This week we look at two Lieutenant Colonels who worked their way up the ranks and along the way earnt the highest honour.

Ron Middleton was the first person from the RAAF to be awarded a VC in WW2 while Mick Moon started his military career as a trumpeter and was awarded a VC while fighting as Infantry.

Op Bel-ISI was the Pacific Nations Truce and Peace Monitoring Group sent to Bougainville in 1997. Find out what events led to the ADF's deployment to our pacific neighbour.

Lewis McGee was awarded the Victoria Cross for his 'coolness and bravery', but the decoration was posthumous as he was killed a week later fighting at Passchendaele, while Frank McNamara was the first Australian airman to receive the Victoria Cross.

'Fats' McCarthy performed what the official war historian rated as, "perhaps the most effective feat of individual fighting in the history of the A.I.F.", while Stanley McDougall earned both the Military Medal and Victoria Cross within 8 days of each other.

Jack Mackey was awarded his VC in WW2 where his actions saw him pay the ultimate sacrifice for his country. Bob Mactier who, through his own individual actions in WW1, allowed his unit to be ready for the Battle of Mont St Quentin.

Here you'll find links to various resources relating to Papua New Guinea's economy.

Read about the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) which provides land, air, and maritime defence services for their nation.

Generation 'Z' is the future of the ADF. Watch this webinar to help unlock the potential of our Gen Z soldiers of today.

As our closest neighbour, only 5km from from Australia's northern most controlled island, how much do you know about PNG?