenzo
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Snow falls in Kandahar
Australian Defence Force Personnel based at Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan have awoken to a thick blanket of snow covering the ground at Camp Baker. The snow, which fell on 3 February, was preceded by two days of steady rain but rapidly plummeting temperatures saw the conditions change extremely quickly.
Photo by WO2 Rob Nyffenegger
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C-130J Hercules fly over Melbourne
A pair of C-130J Hercules conducted a formation flight with members of the media over RAAF Base Williams - Point Cook, Melbourne CBD, St Kilda, and Williamstown on 7 February, ahead of the Centenary of Military Aviation Air Show which will be held at RAAF Base Williams - Point Cook on 1-2 March 2014.
Photo by CPL Mark Friend
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Exercise Red Flag under way
RAAF Avionics Technician, Leading Aircraftman Phil Kearns from No. 77 Squadron cleans the canopy of an F/A-18A Hornet at Nellis Air Force Base for Exercise Red Flag 14-1. About 300 RAAF personnel from around Australia deployed to Exercise Red Flag, conducted on the 15,000-square-mile Nevada Test and Training Range in the United States.
Photo by CPL Craig Barrett
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Inquiry report released into the combat death of Special Forces soldier
Defence has released a redacted Inquiry Officer report into the circumstances surrounding the death of Corporal Cameron Baird VC MG in Afghanistan.
Air Show Declared A Success
The Centenary of Military Aviation 2014 Air Show was celebrated at the Royal Australian Air Force at RAAF Williams, Point Cook, Victoria over the weekend of 1st and 2nd March 2014.
Chief of Defence Force Parade at the Australian Defence Force Academy
On 1 March, Chief of Defence Force General David Hurley hosted the Governor-General, along with other distinguished guests and families for the Chief of the Defence Force Parade.
RAAF officer's key role in security at Kandahar Airfield
Kandahar Airfield in Southern Afghanistan is one of the busiest airfields in the world, home to more than 22,000 coalition troops, contractors and locally engaged employees.
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In a significant step towards providing more easily discoverable information, Defence provides new pathways to information on our website through the Information Publication Scheme pages and documents released under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 which are now available online.
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In keeping with improved accountability within Department of Defence, from 20 January 2012, Hot Issue Briefs submitted to the Minister for Defence by the Department of Defence will be publicly released.
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