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Group photo of participants in the Australian and Indonesian Air Staff Talks at RAAF Base Darwin in the Northern Territory. Photo by Sergeant Pete Gammie.

Exercise Albatross AUSINDO 23

02/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 147 Views 0 Comments

Exercise Albatross AUSINDO is a training exercise between the Royal Australian Air Force and the Indonesian Air Force (Tentara Nasional

Australian Army soldiers from 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, conduct a clearance of the Townsville Port on Exercise Septimus Stride 2023 in Townsville, Queensland. Photo by Lance Corporal Riley Blennerhassett.

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1RAR tests urban tactics

26/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1282 Views 0 Comments 1RAR

An infantry company has battled enemy role-players to gain control of port infrastructure while practising clearance of a complex urban

No. 35 Squadron C-27J Spartan pilot Flight Lieutenant Matthew Still on approach to Cormorant airfield, west of Townsville during Exercise Ready Spartan Prove. Photo by Flight Lieutenant Greg Hinks.

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Spartan proves ready for more

21/05/202321/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 767 Views 0 Comments C-27J Spartan

It was Friday afternoon when the call was made for RAAF Base Amberley-based 35 Squadron to mobilise and move to

Royal Australian Navy sailor Able Seaman Taryn Dickens at the Invictus Games cycling camp in Adelaide held from 11 to 14 May 2023.

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Invictus Games Team Australia cycling camp

21/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 723 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games 2023

Team Australia cyclists took to the streets of Adelaide between 11 and 15 May, to ramp up their preparations for

Royal Australian Air Force and United States Air Force loadmasters sit on the ramp of a No. 36 Squadron C-17A Globemaster III during a low-level navigation sortie in north Queensland during Exercise Global Dexterity 23-1. Photo by Corporal Kieren Whiteley.

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Global Dexterity offers low-level excitement

19/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1071 Views 0 Comments Exercise Global Dexterity

The return of Exercise Global Dexterity during April and May had people across NSW, Queensland and our Pacific neighbourhood looking

Australian Army soldiers from 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, conduct an assault on their enemy's main defensive position during Exercise Brolga Run 23 at Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland. Photo by Lance Corporal Riley Blennerhassett.

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Hard yakka for 3 Brigade on Ex Brolga Run

18/05/202318/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1452 Views 1 Comment Exercise Brolga Run

More than 1500 infantry, combat engineer, artillery and enabling soldiers, and more than 200 military vehicles from 3rd Brigade deployed

MV-22B Ospreys from the VMM-363 US Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron resting under the Townsville sunset during Exercise Talisman Sabre 21 at RAAF Base Townsville. Photo by Corporal Ashley Gillett.

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Final planning for Ex Talisman Sabre 23

15/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1150 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023

This year’s Exercise Talisman Sabre will be the biggest yet in terms of geographic spread and the number of partner

Australian Army soldiers from 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, after an assault on the Urban Operations Training Facility during Exercise Brolga Run 2023 at Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland. Photo by Corporal Brandon Grey.

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Ex Brolga Run tests 3 Brigade in complex scenarios

12/05/202312/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 864 Views 0 Comments Exercise Brolga Run

Australian Army’s 3rd Brigade has deployed to the Townsville Field Training Area to start the next stage of training on

Royal Australian Navy Captain John Cowan (left) and Australian Army Captain Ash Bowers (right), discuss plans for Exercise Croix Du Sud 2023 with French Armed Forces Lieutenant Colonel Matthieu Pieter at the French Marine base in Plum, New Caledonia. Photo by Major Martin Hadley.

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Complicated HADR rehearsals under Croix Du Sud

03/05/202303/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1029 Views 0 Comments Exercise Croix Du Sud

Australia will wrap up its involvement in Exercise Croix Du Sud on 6 May, after working with 19 nations to

Corporal Tegan Ross, photo by Sergeant Andrew Sleeman, and Bombardier Michael Nona, photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Emma Schwenke – rehearsing for their special duties during the King's Coronation in the UK.

