Brodie McIntyre

Corporal Brodie McIntyre and his military working dog Kesha. Keeping our bases safe is a vital role. Brodie has worked with Kesha, a Belgian Malinois, as a Military Working Dog Handler since 2015 and currently protects RAAF Base Darwin.

Researching ancient Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander tools, materials, hunting and farming methods is a passion for Cairns local Brodie McIntyre, a descendant of the Warlpiri people of the Northern Territory.

Corporal Brodie McIntyre now works in the Australian Defence Force at RAAF Base Darwin where he is a Military Working Dog Handler protecting the Air Force’s Darwin based assets.

He’s not the first in his family to serve in the ADF, his grandfather is an Army veteran, and now he and his dog Kesha, a Belgian Malinois, have become veterans themselves having served together since 2015.

“Kesha is a courageous and smart dog and I have been awestruck to be paired with her and to this point in my career she is the only dog I have had,” said Corporal McIntyre.

“To me, being in the Air Force means being dedicated to the nation, my family and, with or without Kesha, being prepared to assist in peacetime or warlike operations."

“As we commemorate the formation of the Air Force 100 years ago, I feel I have had an extremely blessed career with the opportunity to participate on numerous occasions with pre-recruitment indigenous programs, had the honour to play the didgeridoo at Gallipoli twice, at the Australian War Memorial on ANZAC Day, and at the Royal Edinburgh Tattoo.

“Dr Brendan Nelson asked me to display one of my digeridoos in the Australian War Memorial and I have indeed agreed and have donated it to them for their collection,” he said.

Attached to Number 2 Security Forces Squadron at RAAF Base Darwin, Corporal McIntyre makes time for his hobbies of fishing and researching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander tools, materials, hunting and farming methods and one day would like to work closely with the Defence Indigenous Affairs.

“I have had to experience and adapt to a different lifestyle while educating others about my background and the cultural worlds I live in,” said Corporal McIntyre.

“I would like to work in training and development one day as well as work closely with the Defence Indigenous Affairs,” he said.