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    Jan 14

    Watch 🎥⬇️ Welcoming to the team! 🚢👋 Supply arrived at her homeport in Sydney for the first time today and is part of the largest regeneration of the since . 👏 📖:

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  2. 3 hours ago

    As a symbol of friendship 🤝, traditional custodians of the Northern Lowlands Gumbaynggirr jagun have presented Base Williamtown personnel with clapping sticks & a digeridoo adorned with markings which tell of the Gumbaynggirr people 🖤💛❤️📖:

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  3. Retweeted
    Jan 15

    Smiles all round! CO HMAS Adelaide, Captain Stuart Watters presented a HMAS Adelaide cap to during a briefing in Fiji yesterday. PM Bainimarama thanked & personnel for their hard work in rebuilding a school in Goloa, Fiji, following . 🇦🇺🇫🇯

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  4. Jan 15

    Watch 🎥⬇️ soldiers converged in North Queensland recently for Exercise Vigilant Scimitar to practise air mobility and interoperability with ARH Tigers, MRH90 Taipans and CH-47F Chinooks. 💪

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  5. Jan 14

    marine technician by day, barber by night! ✂️ Able Seaman Steven Collie is ensuring his shipmates are looking sea-worthy. 💇‍♂️💇 Read the buzz 📖:

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  6. Jan 14

    Leading as responsible space actors 🇦🇺🇨🇦🇫🇷🇩🇪🇳🇿🇬🇧🇺🇸

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  7. Retweeted
    Jan 13

    A surprise visit from and brought smiles to and yesterday! 🇦🇺🇫🇯 Prime Minister Bainimarama and Minister Seriratu thanked personnel for their contribution to recovery efforts following . We are proud to stand with our Fijian Vuvale!

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  8. Retweeted
    Jan 13

    No. 1 Flying Training School has kept pilots in training during the COVID-19 pandemic with virtual online training packages including aerodynamics & meteorology. Read the story

    Number 1 Flying Training School Qualified Flying Instructor, Australian Army officer Captain Ryan Turner, delivers a remote course in aerodynamics to pilot trainees in lockdown at RAAF Base East Sale, Victoria.
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  9. Jan 13

    🇻🇺 & 🇦🇺 recently achieved a milestone with the award of a construction contract to deliver the Vanuatu Police Force’s Cook and Tiroas Barracks redevelopment.  is proud to be working alongside our to deliver this important security infrastructure.

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  10. Retweeted
    Jan 13

    Katrina Salvesen was the first ever female loadmaster in the . Her role meant she was responsible for the weight, balance & loading of the aircraft & importantly, she was responsible for the safety of all passengers on board:

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  11. Jan 13

    The will soon mark 💯 years of service and Squadron Leader Stephen Lampard has been enlisted for more than half of it! 👏Find out how the keen golfer🏌️‍♂️ kept his drive in the role:

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  12. Jan 12

    Defence is adopting a new approach to the sustainment of its fleet which will result in the fleet doubling in tonnage while significantly increasing in complexity. 🚢👏 📖:

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  13. Jan 12

    💣search system on track to save time. 's newly developed UXO TrackS uses seismic & acoustic data to locate impact points of bombs. It was able to detect a malfunctioning bomb to within 25 metres in a test last year. 📖:

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  14. Retweeted
    Jan 12

    Read 'Building a Makerspace Facilitation Team' |

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  15. Retweeted
    Jan 11

    Being told she was no longer allowed to play footy with the boys in primary school became Kelley’s first fight against inequality. WGCDR Stewart is now a trained ADF Gender Advisor in Joint Ops Command, supporting Women, Peace & Security in Defence:

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  16. Retweeted
    Jan 11

    Sunset at sea ☀️ off the back of as she sails into Fiji.

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  17. Jan 11

    Like ❤️ if you're guilty of overindulging over the holiday break! Okay it wasn't just the holidays, it was the whole of 2020 🤫. Like a lot of us during a tough year, Toby turned to food for comfort and packed on the kgs! But don't worry, he shredded! 📖:

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  18. Jan 11

    All aboard the friend-ship! 🚢 officer Commander Abhilash Tomy visited 's  during the ship’s visit last year, to thank them for their assistance when his sailboat capsized in a violent storm. 🌊⚡ 📖:

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  19. Retweeted
    Jan 10

    A dedicated carer. MEET Flight Lieutenant Jessica Besley, a Nurse & Aeromedical Evacuation Liaison Officer with the advanced medical facility at Kabul, 🇦🇫. Jessica proudly contributes to the mission with your  in the 👍

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  20. Retweeted
    Jan 10

    continues to help our Fijian Vuvale with recovery efforts following including through the delivery of disaster relief and education supplies to Fijian communities. The supplies will support our Fijian Vuvale prepare for the school year. 🇦🇺🇫🇯

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