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Soldiers from the 16th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, load Sidewinder missiles on a NASAMS High-Mobility Launcher at Woomera Test Range, South Australia. Story and photos by Corporal Jacob Joseph.

Sidewinder first gives gunners a buzz

02/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 375 Views 0 Comments 16th Regiment Royal Australian Artillery, AIM-9 Sidewinder, nasals, Woomera

In a world-first, Australian Army soldiers fired one of the most battle-tested and lethal air-to-air missiles from a national advanced

Soldiers from 13th Brigade take part in Exercise Litani Combine 2025 at the Australian Marine Complex in Henderson, Western Australia. Story by Major Dean Benson. Photos by Corporal Nakia Chapman.

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Soldiers rehearse homeland security

27/06/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 689 Views 1 Comment 13th Brigade, 16th Battalion RWAR, Exercise Litani Combine, Henderson WA

More accustomed to the grey of the Navy uniform, the Australian Marine Complex in Henderson, Western Australia, took on a

Warrant Officers Class 2 Troy Robertson, left, and Jamie Sharp, from the 9th Battalion, the Royal Queensland Regiment, responded to a high-impact vehicle incident. Story and photo by Captain Cath Batch.

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Training in action at vehicle incident

27/06/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 449 Views 0 Comments 9th Battalion Royal Queensland Regiment

For the civilians involved in a high-impact vehicle incident near Rainbow Beach, Queensland, the sight of the Army arriving was

Corporal Jack Murphy, an electronics technician from 16th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, helped deliver RBS-70 man-portable air-defence systems and training to Ukrainian forces in Poland. Story and photo by Corporal Jacob Joseph.

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Diggers deliver missile training for Ukraine in Poland

27/06/202529/06/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 467 Views 1 Comment 16th Regiment Royal Australian Artillery, NASAMS

Soldiers of 16th Regiment said training Ukrainian Armed Forces to use the RBS-70 was a fitting way to send off

Lance Corporal Jared Willis with his military working dog Dirk at Roberston Barracks in Darwin. Story by Leading Seaman Nadav Harel. Photo by Corporal Gregory Scott.

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The best-looking MP at 1MP

27/06/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 299 Views 0 Comments 1st Military Police Battalion, Military Police, Military Police Dog, Robertson Barracks

The most popular and attractive member of the Military Police (MP) at Robertson Barracks isn’t who you might think. CAPTION: Lance

Soldiers of the 5th/7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, on parade with Army reconnaisance helicopters from 1st Aviation Regiment during the Battle of Binh Ba commemoration service held in Darwin. Story by Captain Nicholas Marquis. Photo by Corporal Madhur Chitnis.

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Battalion marks Battle of Binh Ba anniversary

25/06/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 774 Views 0 Comments 1st Aviation Regiment, 5/7 RAR, Robertson Barracks, Vietnam War

Soldiers and officers of 5/7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5/7RAR), commemorated the Battle of Binh Ba with a parade

An Australian Army soldier from the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, delivers orders during a blank fire trench serial at Townsville Field Training Area. Story by Corporal Michael Rogers. Photo by Lance Corporal Caitlyn Davill.

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Trench warfare doctrine put to the test

25/06/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 909 Views 1 Comment 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment, 4th Regiment Royal Australian Artillery, Exercise Brolga Spirit, Land Combat College (LCC), M1A2 Abrams

Engineers explosively breach wire obstacles surrounding an enemy trench system, under covering fire from two M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks.

From left, former crew members of Centurion 169041, Barry Hodges, Graham Munsell and Ray Arthur out the front of 1st Armoured Regiment at RAAF Base Edinburgh. Story by Corporal Jacob Joseph. Photo by Chris and Jan Fenton.

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The story of Australia’s ‘atomic tank’

25/06/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 811 Views 2 Comments 1st Armoured Regiment, Centurian tank, RAAF Edinburgh, Vietnam War

It’s believed a Centurion tank sitting in front of the 1st Armoured Regiment is the only tank in the world

Australian Army soldier Gunner Thomas Hayes, from 111 Battery, 16th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, helps load a Sidewinder missile on a NASAMS High-Mobility Launcher during a live-fire certification activity at Woomera Test Range, South Australia. Story and photos by Corporal Jacob Joseph.

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Gap-year gunners fire up new capability

25/06/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 439 Views 0 Comments 16th Regiment Royal Australian Artillery, Gap Year program, NASAMS, Woomera Test Range

Gunner Thomas Hayes reckons he got a better deal than his mates. CAPTION: Australian Army soldier Gunner Thomas Hayes, from 111

Defence and civilian agencies handle simulated mass casualties from a truck-on-train crash scenario in rural Victoria. Story by Corporal Luke Bellman. Photos by Private Nicholas Stoewer.

