Special operations forces trainees from the ADF School of Special Operations practise their boat-handling and landing skills in Zodiac inflatable boats in the surf at Wanda Beach, Sydney. Photo: Leading Seaman Benjamin Ricketts
29 Oct 2021
Navy, Army, Air Force
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Spectacular training attracts attention

Trainee Army special forces commandos made a splash during recent training at two Sydney beaches.

Capability & technology
Plans officer with No. 382 Squadron Flight Lieutenant Trent Blinco making his 52nd blood donation at the Lifeblood Donor Centre in Ipswich as part of the 2021 Defence Blood Challenge.
29 Oct 2021
Air Force
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Challenge set for Air Force members

Flight Lieutenant Trent Blinco has made 52 blood donations.

People & service
Major Ben Lanskey from Defence Reserves Support, left, Canterbury College's Flight Lieutenant Greg Wacker and Canterbury College principal Daniel Walker at the presentation of the Queensland Employer Support Award 2021.
29 Oct 2021
Air Force
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College rewarded for Reserve support

Canterbury College has won the not-for-profit category of the Queensland Defence Employer Support Awards.

Awards & recognition
Defence Science and Techonology Group's Bathiya Senanayake, left, and an RFTEQ team member testing the new Complex Adaptive Threat Jammer Technology system at DSTG Edinburgh, South Australia.
28 Oct 2021
Navy, Army, Air Force
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New jamming tech proving successful

Defence Science and Technology Group and RFTEQ are developing next-generation jammer technologies.

Capability & technology
Aircraftman Haydon Youngs is studying aircraft systems and components at the RAAF School of Technical Training, Wagga. Photo: Corporal Kirbee Forrest
26 Oct 2021
Air Force
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Puzzle pieces come together

Aircraftman Haydon Youngs reflects on his first year in the Air Force.

People & service
Aircraftman Connor Broad gives a blood donation at Lifeblood's Modbury donor centre, South Australia. Photo: Leading Aircraftman Sam Price
22 Oct 2021
Air Force
News

Sleeves rolled up to support challenge

Air Force personnel based at RAAF Base Edinburgh have taken part in the 2021 Defence Blood Challenge.

Community engagement
RAAF and US aviators discuss the maintenance of an aircraft.
21 Oct 2021
Navy, Army, Air Force
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Safety key to working together

The Defence Aviation Safety Authority has given the safety tick of approval to 10 military aviation authorities.

Alliances & relationships
Indigenous Youth Program student Andrea Cole in a No. 1 Expeditionary Health Squadron Bushmaster ambulance during a visit to RAAF Base Townsville. Photo: Leading Aircraftwoman Annalin Wright
20 Oct 2021
Air Force
News

Base visit inspires future Indigenous aviators

Participants in the Indigenous Youth Program have visited RAAF Base Townsville to experience Air Force life and possible career options.

Community engagement
Lord Mayor of Darwin Kon Vatskalis inspects RAAF Base Darwin personnel before the Freedom of Entry parade through Darwin. Photo: Sergeant Pete Gammie
20 Oct 2021
Air Force
News

Connection with city celebrated

Personnel from RAAF Base Darwin on October 9 exercised the base’s right to Freedom of Entry to the City of Darwin.

People & service
Flying Officer Brett Smith talks with his mate and former colleague Senior Constable Jared Cowan at the Gold Coast Highway police checkpoint. Photo: Corporal Brett Sherriff
20 Oct 2021
Air Force
News

Mates reunited at border checkpoint

Turning up to work at the Gold Coast Highway police control point, Flying Officer Brett Smith ran into a long-lost mate.

People & service
Colonel Michael Scott has completed his deployment to the Middle East on Operation Paladin, which began in July 2019.
19 Oct 2021
Navy, Army, Air Force
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Testing UN deployment ends

Colonel Michael Scott’s passion is mentoring other personnel, even when they come from a diverse range of countries.

Alliances & relationships
Sapper Zakary Lamrock, of the 5th Combat Engineer Regiment, and Indonesian National Armed Forces troops clear at the Zig Zag Railway, Lithgow, during Operation Bushfire Assist in February last year. Photo: Flight Sergeant Ricky Fuller
19 Oct 2021
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

ADF prepared for season's challenges

As the high-risk weather season begins, the ADF and the Australian Civil-Military Centre are well-prepared.

Relief & assistance