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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 3116 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

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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 3580 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

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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 2605 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

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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 2684 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

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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 2813 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

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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 3236 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,

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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 2458 Views 0 Comments

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

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Australian Army soldiers from the 3rd Brigade begin Run Army Townsville 2023 at Jezzine Barracks in Townsville, Queensland. Photo by Lance Corporal Riley Blennerhassett.
ADF People Videos 

Army running for a purpose

29/04/202303/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2253 Views 0 Comments Legacy, Run Army

Under the north-Queensland sun, Run Army Townsville had a huge turnout for their inaugural event on 21 April. CAPTION: Australian

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Australian Army Corporal Liam Haverty deployed on Operation Accordion at Australia’s operating base in the Middle East Region. Photo by Melina Young.
ADF People Videos 

Corporal follows in grandfather’s footsteps

29/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1955 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day 2023

On the same day Britain declared war in 1939, Corporal Liam Haverty’s grandfather, William Patrick Haverty, signed on to fight

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Royal Australian Air Force Flying Officer Aiden Pattison reflects on those who served in the Middle East before him on Operation Accordion in the lead to Anzac Day 2023 at Australia’s operating base in the Middle East Region. Photo by Corporal Melina Young.
ADF People Videos 

Firsthand experience adds meaning

28/04/202329/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1759 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day 2023, Operation Accordion

  Flying Officer Aiden Pattison has seen the photos, now it’s his turn to stand where people have served before

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Leading Aircraftwoman Hunter Westbrook, from Australia’s Federation Guard, visits the resting place of her distant cousin, Private Victor Westbrook, in the Bailleul Communal Cemetery, Northern France. Photo by Sergeant Oliver Carter.
ADF People Veterans Videos 

Visit to a cousin who never came home

28/04/202329/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1954 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day 2023

As she took part in Anzac Day commemorations in France this year, Leading Aircraftwoman Hunter Westbrook remembered a relative who

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Australia’s Federation Guardsman Able Seaman Tammy Vaughn rehearses her role in the catafalque party during the leadup to Anzac Day 2023 at the Australian National Memorial site in Villers-Bretonneux, France. Photo by Sergeant Oliver Carter.
ADF People Videos 

For kin and country

28/04/202329/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1855 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day 2023

Able Seaman Tammy Vaughn realised a childhood dream when she marched out as a member of the catafalque party at

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Leading Seaman Joel Turley onboard HMAS Choules. Photo by Able Seaman Jasmine Moody.
ADF People Videos 

From the depths of the ship to flying ops

25/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1827 Views 0 Comments

Leading Seaman Joel Turley’s career has taken him from the depths of the ship to the open air. CAPTION: Leading

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An Australian Army gunner from the 4th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery and a French Army soldier scale the six-foot wall during a military skills competition as part of Mission Jeanne d'Arc held at Lavarack Barracks, Townsville, Queensland. Photo by Lance Corporal Riley Blennerhassett.
Australian Army Europe News Videos 

French soldiers enjoy tough visit to Townsville

21/04/202324/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2940 Views 0 Comments

The French ship Dixmude made its first visit to the Port of Townsville as part of Mission Jeanne d’Arc, an

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Armoured Personnel Carrier transports soldiers during Exercise Opie Trophy at Townsville Field Training Area. Story by Captain Joanne Leca. All photos by Lance Coporal Riley Blennerhassett.
Australian Army News Videos 

Annual comp enhances skills and camaraderie

14/04/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2514 Views 0 Comments 3rd Battalion RAR, Canadian Armed Forces, Exercise Opie Trophy, New Zealand Army

Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) competed in the annual military skills competition alongside New Zealand and

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Historic aircraft from 100 Squadron fly in formation over crowds at the Hunter Valley Airshow. Story by Flight Lieutenant Nick O’Connor. All photos by Sergeant Glen McCarthy.
News Royal Australian Air Force Videos 

RAAF thrills Hunter Valley crowds

05/04/202305/04/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2541 Views 0 Comments No. 100 Squadron

Almost 20,000 aviation enthusiasts converged on Cessnock Airport across March 25 to 26 to witness the might and power of

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Soldiers from the 9th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, prepare to fire an 81mm mortar during Exercise Waratah Run in Singleton. Story and all photos by Corporal Jacob Joseph.
Australian Army News Videos 

Gunners focus on surveillance and target acquisition

31/03/202308/04/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2547 Views 1 Comment 9th Regiment Royal Australian Artillery, Singleton

For Gunner Mitchell Harmer, the thrill of dropping bombs was a welcome distraction from his nine-to-five in the banking sector.

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News Veterans Videos 

New commemorative medallion for Vietnam War vets

29/03/202330/03/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4723 Views 0 Comments

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Matt Keogh launched a commemorative medallion today to honour those who

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An Australian Army soldier from Sarpeye Company, 51FNQR in traditional Torres Strait Islander clothing for the 80th anniversary ceremony. Story by Captain Jon Stewart. All photos by Leading Seaman Leo Baumgartner.
Australian Army History News Videos 

Army marks anniversary of unique Indigenous unit

22/03/202324/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2379 Views 2 Comments 51st Battalion Far North Queensland Regiment, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander solders, Chief of Army, Indigenous soldiers, WWII

One of two surviving veterans of Australia’s only all-Indigenous military unit joined the Torres Strait Islands community and Australian Army members

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The Royal Australian Air Force's first MQ-4C Triton unveiled in California.
News Royal Australian Air Force Science & Technology USA Videos 

Australia’s first MQ-4C Triton officially unveiled

17/03/202318/03/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 16217 Views 8 Comments MC-4C Triton

Northrop Grumman formally unveiled Australia’s first MQ-4C Triton autonomous aircraft in Palmdale, California on 16 March 2023 (local time) –

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