Shovelling dirt and fake-building bricks
This video isn’t very exciting (unlike all my other riveting episodes 😉 Yes, I really am just shovelling dirt and
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Avoiding the Issue and Taking the Easy Option: The RAAC Way?
Will the next Chief of Army (likely to be appointed at the end of 2025) revoke the decision to employ
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Govt orders “dozens” of Oz-made Ghost Sharks
The government is investing $1.7 billion to acquire a new fleet of AustralianÂ‑designed and built extra-large autonomous undersea vehicles –
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CONTACT fan shoots Riverfire and ‘neighbours’ aircraft
Dear Brian, I just thought that you’d like to see a couple of photos I shot from the Riverfire practice
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When Leadership Goes Missing: What do we do?
The following quotes from Major General R N L Hopkins, CBE (author of ‘Australian Armour’), are relevant to the Royal
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Installing a secret door in the bunker
This week’s video installing a special/secret door in the bunker is a significant event. It’s a small, old door, but….
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RAAF shines at Riverfire 2025
A Royal Australian Air Force EA-18G Growler, C-17A Globemaster III and, for the first time, a C-27J Spartan conducted flypasts
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Growler roars through Brisbane on test flight
A Royal Australian Air Force EA-18G ‘Growler’ electronic attack aircraft rehearsed its flying display through the heart of Brisbane today
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Damage to the RAAC: How Much More Can we Possibly Suffer?
The damage so far: 1 Armd Regt stripped of its tanks and made a non-combatant, losing all crew skills and
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RAAF rehearsing for Riverfire 2025
A Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster rehearsed its flying display through the heart of Brisbane today ahead of the
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One year since suicide Royal Commission report
One year on since the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide handed down its final report, the Returned &
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The Guy With the Microphone is Always the Winner
The recent Chief of Army’s symposium introduced a new catchphrase: ‘command accountability’. A bit of research brings up ADF Philosophical
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Demise of 1st Armoured Regiment – Winners and Losers.
The recent (2025) Chief of Army Symposium highlighted some of the failings in the Defence space that we’ve been saddled
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Finishing pit walls in the bunker
It’s getting pretty serious in the bunker at the moment. I seem to be finishing up a lot of key
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10th Aussie rotation to Ukraine training mission
Deploying the 10th rotation of Australian personnel on Operation Kudu marked three years of continuous support to the Armed Forces
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RAN begins SATCOM transformation
A sweeping project to replace Navy’s satellite communications got underway in August with the upgrade of HMAS Sydney’s SATCOM capability
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New landing craft delivered to Tonga
Australia has successfully delivered a new landing craft vessel to Tonga, with an official handover ceremony taking place at the
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Aussie + Filipino troops hit the beach
The thump and smoke from simulated naval gunfire heralded the start of the amphibious assault. CAPTION: Australian soldiers from the
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When Something Isn’t Right: What do You do?
The Chief of Army can’t explain why 1st Armoured Regiment had to be stripped of its tanks and made a
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Castle walls and silly falls
As per the title, I build a (faux) castle wall – very apt for an Irishman’s underground bunker. In the
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