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Train-wreck drill tests emergency response

20/06/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 514 Views 0 Comments

Smoke, screams and chaos set the scene as a truck ploughed into a train packed with football fans during a

Australian Army soldier Corporal Hyun Kim is promoted by Commander 1st (Australian) Division, Major General Ash Collingburn during Exercise Freedom Shield at Camp Yongin, Republic of Korea. Story by Captain Cody Tsaousis. Photos by Sergeant Won Kyu Jeon (Republic of Korea).

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Linguist left speechless at award ceremony

17/06/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 813 Views 0 Comments Army Reserve, Exercise Freedom Shield, linguists, South Korea, United Nations Command (UNC)

Army reservist Corporal Hyun Kim was promoted from craftsman to corporal and presented with an Army Silver Commendation during Exercise

Australian Army Private Kamarga Rogers, from 3rd Close Health Battalion, discusses medical techniques with Lieutenant Susami Shiori of the Japan Self-Defense Force during Operation Render Safe. Story by Captain Katy Manning. Photos by Petty Officer Bradley Darvill.

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Army medic relishes first deployment

17/06/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1063 Views 0 Comments 3rd Health Battalion, Japan Self-Defense Force, Operation Render Safe, PNG, unexploded ordnance, WWII

In the tropical terrain of East New Britain, Australian Defence Force personnel are working with international partners to help make

Combat engineers from 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment train on the Australian Army's first assault breacher vehicles at Puckapunyal Military Area. Story by Major Dan Mazurek. Photos by Corporal Robert Whitmore.

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Australian Army finally gets combat engineer vehicles

13/06/202515/06/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1376 Views 0 Comments 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment, Combat Engineering Vehicles (CEV), M1110 Joint Assault Bridge, M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicle, Puckapunyal, Sapper, School of Armour (SoARMD)

Australian sappers got their hands dirty, literally and figuratively, on the newly delivered Combat Engineering Vehicles (CEV) in the Puckapunyal

Army forward arming and refuelling point operators, of 1st Aviation Regiment, carry out a weapon clearance drill on an ARH Tiger during Exercise Griffin Walk. Story and photos by Captain Tadek Markowski.

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Training Tigers to handle Apaches

13/06/202515/06/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 688 Views 0 Comments 1st Aviation Regiment, AH-64E Apache, ARH Tiger, Exercise Griffin Walk

With rain hammering down, Corporal Tuilakepa ‘Fiji’ Fakraufon is responding to rapid-fire technical questions as part of a post-activity review.

Army engineers from 6th Engineer Support Regiment clear the ground with a JCB Skid Steer Loader for the Army Ailan Community Assistance Program. Story and photos by Captain Joanne Leca.

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Engineers tackle offshore mission in Torres Strait

10/06/202515/06/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 955 Views 0 Comments 6th Engineer Support Regiment, AACAP

Australian Army engineers took to the water with specialist equipment on three commercial barges to support a complex infrastructure mission

OzHarvest and ADFA trainee officers and staff members participate in the Can the Cube donation drive. Story by Lieutenant Colonel Sandra Turner. Photos by Officer Cadet Jamie Doran.

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ADFA trainee officers’ can-do charity drive

06/06/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 513 Views 0 Comments ADFA

The Australian Defence Force Academy’s support of OzHarvest this year produced the biggest collection of non-perishable food items in Canberra.

Private Arianna Yunkaporta and Private Irwin Yunkaporta, of 51st Battalion, Far North Queensland Regiment, attend a Last Post ceremony at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra. Photos by Corporal Jarrod Moreels.

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Emotional trip south for Indigenous soldiers

06/06/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 724 Views 0 Comments 51st Battalion Far North Queensland Regiment, Army Reserve, AWM, WWII

Canberra did not put on its best to welcome Arianna and Irwin Yunkaporta – the two Army Reserve soldiers from

Royal Australian Navy personnel and Taronga Zoo staff unload equipment donated by Port Services East, HMAS Kuttabul, for the elephants at Taronga Zoo, Sydney. Photo by Able Seaman Lauren Pugsley.

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Defence’s net zero target takes a day at the zoo

06/06/202507/06/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 691 Views 0 Comments Net Zero Strategy

Old wharf equipment is keeping Taronga Zoo’s animals entertained, and tyres and uniforms are taking on new forms, thanks to

Veterans of 1 Commando Company surround a newly unveiled plinth commemorating the officers commanding of the unit. Story by Corporal Michael Rogers.

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Permanent commando memorial unveiled

04/06/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 825 Views 0 Comments 1st Commando Company, Chief of Army

A permanent memorial to the leaders of 1 Commando Company has been dedicated at the site of the unit’s original

Army soldiers from the 8th/12th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, conduct a danger-close live-fire serial with M777 howitzers on Exercise Predators Walk at Mount Bundey Training Area in the NT. Story and photo by Captain Nicholas Marquis.

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Soldiers see result of their work on the gun line

04/06/202507/06/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 677 Views 0 Comments 8th/12th Regiment RAA, Exercise Predator’s Walk, M777 Howitzer

Dust clouds the air through the percussion of each blast from four M777A2 howitzers on the gun line, shrapnel falls

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