Defence

  • Fly past marks end of Diamond Storm

    Fly past marks end of Diamond Storm

    SUPER Hornets and Growlers have marked the final flight of the Diamond Series of exercises with a high speed, low altitude arrival into their home…

  • Ipswich gets ready for exciting RAAF celebration

    Ipswich gets ready for exciting RAAF celebration

    TICKETS are set to go on sale for a two-day display of aircraft and military might and a celebration of Ipswich’s enduring connection to RAAF…

  • Students get a taste of Air Force life

    Students get a taste of Air Force life

    THEY say you can’t be what you can’t see and clearly role models are vital to show young people that possibilities can become reality. RAAF…

  • RAAF fighter pilot clocks up 4000 hours

    RAAF fighter pilot clocks up 4000 hours

    FOUR thousand hours is a heck of a long time doing anything, let alone flying a supersonic fighter and attack aircraft. Squadron Leader Daniel ‘Greals’…

  • Ben proud of his father’s science legacy

    Ben proud of his father’s science legacy

    RAAF Amberley pilot Ben Howlett was only young when his father Michael was killed but support from his mum Cherie encouraged him to live his…

  • Supersonic lightning strikes in Ipswich skies

    Supersonic lightning strikes in Ipswich skies

    ITS maker describes it as the centrepiece of 21st century global security and the most lethal, survivable and connected fighter jet in the world. The…

  • Personnel tested in the worst warfighting situations

    Personnel tested in the worst warfighting situations

    AIR Force personnel at RAAF Base Amberley have been tested in the most dangerous warfighting environments – chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats. Exercise Toxic…

  • RAAF Amberley aviator shares his heritage

    RAAF Amberley aviator shares his heritage

    LEADING Aircraftman Raymond Solinas, a Ngugi and Kaantju man from Cairns, is proud of his family’s history and military service. The RAAF Base Amberley firefighter…

  • Hailey and Max are a winning team

    Hailey and Max are a winning team

    JUST about the only regret Private Hailey Lennon has about working with her best mate Max at RAAF Base Amberley is she can’t take him…

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