Mike Hughes

Darlington

Editor at The Northern Echo

Business & Commercial Editor at The Northern Echo

Featured in: Favicon

thenorthernecho.co.uk Favicon

forbes.com Favicon

medium.com Favicon

msn.com

theguardian.com Favicon

mirror.co.uk Favicon

yahoo.com (+5) Favicon

bizjournals.com Favicon

bmj.com

walesonline.co.uk + 78 more

Articles

Hands-on aids boost F-35A maintenance

1 week ago | contactairlandandsea.com | Mike Hughes

Share the post "Hands-on aids boost F-35A maintenance" Aviation technicians will be able to hone their skills on the most accurate F-35A maintenance training aids, with the arrival of two new purpose-built pieces of equipment in April. CAPTION: Aircraft technician Corporal Samuel Perrin, of 3 Squadron, conducts acceptance testing on the Integrated Training Centre F-35A engine training aids received from the US. Story by Corporal Michael Rogers. Photos by Corporal Cath Kelly.
ADF players honour fallen heroes

1 week ago | contactairlandandsea.com | Mike Hughes

Share the post "ADF players honour fallen heroes" The Australian Defence Force Women’s Rugby League team visited the Bomana War Cemetery in Port Moresby as part of an invitational tour to Papua New Guinea to play the Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League Women’s XIII team.
RAAF salutes dedication to WW2 graves

1 week ago | contactairlandandsea.com | Mike Hughes

Share the post "RAAF salutes dedication to WW2 graves" A Dutch family who tend to the graves of Australian aviators have received personal thanks from the Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Stephen Chappell. CAPTION: Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Stephen Chappell, meets local man Erik Adriaensen at the graves of fallen aviators from 464 Squadron at Eindhoven, Netherlands. Story by Flight Lieutenant Grace Casey-Maughan.
Awards honour outstanding writers

1 week ago | contactairlandandsea.com | Mike Hughes

Share the post "Awards honour outstanding writers" An essay about the hazards of the ADF becoming dependent on contractors and industry, and a paper on the necessity of a framework that sets behavioural norms for space traffic, are the latest winners of the annual Air Force writing awards. CAPTION: From left, Air Marshal Stephen Chappell, Corporal Matthew Thornton, Flight Lieutenant Edwin Betar and Warrant Officer – Air Force Ralph Clifton at the Air Force writing awards presentation.
Strategic engagement boosts regional stability

1 week ago | contactairlandandsea.com | Mike Hughes

Share the post "Strategic engagement boosts regional stability" In a display of international collaboration, 92 Wing Alpha Detachment hosted Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) Butterworth’s key leadership and subject matter experts during Op Gateway 25-1/2.
What's on TV this week

2 weeks ago | cadillacnews.com | Mike Hughes

1) “Walking With Dinosaurs,” 8-10 p.m. today, Tuesday and Wednesday, PBS. Fact and fiction blend neatly, in a lush production. We see scientists finding bones … then get stories imagining those creatures. Special-effects and animatronics link with great filming. Rebooting a 1999 series, this starts with a baby triceratops and a 13-foot-high tyrannosaurus. 2) “Shifting Gears,” 8-10 p.m. Wednesday, ABC. Successful comedies are rare, so let’s savor this one, which reruns its first four episodes.
From rotis to round-the-clock maintenance

2 weeks ago | contactairlandandsea.com | Mike Hughes

Share the post "From rotis to round-the-clock maintenance" What does it take to get 60 personnel and multiple aircraft operating as a seamless contingent overseas? CAPTION: Deputy Detachment Commander, Flight Lieutenant Alex Cross, displays some of Operation Gateway’s most important logistics requirements at Royal Malaysian Air Force Base Butterworth in Penang. Story by Flight Lieutenant Imogen Lunny. Photos by Sergeant Craig Barrett.
What's on TV this week

3 weeks ago | cadillacnews.com | Mike Hughes

1) “Underdogs,” 9 and 9:54 p.m. Sunday, National Geographic. Here is a gentle gem — a three-Sunday, five-hour look at lowly creatures. The first hour (also on ABC at 9:03) shows superpowers, from invisibility to superglue slime. The second has terrible parents, including one that simply drops her eggs into other nests. Ryan Reynolds has fun with the narration. 2) “BET Awards,” 8 p.m. today, BET, CMT, VH1.
First responders in seaborne damage control drills

3 weeks ago | contactairlandandsea.com | Mike Hughes

Share the post "First responders in seaborne damage control drills" HMAS Canberra crew became their own first responders in damage control exercises off the coast of NSW, en route to Wellington, New Zealand. CAPTION: Members of HMAS Canberra’s Standing Sea Fire and Emergency Party conduct damage control training with Chief Petty Officer Andrew Gibson from Sea Training Group during a transit to Wellington, New Zealand. Story by Lieutenant Michael Wilson.
Defence targets net zero

3 weeks ago | contactairlandandsea.com | Mike Hughes

Share the post "Defence targets net zero" Old wharf equipment is keeping Taronga Zoo’s animals entertained, and tyres and uniforms are taking on new forms, thanks to just a few of the many initiatives Defence has implemented around its bases as part of its Net Zero Strategy. CAPTION: Royal Australian Navy personnel and Taronga Zoo staff unload equipment donated by Port Services East, HMAS Kuttabul, for the elephants at Taronga Zoo, Sydney. Photo by Able Seaman Lauren Pugsley.