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Australian Army Vehicle Mechanic Lance Corporal Timothy Pates in front of a protective mobility vehicle prepared for deep clean at Australia's main operating base in the Middle East. Photo by Sergeant Glen McCarthy.
Australian Army Videos 

Preparing deployed Protected Mobility Vehicles for return to Australia

20/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2549 Views 0 Comments Middle East

A small team of Australian Army Vehicle Mechanics and Technicians deployed on Operation Accordion in the Middle East Region performed

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Royal Canadian Navy frigate HMCS Winnipeg sails through the South China Sea during a transit with HMA Ships Brisbane and Warramunga. Photo by Petty Officer Yuri Ramsey.
Royal Australian Navy Videos 

Australia and Canada conduct navy-to-navy exercises

20/10/202120/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2048 Views 0 Comments canada

HMA Ships Warramunga and Brisbane rendezvoused with Canadian Navy frigate HMCS Winnipeg to conduct a number of navy-to-navy engagements. CAPTION:

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Soldiers from the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, take cover behind an Australian Army G Wagon while conducting building clearances during urban operations training at Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland. Story by Captain Taylor Lynch. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.
Australian Army News Videos 

Fierce target prosecution – key in urban training

16/10/202116/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2657 Views 0 Comments

Attacking at the crack of dawn to neutralise a notional enemy occupying the Urban Operations Training Facility, soldiers from the

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Australian Army Lighter Amphibious Resupply Cargo (LARC) vehicles during EX SP21 at the Wide Bay Training Area, Inskip Peninsula, Queensland. Photo visor clip.
Australian Army Videos 

Light amphibious cargo vehicle training – Exercise Surfing Penguin

12/10/202112/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2476 Views 0 Comments

The 35 Water Transport Squadron, 10th Force Support Battalion conducted a training activity at the Wide Bay Training Area, Inskip

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Sappers from the 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment dismount an Australian Army M113AS4 Armoured Personnel Carrier to conduct a simulated breach of an enemy position while training at Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.
Australian Army Videos 

Sappers breach contested minefield

12/10/202116/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 3215 Views 0 Comments

Soldiers from the 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment conducted a simulated minefield breach while under fire from a fictional enemy in

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Members of the 10th Light Horse Regiment and the 10th Light Horse Memorial Troop stand in front of the regiments modern steed. Photo by Sergeant Gary Dixon.
Australian Army News Videos 

10th Light Horse Regiment re-raised

12/10/202112/10/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2933 Views 0 Comments

Western Australia’s 10th Light Horse Regiment (10LH) was re-raised in Perth on 10 October – on the regiments 107th anniversary.

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Soldiers from the 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry) conduct a live-fire training serial with an Australian Army Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle at Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland. Story by Captain Taylor Lynch. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.
Australian Army News Science & Technology Videos 

Boxers fire up in rugged bout

08/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2431 Views 0 Comments

The 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry) recently pushed their Boxer combat reconnaissance vehicles (CRV) to the limit and

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Players from the Wallabies Rugby team throw footballs with participants of the Proud Warrior Youth Engagement Program at Pallarenda Beach, Queensland on 23 September 2021. Story by Captain Lily Charles. Photo by Corporal Brandon Grey.
Australian Army Health and Wellbeing News Videos 

Wallabies inspire Proud Warriors

08/10/202108/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1542 Views 0 Comments

From the troubled suburbs of Sydney’s inner west to the international rugby arena, Wallabies player Scott Sio understands the value

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Leading Seaman Kirsten Robinson sings the German National Anthem during a commemorative service held at the Western Australian State War Memorial in King’s Park, as part of FGS Bayern's visit to Western Australia during their ongoing Indo-Pacific deployment. Story by Lieutenant Rilana Ostheim. Photo by Leading Seaman Ronnie Baltoft.
Europe History News Royal Australian Navy Videos 

Unity celebrated in Perth

08/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1457 Views 0 Comments

The crew of German Navy frigate FGS Bayern on October 3 celebrated Germany’s national day while in Perth during their

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A soldier from the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, patrolling during a simulated chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear survival training exercise at Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland. Story by Captain Taylor Lynch. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.
Australian Army News Science & Technology Videos 

New protective kit being tested

06/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2684 Views 0 Comments

Soldiers from the 7th Combat Brigade have been trialling the ADF’S new chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) protective equipment. CAPTION: A

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(left) Trooper Damian Day and Corporal Thomas Ovey from the 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry) conduct a scouting patrol on Australian Army Stealth Reconnaissance E-Bikes at Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland. Story by Captain Taylor Lynch. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.
Australian Army News Science & Technology Videos 

