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Flight Sergeant Shan Origliasso with her daughter Zahlee, wearing her father’s medals, are supported by Legacy after the loss of their partner and father Leith Walsh in 2019. Photo: Flight Sergeant Shan Origliasso
07 Sep 2022
Air Force
News

Bears and pens make huge impact

For Flight Sergeant Shan Origliasso and her daughter Zahlee, life would be a lot harder without the support they have received from the Legacy Club.

People & service
Flight Sergeant Geoff McLaughin, from No. 77 Squadron at RAAF Base Williamtown, sells a Legacy bear to Louise Neider in Newcastle during Legacy Week. Photos: Corporal Melina Young
06 Sep 2022
Air Force
News

Emotional connection to Legacy Week

The volunteer sheet filled fast when nominations were called to collect fundraising money for Legacy Week throughout the Hunter region.

People & service
Warrant Officer Kevin ‘Skeet’ Parker, left, removing the dome nut from a propeller in the paint shop at the RAAF Townsville Aviation Heritage Centre. Photo: Flight Sergeant Michael Hartley
06 Sep 2022
Air Force
News

Half a century maintaining Australia’s aircraft

After serving with Air Force for more than half a century, Warrant Officer Kevin Parker now spends his retirement volunteering.

People & service
Meg, Sally and Cath from the Red Cross Lifeblood Centre with the Deputy Chief of Navy Rear Admiral Chris Smith as he donates plasma at the launch of the 2022 Defence Blood Challenge. Photo: Petty Officer Bradley Darvill
06 Sep 2022
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Defence Blood Challenge open to new donors

Defence personnel will be presenting their arms to give more than 11,000 blood or plasma donations as part of the 2022 Defence Blood Challenge.

Community engagement
Air Commodore Robert Lawson, Director-General of History and Heritage – Air Force, addresses family members and friends of Flight Sergeant Richard Hobbs, crew member of Catalina A24-50. Photo: Sergeant Gary Dixon
06 Sep 2022
Air Force
News

Memorial honours fallen airman

A service at the Aviation Heritage Museum in Perth honoured a crew member of a Catalina aircraft lost during World War 2.

Commemoration & history
Group Captain Jarrod Pendlebury, Defence Attache for United Nations New York, speaking at the United Nations Security Council.
05 Sep 2022
Air Force
News

Defence on show at United Nations event

It was a surreal experience for Group Captain Jarrod Pendlebury to sit at the horseshoe table dominating the centre of the room at the United Nations…

Alliances & relationships
Craftsman Amber Toner, left, and Craftsman Cameron Powell, from 1st Aviation Regiment, with Emily and Oliver Taaffe and a 70mm rocket from the Tiger helicopter during the Exercise Pitch Black open day at RAAF Base Darwin. Photo: Corporal Kylie Gibson
02 Sep 2022
Air Force
News

Up close with personnel and their flying machines

Crowds have flocked to see aircraft and meet personnel at the Exercise Pitch Black open day at RAAF Base Darwin.

Capability & technology
The Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Robert Chipman, left, and PNG's Chief of Defence Force, Major General Mark Goina, at the service to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Air Force Caribou A4-233 crash in Port Moresby. Photo: Corporal Cameron Pegg
31 Aug 2022
Air Force
News

50 years since Air Force's worst peacetime crash

A service to commemorate the crash of Air Force Caribou A4-233 was attended by representatives from the Australian Defence Force, including Chief of…

Alliances & relationships
A Royal Australian Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft performs an aerial display during the Pitch Black Flypast over Mindil Beach, Darwin. Photo: Leading Aircraftwoman Kate Czerny
29 Aug 2022
Air Force
News

Pitch Black flypast wows crowds

Thousands of people attended the Pitch Black flypast at Mindil Beach in Darwin, with multinational aircraft putting on an hour-long display.

Capability & technology
RAAF Military Working Dog Handler Leading Aircraftwoman Brooke Hitchinson with dog Karma, and Royal New Zealand Air Force counterpart Leading Aircraftman Byron Buys with dog Kaiser. Photo: Leading Aircraftwoman Kate Czerny
29 Aug 2022
Air Force
News

Dogs and handlers learn new tricks

Three of the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s six military working dogs are participating in Exercise Pitch Black this year.

Capability & technology
Participants in the 2022 Air Force Women in Aviation Program and their guides on the ramp of a C-17A Globemaster at RAAF Base Amberley. Photo: Corporal Brett Sherriff
29 Aug 2022
Air Force
News

Inspiring young women to fly

The Air Force Women in Aviation Program enabled a group of young women to briefly immerse themselves in Defence life.

Capability & technology
(L-R) High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea, Mr Jon Philp; Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Robert Chipman, AM, CSC; Papua New Guinea Chief of Defence Force, Major General Mark Goina; Australian Defence Attaché to Papua New Guinea, Colonel Travis Gordon, CSM, at the commemorative service for the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Milne Bay at Alotau, Papua New Guinea.
28 Aug 2022
Air Force
News

80 years since victory at the Battle of Milne Bay

This year, 2022, marks 80 years since Australia fought in the Battle of Milne Bay, located in modern-day Papua New Guinea. The Battle of Milne Bay,…

Alliances & relationships
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