Royal Australian Air Force Squadron Leader Meaghan Suttor was born and bred in Tasmania and is now the Executive Officer of No. 29 (City of Hobart) Squadron. Photo: LACW Kate Czerny
12 Jan 2023
Air Force
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Supporting mates at home and away

The questions a squadron leader asked as a schoolgirl on excursions to the Australian Antarctic Division have been answered years later.

Operations & missions | People & service
An Army MRH-90 Taipan lands in a football field in Fitzroy Crossing, in Western Australia's Kimberley Region, where heavy rainfall from Ex-Tropical Cyclone Ellie has isolated communities. Photo: LSIS Jarrod Mulvihill
11 Jan 2023
Navy, Army, Air Force
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ADF flies into flood-hit Fitzroy Crossing

ADF aircraft have landed in Fitzroy Crossing, the town at the centre of severe flooding in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.

Operations & missions | Relief & assistance
Warrant Officer Surveillance and Response Group (SRG), Warrant Officer Scott Doring, AM (right) hands over the reins of Warrant Officer SRG to Warrant Officer Russell Beck, CSC, OAM during the SRG Warrant Officer Hand Over Take Over Ceremony at RAAF Base Williamtown. Photo: LAC Samuel Miller
11 Jan 2023
Air Force
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Hard worker hands over the reins

Warrant Officer Russell Beck has big shoes to fill, but he is well-equipped to deal with what lies on the horizon.

People & service
Taking part in Exercise RESOLUTE HUNTER at the Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Centre, at US Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, US. From left to right: Squadron Leader Katherine Wright (RAAF), Lieutenant Brady Martin (US Navy), Corporal Hayley Davis (RAAF), Warrant Officer Graham Davis (RAF), Commander Pete Salvaggio (US Navy). Photo: Lindsey Lauer
11 Jan 2023
Air Force
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Reaping rewards of excellence in military intelligence

Squadron Leader Kate Wright received a Royal Air Force commendation for her work on a major military operation.

Alliances & relationships | Awards & recognition
Army CH-47 Chinooks arrive in Broome to assist the Western Australian Government in supporting the ongoing flood emergency in the Kimberley region. Photos: Leading Seaman Jarrod Mulvihill
10 Jan 2023
Army, Air Force
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Choppers drop in to boost flood support

Five Army helicopters have landed in Broome to support the ongoing flood emergency in the Kimberley region.

Operations & missions | Relief & assistance
Australian observer Leading Aircraftman Ben Whitfield, right, observes personnel from the Ministry of National Defense for Killed in Action Recovery and Identification conduct human remains recovery at White Horse Hill. Photo: Petty Officer Jason Wilson
10 Jan 2023
Navy, Army, Air Force
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A memorable deployment

ADF personnel deployed to the White Horse Hill battlefield to contribute to the inter-Korean peace process.

Operations & missions
Urgent medical supplies are loaded onto a Royal Australian Air Force C-27J Spartan aircraft for delivery to the isolated town of Derby in the Kimberley region during Operation Flood Assist 23-1. Photos: Leading Seaman Jarrod Mulvihill
09 Jan 2023
Air Force
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Spartan makes life-saving delivery

A RAAF C-27J Spartan aircraft has delivered life-saving dialysis supplies to a medical facility in the flood-affected Kimberley region.

Operations & missions | Relief & assistance
A Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster prepares to airdrop construction and camp equipment and stores to Bunger Hills, Antarctica, as part of Operation Southern Discovery. Photo: David Knoff
09 Jan 2023
Army, Air Force
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Airdrop system assists Antarctic scientists

Ending 2022 on a high, 18 soldiers learnt new skills to further enable the Australian Antarctic Program’s next big mission.

Operations & missions
The Australian Defence Force is providing assistance to the Western Australian Government in the Kimberley region where heavy rainfall from Ex-Tropical Cyclone Ellie has isolated communities. At the request of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Defence is providing transport aircraft and helicopters to assist in the evacuation of flood-affected residents. Defence continues to work closely with NEMA in monitoring disasters affecting the community.
08 Jan 2023
Army, Air Force
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Lending a hand

A number of aircraft and personnel from the 5th Aviation Regiment are deploying to Western Australia in support of Operation Flood Assist 23-1.

Operations & missions | Relief & assistance
The Australian Defence Force is providing assistance to the Western Australian Government in the Kimberley region where heavy rainfall from Ex-Tropical Cyclone Ellie has isolated communities. At the request of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Defence is providing transport aircraft to assist in the evacuation of flood-affected residents. Defence continues to work closely with NEMA in monitoring disasters affecting the community.
08 Jan 2023
Navy, Army, Air Force
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RAAF moves emergency teams into the Kimberley

The ADF is providing assistance to the Western Australian Government in the Kimberley Region where heavy rainfall has isolated communities.

Operations & missions | Relief & assistance
Squadron Leader Adam Lawson standing outside the Royal Air Force's Air and Space Warfare Centre Headquarters, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire UK
05 Jan 2023
Air Force
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RAAF officer leaves legacy of enhanced lethality

Squadron Leader Adam Lawson has returned home from London, leaving a legacy of a stronger and more capable joint force. The Royal Australian Air…

Capability & technology | People & service
Engineer Australia team leaders, Defence personnel and students from the Honeywell Engineering Summer School. Photo: Corporal Kylie Gibson
02 Jan 2023
Air Force
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A glimpse of life as an Air Force engineer

A group of future engineers got to sample the benefits of a career in Defence when they visited RAAF Base Richmond.

Community engagement | Exercises & training