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Soldiers from the 5th Brigade clear a building using airsoft rifles at Holsworthy Training Area at the end of Exercise Arras Sprint. Story by Major Jesse Robilliard. Photo by Private Sarah Fisher.

Domestic security abilities put to the test

02/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 548 Views 0 Comments 2nd/17th Battalion Royal NSW Regiment (2/17RNSWR), Army Reserve

Army Reserve soldiers from the 5th Brigade tested their ability to support civilian emergency services with urban combat training using

Australian soldiers conduct amphibious training with Zodiacs during the course. Story by Captain Annie Richardson. Photo by Captain Annie Richardson.

Australian Army News

5RAR takes to water to extend range

02/06/202302/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 455 Views 0 Comments 10th Force Support Battalion, 5th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, LCM-8, Zodiac

As the 1st Brigade prepares to transition to the littoral manoeuvre centre of excellence, Charlie Company, 5th Battalion, Royal Australian

Australian Army M1 Abrams tanks fire during Exercise Paratus Walk at Cultana Training Area, South Australia. Story by Captain Peter March. Photos by Sergeant Peng Zhang.

Australian Army News

Tank regiment shows its mettle on the range

02/06/202303/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 367 Views 0 Comments 1st Armoured Regiment, Cultana, Exercise Paratus Walk

Cultana Training Area in South Australia was left battered and bruised after 1st Armoured Regiment’s (1 Armd Regt) Exercise Paratus

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 210 Views 0 Comments

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

Lieutenant Oliver Breeze of 2nd Force Support Battalion chats with Austin outside the Army display at Agfest in Tasmania. Story by Major Tim Sydenham.

Australian Army News

Agfest ripe for Army pickings

01/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 409 Views 0 Comments Army Reserve, Defence Force Recruiting

Hailed as a main event in Tasmania for many years, Agfest is an ideal recruiting ground for Army. CAPTION: Lieutenant

A rifleman from 8th/9th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, engages a target with an EF88 Austeyr rifle during a platoon live-fire training serial a part of Exercise Cobra Run. Story by Captain Cody Tsaousis. Photo by Sapper Tristan Montagu.

Australian Army News

8/9RAR’s new soldiers on steep learning curve

01/06/202301/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 624 Views 1 Comment 8/9RAR, 8th/9th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, CBRN, Cobra Run, EF88 Austyer rifle

It was a baptism of live-fire for new members of 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (8/9RAR), as they took part

Australian Army soldier Corporal Benjamin Roberts-Smith, VC, MG, takes a seat after being awarded the Victoria Cross for Australia during the investiture ceremony in Perth on 23 January 2011. Photo by Corporal Chris Moore.

Australian Army News Veterans

Ben Roberts-Smith VC loses defamation case

01/06/202301/06/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4052 Views 23 Comments Ben Roberts-Smith VC MG

The verdict in the defamation case brought by Ben Robert-Smith against Fairfax Media and others was handed down this afternoon.

A P-8A Poseidon from 11 Squadron departs RAAF Base Darwin for an Exercise Albatross AusIndo mission. Story by Flight Lieutenant Claire Campbell. Photos by Sergeant Pete Gammie.

Asia News Royal Australian Air Force

TNI-AU and RAAF join forces for Aussie-based exercise

01/06/202301/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 366 Views 0 Comments Albatross Ausindo, Indonesia, No. 11 Squadron, P-8A Poseidon, TNI-AU

Flying together over Australia’s northern oceans, aircrew from the Royal Australian Air Force’s 11 Squadron and 5 Squadron from Tentara

Australian Army solider Private Liam Brown from the 9th Battalion, Royal Queensland Regiment, takes a bound forward during a platoon attack on Exercise Robey at the Wide Bay Training Area. Photo by Private Connor Morrison.

Australian Army News

9RQR build warfighting foundation skills

30/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 695 Views 0 Comments 9RQR

Soldiers of the 9th Battalion, Royal Queensland Regiment (9RQR), based from Brisbane to Bundaberg, developed foundation warfighting skills at platoon-level

Navy Regional Indigenous Development Coordinator Leading Seaman Joseph Canning plays the didgeridoo at ANZAC Cove during an ANZAC Day rehearsal on the Gallipoli peninsula in Türkiye. Photo by Corporal Madhur Chitnis.

ADF News

Defence’s calling to Indigenous affairs

30/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 512 Views 0 Comments Indigenous

National Reconciliation Week is a chance for Defence to reflect on the contribution First Nations personnel have made, and continue

The Royal Military College Band perform their first concert at Llewellyn Hall, Australian National University, Canberra, as part of a Masterworks for Winds series. Photo by Leading Seaman Jarrod Mulvihill.

Australian Army News

Band strikes up to aid Legacy

26/05/202326/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1007 Views 0 Comments Royal Military College-Duntroon (RMC-D)

The Band of the Royal Military College performed the first concert in its 2023 Masterworks for Winds series on May

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 1314 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

Deputy Chief of Army Major General Natasha Fox talks with Chief of Staff of the Republic of Korea Army Lieutenant at Russel Offices, Canberra. Photo by Sergeant Tristan Kennedy.

ADF News

ADF’s inaugural Chief of Personnel – first female 3-star

25/05/202325/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3592 Views 5 Comments Natasha Fox

Current Deputy Chief of Army Major General Natasha Fox has been appointed the inaugural Chief of Personnel in the Australian

HMAS Anzac conducts officer of the watch manoeuvres with HMAS Perth as they transit north for a regional presence deployment throughout the Indo-Pacific region. Photo by Leading Seaman Jarryd Capper.

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Penske contracted to support Navy’s diesel engines

24/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 910 Views 0 Comments Penske Australia

Defence yesterday signed a contract with Penske Australia to provide local-industry support for diesel-engine sustainment activities for the Royal Australian