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Author: Bruce Cameron

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Letters to the Editor 

Will the Chief of Army’s Chief of Staff Respond?

04/08/2025 Bruce Cameron 931 Views 0 Comments

On 20 July 25, a letter was posted to Brigadier Matthew Campbell, the Chief of Army’s Chief of Staff. The

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Editor's Vlog 

So much baggage in my life

02/08/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1225 Views 4 Comments Make-n-Do

Bags, bags, bags – so many bags! By the end of this video, I will have filled and extracted 19

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Family, friends and past members of the 1st Armoured Regiment watch on during a parade to mark the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Cambrai. Photo by Corporal Craig Barrett.
Letters to the Editor 

1st Armoured Regiment: The Ethics of Manipulation

01/08/2025 Bruce Cameron 984 Views 0 Comments

The Chief of Army wrote to me earlier this year, partly in response to a paper I had submitted advocating

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Soldiers officers and vehicles of the 1st Armoured Regiment on parade to mark the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Cambrai. Photo by Corporal Craig Barrett.
Letters to the Editor 

1st Armoured Regiment: New Unit, New Traditions

30/07/2025 Bruce Cameron 5517 Views 0 Comments

The Commanding Officer and RSM of the Combat Experimentation Group (CXG) have said that they are “committed to upholding the

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Soldiers from 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, watch on as an M1A1 Abrams main battle tank fires in support during Exercise Diamond Run 2017. Photo by Captain Anna-Lise Brink.
Letters to the Editor 

The Infantry/Tank Partnership: Forgotten Until Needed

29/07/202529/07/2025 John Muir 532 Views 1 Comment

Perhaps the CA has forgotten what he was taught back in 1990 before he graduated. As the CI Military Training

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An Australian Army trooper from the 1st Armoured Regiment remotely controls a weapon system on an optionally crewed armoured vehicle during a demonstration in Puckapunyal, Victoria. Photo by Sergeant Tristan Kennedy.
Letters to the Editor 

Who Better to Forge a Path?

29/07/2025 Bruce Cameron 522 Views 0 Comments

It wasn’t long ago that the CO, 1st Armoured Regiment, asked: “who better to forge a path through these new

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An Australian Army soldier from 1st Armoured Regiment briefs Chief of Army on some of his units new experimental fighting equipment in Shoalwater Bay training area in Queensland during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Photo by Captain Joanne Leca.
Letters to the Editor 

Seniority or Excellence: Does it Have to be One or the Other?

27/07/2025 Bruce Cameron 886 Views 1 Comment

Despite having long ago given up any attempt at trying to convince the Chief of Army to return 1st Armoured

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Editor's Vlog 

More digging

26/07/202526/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1192 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

More digging!!! I hate digging. At least I hate it now after all the digging I already did. But, digging

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An infantry soldier from the 1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment advances during an assault on Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Photo by Leading Seaman Susan Mossop.
Australian Army News 

Simulated battle creates real readiness

25/07/202506/08/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1249 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

The crackle of simulated gunfire breaks the stillness of a north Queensland afternoon as Australian and New Zealand troops launch

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Australian Army Private Shonee Gelhaar and her explosive detection dog Ash from the 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment – their skills put to the test in Townsville, Queensland, during the nation-wide Exercise Talisman Sabre 25. Photo by Corporal Luke Bellman.
Australian Army News 

K9 team tackle danger zones

25/07/202525/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1262 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

Amid shifting tactics, explosive detection dog (EDD) Ash is helping engineers secure objectives and detect threats before troops breach danger

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An Australian Army soldier from 6th Engineer Support Regiment, attaches a railing to a fixed modular bridge (FMB) during Exercise Talisman Sabre at Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland. Photo by Sergeant Roger Tang.
Australian Army News 

Sappers bridge gap for critical transport

25/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1255 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

As Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 (TS25) builds strategic bridges between military personnel from 19 nations, soldiers from the 6th Engineer

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Australian Army soldiers from 2nd Cavalary Regiment, and United States Navy personnel, assist members from Depth Defence Logistics loading M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams main battle tanks to a United States Navy Loading Craft Utility during Exercise Talisman Sabre at the Townsville Port, Queensland. Photo by Lance Corporal Caitlyn Davill.
Australian Army News USA 

Tanks on the Hook for Talisman Sabre

25/07/202526/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1322 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

Four of the Australian Army’s new M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams main battle tanks and a MA88 recovery vehicle have been craned

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Royal Australian Navy sailors prepare to board a vessel from a United States Coast Guard Transportable Port Security Boat near Larrakeyah Barracks, Northern Territory during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Photo by Corporal Cameron Pegg.
News Royal Australian Navy USA 

AU US boarding teams build partnerships

25/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1795 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

“Australian Navy! Australian Navy!” – If someone hears those words shouted with authority while a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) boarding

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HMAS Sydney (left) and Spanish Navy frigate Mendez Nunez conduct officer of the watch manoeuvres during Regional Presence Deployment 25-2. Photo by Leading Seaman David Cox.
News Pacific Royal Australian Navy 

International sister ships meet at sea

25/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1145 Views 0 Comments

If HMAS Sydney looked like it was sailing with a twin, that’s because it was. CAPTION: HMAS Sydney (left) and

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The 2nd Artillery Brigade of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force launch a Type 12 surface-to-ship missile at Beecroft Weapons Range, New South Wales, during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Photo by Private Alex Brown.
Australian Japan News 

Japan fires missile in Jervis Bay

25/07/202503/08/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1204 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

For the second time in Australia, the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) has conducted a live-fire demonstration of Type 12

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Royal Australian Air Force personnel conduct re-arming operations on an F/A-18F Super Hornet at the Forward Arming and Refuelling Point at RAAF Base Learmonth, Western Australia, during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Photo by Corporal Michael Currie.
News Royal Australian Air Force 

RAAF arms and refuels at austere airfield

25/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 962 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

Exercising enhanced survivability, flexibility, lethality and reach were the primary objectives for a Forward Arming Refuelling Point (FARP) demonstration at

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HMAS Sydney transits as part of the double carrier formation, UK Carrier Strike Group, led by HMS Prince of Wales and US Navy’s George Washington Carrier Strike Group, during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Photographer unknown.
News Royal Australian Navy 

HMAS Sydney splits from TS25 – homeward bound

25/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 897 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

After participating in Exercise Talisman Sabre, Royal Australian Navy air warfare destroyer HMAS Sydney has started the journey home to

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Watching Talisman Sabre closely – and learning

25/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 378 Views 0 Comments

At the forefront of the Australian Army’s Land Domain Training System (LDTS) is Land Combat College (LCC) Commandant Brigadier Andrew

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A United States Coast Guard vessel heads out on patrol from HMAS Coonawarra in Darwin during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Photo by Corporal Michael Currie.
Australian News USA 

US security patrols feel like honorary Aussies

25/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 865 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

They may be a long way from their home base of Clearwater, Florida, but the United States Coast Guard personnel

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Australian Army Reserve soldiers from 41st Battalion, Royal New South Wales Regiment, board a Royal Australian Air Force KC-30 at RAAF Base Amberley in Queensland to deploy to northern Western Australia as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Photo by Corporal Hamid Farahani.
Australian Army News 

Storm-free ride for RNSWR reservists

25/07/202526/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 821 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

Four months ago, in the wake of ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, Australian Army soldiers from 41st Battalion, the Royal New South

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