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THANKS: The Prime Minister gave a passionate address at the Ipswich Vietnam Memorial Service apologising to the veterans on how they were treated them on their return.

PM’s message to forgotten Vietnam vets

IN the 50 years that have passed since the end of hostilities…

Peter Chapman
Peter Chapman
Look to the ADF for a job

Look to the ADF for a job

THE ADF has more than 250 roles on offer and many benefits…

Local Ipswich News
Local Ipswich News
READY TO TRAIN: Brigadier Glenn Ryan and Commodore John Stavridis sign the Joint Technical Trades and Training Services contract with Captain Scott Houlhan as witness at the Australian Defence Force Academy in Canberra.

Technical trades training switch

Thousands of sailors, soldiers and aviators will be trained in technical trades…

Local Ipswich News
Local Ipswich News
Two Royal Australian Air Force PC-21 aircraft, from No. 4 Squadron, conduct sorties over the Newcastle region with the United States Air Force AC-130J Ghostrider aircraft

US joins exercise Teak Action

The RAAF recently combined with strategic United States Air Force squadrons to…

Local Ipswich News
Local Ipswich News
SUPPORT: Vietnam’s President Võ Văn Thưởng with peacekeepers from the Vietnam People’s Army Level Two Field Hospital contingent - Rotation Five, stand alongside a RAAF Globemaster during a farewell ceremony held in honour of their departure from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

RAAF backs UN peacekeepers

A RAAF C-17A Globemaster has transported more than 60 Vietnamese military personnel…

Local Ipswich News
Local Ipswich News
UNDERSTANDING: Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Robert Chipman meets with Indigenous Elders and current serving members at the Royal Military College - Duntroon Yarning Circle, Canberra.

NAIDOC week embraced by Defence

THE defence community embraced NAIDOC week with meetings and events throughout the…

Local Ipswich News
Local Ipswich News