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F/A-18A 'Classic' Hornet makes a low-level pass over Illawarra Regional Airport during the 2018 Wings Over Illawarra Air Show. Photo by Brian Hartigan.
Australian Editor's Vlog News Videos 

Wings Over Illawarra Air Show 2018

06/05/201802/06/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3517 Views 0 Comments Air Show, Wings Over Illawarra

ONE OF THE BEST SHOWS EVER – would not be an overstatement. This years Wings Over Illawarra air show was

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An Antonov 124 cargo plane arrives at RAAF Base Williamtown near Newcastle NSW to deliver F-35A training equipment. RAAF photo.
Australian News Royal Australian Air Force Science & Technology Videos 

Antonov arrival overshadows substance of delivery

03/05/201803/05/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 8719 Views 0 Comments F-35A Lightning II

Training equipment for Australia’s soon-to-be-delivered F-35A Lightning fighter fleet was delivered to RAAF Base Williamtown yesterday – though everyone seemed to

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16th Air Land Regiment personnel launch an RBS-70 anti-aircraft missile at the Woomera Range Complex in South Australia.
Australian Australian Army News Videos 

16th Air Land Regiment live-fires at Woomera

30/04/201830/04/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6702 Views 0 Comments 110th Field Battery, 16th Air Land Regiment, Woomera Test Range

Earlier this month, 110th Field Battery, 16th Air Land Regiment, conducted Exercise Remagen Bridge – an all-arms air-defence (AAAD) and

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ADF Australian Invictus Games News Veterans Videos 

Final training camps for Invictus Games hopefuls

14/04/201812/07/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3056 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games 2018

Final training camps before selection for athletes hoping to be included in Australia’s Invictus Games 2018 squad were held last

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Australia Army Reserve soldiers Privates Zac Kelly (right) and Tony Duffy from 11 Brigade check underneath a vehicle during search training at Kokoda Barracks in preparation to support the security of the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. Photo by Corporal Kyle Genner.
Australian Army News Videos 

Reservists bolstering Commonwealth Games security

13/04/201813/04/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3680 Views 0 Comments Commonwealth Games

About 160 Australian Defence Force Reservists are on the Gold Coast bolstering the ADF’s contribution to the security arrangements for

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Royal Australian Air Force Leading Aircraftman Ryan Mostyn visits the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, before going to France, where he will participate in the 2018 Anzac Day commemorative program on the Western Front as a member of Australia's Federation Guard. Photo by Leading Seaman Chris Beerens.
Australian News Royal Australian Air Force Veterans Videos 

Aircraftman honours family KIA at Villers-Bretonneux

13/04/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4566 Views 0 Comments Villers-Bretonneux

Royal Australian Air Force Leading Aircraftman Ryan Mostyn will travel to France for Anzac Day 2018 to perform ceremonial duties

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Royal Australian Navy Able Seaman Norman Cooper with a picture of his ancestor, Henry William 'Harry' Murray, VC, CMG, DSO and Bar, DCM, at the Australian War Memorial before going to Gallipoli for ANZAC Day 2018. Photo by Leading Seaman Jake Badior.
ADF Australian News Royal Australian Navy Veterans Videos 

Modern sailor’s landing at Gallipoli to honour family VC

13/04/201813/04/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4055 Views 0 Comments Lieutenant Colonel Harry Murray VC

On Thursday, 5 April 2018, Able Seaman Norman Cooper of Australia’s Federation Guard visited the Australian War Memorial to see

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Australian Army Guardian Angels provide security for British mentors at the Afghan National Army Officer Academy during a night-ambush training activity. Photo by Warrant Officer Class 2 Neil Ruskin.
ADF Australian Middle East News Operations Videos 

Aussie Guardian Angels still alert in Kabul

12/04/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6138 Views 0 Comments Afghanistan, Guardian Angels, Operation Highroad

As a long cold winter rolls into spring, Australian Guardian Angels on Operation Highroad in Kabul, Afghanistan, are looking forward

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Australian soldier Sapper N Field of the 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment discusses search equipment with Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove and Lady Cosgrove at the Southport Army Depot. Photo by Sergeant David Hicks.
Australian Australian Army News Videos 

Governor General visits 2CER during Comm Games

11/04/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4175 Views 0 Comments Commonwealth Games

Governor-General of Australia, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove visited Australian Army engineers based on the Gold Coast

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ADF Australian News Videos 

MinDef inspects Commonwealth Games security arrangements

11/04/201811/04/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2904 Views 0 Comments Commonwealth Games

Australia’s Minister for Defence Marise Payne visited behind the scenes of the Commonwealth Games to inspect aspects of security arrangements

