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Author: Posted by Brian Hartigan

United States Air Force Thunderbirds in action at Pacific Airshow Huntington Beach, California. Photo by CONTACT stringer Christabel Migliorini.
News Overseas USA 

Pacific Airshow Huntington Beach 2023

02/11/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1666 Views 0 Comments Pacific Airshow Huntington Beach.

Rain and unseasonably cool temperatures couldn’t dampen the enthusiasm of the massive Pacific Airshow crowds lining Huntington Beach. United States

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Soldiers and officers of the 3RAR Battlegroup stand ready on parade after an equipment inspection at Lavarack Barracks on 27 August 2020. Photo by Corporal Daniel Strutt.
Thought provoking 

Australian Army bases need to be strategically located

02/11/2023 Brian Hastie 1497 Views 1 Comment

Strategically locating army basеs in a country as vast as Australia involves a complеx process that considers several factors, including

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News Veterans 

GP access payments x3 means easier access for veterans

01/11/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3025 Views 0 Comments

The Federal government today announced an increase in the Veteran Access Payment (VAP) for certain GP services, hopefully making it

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Life on the Line Podcast 

Big-box project regrets

01/11/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1287 Views 0 Comments

You may have seen a big silver tool box in my shed in previous videos, taking up a lot of

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Life on the Line Podcast 

Australian Infantry against the odds – Life on the Line

29/10/202329/10/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1274 Views 0 Comments Life on the Line Podcast

Angus Hordern hosts a panel discussion of three significant battles where Australians overcame the odds, with David Buckwalter, Michael Kelly

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30mm projectiles for Boxer CRVs manufactured by NIOA at Benalla. Photo supplied.
News Sovereign industry 

NIOA begins Boxer ammunition production

25/10/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1510 Views 0 Comments NIOA

NIOA has begun ammunition production for the Army’s next-generation armoured Boxer vehicle, marking a significant milestone for munitions manufacturing in

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A Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster III offloads Australian citizens, their families and other approved foreign nationals from Israel after an 'assisted-departure flight' from Israel (on 15 October 2023). Photo by Corporal Robert Whitmore.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force 

Australia sending aircraft, support personnel and soldiers to the Middle East

25/10/202325/10/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 9353 Views 2 Comments Operation Beech

In a radio- and TV-interview blitz this morning – but without the customary ‘Press Release’ – Minister for Defence Richard

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Editor's Vlog 

A personal version of storage wars

19/10/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1501 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

Long before we bought our new house, we rented a storage unit to help us declutter our old house in

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Captain Heston Russell in Afghanistan.
News Veterans 

Heston Russell wins defamation case against ABC

16/10/202325/10/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4117 Views 10 Comments x

UPDATED 24 October 2023: The ABC was today ordered to pay Heston Russell’s court costs, the amount of which was

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Life on the Line Podcast 

Rothesay Swan – Life on the Line

15/10/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2156 Views 0 Comments Life on the Line Podcast

Angus Hordern interviews World War II and Vietnam veteran Rothesay Swan. Rothesay fought in the largest naval battle in history.

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Editor's Vlog 

Buying slabs of wood with a great story

13/10/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1475 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

I hinted at a secret behind the camera in the last video – but then let you see what it

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Editor's Vlog 

Storage disaster averted

10/10/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1202 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

What happens when the wheels come off your storage plans? Jump in front of the avalanche and hope for the

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Editor's Vlog 

Trouble installing a new shed crane

07/10/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 883 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

As soon as I saw my potential new shed, with an I-beam at the apex of its roof, installing a

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Editor's Vlog 

Diving in to our new home

04/10/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1207 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

It’s been 10 days since we moved into our new home (or, at least it was when I shot this

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An Army MRH-90 Taipan lands in Fitzroy Crossing, in Western Australia's Kimberley region, where flooding from Ex-Tropical Cyclone Ellie has isolated communities. Story by Lieutenant Geoff Long. Photo by Leading Seaman Jarrod Mulvihill.
Australian Army News 

MRH-90 helicopter fleet permanently grounded

29/09/202329/09/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5827 Views 15 Comments MRH-90 Taipan

Minister for Defence Richard Marles today announced that the Army’s MRH-90 Taipan helicopter fleet will not return to flying operations

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M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment conduct live-firing during Exercise Capital OTP at Townsville Field Training Area. Story by Major Taylor Lynch. Photo by Corporal Brandon Grey.
Australian Army News 

Major Army restructure officially announced

28/09/202328/09/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 8329 Views 15 Comments

Minister for Defence [though he prefers his superior title, Deputy Prime Minister even when making Defence-portfolio announcements] Richard Marles, in

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A 7RAR soldier in full body armour,light-weight helmet and "soldier carriage ensemble (minus pack)". Photo by Brian Hartigan.
Australian Army News 

7RAR and 1 Armd Regt may be disbanded

25/09/202325/09/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 21424 Views 45 Comments 1 Armd Regt, 7RAR

Former Australian Army Major General Fergus McLachlan has tweeted speculation that the 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, and the 1st

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Editor's Vlog 

Moving to a new home – with too much ‘stuff’

21/09/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1272 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

Our big day arrived – moving to our new house. All went very smoothly, thankfully – from the professional removalists to the

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Invictus Games 2023 Team Australia competitors enter the stadium during the Invictus Games 2023 closing ceremony at the Merkur Spiel-Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany. Photo by Flight Sergeant Ricky Fuller.
ADF Australian News Veterans 

Invictus Games 2023 all wrapped up

18/09/202318/09/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1721 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2023

After seven days of competition, displaying hope, resilience and camaraderie among more than 500 international competitors, Invictus Games Düsseldorf 2023

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Life on the Line Podcast 

Peter Watt – Life on the Line

16/09/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1918 Views 0 Comments Life on the Line Podcast

Alex Lloyd interviews Australian Army veteran Peter Watt. Peter enlisted in the Army during the Vietnam War. He has been

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