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DEFENCE NEWS IN BRIEF
This month in Defence news... No 1 Squadron held a Wings ‘n’ Wheels themed family day at RAAF Base Amberley ...
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Covenant recognises unique nature of military service
The Federal Member for Blair Shayne Neumann has welcomed the passage through the Parliament of the Australian Defence Veterans’ Covenant ...
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RAAF builds stronger Asian defence ties
A contingent of six F/A-18F Super Hornets and 120 personnel of No 1 Squadron based at RAAF Amberley were deployed ...
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Airforce at Lowood: No 23 Squadron to mark 75th anniversary
In 1944, No 23 Squadron (RAAF) departed RAAF Station Lowood near Ipswich for Nadzab Airfield in Papua New Guinea for ...
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Defence News in Brief
Crowds along the cliffs at Kangaroo Point in Brisbane got a close-up look at the C-17A ‘Globemaster III’ as the ...
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C-130J -20 years of RAAF service
September 2019 marks the 20th anniversary of the introduction of the C-130J Hercules into RAAF service. The C-130J allocated to ...
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‘Answering the Call’: Vietnam
RAAF IROQUOIS PILOT’S VIEW OF THE VIETNAM WAR Dr Bob Grandin, a former Vietnam War veteran turned educator turned author, ...
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Defence supports mental health
Mental health is the key focus for the current round of the Federal Government’s ‘Supporting Younger Veterans Grant Program’. The ...
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