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Chief of Air Force Delivers Oration Reflecting on Air Force 100 Year History

The Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Mel Hupfeld, AO, DSC recently delivered the Chief of Air Force Oration at the Order of Australia Association’s 2021 Australian Defence Force Oration in Canberra.

 

The Chief of Air Force Oration reflected on the 100 years of Air Force history and its future challenges in air power.  The presentation was supported by audio-visual extracts from the AF2021 website and as expected, the presentation was first-class.

You can access the Chief of Air Force Oration and the presentation that supported his address via the following links:

CAF Oration:  https://secureservercdn.net/198.71.233.72/sk7.479.myftpupload.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/21.08.09-CAF-transcript.pdf

Presentation:  https://airforce2021.airforce.gov.au/journey

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