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M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment conduct live-firing during Exercise Capital OTP at Townsville Field Training Area. Story by Major Taylor Lynch. Photo by Corporal Brandon Grey.

Tanks and infantry combine in lethal team

28/06/202329/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 3210 Views 4 Comments 2nd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Battalion RAR, Exercise Capital OTP, Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023, M1A1 Abrams

Tanks and infantry fought side by side against a fictional enemy in a training activity that developed an efficient and

A soldier from the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment fires an 84mm Carl Gustav during Exercise Chau Pha in Townsville Field Training Area. Story by Major Taylor Lynch. All photos by Lance Corporal Riley Blennerhassett.

Australian Army News Videos

Combined-arms team defends artillery gun line

28/06/202328/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 3106 Views 0 Comments 3rd Battalion RAR, 4th Regiment, 5th Aviation Regiment, Carl Gustav 84mm, CH-47F Chinook, Exercise Chau Pha, M777 Howitzer

Bullets, rockets and artillery shells flew down range simultaneously in an intense defence of the gun line during Exercise Chau

Staff cadets of the Royal Military College - Duntroon conduct a buddy check during chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear training at Majura Training Area. Story by Leading Aircraftwoman Emma Schwenke. All photos by Sergeant Sagi Biderman.

Australian Army Health and Wellbeing News Videos

Tears make the team work at RMC

23/06/202327/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 3647 Views 0 Comments ADF Cadets, CBRN, Royal Military College-Duntroon (RMC-D)

With eyes burning and tears rolling down their cheeks, staff cadets emerged one by one from the chemical, biological, radiological

Australian Army soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment carry out a fitness test during a sniper pre-selection course at Lavarack Barracks, Queensland. Story by Captain Joanne Leca. All photos by Corporal Daniel Sallai.

Australian Army News Videos

Prospective snipers give it their best shot

23/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2541 Views 0 Comments 3rd Battalion RAR, Lavarack Barracks, sniper training

Soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) took a shot at becoming snipers during the Sniper Pre-Selection

Indonesian soldiers attend a graduation ceremony after successfully completing a driver, maintenance and communications training package with the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment at Robertson Barracks, NT. Story by Major Dan Mazurek. Photo by Leading Seaman Leo Baumgartner.

Australian Army News Videos

TNI soldiers in Australia for Bushmaster training

21/06/202321/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2829 Views 1 Comment 5th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles, Indonesian National Armed Forces, Thales, TNI

Twenty-five soldiers from the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) Peacekeeping Centre proudly stood on parade at the Gary Holmes Centre

A Republic of Singapore Air Force C-130H Hercules drops a heavy equipment platform. Story by Tastri Murdoch. Photo by Aircraftwoman Maddison Scott.

Asia News Royal Australian Air Force Videos

Republic of Singapore Air Force C-130 air-drop training in Australia

21/06/202321/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 3747 Views 0 Comments Army No. 176 Air Dispatch Squadron, C-130H, C-130J, No. 37 Squadron, RAAF Richmond, Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF)

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) provided support to the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) as it conducted air

Three autonomous Army trucks ready for the leader-follower trial.

Australian Army News Science & Technology Videos

Army’s autonomous truck convoy a first

09/06/202315/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 3915 Views 0 Comments

The Army successfully operated an autonomous truck convoy on a public road in Australia for the first time on June

Force preparation course instructor Petty Officer Rachel Lauchlan at Holsworthy Barracks, NSW. Story by Captain Karam Louli. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Sam Price.

ADF People Videos

Sailor brings vital skills ashore

07/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2203 Views 0 Comments 39th Operational Support Battalion, Force Preparation Course

A career at sea has proved to be a perfect training ground for Petty Officer Rachel Lauchlan, as she now

Group photo of participants in the Australian and Indonesian Air Staff Talks at RAAF Base Darwin in the Northern Territory. Photo by Sergeant Pete Gammie.

Asia News Royal Australian Air Force Videos

Exercise Albatross AUSINDO 23

02/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2855 Views 0 Comments

Exercise Albatross AUSINDO is a training exercise between the Royal Australian Air Force and the Indonesian Air Force (Tentara Nasional

Australian Army soldiers from 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, conduct a clearance of the Townsville Port on Exercise Septimus Stride 2023 in Townsville, Queensland. Photo by Lance Corporal Riley Blennerhassett.

Australian Army News Videos

1RAR tests urban tactics

26/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4513 Views 0 Comments 1RAR

An infantry company has battled enemy role-players to gain control of port infrastructure while practising clearance of a complex urban

No. 35 Squadron C-27J Spartan pilot Flight Lieutenant Matthew Still on approach to Cormorant airfield, west of Townsville during Exercise Ready Spartan Prove. Photo by Flight Lieutenant Greg Hinks.

