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Mum-of-three reflects on journey

Posted on May 7, 2021 by Media Reporter

Leading Aircraftwoman Svitlana Pogrebnyak with her three children Christopher, centre, and twins Sophie and Matthew on their family property near RAAF Base Amberley in Queensland.

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May

While deployed overseas last year, mum-of-three Leading Aircraftwoman Svitlana Pogrebnyak made early morning phone calls to manage being away from her family.

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Anzac pride on show in Middle East

Posted on April 25, 2021April 29, 2021 by Media Reporter

Captain Alex Heuston, from Singleton, NSW, is currently deployed as a military adviser and will be at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, on Anzac Day.

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Apr

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Career change a winner

Posted on December 16, 2020January 14, 2021 by Media Reporter

Corporal Barney Lelo is the transport non-commissioned officer/transport supervisor with the Force Support Element in the Middle East region. Photo: Corporal Tristan Kennedy

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Dec

A conversation with his brother-in-law led Corporal Barney Lelo to quit his civilian career as a trade assistant and welder and enlist in the Army in 2012.

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A nose for commemoration

Posted on September 28, 2020 by admin_mj

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Sep

Two RAAF aircraft maintenance technicians in the Middle East have found a creative way to commemorate the 50th anniversary of RAAF No. 2 Squadron Canberra bomber A84-231 “Magpie 91” that crashed in jungle near the Laotian-Vietnamese border during the Vietnam War.

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Royal Australian Air Force

Airman recognised for excellence

Posted on June 14, 2020 by admin_mj

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Jun

Leading Aircraftman Matthew Shomali has been crowned “Airman of the Rotation” during his first ADF deployment to the Middle East with the sixth iteration of the Expeditionary Airbase Operations Unit (EAOU).

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