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Warrant Officer Class 2 Beau Thomas reads the biography of a fallen soldier before the workout begins at the fundraiser for Wounded Heroes. Photo: TrewBella Photography

A little hurt for our fallen heroes

Doing 24 gruelling workouts in 24 hours isn’t an ideal way to…

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TALENTED ARTIST: Indigenous Liaison Officer, Flight Lieutenant Aimee McCartney with one of her recent artworks.

Artwork reflects air force ties

WHILE Flight Lieutenant Aimee McCartney may not be a household name in…

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Amberley aviators link with Japan in jet refuelling trials

Amberley aviators link with Japan in jet refuelling trials

THE Royal Australian Air Force has completed air-to-air refuelling trials with Japan…

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READY TO BLOW: Australian Army sappers from the 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment remove timber planks from Elanora Bridge to lay high explosive charge in preparation for demolition during Exercise Terrier Walk at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland.

Bridge demolition job

SAPPERS from 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment made, and demolished, history on Exercise…

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WELL DONE: Warrant Officer of the Air Force Ralph Clifton (right) along with The Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Robert Chipman, AM, CSC (left) present the Enlisted Aviator of the Year Award to Corporal Jack Simpson.

Amberley aviator’s high honour

SUPPORTING the C-17A Globemaster III fleet at home and during critical defence…

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BACK IN THE GAME: Squadron Leader Mark Oksanen with wife Joanne after transplant surgery in Perth in July last year.

Transplant gives Mark a new life

FOR more than a decade, Squadron Leader Mark Oksanen grappled with the…

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