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Defence members hold a 'Hello from Townsville' frame up at the 2024 welcome event in Townsville, Queensland. Story by Chelsey Ballard. Photos by Rachel Baker.

Australian Army News

NQ welcome event a hit with Defence families

16/02/202429/02/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2016 Views 0 Comments Defence Member and Family Support (DMFS), Townsville

Hundreds of Defence personnel in Townsville kicked off the new posting cycle at a Defence Member and Family Support (DMFS)

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RAAF Leading Aircraftman Carl Dransfield, of 27 Squadron, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, during Exercise Cope North 24. Story by Flight Lieutenant Claire Campbell. Photos by Leading Aircraftman Kurt Lewis.

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Dynamic moves for Cope North

16/02/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1543 Views 0 Comments Exercise Cope North, No. 27 Squadron, USAF

Embedded within a United States Air Force (USAF) squadron for Exercise Cope North 24, Leading Aircraftman Carl Dransfield from 27

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Australian and US personnel were re-tasked to conduct a real-world aeromedical evacuation during Exercise Cope North 24, flying to Micronesia to extract a patient requiring medical care in Guam. Story by Flight Lieutenant Claire Campbell. Photos by Corporal Deniele Oehm.

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Swift response validates Cope North partnerships

16/02/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1745 Views 0 Comments aero-medial evacuation, C-27J Spartan, Exercise Cope North, Guam, Micronesia, No. 35 Squadron, US Air Force

During Exercise Cope North 24, Royal Australian Air Force and United States Air Force assets and personnel were rapidly re-tasked

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Soldiers from the 8th/12th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, conduct intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations via Zodiac small watercraft as part of Operation Resolute in the Kimberley Marine Park, WA. Story by Captain Annie Richardson. Photo by Corporal Gregory Scott.

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Arty battery embraces new littoral role

16/02/202418/02/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2167 Views 1 Comment 8th/12th Regiment RAA, Defence Strategic Review, intelligence, Operation Resolute, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), Zodiac

Traditionally steeped in the ethos of conventional gunnery, the 101st Battery of the 8th/12th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, is now

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Lance Corporal Winston Li of 10th/27th Battalion, the Royal South Australian Regiment, yells instructions during training at the Murray Bridge Training Area, South Australia. Story by Captain Peter March. Photos by Sergeant Peng Zhang.

Australian Army News

Flexible training benefits reservists

16/02/202418/02/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2145 Views 0 Comments 10/27 Battalion Royal South Australian Regiment, 9th Brigade, Army Reserve, Reserve Accelerated Training Scheme (RATS)

9th Brigade’s Reserve Accelerated Training Scheme (RATS) is being run again in 2024 after a successful pilot last year. CAPTION: Lance

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Chief of Army Lieutenant General Simon Stuart, right, and Regimental Sergeant Major of Army Warrant Officer Kim Felmingham, left, present Warrant Officer First Class Andrew Beaman with his advancement to Tier-C. Story and photo by Corporal Michael Rogers.

Senior adviser a technical first for Army

16/02/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1216 Views 0 Comments Chief of Army

One of the biggest changes Warrant Officer Class One (WO1) Andrew Beaman has seen during his service is the complexity

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Australian Defence Vessel Reliant transfers fresh water to a Pohnpei fire department tanker during a port visit to Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia. Story by Lieutenant Carolyn Martin. Photos by Corporal Sam Price.

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Reliant delivers fresh water to Pohnpei

16/02/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1419 Views 0 Comments Australian Defence Vessel Reliant, Micronesia

Australian Defence Vessel Reliant delivered 116,000 litres of fresh water to Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia. CAPTION: Australian Defence

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Australian Army soldiers from 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, during live-fire practice with the 84mm Carl Gustaf, Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland. Story by Captain Brittany Evans. Photos by Corporal Guy Sadler.

Australian Army News

1RAR building confidence with recoilless rifles

16/02/202418/02/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1749 Views 1 Comment 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Carl Gustav 84mm

Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, recently conducted static live-fire training with the 84mm Carl Gustaf, engaging 450-metre

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From Air Force cadet to Army officer to Navy pilot – Lieutenant Andrew Colebourn continues to diversify his career, taking a new path to become a Navy medical officer via Defence’s graduate medical scheme. Story by Lieutenant Rebecca Williamson.

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Pilot turns to medicine for next challenge

13/02/202414/02/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2039 Views 0 Comments

From flying sky-high to saving lives, Lieutenant Andrew Colebourn’s career in the ADF continues to go from strength to strength.

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Captain Andre Borg with a new field ration eating device (FRED) at the manufacturing workshop in Queensland. Story by Corporal Michael Rogers.