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Royal Australian Air Force F-35A AU-003 departs Fort Worth Texas enroute to Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, to join the pilot-training fleet. Lockheed Martin photo by Alexander H Groves.
Australian News Royal Australian Air Force Science & Technology Videos 

Australia receives next three F-35A Lightning

09/04/201810/04/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5675 Views 0 Comments F-35A Lightning II

Australia has taken delivery of its next three F-35A Lightning II aircraft from Lockheed Martin. CAPTION: Royal Australian Air Force

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Royal Australian Navy clearance diver Able Seaman Humphrey Macleod submerges during a training activity in support of Queensland Police for the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. Photo by Corporal Kyle Genner.
Australian News Royal Australian Navy Videos 

Clearance divers go down for games security

05/04/201805/04/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5734 Views 0 Comments Commonwealth Games

Navy clearance divers assisted the Queensland Police Service with security in the lead-up to the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games

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A US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress arrive lands at RAAF Base Darwin to train with the Royal Australian Air Force. Photo by Corporal Terry Hartin.
Australian News Royal Australian Air Force USA Videos 

A vague number of B-52s land in Darwin

30/03/201805/04/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7818 Views 9 Comments B-52 Stratofortress

Defence says “a number” of United States Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bombers have arrived at RAAF Darwin to participate in

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An Australian Army CH-47F Chinook takes off from Mount Hagen Airport during Operation PNG Assist 2018. Photo by Corporal Oliver Carter.
ADF Australian Australian Army News Overseas Pacific Videos 

F-model Chinook’s first operational deployment

30/03/201830/03/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3716 Views 0 Comments CH-47F Chinook

At the request of the Government of Papua New Guinea (PNG), the Australian Defence Force provided support following a 7.5-magnitude

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Royal New Zealand Navy Fleet and Naval Support sailors assembled adjacent to the Devonport Naval base today to formally parade their Colours. Photo courtesy AirflowNZ
New Zealand News Overseas Videos 

Royal New Zealand Navy parades its Colours

29/03/201829/03/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4050 Views 0 Comments Royal New Zealand Navy

Royal New Zealand Navy Fleet and Naval Support sailors assembled adjacent to the Devonport Naval base today to formally parade

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Royal Australian Navy members from HMAS Coonawarra help soldiers from 5RAR clean up debris after Tropical Cyclone Marcus. Photo by Leading Seaman James Whittle.
ADF Australian News Videos 

Tropical Cyclone Marcus cleanup task force stood down

29/03/201829/03/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3559 Views 0 Comments Tropical Cyclone Marcus

Joint Task Force 659 – the Australian Defence Force’s response to a request from the Northern Territory government for assistance

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Australia’s strongest man Eddie Williams from the Central Coast, New South Wales, has won the ‘World of Tanks PC Tank Pull’ at the Arnold Pro Strongman Australia in Melbourne in front of a massive crowd, including proud tank-owner Arnold Schwarzenegger. Photo by Nathan Hopkins.
Australian News Videos 

Aussie strongman breaks world record pulling a tank

21/03/201821/03/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5586 Views 1 Comment World of Tanks 1.0

Australia’s strongest man Eddie Williams from the Central Coast, New South Wales, has won the ‘World of Tanks PC Tank

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Australian Army Explosive Detection Dog Karma and his handler Sapper Kaegan Summers from the 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment search a Commonwealth Games athlete’s village laundry for suspicious items. Photo by Sergeant W Guthrie.
ADF Australian News Police Videos 

Defence searches Commonwealth Games venues

15/03/201830/03/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5465 Views 0 Comments Commonwealth Games

Australian Defence Force personnel have commenced search activities in support of security preparations for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.

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A sailor from Royal Australian Navy ship HMAS Warramunga prepares to remove packages of heroin from a dhow during a boarding operation. Photo by Leading Seaman Tom Gibson.
Australian Middle East News Operations Royal Australian Navy Videos 

HMAS Warramunga makes tenth drug bust

10/03/201812/06/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4365 Views 0 Comments HMAS Warramunga

HMAS Warramunga’s crew has seized record amounts of narcotics on Operation Manitou following their latest interdiction. CAPTION: A sailor from Royal

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HMAS Warramunga boarding team member Able Seaman Aaron Richardson climbs onto a vessel of interest. Photo by Leading Seaman Tom Gibson.
Australian Middle East News Operations Royal Australian Navy Videos 

Warramunga strikes again – 8 tonnes of hashish

06/03/201812/06/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3390 Views 0 Comments hashish, HMAS Warramunga

The crew of Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Warramunga has intercepted two vessels and seized approximately eight tonnes of hashish

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