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Kabul

Soldiers and officers from the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment on parade during the Queensland Emergency Services and ADF Sunset Showcase at Riverway Stadium, Townsville. Story by Captain Diana Jennings. Photo by Corporal Brandon Grey.
Australian Army Middle East Videos 

Soldiers welcomed home from Afghanistan in style

23/11/202124/11/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 3402 Views 1 Comment 1RAR, Afghanistan, Kabul

As the sun set over Riverway Stadium, the community of Townsville came together to welcome home soldiers recently returned from

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Armament Advisor to the Afghan Air Force Squadron Leader Nathan Gilmore (left) checks ammunition reserve levels with his colleagues at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan. Photo by Sergeant Ricky Fuller.
Australian News Operations Royal Australian Air Force 

Arming the air fight in Afghanistan

21/07/201721/07/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5405 Views 0 Comments AAF, Afghan Air Force, Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Operation Highroad

As an Armament Advisor deployed on Operation Highroad, Squadron Leader Nathan Gilmore is helping the Afghan Air Force bring air

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Task Group Afghanistan medics Flight Lieutenant Tessa O’Brien, Leading Seaman Peter Gough and Lieutenant Commander Gavin Milkins treat a simulated patient at the Role 2 Enhanced NATO Medical Treatment Facility at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan. Photo by Sergeant Ricky Fuller.
ADF Australian News Operations 

Aussie medical personnel in Kabul

21/07/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5495 Views 0 Comments Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Role 2 Enhanced NATO Medical Treatment Facility

There is no such thing as a typical day for the 14 Australian Defence Force medical personnel working at the

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