Defence
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Rugby league legends fly out of Amberley
A RUGBY League luminary who excelled for club, State of Origin and Australia in a storied career, Petero Civoniceva had some nervous moments playing the…
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RAAF Amberley takes part in joint operation
RAAF Base Amberley has played its part in Exercise Ram Stallion that involved a combat team made up of 7th Brigade units deployed to three…
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Ipswich’s Boxer takes a big step forward
THE Boxer combat reconnaissance vehicle being built at Rheinmetall’s Redbank factory has reached a major milestone for the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The vehicle has…
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Amberley visit aims to build relationships
FOREIGN military officials have visited RAAF Base Amberley as part of a program designed to foster relationships with international partners. The Service Attachés and Advisers…
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US wants Australia in weapons training exercise
TOXIC Pineapple. It sounds like some sort of tropical fruit nightmare but it’s a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear decontamination training exercise the US wants…
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Chance in a lifetime at RAAF Base Amberley
IT WAS a once in a lifetime experience for 15 young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders who got to live the life of an aviator…
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Super Hornet practises for Ipswich Air Tattoo
IN CASE you haven’t already felt the world rumble and heard the air hum and thunder, an F/A-18F Super Hornet will be conducting practice runs…
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Lifting title proves Sarah’s the Wheal deal
WHEN Sarah Wheal joined the Air Force, she could barely pass her fitness test. She smoked, drank and didn’t go to the gym unless she…
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Derek happy to help at heritage centre
WHEN Derek Olley started his apprenticeship with the Royal Air Force (RAF) – in 1947 – George VI was the King of England. “I was…
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RAAF takes part in Pacific training exercise
IT MIGHT not have been as spectacular as Pitch Black but the Royal Australian Air Force has taken part in another vital exercise with our…










