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Sir Jeffrey Armiger

CONTACT BLOG SPOT Sir Jeffrey Armiger 

A minister with little to say ;-)

06/08/201806/08/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2688 Views 0 Comments

The screen-grab above is the substance of a press release received by CONTACT this morning – obviously from a minister

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RAAF personnel load an ATM-84J Harpoon on to the port wing of a P-8A Poseidon in Hawaii during RIMPAC – with a second missile visible in the foreground. Other photos show the same personnel loading a Harpoon onto the starboard-wing pylon – indicating that the aircraft was loaded with two missiles. All Defence reporting of this flight talks about a Harpoon missile in the singular. Photo by Corporal Nicci Freeman.
CONTACT BLOG SPOT Sir Jeffrey Armiger 

RAAF caught shooting blanks at a live-fire range practice!!!

27/07/201814/08/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6695 Views 3 Comments ATM-84J, Harpoon, P-8A Poseidon, USS Racine

“Where’s the kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering kaboom,” is a familiar question to older cartoon lovers. It

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K9 uni student
ADF Australian News Sir Jeffrey Armiger Veterans 

Expensive, long-winded trial to study what should be CDF

30/05/201830/05/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3732 Views 3 Comments Therapy Dogs

No one – even Veterans’ Affairs Minister Darren Chester – argues that Therapy Dogs wouldn’t be of benefit to veterans suffering

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Philippine Army solider Sergeant Sonny Casuga practices urban combat techniques with Australian Army soldiers from the 3rd Brigade, at Capinpin, Philippines, as part of Operation Augury. Photo by Corporal Kyle Jenner.
ADF Australian CONTACT BLOG SPOT Operations Sir Jeffrey Armiger 

Is Australia conducting a ‘secret’ war on terrorism?

28/12/201717/11/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 17861 Views 0 Comments Operation Augury

It turns out Operation Augury is not what we here at CONTACT thought it was – an urban-ops training mission

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Royal Australian Navy AS 350BA Squirrel Helicopters from 723 Squadron conduct a six-ship (sic) formation fly past over HMAS Albatross.
CONTACT BLOG SPOT Sir Jeffrey Armiger 

Someone in Defence can’t count ;-)

06/11/201706/11/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4304 Views 2 Comments

The offical and officially cleared caption on this photo says… Royal Australian Navy AS 350BA Squirrel Helicopters from 723 Squadron

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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 3217 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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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 9519 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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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 4458 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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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 25147 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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3rd Brigade live-fire attack, High Range. Photo by Brian Hartigan.
CONTACT BLOG SPOT Sir Jeffrey Armiger 

I believe reports Army is discriminating against male recruitment

11/08/201731/08/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6847 Views 0 Comments discriminating against male recruitment

More troubling reporting in mainstream media today suggests that the Australian Army has instructed recruiters to stop recruiting males and

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CONTACT BLOG SPOT News Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology Sir Jeffrey Armiger Talisman Sabre Videos 

LHDs incapable of delivering tanks to shore

10/08/201707/09/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 14135 Views 5 Comments HMAS Canberra, HMAS Choules, mexeflote

There were worrisome reports in the media yesterday saying the landing craft on the Royal Australian Navy’s Landing Helicopter Dock ships,

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Australia's Deputy Prime Minister Baraby Joyce
CONTACT BLOG SPOT Sir Jeffrey Armiger 

Did DPM infer Aussie soldiers were evil murderers?

02/06/201702/06/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4527 Views 0 Comments Deputy Prime Minister

Have you ever seen an ageing gentleman of good upbringing turn purple, with steam coming out of his ears? You

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HMAS Adelaide rests on blocks within Captain Cook Graving Dock at Fleet Base East, Sydney, after entering dry dock for maintenance. Photo by Leading Seaman Peter Thompson.
Australian News Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology Sir Jeffrey Armiger 

HMAS Adelaide high and dry – Canberra on trial

19/05/201722/05/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 11077 Views 3 Comments HMAS Canberra

Royal Australian Navy amphibious ship HMAS Adelaide has entered the Captain Cook Graving Dock at Garden Island in Sydney for

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Soldiers from Australia's Federation Guard carry a coffin containing the remains of an unknown Australian soldier to his final resting place at the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery in Ambon, Indonesia, on 10 September 2015. Photo by Commander Fenn Kemp
CONTACT BLOG SPOT Sir Jeffrey Armiger Veterans 

Well may we say “Lest we Forget” – but do we actually remember

20/04/201727/04/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 8297 Views 1 Comment Lest we Forget

LEST WE FORGET – words so easily spoken. But do we actually remember? Can anyone tell me how many soldiers

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Sergeant Ben Stuart, Warrant Officer Class Two Clinton Doedee, Corporal Tayla Kelly and Warrant Officer Class One Jason Hartley in the Middle East.
CONTACT BLOG SPOT Sir Jeffrey Armiger 

Release the Kraken on today’s web troll

05/04/201705/04/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6974 Views 2 Comments web troll

This innocuous story/photo(above) and CONTACT’s publication of same caused one peed-off photographer to unleash, anonymously, on the wrong editor…. He called

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In heavy seas, almost 450 Nautical Miles off the West Australian Coast, HMAS Parramatta closes in on stricken yacht ' Jedi 1'.
CONTACT BLOG SPOT Sir Jeffrey Armiger 

What’s a few hundred miles between rescuers

19/03/201721/03/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4052 Views 0 Comments HMAS Parramatta

I don’t want to take anything away from the awesome effort involved in the rescue of three sailors off the

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Photo by Corporal Jake Sims
CONTACT BLOG SPOT Sir Jeffrey Armiger 

‘ADF member’ is a dirty word – apparently

14/03/201714/03/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 15167 Views 10 Comments ADF member

The editor of CONTACT doesn’t get a lot of fan mail or – I’m sure he’s grateful – much in

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Avionics Technicians from 11 Squadron load an AGM-84 Harpoon Missile onto an AP-3C Orion aircraft at the Marine Corps Base Hawaii during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2016. Photo by Able Seaman Kayla Hayes.
CONTACT BLOG SPOT Sir Jeffrey Armiger 

RAAF says RIMPAC has peaceful intent, ostensibly

13/03/201713/03/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4078 Views 0 Comments ostensibly

Aah, the Queens English. I love it. I love it even more when someone uses a word that sounds good

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While on patrol in the Middle East region, HMAS Arunta conducted a boarding and discovered about 800kg of illegal narcotics. Photo by Able Seaman Steven Thompson.
CONTACT BLOG SPOT Sir Jeffrey Armiger 

HMAS Arunta has hidden in a consignment of coffee

03/03/201713/03/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3911 Views 0 Comments

Yes, the headline is correct – Royal Australian Navy ship HMAS Arunta has hidden in a consignment of coffee. It must have

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Sir Jeffrey Armiger's Bullshit Detector under heavy load.
CONTACT BLOG SPOT Sir Jeffrey Armiger 

Never has my BULLSHIT radar been so strained

23/02/201724/02/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5744 Views 0 Comments Sir Jeffrey Armiger

Busy, busy busy the Australian Defence Force has been over recent weeks. Under attack from frustrated farmers, they had to rethink

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