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2RAR add helocasting to their skill sets

08/07/201808/07/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4780 Views 0 Comments 2RAR (Amphib), RIMPAC

Australia took a leap forward in amphibious capability recently as 2nd Battalion (Amphibious), Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR (Amphib)) soldiers released

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HMAS Warramunga arrives at Fleet Base East, Garden Island, Sydney, after a record-breaking deployment. Photo by Leading Seaman Kayla Jackson.
Australian News Royal Australian Navy Videos 

HMAS Warramunga home after record-breaking deployment

08/07/201809/07/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3876 Views 0 Comments HMAS Warramunga

HMAS Warramunga has returned home to a hero’s welcome from family and friends after spending almost nine months deployed to

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Australian News Royal Australian Navy Videos 

Royal Australian Navy Change of Command

06/07/201807/07/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5033 Views 0 Comments Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Mike Noonan, Vice Admiral Tim Barrett

Vice Admiral Tim Barrett formally ended his term as Chief of Navy during a handover ceremony at Blamey Square in

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Outgoing Chief of Defence Force Air Chief Marshal Mark Binskin and incoming Chief of Defence Force General Angus Campbell during their change-of-command parade at Russell Offices, Canberra. Photo by Lauren Larking.
ADF Australian News Videos 

Command change in Australia’s highest military office

06/07/201807/07/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4865 Views 0 Comments Air Chief Marshal Mark Binskin, Chief of the Defence Force, General Angus Campbell

The Australian Defence Force has a new Chief after Air Chief Marshal Mark Binskin handed over command to General Angus

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Composite image of WWI British Mk I tank at Le Hamel, France, 4 July 1918 – and a contemporary Australian Army M1A1 Abrams on Exercise Hamel, June 2018.
Australian Australian Army News Veterans Videos 

Centenary of The Battle of Hamel

04/07/201804/07/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6086 Views 0 Comments Battle of Hamel

One-hundred years ago today, a 93-minute battle was fought during the First World War on the Western Front that is

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New Chief of Army Lieutenant General Rick Burr passes the Australian Army Banner to new Regimental Sergeant Major - Army, Warrant Officer Grant McFarlane. Photo by Corporal Tristan Kennedy.
Australian Australian Army News Videos 

11th Regimental Sergeant Major of the Army

02/07/201807/07/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 9406 Views 0 Comments Regimental Sergeant Major of the Army, Warrant Officer Don Spinks, Warrant Officer Grant McFarlane

After three years as the Regimental Sergeant Major of the Army Warrant Officer Don Spinks has handed the position to

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Outgoing Chief of Army Lieutenant General Angus Campbell passes the Army Banner to incoming Chief of Army Lieutenant General Rick Burr during a Chief of Army handover parade at Russell Offices in Canberra. Photo by Grace Costa Banson.
Australian Australian Army News Videos 

Australian Chief of Army handover parade

02/07/201807/07/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5571 Views 0 Comments Chief of Army, Lieutenant General Angus Campbell, Lieutenant General Rick Burr

The Australian Army welcomed a new Chief – Lieutenant General Rick Burr – during a ceremonial parade in Canberra today.

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Private Alex Smith of the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, shouts a target indication during an assault at Shoalwater Bay Training Area as part of Exercise Hamel 2018. Photo by Leading Seaman Jake Badior.
ADF Australian News Videos 

Exercise Hamel tests 7th Brigade

29/06/201804/07/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6793 Views 0 Comments 7th Brigade

The Australian Army’s largest military exercise for the year wrapped up today in Shoalwater Bay Training Area on the central-Queensland

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BAE Systems' Type 26 Global Combat Ship
Australian News Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology Videos 

Type 26 wins $35-billion Oz frigate tender

29/06/201829/06/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 9520 Views 17 Comments ASC Shipbuilding, BAE Systems, Hunter-class, Hunter-class frigate, Project SEA 5000, Type 26 Global Combat Ship

Australia has chosen BAE Systems’ Hunter-class frigate as the winning contender in Project SEA 5000 Phase 1 – ‘Future Frigate’. SEA

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Formation exercise conducted by HMA Ships Adelaide, Success, Melbourne and Toowoomba in company with HMNZS Te Mana and HMCS Vancouver during their transit to Hawaii for Exercise RIMPAC 18. Photo by Able Seaman Christopher Szumlanski.
ADF Australian News Royal Australian Navy Videos 

Aussies arrive in Hawaii for RIMPAC

27/06/201827/06/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5449 Views 0 Comments RIMPAC

More than 1600 Australian Defence Force personnel have arrived in the United States ahead of a month of focused military

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Two Hawkei PMV-L at Puckapunyal Training Area.
Australian Australian Army News Science & Technology Videos 

