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Participants at the 2022 Military Communications and Communications Systems Conference held at the National Convention Centre in Canberra. Photo by Nicole Mankowski.
ADF News Science & Technology 

Tech capabilities on agenda

17/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2491 Views 0 Comments

The Military Communications and Information Systems (MilCIS) conference and expo was held at the National Convention Centre in Canberra recently,

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Air Force personnel remove flood-damaged carpet from Goodna Services Club, Brisbane, as part of Operation Flood Assist 2022. Story by Flight Lieutenant Tanya Carter. Photo: by Corporal Julia Whitwell.
ADF News Royal Australian Air Force 

Air Force helped clean up Goodna Services Club

17/03/202222/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1925 Views 0 Comments Operation Flood Assist 2022

Floodwater seeped from the carpet under the weight of Flying Officer Aleksandr Yashin’s boots as he helped heartbroken staff salvage

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Corporal Mark Bennett with Rodney Crocker at the Pearl Retirement Village aged-care facility in Darwin. Photo by Corporal Rodrigo Villablanca.
ADF Australian Army News 

Regiment’s bed-making skills ‘too perfect’

17/03/202221/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1795 Views 0 Comments 1st Combat Signal Regiment, COVID-19 Assist

Soldiers of the 1st Brigade are used to adapting to new environments. CAPTION: Corporal Mark Bennett with Rodney Crocker at

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Warrant Officer Class Two Robert Elian and Warrant Officer Class Two Michael Foster (right) with Mr Gary Carr, Empire Vale Post Office manager, after providing flood damage clean-up assistance. Story by Private Jacob Joseph. Photo by Corporal Dustin Anderson.
ADF Australian Army News 

Big effort for Australia’s smallest post office

17/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1964 Views 0 Comments 1st Armoured Regiment, Operation Flood Assist 2022

Gary Carr has been a regular sight at Australia’s smallest post office for more than 50 years. CAPTION: Warrant Officer

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A soldier from 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry) removes flood-damaged produce from a cold storage warehouse at the Brisbane Markets in Rocklea. Story by Lieutenant Nic Hawkins. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.
ADF Australian Army News 

ADF helping Brisbane ‘get back on its feet’

17/03/202220/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1656 Views 0 Comments 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry), Joint Task Group 629.3, Operation Flood Assist 2022

The recent floods left a large part of the Brisbane Markets underwater, stopping all transport and operations, and causing millions of

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Casino local Terry Lloyd with his youngest daughter stand in his daughter Clarisa's Casino, New South Wales, backyard with the Richmond River, which flooded the house, in the background. Story by Captain Annie Richardson. Photo by Corporal Sagi Biderman.
ADF Australian Army News 

Army’s a safe bet for Casino cleanup

17/03/202219/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1711 Views 0 Comments 1st Combat Service Support Battalion, Operation Flood Assist 2022

Casino local Clarissa Lloyd bought her home near the Richmond River just shy of one year ago and everything was going

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Major-General David Thomae and Mayor of Lismore Steve Krieg survey the damage and recovery efforts in Lismore from an Army MRH-90 Taipan. Story and photo by Warrant Officer Class 2 Max Bree.
ADF Australian Army News 

Rescues stuff of movie script, says commander

17/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2188 Views 0 Comments 41st Battalion Royal New South Wales Regiment, MRH-90 Taipan, Operation Flood Assist 2022

As floods decimated Lismore, the town mayor stood beside a highway – which became a river bank – and watched

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Private Darren Loveday assists volunteers sort essential supplies donated for flood-affected community members at the Lifeline distribution centre in Lismore. Photo by Leading Seaman Kylie Jagiello.
ADF Australian Army News 

Army throws charity a lifeline

17/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1729 Views 0 Comments 10/27 Royal South Australian Regiment, Lifeline, Operation Flood Assist 2022

Extreme flooding may have destroyed the Lifeline furniture store in Lismore, but it didn’t destroy store manager Ethan Smith’s spirit

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An Army soldier from 5th Engineer Regiment assists with clean up at Cabbage Tree Island Primary School in northern NSW as part of Operation Flood Assist 2022. Story by Captain Catalina Martinez-Pinto. Photo by Corporal Dustin Anderson.
ADF Australian Army News 

Sappers assist with Cabbage Tree Island recovery

17/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1533 Views 0 Comments 5th Engineer Regiment, Indigenous, Operation Flood Assist 2022

The Australian Defence Force has helped to restore some sense of normality to Cabbage Tree Island, cleaning up the primary

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Navy, Army and Air Force personnel clear flood debris from Kedron Brook in Mitchelton, Brisbane, as part of Operation Flood Assist 2022. Story by Flying Officer Rob Hodgson. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.
ADF Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

Forces unite to make park safe

17/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1609 Views 0 Comments Operation Flood Assist 2022, US Navy

Navy, Army and Air Force personnel converged on flood-ravaged recreation areas in Kedron Brook in Mitchelton, Brisbane, to ensure they’re

