Award-winning Officer Training School graduate, Pilot Officer Nicola Mitchell.
14 Sep 2021
Air Force
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Indigenous program's first graduate

Proud Kamilaroi woman, Pilot Officer Nicola Mitchell, is a trailblazer.

People & service
Air Force’s No. 23 Squadron Aviation Rescue and Fire Fighting personnel apply fluorine-free foam to extinguish a large demonstration aviation fuel blaze. Photo: Sergeant Andrew Eddie
14 Sep 2021
Air Force
News

New era in aviation firefighting

Air Force firefighters have extinguished a fire using fluorine-free foam in a training activity.

Capability & technology
Air Force physical training instructor Corporal Owen Hingston, of No. 22 Squadron, completes an exercise routine from home as part of the online HERCFIT physical and mental wellbeing program with No. 37 Squadron.
13 Sep 2021
Air Force
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Online fitness program popular

While many in Air Force are now working from home, they can stay fit and connected through virtual means.

People & service
Flying Officer Maddison Brassil shares experiences with colleagues at RAAF Base Amberley, as part of the mentoring program. Photo: Corporal Jesse Kane
09 Sep 2021
Air Force
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Engineer mentoring the next generation

Flying Officer Maddison Brassil is proud of her participation in the Amberley Engineering Mentor Program.

People & service
A Royal Australian Air Force EA-18G Growler, from No. 6 Squadron, taxis along the runway at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska during the exercise. Photo: Flying Officer Bronwyn Marchant.
03 Sep 2021
Air Force
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RAAF strengthens ties with US in Alaska

The Royal Australian Air Force has successfully completed a two-week bilateral training exercise with the United States Air Force.

Alliances & relationships
Flight Lieutenant Neil Young with his daughters, from left, Alexa, 6, twins Ella and Sophia, 2, and Ariana, 4.
03 Sep 2021
Air Force
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Special day to celebrate at home

Flight Lieutenant Neil Young is looking forward to spending quality time with his family on Father’s Day.

People & service
The C-17A Globemaster, from No. 36 Squadron, being prepared before leaving Perth Airport.
25 Aug 2021
Air Force
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Air drop successful despite challenges

A RAAF C-17A Globemaster III has successfully air-dropped more than nine tonnes of supplies in Antarctica under the cover of darkness.

Capability & technology
A United States Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker refuels a KC-10 Extender during the ferrying of No. 6 Squadron EA-18G Growlers to the United States. Photo: Flight Lieutenant Antonia
24 Aug 2021
Air Force
News

Extending our reach across oceans

Air-to-air refuelling is essential to Air Force capabilities, allowing combat aircraft to span vast distances.

Capability & technology | Exercises & training
Air Force Officer Cadets Josephine Curtis, left, William Farrell and Elliot Parker, from the Australian Defence Force Academy, are training to become cyber security officers. Photo: Leading Aircraftman Adam Abela
20 Aug 2021
Air Force
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Looking beyond the lab coat

Young trainee Air Force officers are proving that science isn’t just about lab coats and chemical experiments.

People & service
Commanding Officer Combat Survival Training School Squadron Leader Simon Longley with historian Lynette Silver, who has researched the World War II Sandakan death marches. Photo: Corporal Veronica O’Hara
20 Aug 2021
Air Force
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Wartime tales of survival inspire

Inspired by his grandfather's wartime tales of survival, Squadron Leader Simon Longley leads the school teaching survivability to ADF aircrew.

People & service
Trainee avionics technician Seaman Nattapol Popan, right, receives theory instruction from Royal Australian School of Technical Training Instructor Flight Lieutenant Chris Polman.
20 Aug 2021
Air Force
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Breaking new ground

Innovative science and technology has been a focus for Flight Lieutenant Chris Polman.

People & service
Wing Commander Shannan Forrest, left, in a file photo discussing the engineering characteristics of the F/A-18A Hornet engine exhausts. Photo: Sergeant Rob Mitchell
20 Aug 2021
Air Force
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Gliding into an engineering career

Ever since Shannan Forrest was young, she knew she wanted to be an aeronautical engineer in the Air Force.

People & service