A quick look at the Hawkei PMV-L

20/06/201820/06/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 11793 Views 4 Comments

A couple of Australian Army Hawkei Protected Mobility Vehicle – Light were on display during Exercise Chong Ju at Puckapunyal

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Duntroon cadets conduct Exercise Binh Ba

18/06/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2757 Views 0 Comments Exercise Binh Ba

The culminating activity for RMC-Duntroon cadets is Exercise Binh Ba. Exercise Binh Ba 2018 was a company urban clearance of

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HMAS Success (centre) conducts a replenishment at sea with HMA Ships Adelaide and Melbourne, shadowed by HMAS Toowoomba, during Exercise Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2018. Photo by Able Seaman Tara Byrne.
Australian News Pacific Royal Australian Navy Videos 

IPE18 ships visit Fiji

12/06/201818/06/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5289 Views 0 Comments Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2018

HMA Ships Adelaide and Melbourne have farewelled Fiji following a successful port visit as part of Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2018 (IPE).

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Chief of Defence Force Air Chief Marshal Mark Binskin is ceremonially received on the Queen's Birthday Parade at Rond Terrace, Canberra. The Queen’s Birthday Parade is held to celebrate the official birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia. The parade was held at Rond Terrace on the foreshore of Lake Burley Griffin on 9 June 2018. The parade is a ceremonial Trooping of the Queen's Colour conducted by the Corps of Staff Cadets of the Royal Military College - Duntroon. Photo by Grace Costa Banson
ADF Australian News Videos 

The Queen’s Birthday 2018 Honours List – Military Divisions

11/06/201813/06/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4814 Views 0 Comments Honours List

CAPTION: Chief of Defence Force Air Chief Marshal Mark Binskin is ceremonially received on the Queen’s Birthday Parade at Rond Terrace,

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Wing Commander Darren Clare climbs out of aircraft AU 2 after conducting a training mission where his wingman Squadron Leader David Bell flew the 1000th sortie in a Royal Australian Air Force F-35A. USAF photo.
Australian News Royal Australian Air Force Science & Technology Videos 

Aussie F-35 fleet clocks first 1000th sortie

08/06/201813/06/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 8260 Views 0 Comments F-35A Lightning II

RAAF personnel at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, in the United States, marked a significant milestone on Monday this week

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An Australian Army M1 Abrams tank on live-fire exercise at Shoalwater Bay during Exercise Diamond Strike 2018. Photo by Corporal Oliver Carter.
Australian Australian Army MRF-D News Videos 

7th Brigade tests its new tanks on Diamond Strike

08/06/201802/05/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 9654 Views 0 Comments 7th Brigade, Diamond Strike, M1A1 Abrams

Exercise Diamond Strike 2018 is an Australian Army live-fire combined-arms training activity conducted in Shoalwater Bay on the central-Queensland coast

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Australian and New Zealand personnel at a transfer of authority ceremony from Task Group Taji 6 to the seventh rotation at Taji Military Complex, Iraq. Photo by Corporal David Said.
Australian Australian Army Middle East News Operations Videos 

TG Taji 6 hands over to 7th rotation

04/06/201807/06/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3343 Views 0 Comments Task Group Taji 7

Task Group Taji 6 has completed a six-month deployment to the Taji Military Complex near Baghdad, Iraq, training more than

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The first of 21 new Guardian-class patrol boats for the Pacific Patrol Boat Program moving from build site to water for launch. Austal photo.
Australian News Pacific Science & Technology Videos 

First Guardian-class patrol boat launched

30/05/201830/05/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 8723 Views 0 Comments

The first of of 21 new new Guardian-class patrol boats for the Pacific Patrol Boat Program was was launched in

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Cadet Under Officer Aaron Musk, 6 Wing, AAFC, gets the flight of his life (thus far) in an Adelaide-based RAAF PC-9.
CONTACT Cadets Videos 

Cadets get a flight in a PC-9

28/05/201802/02/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3062 Views 1 Comment 6 Wing Australian Air Force Cadets

Two lucky Australian Air Force Cadets got the opportunity to experience life as a test pilot on the Aircraft Research

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A ex-Australian Army Centurion tank bush bashing at South Gippsland Tank Adventures, to promote the tank's launch inside the global PC game World of Tanks. Photo by Brian Hartigan.
Australian Australian Army Editor's Vlog News Veterans Videos 

Got a taste for World of Tanks riding in a Centurion

11/05/201811/05/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7930 Views 0 Comments Centurion, Wargaming, World of Tanks

Thanks to World of Tanks and South Gippsland Tank Adventures, I got to ride in an ex-Aussie Army Centurion tank

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