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Commander of the Operation Flood Assist Joint Task Force, Lieutenant General David Thomae (right), surveys flood-affected areas in the greater Sydney region from an Army MRH-90 Taipan helicopter. Photo by Corporal Julia Whitwell.
ADF Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

Operation Flood Assist 2022 – Update 17 March 2022

17/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2149 Views 0 Comments Operation Flood Assist 2022

CAPTION: Commander of the Operation Flood Assist Joint Task Force, Lieutenant General David Thomae (right), surveys flood-affected areas in the

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Corporal Rebecca Barry embraces a Casino local while organising donations at the local racecourse and showgrounds in northern NSW as part of Operation Flood Assist 2022. Story by Captain Annie Richardson. Photo by Corporal Sagi Biderman.
ADF Australian Army News 

Enduring community spirit lives on

17/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2040 Views 0 Comments 1st Combat Service Support Battalion, Operation Flood Assist 2022

Communities like Casino have an enduring spirit, which is exemplified in tough situations like this year’s floods. CAPTION: Corporal Rebecca

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Australian Army soldiers from 7th Brigade assist a farmer near Gatton, Queensland, by cleaning fences of flood debris and checking their integrity. Story by Private Jacob Joseph.
ADF Australian News 

Soldiers helping to mend fences

14/03/202217/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2183 Views 0 Comments 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry), 7th Brigade, Operation Flood Assist 2022

In the grips of a drought, Mrs Shirley Schultz sold one-third of her cattle in 2019. CAPTION: Australian Army soldiers

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Australian Army soldiers from 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, collect flood-damaged household items for loading onto a truck as they clear a street in Chinderah, New South Wales. Story by Captain Annie Richardson. Photo by Warrant Officer Class Two Max Bree.
ADF Australian Army News Videos 

Army clean up in Chinderah

14/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2043 Views 0 Comments 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Operation Flood Assist 2022

Despite nearly continuous domestic deployments, disruptions to training, and dirty conditions, the smiles on the faces of 6th Battalion, Royal

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Army engineer Lance Corporal Jack Dalrymple assists Lismore Shire Council to clear debris from Mulgum Creek Weir in Nimbin, New South Wales, as part of Operation Flood Assist 2022. Story by Captain Catalina Martinez Pinto. Photo by Corporal Dustin Anderson.
ADF Australian Army News 

Nimbin pipeline repairs underway

14/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2146 Views 0 Comments 21, 6th Engineer Support Regiment, Operation Flood Assist 2022

Australian Army combat engineers and Lismore City Council workers swung into action after Nimbin in northern New South Wales was left with

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Australian Army soldiers from 1st Armoured Regiment remove flood-damaged equipment and furniture during a clean up of Richmond River High School in Lismore, New South Wales. Story by Captain Annie Richardson. Photo by Warrant Officer Class Two Max Bree.
ADF Australian Army News Videos 

Lismore high school gets armoured support

14/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2817 Views 0 Comments 1st Armoured Regiment, Operation Flood Assist 2022

Only a week ago Richmond River High was underwater, with floods scraping the second-storey ceiling of the Riverside Campus in

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Australian Army soldiers and Mr Daniel Clark, Coraki SES commander, check on community members along Bungawalbin Creek in northern New South Wales. Story by Captain Catalina Martinez-Pinto. Photo by Corporal Sagi Biderman.
ADF Australian Army News Videos 

Army, SES rescue man during welfare check

14/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2435 Views 0 Comments Operation Flood Assist 2022, State Emergency Service (SES)

Australian Army soldiers joined State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers recently to conduct welfare checks along Bungawalbin Creek in northern New

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A northern New South Wales farmer watches Army soldiers from 8th/12th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, load feed for his stock into his ute as part of Operation Flood Assist 2022. Photo by Corporal Dustin Anderson.
ADF Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

Operation Flood Assist 2022 – Update

14/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2241 Views 0 Comments Operation Flood Assist 2022

CAPTION: A northern New South Wales farmer watches Army soldiers from 8th/12th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, load feed for his

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Army soldiers Sapper Callan Stuart, left, and Sapper Ben Lowe, right, load flood-damaged furniture and equipment from Lismore police station in northern NSW onto a truck. Story by Captain Annie Richardson. Photo by Warrant Officer Class Two Max Bree.
ADF Australian Army News Police Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

Clean up continues in Lismore

14/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1892 Views 0 Comments 9th Combat Service Support Battalion, Operation Flood Assist 2022

Waterlogged furniture, office supplies and carpets were piled high outside the Lismore police station. CAPTION: Army soldiers Sapper Callan Stuart,

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An Australian Army’s new Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle conducts a live-fire battle run during exercise Diamond Walk at Shoalwater Bay, Queensland. Story by Captain Jesse Robilliard. Photo by Private Jacob Hilton.
ADF News 

Defence to grow by around 30%

10/03/202227/10/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2015 Views 0 Comments

Prime Minister Scott Morrison today announced that the size and capability of the Australian Defence Force will be significantly increased.

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