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Author: Posted by Brian Hartigan

Australian Army soldiers from the 2/30 Training Group dismount from a Royal Thai Army BTR-3E1 armoured personnel carrier during mechanised trench assault training in Lop Buri Province, Thailand during Exercise Chapel Gold 26. Photo by Corporal Lachlan Campbell.
Asia Australian Army News 

RCB still learning from SE-Asia partners

21/09/202621/09/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 435 Views 0 Comments

For 56 years, 365 days a year, an Australian Army rifle company has stood ready in Malaysia. CAPTION: Australian Army

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Letters to the Editor 

If you send them and you bend them, you mend them!

21/09/202621/09/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 178 Views 0 Comments

Dear Editor, Labor’s abandoned $5000 veterans’ allied-health cap exposed a bigger problem. Veterans’ Affairs needs to rediscover the first principle

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Letters to the Editor 

The importance of manoeuvre

20/09/202620/09/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 200 Views 0 Comments

Manoeuvre warfare has been the touchstone of doing battle since the trenches of the First World War.  Has its importance

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Graduates of the New Entry Officer Course 76 toss their caps in the air in celebration at end of their graduation parade at the Royal Australian Naval College, HMAS Creswell. Photo by Leading Seama Susan Mossop.
ADF News 

ADF grows to largest in 25 years

20/09/202620/09/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 648 Views 1 Comment

Minister for Defence Personnel Matt Keogh says more Australians are choosing to join and stay in the Australian Defence Force

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Navigating Officer HMAS Perth, Lieutenant Brynn Mackereth on the bridge wing of HMAS Perth during a passage exercise with HTMS Bangpakong off the coast of Thailand during Perth's 2026 Indo-Pacific Regional Presence Deployment. Photo by Leading Seaman Connor Morrison.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Royal Australian Navy international deployments

20/09/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1356 Views 0 Comments

Royal Australian Navy ships deployed across the Indo-Pacific delivered a range of operational, training and engagement activities with allies and

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Australian Army soldiers from 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, prepare to board a CH-47 Chinook during Exercise Septimus Strike at Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland. Photo by Private Cooper Boyce.
Australian Army News 

1RAR tests air-assault capability

20/09/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1574 Views 0 Comments

1RAR soldiers conducted a live-fire activity to test and refine Army’s air assault capability on Exercise Septimus Strike. CAPTION: Australian

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Editor's Vlog 

Lean-to roof

19/09/202619/09/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 300 Views 4 Comments Make-n-Do

After getting distracted with new tools and trips to Canberra, I figure it’s time to get back to the job

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Letters to the Editor 

“We need more tanks” – Ukrainian field commanders

18/09/202618/09/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 299 Views 0 Comments

“We need more tanks to provide close, direct, and overwhelming fire support” … feedback from Ukrainian field commanders “Ukraine has

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Letters to the Editor 

Success has many fathers – victory belongs to the veteran community

18/09/202618/09/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 200 Views 0 Comments

Dear Editor, The rush to claim credit for defeating the government’s $5000 veterans allied-health threshold misses why the campaign succeeded.

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Letters to the Editor 

Veterans made themselves impossible to ignore – the government buckled

18/09/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 198 Views 0 Comments

Dear Editor, The government has scrapped its proposed $5000 veterans allied-health threshold after four months of sustained pressure from veterans,

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Leading Seaman Daniel Heuston, Lieutenant Noah Learoyd, James Rutledge, Leading Seaman Justin Howes and Lieutenant James Craig following a successful search and rescue mission conducted with HMAS Supply’s embarked MH‑60R Seahawk during Regional Presence Deployment 2026. Photo by Able Seaman Jaxsen Shinners.
News Royal Australian Navy Videos 

A rescue beyond the mission

17/09/202617/09/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 584 Views 0 Comments

While sailing on a regional presence deployment, HMAS Supply responded to a real-world search-and-rescue operation in the Indian Ocean. CAPTION: Leading

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Letters to the Editor 

Labor scrapped the cap. Now explain the savings

17/09/202617/09/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 191 Views 0 Comments

Dear Editor, Labor has scrapped its proposed $5000-veterans-allied-health threshold after months of opposition from veterans, families and advocates. Matt Keogh

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Letters to the Editor 

Keogh’s House Privilege shield puts McAllister in Senate pickle

16/09/202616/09/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 284 Views 0 Comments

Dear Editor, Veterans’ Affairs Minister Matt Keogh has refused to release DVA Question Time briefs about Labor’s $5000 allied-health policy,

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Letters to the Editor 

Labor softened $5000 veterans’ health cap. Now explain $748million saving

15/09/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 277 Views 0 Comments

Dear Editor, Labor has softened its $5000 veterans allied-health policy. High-needs veterans are now exempt and clinically necessary treatment can

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Top of mind matters for the RAAC (at this time)

14/09/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 350 Views 0 Comments

Can things get any worse?  Will there be some good news soon?  It’s been said that one makes one’s own

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DVA failing everyone who touches it

14/09/202614/09/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 373 Views 0 Comments

Dear Editor, DVA’s problems are not just about veterans struggling with the system. Staff describe burnout and relentless process change.

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An AGM-158C Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) loaded to an RAAF P-8A Poseidon during Exercise Medusa Fury, at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Taylor Anderson.
News Royal Australian Air Force 

LRASM and JASSM-ER achieve initial operational capability

12/09/202612/09/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 810 Views 0 Comments

Royal Australian Air Force has achieved initial operational capability for the AGM-158C Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) and the AGM-158B

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A RAAF C-130J Hercules flies over the Statue of Liberty in New York in the year before the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
News Royal Australian Air Force 

Remembering 9/11 and RAAF’s role in the aftermath

12/09/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 663 Views 0 Comments

Twenty-five years ago, the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States claimed almost 3000 lives and sent shockwaves far

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Letters to the Editor 

Labor can sack Keogh without sacking Keogh

12/09/202612/09/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 272 Views 0 Comments

Dear Editor, Veterans Minister Matt Keogh should be sacked. But veterans need to understand what ‘sacked’ may look like inside

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Editor's Vlog 

Two road trips and a new tool

12/09/202612/09/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 214 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

I’ve had a busy and exciting week – two road trips and a new tool. First road trip was to

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