Electric pushies finding role on battlefield

06/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 3147 Views 1 Comment

The subtle buzz of a battery-powered motor is all you will hear from the 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment’s (Queensland Mounted

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The latest four Royal Australian Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft to roll off the Lockheed Martin production line in Texas, have headed straight to Alaska to participate in Exercise Red Flag Alaska 21-3 at JPARC.
Australian Army Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy Videos 

RAAF F-35 joins USAF F-35 on first Ex Red Flag

04/10/202116/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2701 Views 0 Comments Exercise Red Flag Alaska 21-3

The Royal Australian Air Force successfully completed a two-week bilateral training exercise with the United States Air Force held from

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Australian Army soldier Corporal Zed Zapletal works alongside Timor-Leste Defence Force soldiers during a lesson on chainsaw maintenance and operation during Exercise Hari'i Hamutuk 2021 at Metinaro Military Base, Timor-Leste. Story and photo by Leading Seaman Jarrod Mulvhill.
Asia Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy Videos 

Building defence capability in Timor-Leste

29/09/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2553 Views 0 Comments Exercise Hari'i Hamutuk 2021, Timor-Leste

ADF personnel have been working with personnel from partner nations to help develop Timor-Leste’s defence capability in the largest annual

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One of Team CSIRO DATA61 quadruped robots with a tracked all-terrain robot in a simulated underground-emergency environment. Photo supplied.
Australian News Science & Technology Videos 

CSIRO team place second in ‘Robot Olympics’

25/09/202123/11/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2500 Views 0 Comments

A team from Australia’s CSIRO beat teams from NASA and other eminant institutions to claim second place in the ‘Robot Olympics’.

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HMAS Warramunga's Commanding Officer, Commander Stewart Muller, and the Ship's Company wave farewell, as Indian Navy Ships Shivalik and Kadmaat sail past at the conclusion of AUSINDEX 2021. Story by Lieutenant Geoff Long. Photo by Petty Officer Yuri Ramsey.
Asia News Royal Australian Navy Videos 

Top End maritime war games a first

17/09/202120/09/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2068 Views 0 Comments

HMAS Warramunga and Indian Navy warships INS Shivalik and INS Kadmatt conducted high-end maritime warfare training off the coast of

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Malaysian defence personnel onboard HMAS Canberra during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2021. Story by Lieutenant Alicia Morris, Royal Canadian Navy. Photo by Leading Seaman Nadav Harel.
Asia News Royal Australian Navy Videos 

Malaysians on board for knowledge

14/09/202116/09/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1771 Views 0 Comments

Three Malaysian officers who embarked in HMAS Canberra in Darwin in August were on board to learn. CAPTION: Malaysian defence

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Major Tim Glover assists DFAT members locate Afghan Australian visa holders attempting to enter the congested Abbey Gate at Hamid Karzai International Airport. Story by Lieutenant Max Logan. Photo by Sergeant Glen McCarthy.
ADF Middle East News Videos 

Troops reflect on a mission like no other

10/09/202110/09/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 3021 Views 0 Comments Evacuation of Kabul

Personnel from 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), have reflected on the important role they played during the Afghanistan evacuation

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ADF and Marine Rotational Force - Darwin personnel on Exercise Koolendong at Bradshaw Training Area in the Northern Territory. Story by Lieutenant Gordon Carr-Gregg. Photo by Corporal Rodrigo Villablanca .
Australian Army News USA Videos 

ADF and Marines on Ex Koolendong in NT

07/09/202109/09/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2345 Views 0 Comments MRF-D

More than 2000 troops from the Australian Defence Force and Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D) have completed a high-end live-fire warfighting

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The 101st Battery of 8th/12th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery conducted a series of artillery and small-arms live-fire training activities at the Mount Bundey Training Area in the Northern Territory as part of Exercise Valhalla Sprint. Photo video still.
Australian Army News Videos 

Artillery practice close support

02/09/202104/09/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2623 Views 0 Comments

The recent anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan fought during the Vietnam War provided a reminder of the value

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Warships from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Indian Navy and United States Navy take formation during Exercise MALABAR 2021. Story by Lieutenant Geoff Long. Photo by Petty Officer Yuri Ramsey.
Asia India News Royal Australian Navy USA Videos 

Multinational exercise tests ship’s upgrade

02/09/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2359 Views 0 Comments

HMAS Warramunga put her recently upgraded capability to the test during Exercise Malabar 2021. CAPTION: Warships from the Japan Maritime

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