Squadron Leader Epeli Naivalu, an Air Force Facility Projects Officer from 3 Wing, in front of a C-130J Hercules during a non flying period at RAAF Base Richmond.
21 Mar 2024
Air Force
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Championing diverse team at home and abroad

Valuing collective difference and promoting unity in diversity has been an enduring hallmark of Squadron Leader Epeli Naivalu’s Air Force career.

People & service
Leading Aircraftwoman Nidhi Vyas, an Avionics Technician with Number 37 Squadron RAAF Base Richmond.
21 Mar 2024
Air Force
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A diverse contribution brings strategic advantage

Flying Officer Nidhi Vyas, who migrated to Australia at the age of 26, is a big believer in lifelong learning.

People & service
ADF rowers on Lake Burley Griffin during the ACT Rowing Championships in Canberra.
20 Mar 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
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ADF rowing medallists set sights on Tasmania

ADF rowers won five medals at the ACT Rowing Championships on the Yarramundi Reach Rowing Course.

Sports, health & wellbeing
Former Air Commodore, Vin Hill pictured here with retired Air Marshal and former Deputy Chief of Air Force, Dave Rogers at Vin's home in New Zealand in January 2024.
20 Mar 2024
Air Force
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A genuine master of the air

One of Air Force’s last great aviators and true characters died just months shy of his 100th birthday.

People & service
Commanding Officer 130 Squadron Republic of Singapore Air Force, Lieutenant Colonel Goh Seow Hong in a Hawk 127.
20 Mar 2024
Air Force
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Flight affirms friendship

Republic of Singapore Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Goh Seow Hong was offered a unique opportunity at RAAF Base Pearce.

Alliances & relationships
Children at the Vaiala Beach School finish their basketball session on a high during the Australian Defence Force (ADF) sports training program in Samoa.
19 Mar 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
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ADF brings basketball skills to Samoan kids

ADF basketball representatives visited a Samoan school for a sports training program to promote physical activity and teamwork.

Sports, health & wellbeing
Gap year personnel with a static display at Indian Naval Station Rajali, Naval Air Base, Arakkonam, Tamil Nadu India. From left, Leading Aircraftman Jason Grant, Aircraftwomen Ella Johnstone and Caitlan Williams, Aircraftmen Luke O'Brien and Garrison Asciak, and Aircraftwomen Maddison Fordred and Ebony Jones.
19 Mar 2024
Air Force
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Gap year students sample overseas operation

1 Security Forces squadron plans to deploy more Gap Year personnel following a successful deployment in December.

Exercises & training
A US HIMARS fires an MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile System in the Northern Territory.
19 Mar 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
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Turning expectations into reality more quickly

Senior leaders provided an update on Australia’s accelerated capability development to Defence’s Capability Symposium.

Capability & technology
The set-up Transportable Air Operations Tower during Operation Resolute at Mungalalu-Truscott Airbase.
18 Mar 2024
Air Force
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Guiding the Shadow through space

Conducting air traffic control in the Top End through dust and rain during Operation Resolute.

Operations & missions
Royal Australian Navy sailor Able Seaman Dean Hall, Australia’s Federation Guard, performs precision drill movements during a display at Canberra Skyfire 2024 at Lake Burley Griffin, Canberra.
18 Mar 2024
Air Force
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ADF wows Skyfire crowds

An ADF aircraft and band featured in the return of Skyfire to the shores of Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra.

Community engagement
Roulette 2, Flight Lieutenant James Dutschke, flying in formation over Changi, Singapore, during the Roulettes display at the Singapore Air Show 2024.
18 Mar 2024
Air Force
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Roulettes roll into Singapore

For the first time, the Air Force Roulettes rolled and looped over the Singaporean landscape with a cheering crowd below them.

Alliances & relationships | Ceremonies & events
The Cost of Doing Business: Military Aviation Safety in Australia 1914 – 2022, written by Squadron Leader Barrie Bardoe.
15 Mar 2024
Air Force
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The 'Cost of Doing Business' book launched

A new book tells the story of Australia’s tumultuous path to becoming a global leader in military aviation safety.

Commemoration & history | People & service