MEMBER NEWS

Highlights from around the AFA community

November-December 2024

It is my pleasure to welcome you to the members’ area of the website, which will keep you updated on the latest news and events from around the country. The articles here showcase some of the exciting activities from our State and Territory Divisions, and the new Federation Council, and will also pass on important information from a national perspective.

We are excited to be sharing this information with you every two months, and we hope that this will help you stay connected with the Air Force Association community.  Whether you are a long-time member, or new to our organisation, we invite you to take part in the conversation and share your own stories with us.

Thank you for your ongoing support of the Air Force Association, and we look forward to connecting with you.

Deanna Nott
National Vice President

Commemorating our Fallen Comrades

Commemorating our Fallen Comrades

Each afternoon at 16:30hrs, the Australian War Memorial conducts a short, solemn ceremony to remember an individual whose name appears on the Roll of Honour, which names almost 103,000 Australians who lost their lives as a result of service.Veterans’ Health Week from 13–20 October – you can join in on some fantastic events happening near you.

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RAAF Pilot Achieves Rare Milestone – 4000 Hours on Hornet

RAAF Pilot Achieves Rare Milestone – 4000 Hours on Hornet

A Gold Coast / Amberley pilot has racked up 4000 hours on the Hornet – the second person in Australia to achieve the milestone.

Air Force Senior Fighter Combat Instructor Squadron Leader Jason Gamlin instructs at 1 Squadron Training Flight at RAAF Base Amberley, flying both Hornet aircraft types: the F/A-18 A/B Classic Hornet and the F/A-18F Super Hornet, alongside the man who first made the milestone – Squadron Leader Daniel Grealy

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AFA-SA Meet with new Director Veterans SA

AFA-SA Meet with new Director Veterans SA

In late August, AFA-SA President, Mr Lawrence Ng, and two Vice-Presidents, Dr Robert Black and GPCAPT Greg Weller, met with the new Director Veterans SA, Ms Bianca Wheeler, to talk about how the two organisations could better work together to support Air Force veterans.

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MORE MEMBERS NEWS

Australian Defence Force Honorary Ranks for His Majesty The King

His Majesty King Charles III has been appointed the Honorary Ranks of Admiral of the Fleet of the Royal Australian Navy, Field Marshal of the Australian Army, and Marshal of the Royal Australian Air Force, by the Governor-General of Australia. The Governor-General and...

Commemorating our Fallen Comrades

Each afternoon at 16:30hrs, the Australian War Memorial conducts a short, solemn ceremony to remember an individual whose name appears on the Roll of Honour, which names almost 103,000 Australians who lost their lives as a result of service. Led by a Master of...

Henry Hering Medal Presentation

Air Force Association - South Australia has joined with RAAF Edinburgh in acknowledging Bomber Command veteran contribution to the Bomber Command Memorial in London. It was an honour for our Vice President, Dr Robert Black (GPCAPT Retd) to recently attend a special...

Engagement with Shadow Minister for Veterans Affairs

The AFA Mitcham Branch in South Australia was recently visited by the Hon Barnaby Joyce, Shadow Minister for Veterans Affairs (National), Hon Nicola Centofanti MLC, Shadow Minister for Veterans Affairs (SA), and Ms Nicole Flint (Liberal Candidate for Boothby). They...

RAAF Pilot Achieves Rare Milestone – 4000 Hours on Hornet

A Gold Coast / Amberley pilot has racked up 4000 hours on the Hornet – the second person in Australia to achieve the milestone. Air Force Senior Fighter Combat Instructor Squadron Leader Jason Gamlin instructs at 1 Squadron Training Flight at RAAF Base Amberley,...

RAAFA WA Opens Sir Valston Hancock House to Support Veterans

Western Australia’s first targeted accommodation program for local veterans, Sir Valston Hancock House, was officially opened on 25 September 2024. Air Force Association National Vice President, Deanna Nott, and RAAF WA President, Clive Robartson were in attendance to...

Unveiling of new Sir Richard Williams Display at RAAF Base Edinburgh

On 12 August, AFA-SA participated in the unveiling of a new Sir Richard Williams Display honouring the Father of the Air Force by the new Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Steven Chappell at RAAF Base Edinburgh. Sir Richard Williams, a local Moonta Boy from South...