News Royal Australian Air Force Videos

Spartan proves ready for more

21/05/202321/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2913 Views 0 Comments C-27J Spartan

It was Friday afternoon when the call was made for RAAF Base Amberley-based 35 Squadron to mobilise and move to

Royal Australian Navy sailor Able Seaman Taryn Dickens at the Invictus Games cycling camp in Adelaide held from 11 to 14 May 2023.

ADF People News Veterans Videos

Invictus Games Team Australia cycling camp

21/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2340 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games 2023

Team Australia cyclists took to the streets of Adelaide between 11 and 15 May, to ramp up their preparations for

Royal Australian Air Force and United States Air Force loadmasters sit on the ramp of a No. 36 Squadron C-17A Globemaster III during a low-level navigation sortie in north Queensland during Exercise Global Dexterity 23-1. Photo by Corporal Kieren Whiteley.

News Royal Australian Air Force USA Videos

Global Dexterity offers low-level excitement

19/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3228 Views 0 Comments Exercise Global Dexterity

The return of Exercise Global Dexterity during April and May had people across NSW, Queensland and our Pacific neighbourhood looking

Australian Army soldiers from 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, conduct an assault on their enemy's main defensive position during Exercise Brolga Run 23 at Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland. Photo by Lance Corporal Riley Blennerhassett.

Australian Army News Videos

Hard yakka for 3 Brigade on Ex Brolga Run

18/05/202318/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3530 Views 1 Comment Exercise Brolga Run

More than 1500 infantry, combat engineer, artillery and enabling soldiers, and more than 200 military vehicles from 3rd Brigade deployed

MV-22B Ospreys from the VMM-363 US Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron resting under the Townsville sunset during Exercise Talisman Sabre 21 at RAAF Base Townsville. Photo by Corporal Ashley Gillett.

ADF News Videos

Final planning for Ex Talisman Sabre 23

15/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4164 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023

This year’s Exercise Talisman Sabre will be the biggest yet in terms of geographic spread and the number of partner

Australian Army soldiers from 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, after an assault on the Urban Operations Training Facility during Exercise Brolga Run 2023 at Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland. Photo by Corporal Brandon Grey.

Australian Army News Videos

Ex Brolga Run tests 3 Brigade in complex scenarios

12/05/202312/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3576 Views 0 Comments Exercise Brolga Run

Australian Army’s 3rd Brigade has deployed to the Townsville Field Training Area to start the next stage of training on

Royal Australian Navy Captain John Cowan (left) and Australian Army Captain Ash Bowers (right), discuss plans for Exercise Croix Du Sud 2023 with French Armed Forces Lieutenant Colonel Matthieu Pieter at the French Marine base in Plum, New Caledonia. Photo by Major Martin Hadley.

ADF News Pacific Videos

Complicated HADR rehearsals under Croix Du Sud

03/05/202303/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3086 Views 0 Comments Exercise Croix Du Sud

Australia will wrap up its involvement in Exercise Croix Du Sud on 6 May, after working with 19 nations to

Corporal Tegan Ross, photo by Sergeant Andrew Sleeman, and Bombardier Michael Nona, photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Emma Schwenke – rehearsing for their special duties during the King's Coronation in the UK.

ADF People News Videos

Two Aussies picked for special duties on Coronation day

02/05/202303/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3245 Views 0 Comments Coronation of King Charles III

Two young Australian Defence Force personnel have been selected to march alongside the newly crowned King Charles III and Queen

Sergeant Ryleigh Egan, Joint Australian Training Team – Philippines (JATT-P), conducts a live-fire serial with the US Army on the M240B Medium Machinegun at Fort Magsaysay during Exercise Balikatan 23. Photo by Leading Seaman Nadav Harel.

Australian Army News Pacific Videos

Aussie infantry ‘blooded’ in the Philippines

01/05/202301/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4034 Views 0 Comments 6RAR, Balikatan, Philippines

‘Balikatan’, meaning ‘shoulder to shoulder’ in the Filipino dialect of Tagalog, has been displayed through mateship and cooperation between Australian,

Members of the Joint Military Police Unit and No. 25SQN conduct a routine patrol on Defence Land in Exmouth as a part of Exercise Black Hole Sun. Photo by Sergeant Gary Dixon.

News Royal Australian Air Force Videos

Supporting Exmouth in its darkest moment

30/04/202330/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2785 Views 0 Comments

Western Australia’s town of Exmouth was one of the only places on earth to experience a total solar eclipse on