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Old reliable FRED is here to stay

13/02/202418/02/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2257 Views 2 Comments Combat Ration Packs

The field ration eating device, more commonly known as FRED, has served soldiers faithfully since World War II. CAPTION: Captain Andre

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Commanding Officer HMAS Diamantina Georgina Rae-Martin in Hobart, Tasmania. Story by Sub-Lieutenant Tahlia Merigan. Photos by Able Seaman Lucinda Allanson.

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Leading the way in Tassie on two fronts

13/02/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1585 Views 0 Comments HMAS Diamantina

HMAS Diamantina was the first vessel of its kind to be the flagship of the Royal Hobart Regatta, now in

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Petty Officer Physical Training Instructor Jan Gilmour at HMAS Creswell gymnasium. Photo by Able Seaman Jasmine Saunders.

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Three decades ensuring sailors are ship-shape

13/02/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1582 Views 0 Comments HMAS Creswell, PTIs

She’s the physical training instructor charged with ensuring the next generation of naval officers are fighting fit. CAPTION: Petty Officer Physical

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Sergeant Chris Hughes, left, Lance Corporal Ben Crawford and Trooper Liam Skinner supported testing of the Boxer combat reconnaissance vehicle. Story by Lieutenant Colonel Ryan. Photos by Marcus Jacobs.

Australian Army News

Diggers provide design input on Boxer block II

13/02/202418/02/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2410 Views 4 Comments 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry), Boxer CRV, Rheinmetall

As the Australian Army prepares to take delivery of block II Boxer combat reconnaissance vehicles (CRV) from this year, soldiers

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Seaman Elmarie Faurie in the Navy' Centre for Innovation, Sydney, with her 3D-printed torch clip. Photo by Able Seaman Lucinda Allanson.

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Gap-year sailor excels in 3D

13/02/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1156 Views 0 Comments ADF Gap Year

An eight-week posting to Navy’s Centre for Innovation to finish off Seaman Elmarie Faurie’s Gap Year program has led to

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A picture of Vice Admiral (retd) Ian Warren Knox during his funeral service at the Garden Island Chapel, HMAS Kuttabul, NSW. Story by Midshipman Jonathan Rendell. Photos by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.

ADF People History Lest We Forget

Leaving behind a legacy

13/02/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1089 Views 0 Comments Chief of Navy, Garden Island

Bestowing military honours on a Navy veteran who has died is among the most sacred of duties, and the funeral

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Bravo Zulu - Navy Jack Speak for well done.

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Learn Naval Slang (Jack-Speak)

09/02/202418/02/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 3387 Views 0 Comments

A series of short video clips highlighting what Navy personnel might understand their own slang to mean. CAPTION: Bravo Zulu –

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HMAS Warramunga conducts a cooperative activity with the United States and Japan during a regional presence deployment. Photo by Petty Officer Leo Baumgartner.

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Warramunga conducts transit through South China Sea

09/02/202418/02/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2413 Views 0 Comments Fleet Base East, HMAS Warramunga, Japan Maritime Self Defence Force, Regional Presence Deployment, US Navy

Royal Australian Navy Anzac-class frigate HMAS Warramunga has conducted a multilateral transit through the South China Sea with ships of

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RAAF aviators unload a C-27J Spartan at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, in readiness for Exercise Cope North 24. Story by Flight Lieutenant Claire Campbell. Photos by Leading Aircraftman Kurt Lewis.

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RAAF ‘combat ready’ at Cope North

09/02/202418/02/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1780 Views 0 Comments C-27J Spartan, Exercise Cope North, Guam

Exercise Cope North 24 kicked off at Anderson Air Force Base in Guam, with Royal Australian Air Force elements prepared

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Sergeant Andrew Noordhuis, who has received a bronze commendation, pictured in 2019. Story by Corporal Melina Young. Photo by Sergeant Kirk Peacock.

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Hot work leads to cool commendation

09/02/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1335 Views 0 Comments No. 25 Squadron, RAAF Amberley, RAAF Learmonth

Sergeant Andrew Noordhuis was on an unaccompanied posting to RAAF Base Learmonth and knew something was up when his wife

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Private Veronica Bonnar, of 13th Engineer Regiment, speaks with representatives from South Metropolitan TAFE during a visit to Irwin Barracks, WA. Story by Major Dean Benson. Photos by Corporal Nakia Chapman.

Australian Army News

Key partnership STEMs from sharing innovation

09/02/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1481 Views 0 Comments 13th Brigade, Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles, Irwin Barracks, TAFE

A renewed commitment to sharing innovation and technology was the icing on the cake when Army’s 13th Brigade and Perth’s

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