A tease of the CONTACT plan
Even while cruising to New Zealand, my brain is still churning over ‘The CONTACT Plan’. I did actually have a
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Videos
Army presented new Banner on its birthday
Celebrations for the Australian Army’s 118th birthday commenced on 1 March with Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove and Victoria Cross recipient
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First 2 RAAF Hornets delivered to Canada
The first two Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18A ‘Classic’ Hornets to be sold to the Royal Canadian Air Force have
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HMAS Ballarat scores again
Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Ballarat has seized more than 2.1 tonnes of hashish and 345 kilograms of heroin in
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ADF statement on 2017 civilian casualty incident in Mosul
The Australian Defence Force issued a statement today essentially saying that two RAAF F/A-18F Super Hornets were involved in an
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Quick trip to Canberra to meet Deputy Chief of Army
I made a quick trip to Canberra to meet Australia’s new Deputy Chief of Army Major General Tony Rawlins and
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Aussie-trained Afghan ATACs launch first night attack
The training of Afghan Tactical Air Coordinators (ATACs) by coalition forces, including Australians, is having a significant impact on Afghanistan’s
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HMS Montrose visits NZ during 4-year deployment
From Devonport Naval Base in Plymouth, UK, to Devonport Naval Base in Auckland – the Royal New Zealand Navy welcomed
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New Zealand EDD puppies try out for team Army
A litter of puppies born late last year to New Zealand Defence Force Explosives Detector Dog Iris have been named.
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Why deliberately crashing my drone was a fitting end to 2018
I deliberately crashed My Mavic Pro drone into a bush (softest, driest option at the time) to prevent it crashing into
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HMAS Ballarat settles in to sea patrols
After HMAS Ballarat arrived in the Gulf to begin operations in the Middle East Region, she sent back this report.
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F-35 Lightning touches down at Williamtown
The first two of 72 Australian F-35A Lightning Joint Strike Fighters to be based in Australia have landed at RAAF Base Williamtown.
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PNG’s Pacific Patrol Boat crew get sea legs
One week after being handed over from shipbuilder Austal to the Papua New Guinea Defence Force, Nuship Ted Diro passed
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NUSHIP Supply launched
Just 12 months after her first keel section was laid down, the first of two new replenishment ships for the
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Colours paraded at AWM to mark RAR 70th
The 70th anniversary of the raising of the Australian Army’s Royal Australian Regiment (RAR) was marked with a ceremonial parade
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PNGDF and ADF lay exclusion-zone markers for APEC security
PNG sailors and Aussie soldiers placed dozens of exclusion-zone markers around Port Moresby Harbour to support the security effort for
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RAAF military working dogs help secure APEC
Keeping RAAF assets secure in PNG during APEC are a specialised unit of RAAF military working dogs, including Herc and
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ADF air traffic control in Port Moresby for APEC
Australian Defence Force air traffic control officers are helping Papua New Guinea’s civilian aviation authorities monitor the skies above Port
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Skydiving from a C-17 raises $38k for Legacy
Skydivers in south-east Queensland took advantage of a now once-a-year opportunity for a mass parachute jump from a RAAF C-17A
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Kiwi Orion on bombing runs (with video)
For the past week a Royal New Zealand Air Force aircraft has been dropping bombs on the remote Kaipara Air
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