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Two Aussies picked for special duties on Coronation day

02/05/202303/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1177 Views 0 Comments Coronation of King Charles III

Two young Australian Defence Force personnel have been selected to march alongside the newly crowned King Charles III and Queen

Sergeant Ryleigh Egan, Joint Australian Training Team – Philippines (JATT-P), conducts a live-fire serial with the US Army on the M240B Medium Machinegun at Fort Magsaysay during Exercise Balikatan 23. Photo by Leading Seaman Nadav Harel.

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Aussie infantry ‘blooded’ in the Philippines

01/05/202301/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1250 Views 0 Comments 6RAR, Balikatan, Philippines

‘Balikatan’, meaning ‘shoulder to shoulder’ in the Filipino dialect of Tagalog, has been displayed through mateship and cooperation between Australian,

Members of the Joint Military Police Unit and No. 25SQN conduct a routine patrol on Defence Land in Exmouth as a part of Exercise Black Hole Sun. Photo by Sergeant Gary Dixon.

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Supporting Exmouth in its darkest moment

30/04/202330/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1167 Views 0 Comments

Western Australia’s town of Exmouth was one of the only places on earth to experience a total solar eclipse on

Australian Army soldiers from the 3rd Brigade begin Run Army Townsville 2023 at Jezzine Barracks in Townsville, Queensland. Photo by Lance Corporal Riley Blennerhassett.

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Army running for a purpose

29/04/202303/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 812 Views 0 Comments Legacy, Run Army

Under the north-Queensland sun, Run Army Townsville had a huge turnout for their inaugural event on 21 April. CAPTION: Australian

Australian Army Corporal Liam Haverty deployed on Operation Accordion at Australia’s operating base in the Middle East Region. Photo by Melina Young.

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Corporal follows in grandfather’s footsteps

29/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 469 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day 2023

On the same day Britain declared war in 1939, Corporal Liam Haverty’s grandfather, William Patrick Haverty, signed on to fight

Royal Australian Air Force Flying Officer Aiden Pattison reflects on those who served in the Middle East before him on Operation Accordion in the lead to Anzac Day 2023 at Australia’s operating base in the Middle East Region. Photo by Corporal Melina Young.

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Firsthand experience adds meaning

28/04/202329/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 575 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day 2023, Operation Accordion

Flying Officer Aiden Pattison has seen the photos, now it’s his turn to stand where people have served before

Leading Aircraftwoman Hunter Westbrook, from Australia’s Federation Guard, visits the resting place of her distant cousin, Private Victor Westbrook, in the Bailleul Communal Cemetery, Northern France. Photo by Sergeant Oliver Carter.

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Visit to a cousin who never came home

28/04/202329/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 583 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day 2023

As she took part in Anzac Day commemorations in France this year, Leading Aircraftwoman Hunter Westbrook remembered a relative who

Australia’s Federation Guardsman Able Seaman Tammy Vaughn rehearses her role in the catafalque party during the leadup to Anzac Day 2023 at the Australian National Memorial site in Villers-Bretonneux, France. Photo by Sergeant Oliver Carter.

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For kin and country

28/04/202329/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 572 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day 2023

Able Seaman Tammy Vaughn realised a childhood dream when she marched out as a member of the catafalque party at

Leading Seaman Joel Turley onboard HMAS Choules. Photo by Able Seaman Jasmine Moody.

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From the depths of the ship to flying ops

25/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 830 Views 0 Comments

Leading Seaman Joel Turley’s career has taken him from the depths of the ship to the open air. CAPTION: Leading

An Australian Army gunner from the 4th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery and a French Army soldier scale the six-foot wall during a military skills competition as part of Mission Jeanne d'Arc held at Lavarack Barracks, Townsville, Queensland. Photo by Lance Corporal Riley Blennerhassett.

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French soldiers enjoy tough visit to Townsville

21/04/202324/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1576 Views 0 Comments

The French ship Dixmude made its first visit to the Port of Townsville as part of Mission Jeanne d’Arc, an

Armoured Personnel Carrier transports soldiers during Exercise Opie Trophy at Townsville Field Training Area. Story by Captain Joanne Leca. All photos by Lance Coporal Riley Blennerhassett.

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Annual comp enhances skills and camaraderie

14/04/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1303 Views 0 Comments 3rd Battalion RAR, Canadian Armed Forces, Exercise Opie Trophy, New Zealand Army

Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) competed in the annual military skills competition alongside New Zealand and

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