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CONTACT received more than 2,000,000 visitors to its web site in the first 9 months of 2017.
CONTACT BLOG SPOT Editor's Blog News 

TWO MILLION visitors in 9 months

01/10/201702/10/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3880 Views 0 Comments

In publishing, numbers matter. Advertisers rely on publisher numbers to decide where to spend their limited advertising dollars – and

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Former soldier Jeff Wright is assisted after a fall in a wheelchair basketball pool match against Denmark. Photo by Corporal Mark Doran.
CONTACT BLOG SPOT Invictus Games Sir Jeffrey Armiger 

High hopes for Invictus Games coverage dashed

29/09/201710/06/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3242 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2017

CONTACT had high hopes that this year’s Invictus Games coverage would be big, reliable and worthy of passing on to

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Orcas trump Facebook in a time-poor CONTACT office. Photo by Brian Hartigan.
CONTACT BLOG SPOT Editor's Blog 

Orcas nearly kill CONTACT Cadets FB page

27/09/201728/09/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3460 Views 0 Comments Cadets, Orcas

I’ve been doing a lot of thinking recently about CONTACT’s future – how to improve it, how to make it

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HMAS Adelaide in transit to East Timor – 19 September 2017. Photo by Leading Seaman Peter Thompson.
CONTACT BLOG SPOT Sir Jeffrey Armiger 

Defence doesn’t know where HMAS Adelaide is

25/09/201704/10/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 9559 Views 0 Comments

On Friday of last week, Defence published video and photos of HMAS Adelaide in Dili Harbour – all dated 20

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CONTACT BLOG SPOT The Frogman Project 

Importance of grip strength for tactical athletes

23/09/201723/09/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3583 Views 0 Comments

Grip strength is important for the tactical athlete as it is needed for multiple tasks across the board. Here we

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Signaller Aiden Barker prepares to lower the Australian National Flag at sunset on the Flight Deck of HMAS Adelaide while alongside Fort Hill Wharf, Darwin during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 17. Photo by Petty Officer Andrew Dakin.
CONTACT BLOG SPOT Employment 

How to sell your mil skills in civvie street

23/09/201707/10/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5879 Views 2 Comments WithYouWithMe

One of the biggest issues many veterans face when they leave the defence force is deciding what to do next

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A propaganda leaflet used in Vietnam.
CONTACT BLOG SPOT Ian Cavanough 

Chapter 32: The Barry and Davo Show

23/09/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3574 Views 3 Comments

You know the digger’s lament don’t you? “Why the fuck do we get all the shit jobs?” I’ve written a

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CONTACT BLOG SPOT K9 Training 

Training Session #5 – Service Dogs: Part 4

23/09/201708/09/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3015 Views 0 Comments Training a Service Dog

In this fourth part to my series on Service Dogs, I want to get in to some nitty gritty regarding

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Build strength to make pack marching easier
CONTACT BLOG SPOT The Frogman Project 

Get stronger for easier pack marching

08/09/201708/09/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5177 Views 0 Comments

We have searched far and wide for info on how to improve your pack marching using strength and conditioning before

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CONTACT BLOG SPOT Ian Cavanough 

Chapter 31: The new OC

08/09/201723/09/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4707 Views 3 Comments

I think it is fair to say that we were stunned to lose both platoon commanders. I don‘t want to

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CONTACT BLOG SPOT K9 Training 

Training Session #4 – Service Dogs: Part 3

08/09/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2724 Views 0 Comments Service Dogs

In this third part to my series on Service Dogs, I want discuss the financial costs associated with training Service

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2RAR soldiers depart the well deck of USS Green Bay in combat rubber raiding craft during Talisman Saber 17. US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sarah Myers.
Australian Australian Army CONTACT BLOG SPOT Editor's Blog News 

2RAR will be called 2RAR (Amphib)

04/09/201717/08/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 11663 Views 6 Comments 2RAR (Amphib)

Following a recent CONTACT article that suggested 2RAR would ‘cease to exist as an infantry battalion’, new details have emerged.

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An Australian soldier fires at the enemy during a contact at Shoalwater Bay Training Area during Exercise Talisman Sabre 17. Photo by Leading Seaman Jake Badior.
CONTACT BLOG SPOT Sir Jeffrey Armiger 

Two pedants draw sabres over spelling of saber

01/09/201701/09/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4496 Views 2 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre 2017

Exchanges such as this really do tickle my fancy….   G’ day Brian. Cheers for the Contact Magazine link –

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Marines with 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, and 4th AABn., perform an amphibious raid at Camp Pendleton, California. USMC photo by Corporal Joshua Young.
CONTACT BLOG SPOT Thought provoking 

Let’s buy Amtracs for 2RAR

30/08/201710/06/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5695 Views 2 Comments Amtracs

. Dear generals and politicians, Before you get too carried away with reinventing Army’s amphibious capability, best you realise paddling

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Frogman Project's Ben Mitchell coaching a "Pull" movement at S2S Crossfit in Bali.
CONTACT BLOG SPOT Military Fitness The Frogman Project 

A tactical plan to increase your pull-ups

26/08/201726/08/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5293 Views 0 Comments pull-ups

Having hit a plateau in my pull-ups before the Navy’s Clearance Diver selection test I was desperate to try anything

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CONTACT BLOG SPOT K9 Training 

Training Session #3 – Service Dogs: Part 2

26/08/201708/09/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3745 Views 0 Comments Service Dogs

Information relating to Service Dogs can be long and complex. Today in Part 2 I want to talk about how

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Ian Cavanough launches "Fun, Fear and Frivolity" as an e-book.
CONTACT BLOG SPOT Ian Cavanough 

Ian Cavanough has published his book

26/08/201726/08/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3775 Views 0 Comments book launch, Fun Fear and Frivolity, Ian Cavanough

For more than a year, CONTACT has been publishing a series of stories by Vietnam Veteran Ian Cavanough – and

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Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis arrives in Amman, Jordan, on the eve of President Trump's speech on a new strategy for Afghanistan. DOD photo by USAF Staff Sergeant Jette Carr.
Australian Editor's Blog News USA 

New war on terror in Afghanistan

22/08/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4046 Views 0 Comments Afghanistan strategy, President Donald Trump, Secretary of Defence (general) James Mattis

US President Donald Trump made a speech this morning Australian time – Monday night in America – outlining America’s new

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Members of the 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, Manoeuvre Support Platoon, provide direct fire support with .50 Cal machineguns during the final Battlegroup Samichon assault at the Shoalwater Bay Training Area during Exercise Talisman Saber 2017. Photo by Corporal Mark Doran.
Australian Australian Army News Sir Jeffrey Armiger 

“2RAR will cease to exist as a light-infantry battalion”

18/08/201706/09/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 25213 Views 4 Comments 2nd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, 2RAR

While some in Army would prefer to put it a little less indelicately, a senior army officer recently told CONTACT

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CONTACT BLOG SPOT K9 Training 

Training Session #2 – Service Dogs: Part 1

12/08/201712/08/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2801 Views 0 Comments Service Dogs

In this lesson I want to start a three-part series on Service Dogs. Today in Part 1, I will cover

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