Kylie Grimes - Kylie enjoys part time of her life
THE average person on a dusty, congested Timorese street would not realise Australian soldier Kylie Grimes is usually a dental hygienist in Brisbane.
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Krystelle Watts - Krystelle keeps airwaves open
KRYSTELLE Watts still finds it surreal when she walks into work in the Australian Joint Task Force Headquarters in Dili, Timor Leste.
(Date uploaded: 14 December 2012 - 01 image) |
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Krystelle Watts & Kylie Grimes - Gympie women in Timor for Christmas
GYMPIE’S Krystelle Watts and Kylie Grimes will be working away from home in tropical climes this Christmas – with the Australian Defence Force in Dili, Timor Leste.
(Date uploaded: 14 December 2012 - 01 image) |
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Damien Richards - Cairns
Cairns local Leading Seaman (LS) Damien Richards was fortunate enough to decommission the first Balikpapn Class Landing Craft Heavy, HMAS Wewak in his hometown.
(Date uploaded: 14 December 2012 - 01 image) |
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Kyle Kaddatz - Bundaberg man among Navy graduates
Kyle Kaddatz of Bundaberg was among 62 officers who recently graduated from the Navy College HMAS Creswell on the New South Wales South Coast.
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Logan Wrangell - Oakey soldier packing up ADF in Timor Leste
OAKEY’S Logan Wrangell will be busier packing boxes than unwrapping them this Christmas as part of his deployment with the Australian Defence Force in Timor Leste.
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Jason Baker - Manly West man takes honours at Navy graduation
Jason Baker of Manly West was among a select few of Navy officer trainees to be awarded honours at the recent graduation parade at the Navy College, HMAS Creswell.
(Date uploaded: 14 December 2012 - 01 image) |
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Daryl Seden - Islands man part of Naval history
Hammond Island local Able Seaman (AB) Daryl Seden grew up by the sea, so a career on the sea was the only the perfect option. Daryl joined the navy to see the world and seek career opportunities, which is exactly what the navy has done.
(Date uploaded: 14 December 2012 - 01 image) |
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Benjamin Cleary - Gayndah man among Navy graduates
Benjamin Cleary of Gayndah was among 62 officers who recently graduated from the Navy College HMAS Creswell.
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Shaun Pearce - Shaun's home from Timor Leste deployment
GOODIWINDI son Shaun Pearce is rapt to be home just in time for Christmas with his family after completing a four-month operational tour in Timor Leste.
(Date uploaded: 14 December 2012 - 01 image) |
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Samone Black - Biloela
Leading Seaman (LS) Samone Black of Biloela QLD was among a select group of Australian Defence Force personnel invited to meet HRH Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall during their recent visit to Garden Island Sydney as part of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Tour.
(Date uploaded: 22 November 2012 - 01 image) |
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Matt Mitchell - Australian Defence Touch Football Nationals 2012
Former Townsville resident, Matt Mitchell and his team mates are celebrating their recent win at the Defence Trans Tasman Touch Football Nationals.
(Date uploaded: 21 November 2012 - 01 image) |
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Nick Collins - Bundaberg
Leading Seaman Cook (LSCK) Nick Collins of Bundaberg was among Navy cooks who revealed their recipes for success at the recent MasterChef Live exhibition in Sydney.
(Date uploaded: 12 November 2012 - 01 image) |
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Darryl Ford - Kangaroo Point
Leading Seaman Cook (LSCK) Darryl Ford of Kangaroo Point Brisbane was among Navy cooks who revealed their recipes for success at the recent MasterChef Live exhibition in Sydney.
(Date uploaded: 12 November 2012 - 01 image) |
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Stephen Abedngo - Thursday Island
Seaman (SMN) Stephen Abedngo of Thursday Island joined Australian WW2 veterans in Papua New Guinea recently to mark the 70th anniversaries of the Kokoda and Beachhead Battles.
(Date uploaded: 09 November 2012 - 01 image) |
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Jarrath Haigh - Thorneside
Able Seaman (AB) Jarrath Haigh of Thorneside in Brisbane joined Australian WW2 veterans in Papua New Guinea recently to mark the 70th anniversaries of the Kokoda and Beachhead Battles.
(Date uploaded: 09 November 2012 - 01 image) |
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Shaunn Segon - Defence Parachuting Association
When the Australian Defence Parachuting Association (ADPA) called for a team to compete in the recent Asia Military Parachuting Championships in Indonesia, Maroochydore Warrant Officer (WOFF) Shaunn Segon literally jumped at the chance.
