Australia’s 43 wounded warriors have arrived home thrilled with taking out a whopping 51 medals from this years Invictus Games.
Lance Corporal Samantha Gould was ecstatic with her discus results and having her parents there to cheer her on and share the highlights with her is something she will never forget.
Criss-crossing many foreign battle lines, True Colours is the unflinchingly honest and inspirational account of one remarkable woman’s venerable military career in the British military and the struggle she overcame while grappling with gender identity on the quest for acceptance.
In the global theatre of contemporary warfare, courage and endurance are crucial for overcoming adversity.
However, for Caroline Paige, a jet and helicopter navigator in the Royal Air Force, adversity was a common companion both on and off the field of battle.
Aussie Defence champions are showing extraordinary courage, bravery, dedication and pride at the Invictus Games in Toronto.
** Update 29 Sep 17: The combined ADF and RSL team, comprising 43 athletes, have so far collected 37 medals with only archery, swimming and wheelchair basketball and rugby left in the schedule.
Australian athlete and soldier, Lance Corporal Samantha Gould, will compete in indoor rowing, shot put, discus, powerlifting and wheelchair rugby against athletes from 17 nations. She said the atmosphere at the Athletes Village and during the opening ceremony was exhilarating.
DEFGLIS is a non-partisan volunteer charity that supports current LGBTI members and veterans of the Australian Defence Force and their families.
False claims have circulated about this event and our association — here are the facts.
DEFGLIS has not campaigned in the marriage law postal survey.
As part of an Indigenous health initiative, Exercise Kummundoo 2017, Air Force dental specialists from Health Services Wing, including members of DEFGLIS, were deployed to the Pilbara to offer assistance.
Two dental teams provided 527 services to more than 100 Indigenous patients over four weeks in an effort to close the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous oral health, in collaboration with the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation.
Based out of Roeboume's Aboriginal Medical Service, the Mawarnkarra Health Service, personnel delivered comprehensive dental services including extractions, fillings, topical fluoride and other basic treatments otherwise unaffordable or unavailable in the area.
For over eight years, transgender people have served openly in a range of operational roles in the Navy, Army and Air Force. DEFGLIS President Nathan White said that transgender members enhance...
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The DEFGLIS board has elected Nathan White to become president and lead important support for LGBTI members of the Australian Defence Force and their families. White was joined by four new...
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As the year draws to a close, DEFGLIS has an opportunity to reflect on our successes, our challenges and our opportunities. We reflect on great events like our participation in...
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DEFGLIS members recently met in Canberra to farewell the retiring president and members of the board, appoint new board members and enhance the association's constitution. At the association's annual general meeting...
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