Emotional farewell for Fijians from Orbost
Orbost held an emotional farewell event for Fijian military deployed in support of Operation Bushfire Assist as the contingent prepared to go home.
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Videos
New Military Working Dogs Memorial at AWM
The Australian War Memorial has unveiled a new memorial dedicated to, and created by, military working dogs and their handlers.
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Army starts field-trial of 3D parts printing
Army has kicked off a 12-month trial of 3D metal printing that could see on-the-spot design and manufacturing available to
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Ancient and heritage sites shielded by soldiers
When Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve staff raced to save endangered species from bushfires, they relied on 6RAR to prepare facilities and heritage sites.
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SE Qld company demos 40mm-armed man-pack drone to US Army
Skyborne Technologies successfully demonstrated their 40mm-armed Cerberus GL to the US Army as part of the Army Expeditionary Warrior Experiment.
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6RAR clearing a path to regrowth
Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Gardens, sadly devastated by a bushfire in early January, got a serious injection of manpower from 6RAR.
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Indonesian zig-zag Bushfire Assist
Devastated by two fires in the past seven years, Australia’s iconic Zig Zag Railway near Lithgow, NSW, is benefiting from support of Indonesian military friends.
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Wasp uses waterbomber downtime to help plan next attacks
Bombardier Jarrod Logan launches a Wasp AE unmanned aircraft from a paddock 20km south of Canberra to survey blazing scrub in the Orroral Valley.
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RAAFie axewoman has more quals than she ever dreamt of
Five years into her ADF career, Leading Aircraftwoman Tiarne Westland has more construction and destruction qualifications than she ever dreamt of.
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International team builds bridges communities get over
Two bridges constructed by the Australian, Fijian and PNG militaries will improve access to a popular tourist attraction in the wake of the bushfires.
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Lambie ‘names-and-shames’ DVA ‘desk jockey’ for bullying psychiatrist
Senator Jacqui Lambie has named and attacked a senior DVA exec whom she said threatened a psychiatrist for marking diagnoses too high in favour of veterans.
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Chinooks set record flying on Bushfire Assist
Army personnel deployed in support of the bushfire relief effort in Victoria set a record for the most hours flown in a month by Australian CH-47s Chinooks.
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Task Group Dingo opens doors for a sticky-beak
Omeo locals got a closer look at some of the vehicles and equipment they’d seen around town recently as TG Dingo opened its doors for a sticky-beak.
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Excalibur upgrade hits moving targets
Raytheon’s new Excalibur S precision-guided artillery munition scored direct hits on moving targets during recent US Navy tests.
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Op Bushfire Assist – 5 February UPDATE
Updated at 9am 6 February 2020 CAPTION: Australian Defence Force and Republic of Fiji Military Forces personnel have contributed to
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Endangered wallabies hop a lift with ‘Wallaby Airlines’
Endangered southern brush-tail rock wallabies made an inter-state hop with Air Force’s very own ‘Wallaby Airlines’ during Operation Bushfire Assist.
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Op Bushfire Assist – 4 February UPDATE
Updated at 8.30am 5 February 2020 CAPTION: Ambulance Commander Joel Powell (centre), from the ACT Ambulance Service, discuss firefighting operations
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Kiwi NH90s and crews flying home – thanks Canada
Three RNZAF NH90 helicopters that have been in Australia as part of the ADF-led Operation Bushfire Assist are now heading home, thanks to the RCAF.
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Op Bushfire Assist – 3 Feb UPDATE [official figures get wackier]
Yesterday, Defence reported the arrival of 38 Indonesian engineers. Today they assure us the contingent was 40 strong in one line and 35 in another.
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Indonesian contingent arrives for Bushfire Assist
Around 35 military engineers from the TNI – Indonesia’s national armed forces – have arrived in Australia to help out on Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20.
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