(Date uploaded: 01 November 2012 - 01 image) |
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Winston Gavriel - West End carpenter swaps tools for ocean depths
It wasn’t that long ago that Submariner trainee, Able Seaman Marine Technician (ABMT) Winston Gavriel, could be found with a saw, hammer and nails in his hands. Now you will find him at the depths of the sea patrolling the coastline on board one of Australia’s Collins Class submarines.
(Date uploaded: 01 November 2012 - 01 image) |
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Paul Luckin - Bali anniversary brings back memories for Bridgeman Downs resident
When Navy anaesthetist Commander (CMDR) Paul Luckin of Bridgeman Downs arrived at Denpasar airport as part of a specialist resuscitation and retrieval team, about 30 seriously injured patients were lined up on stretchers in the fire hangar.
(Date uploaded: 30 October 2012 - 01 image) |
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Brett Wolski - 'Kingy' to Commodore
When Brett Wolski left his family’s farm near Kumbia in 1986 to pursue an exciting career in the Royal Australian Navy, it never crossed his mind that he might one day achieve the rank of Commodore.
(Date uploaded: 30 October 2012 - 01 image) |
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Shane Watts - Townsville Air Force plumber assists refugees
Royal Australian Air Force Engineer, Corporal Shane Watts of Townsville, is one of 140 Australian Defence Force members assigned to the repair and restoration work underway at the Asylum Seeker Assessment Centre on Manus Island.
(Date uploaded: 30 October 2012 - 01 image) |
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Thomas Vincent - Kenmore Air Force electrician assists refugees
Royal Australian Air Force Engineer, 27-year-old Leading Aircraftman (LAC) Thomas Vincent of Kenmore, is one of 140 Australian Defence Force members assigned to the repair and restoration work underway at the Asylum Seeker Assessment Centre on Manus Island.
(Date uploaded: 30 October 2012 - 01 image) |
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Luke Mawhirt - Raceview
After growing up in a defence household, it was a natural decision for Luke Mawhirt from Ipswich to want to follow on in his father’s footsteps. As a private in the Australian Army, Luke’s now on his first deployment.
(Date uploaded: 25 October 2012 - 01 image) |
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Ben Comben - Currumbin
Flying helicopters is a dream for many people, but for Ben Comben from Currumbin, that dream has become a reality.
(Date uploaded: 25 October 2012 - 01 image) |
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Darren Bourke - North Lakes
Being a mechanic you’d expect to work with vehicles every day, but being a mechanic in the Army brings a whole new element to the job. For Craftsman Darren Bourke, a recovery mechanic in the Australian Army, a typical day on the job doesn’t exist.
(Date uploaded: 25 October 2012 - 01 image) |
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Simon Collins - Toowoomba
Being a helicopter pilot in the Australian Army is no doubt an exciting career, but for Simon Collins from Toowoomba, it’s his overseas deployments that have so far been the highlights.
(Date uploaded: 25 October 2012 - 01 image) |
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Tom Cotton - Wynnum soldier keeps army wheels rolling
A lone Army mechanic at Forward Operating Base Hadrian in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan is keeping the fleet on the road.
(Date uploaded: 16 October 2012 - 01 image) |
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Ryan Tracy - Springwood
Former Faulconbridge and Emu Plains resident Ryan Tracy recently commemorated Vietnam Veterans Day as Catafalque Party Commander in his hometown of Springwood.
(Date uploaded: 23 August 2012 - 01 image) |
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Anthony McLeod - Desires Fulfilled
A Wynnum plumber is about to wrap up a 14-week trip on the largest annual humanitarian civic assistance mission in the Asia Pacific region, achieving his long held desire for a challenge where he could help others and make mates for life.
(Date uploaded: 10 August 2012 - 01 image) |
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Otis Hodge and Jason Newmann - Townsville cooks serving food and their nation
Two cooks in Afghanistan know how to feed an army, or part of an army anyway.
(Date uploaded: 09 August 2012 - 01 image) |
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Shaun Robertson - From a sea view to sea change
RUNAWAY Bay man Shaun Robertson has gone from a sea-view to a sea-change in order to help disadvantaged people in Southeast Asia.
(Date uploaded: 09 August 2012 - 01 image) |
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Allan Cooper - Puppy Love Crosses Language Barrier
Eatons Hill man Allan Cooper has used the language of puppy love to cross the language barrier in Vietnam and Cambodia.
(Date uploaded: 09 August 2012 - 01 image) |
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Jordan Fairholm - A Different Work Trip
A former Tablelands carpenter is building better futures for disadvantaged people in Southeast Asia thanks to a work trip with a very big difference.
