Aug 31, 2026
Welcome back to True Blue Conversations. Today, I’m joined by someone whose journey through the Australian Defence Force spans service, deployments, communications, international operations, and an enduring passion for defence, intelligence and geopolitics. Darwin Fermo enlisted in January 2000 as a Reservist,...
True Blue Conversations - Mike Durant - 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment - Black Hawk Down
Aug 17, 2026
On today's episode of True-Blue Conversations, I am joined by
Mike Durant, a
former 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, aka Night
Stalkers. Mike's
deployment to Somalia was portrayed in the Hollywood movie
Blackhawk down.
Mike was a member of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment
(Night
Stalkers) as a...
Aug 10, 2026
On todays episode of True-Blue Conversations, I am joined by
former Australian
Special Forces SASR veteran Dr Dan Cooper. After underperforming at
school, Dan
joined the Army and posted to 3 RAR, deploying to Timor in 1999. A
short time later,
Dan attempted SASR selection in 2001 and completed the...
Aug 3, 2026
On today episode of True-Blue Conversations, I am joined by Adam
Smith, a
veteran of the 2nd Commando Regiment and the Victoria Police
Special Operations
Group.
Adam joined the Australian Army in 2005 and was posted to the 2nd
Battalion, Royal
Australian Regiment (2RAR). During his time with 2RAR, he deployed
twice to...