Joint Health - Australian Defence Force

02/06/2026

Congratulations to Captain Ian Young for delivering a lecture at the 94th Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Annual Scientific Congress in early May.

“You can be the best surgeon in a tertiary hospital, but if you can't adapt your technical skill sets to raw, open, damage-control surgery, you won't succeed in an austere environment.”



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A captain lectures on the overlooked issue of protecting the health of military healthcare professionals.

31/05/2026

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29/05/2026

Thank you to all who have served on peacekeeping missions.

29/05/2026

As a reservist who works in the emergency department at Ipswich Hospital, Major Richman said the R2F was a world away from the trauma of a civilian emergency room.

“With the reserve force, I’ve been able to take my civilian skills to a military environment and do things I’d never thought I’d get to do, and go places I never thought I’d get to go,” he said.

“And in that way, not only can I contribute to Australia’s medical assets, but I can have experiences I couldn’t get anywhere else.”

Emergency medicine specialist Major Eric Richman applies his skills in the Philippines during Exercise Balikatan.

28/05/2026

Defence medical personnel trialled an alternative approach to combat casualty evacuation during Exercise Balikatan in the Philippines, marking the first overseas test of the concept.

Defence medical personnel run their first overseas test of a ground based casualty evacuation team.

27/05/2026

Captain Jeffrey Correa said that, in the Philippines, a stranger was a friend you hadn’t met yet. And he should know a thing or two about Filipino hospitality.

Born in Manila, the Australian Army nursing officer said the welcoming, caring and empathetic culture that he was raised in drew him to his current profession.

“Filipino hospitality is about welcoming people into your heart,” Captain Correa said.

“Filipinos are known to be very caring; there are a lot of Filipinos in every hospital around the world.”

Moving to Australia in 2016 and completing his Bachelor of Nursing at the University of Canberra, Captain Correa’s deployment on Exercise Balikatan was the first time he had returned home wearing the ADF uniform.



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Captain Jeffrey Correa returns to the Philippines, proudly wearing the Australian Army uniform for Exercise Balikatan.

27/05/2026

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26/05/2026

26/05/2026

Coordinating casualty movement, tracking daily health data and advising commanders on risks were daily duties for Captain Katherine Godde in the Philippines during Exercise Balikatan.

The Townsville local and general duties medical officer posted to 4th Health Battalion was deployed in a non-clinical J07 role, working from the multinational coordination centre in Palawan.

An Australian Army medical officer supports health planning during Exercise Balikatan in the Philippines.

25/05/2026