(Date uploaded: 09 August 2012 - 01 image) |
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Fern Dredge - Biloela Local Joins The Navy, Sees The World
Manoeuvring a warship around the Pacific Ocean is one way to see the world and this is the exact reason Biloela local, Fern Dredge joined the Royal Australian Navy.
(Date uploaded: 09 August 2012 - 01 image) |
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Mia Woolley - Making people feel better is all in a day's work for Medic
A CASUAL question from a friend was all it took to spark RAAF Base Townsville Medic Corporal (CPL) Mia Woolley’s interest in joining the Royal Australian Air Force.
(Date uploaded: 09 August 2012 - 01 image) |
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Lynette Eather - New Challenge Rewarded
A Nobbys Beach nurse has proven that life is always ready for you to take on new challenges as she brings help and health to disadvantaged people in Vietnam and Cambodia.
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Adam Green - Local playing an important role in the Middle East
Lieutenant Adam Green, who grew up in Innisfail, is currently on active duty in the Middle East as a member of the crew of the Royal Australian Navy frigate, HMAS Anzac.
(Date uploaded: 09 August 2012 - 01 image) |
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John Hardgrave - Wishart
Corporal John Hardgrave will be returning home soon and will visit his parents Don and Delice in Wishart, Brisbane.
(Date uploaded: 01 August 2012 - 01 image) |
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Leisa Lowe - From war to peace
A former pharmacy worker from Gladstone in Queensland has experienced a very different world of medicine during her recent work with the largest humanitarian civic-assistance mission in the Asia-Pacific region.
(Date uploaded: 10 July 2012 - 01 image) |
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Rachel Dudgeon - Windsor woman departs on Asian assignment
Air Force dental technician/supervisor Sergeant Rachel Dudgeon has found a way to escape the winter cold by volunteering for duty on an Asian assignment.
(Date uploaded: 05 July 2012 - 01 image) |
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Karen Corrick - Adventure at sea beckons Worongary nurse
A taste for adventure has allowed a Gold Coast nurse escape the winter chill to help people in far warmer and remote locations while she serves at sea.
(Date uploaded: 05 July 2012 - 01 image) |
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Graham Motley - Toowoomba
He grew up in the safe environs of Toowoomba, but these days Private Graham Motley lives in Afghanistan and carries a rifle all day.
(Date uploaded: 02 July 2012 - 01 image) |
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Laura Johnson - Arundel
Able Seaman Writer Laura Johnson of HMAS Newcastle enters data in SCRIBES, Simplified Control of Registry in Busy Establishments and Ships, to keep personnel files up to date.
(Date uploaded: 16 May 2012 - 01 image) |
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Steve and Dave Pata - Father and son in Afghanistan
Sunshine Coast father and son Steve and Dave Pata say deploying together to Afghanistan has made their career in the Army a whole lot more special.
(Date uploaded: 14 May 2012 - 01 image) |
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Matt Jones - Burleigh Boy Serving in Afghanistan
ANZAC Day is a time to reflect, and this year will be no different for Burleigh boy, Matt Jones, except that he’ll be reflecting in Afghanistan.
(Date uploaded: 02 May 2012 - 01 image) |
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Jon Scruton - Western Front for Greenslopes local this Anzac Day
Proud parents, Kathy and Steve Scruton will watch their son from a distance this Anzac Day as he attends the memorial ceremonies in Villers-Bretonneux, France.
(Date uploaded: 01 May 2012 - 01 image) |
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Matt Neill - Bundaberg best mates commemorate Anzac Day together in Afghanistan
Most 21-year-olds will spend Anzac Day playing two-up at the local RSL and talking to veterans about their experiences, but this year is set to be slightly different for Bundaberg boy, Matt Neill, who will spend this Anzac Day serving his country in Afghanistan.
(Date uploaded: 01 May 2012 - 01 image) |
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Ryan Barwick - Bundaberg local commemorates Anzac Day in Afghanistan
Leading a group of Australian soldiers in Afghanistan is a far cry from growing up in Bundaberg, but for 22-year-old Ryan Barwick, commanding men in a war zone is all in a day’s work.
(Date uploaded: 01 May 2012 - 01 image) |
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Jason Goss - Ipswich local serving in Afghanistan for Anzac Day
Anzac Day is traditionally a time for Australian’s to reflect on the sacrifice made by diggers, and this year will be no different for Ipswich local, Jason Goss, except that he will be spending the day in Afghanistan.
(Date uploaded: 24 April 2012 - 01 image) |
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Dave Howarth - Sunshine Coast local driving through Afghanistan
Anzac Day is an important time for all Australians, but this year will be especially significant for Sunshine Coast man, Dave Howarth, who will be commemorating Anzac Day while serving in Afghanistan.
(Date uploaded: 24 April 2012 - 01 image) |
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Lea-Anne Olsen - Single mum serves nation in Afghanistan over Anzac Day
There’s nothing as special as commemorating Anzac Day while on operations, and 38-year-old Lea-Anne Olsen of Townsville is about to discover this for herself, as she spends Anzac Day serving in Afghanistan.
(Date uploaded: 24 April 2012 - 01 image) |
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RAN Recruit Leroy Ghee
Thursday Island local, Leroy Ghee, 24, enjoys the sea, hunting and fishing, but he also has a passion for technology and Leroy has just embarked on a new career that incorporates both.
(Date uploaded: 17 April 2012 - 01 image) |
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Charlie Van Beelen - Bli Bli
Good cooks are hard to find and they don’t come much better than Charlie Van Beelen.
(Date uploaded: 02 February 2012 - 01 image) |
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Tom Melville - Pottsville
You could say Tom Melville’s job has put him way out front. The Pottsville man is now a pathfinder in the RAAF’s airfield defence guards.
(Date uploaded: 02 February 2012 - 01 image) |
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Quinton Jacobs - Robina
Robina’s Quinton Jacobs always liked a challenge. Now he’s getting plenty as an airfield defence guard with the Royal Australian Air Force.
(Date uploaded: 02 February 2012 - 01 image) |
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Brett Murphy - Mackay
Pioneer State High School graduate Brett Murphy is now taking on a pioneering role in the Royal Australian Air Force.
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Johl Mansfield - Victoria Point
Family connections and a sense of satisfaction inspired Victoria Point’s Johl Mansfield to join the Royal Australian Air Force.
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William Scott - Toowoomba
When Toowoomba’s William Scott joined the Royal Australian Navy in January 2007 he was following in the footsteps of his mum, dad and younger brother.
(Date uploaded: 20 January 2012 - 01 image) |
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Krystal Smith - Home On The Range
Oak Valley’s Corporal Krystal Smith never really caught the travel bug when she was younger, but now her Army job has taken her halfway around the world to Afghanistan — again.
(Date uploaded: 20 January 2012 - 01 image) |
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Wayne Maltman - Ipswich
Ipswich man Wayne Maltman, 42, already has 22 years of Naval service under his belt. But it’s never too late for more adventures. Now the veteran Petty Officer is aboard HMAS Parramatta and on pirate patrol off the Horn of Africa.
(Date uploaded: 20 January 2012 - 01 image) |
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Tim Naumann - Doing Toowoomba Proud
Toowoomba’s Tim Naumann hasn’t had much time to celebrate the arrival of 2012. He and his 180 shipmates are aboard HMAS Parramatta and on pirate patrol off the Horn of Africa.
(Date uploaded: 20 January 2012 - 01 image) |
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Alexander Kenley - Hervey Bay
Hervey Bay’s Alexander Kenley was looking for a job that combined his passion for travel with work in information technology. Now he’s with 180 shipmates aboard HMAS PARRAMATTA, on pirate patrol off the Horn of Africa.
(Date uploaded: 19 January 2012 - 01 image) |
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Nathaniel Gerhardt - Crime Scene Investigator
Taigum’s Nathaniel Gerhardt, 28, reckons if his job was a TV series, it’d be called ‘CSI Afghanistan’.
(Date uploaded: 19 January 2012 - 01 image) |
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Matt Clow - Crime Scene Investigator
Townville soldier Matt Clow, 30, reckons that if his job was a TV series it would be called ‘CSI Afghanistan’.
(Date uploaded: 19 January 2012 - 01 image) |
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Kylie Hasse - Gladstone's Florence Nightingale
When Boyne Island’s Army nurse Kylie Hasse, 29, deployed to Afghanistan, it was a ‘baptism of fire’ from the outset.
(Date uploaded: 19 January 2012 - 01 image) |
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Jacob Gossage - Watching Over Our Troops In Afghanistan
Albany Creek’s Jacob Gossage is keeping an eye on our troops in Afghanistan.
(Date uploaded: 19 January 2012 - 01 image) |
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Troy and Marika Sanson - Army Couple Deploy Together
Townsville’s Marika and Troy Sanson aren’t your usual couple.
Not only do they share the same rank and job as equipment auditors in the Australian Army, but both Corporals deployed to the Middle East together.
(Date uploaded: 05 January 2012 - 01 image) |
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