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Papua New Guinea Defence Force Lieutenant Desmond Reuben on site during Exercise Puk Puk at Goldie River Training Depot in Papua New Guinea. Story by Major Jesse Robilliard. Photo by Sergeant Nunu Campos.

Familiar faces come together in PNG

07/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 87 Views 0 Comments British Armed Forces, Papua New Guinea, PNGDF

The strong relationships between the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) and Australian Army have been evident during Exercise Puk

Sapper Malcolm Stewart, from 6th Engineer Support Regiment, delivers trade training to trainees Jonathon Guyula and Alistair Mununggurr during the Army Aboriginal Community Assistance Program in Gapuwiyak. Story by Captain Evita Ryan. Photo by Corporal Lucas Petersen.

Australian Army News

Sharing trade skills in Gapuwiyak

05/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 297 Views 0 Comments 6th Engineer Support Regiment, AACAP, Indigenous

What started out as a commitment to provide basic trade skills for three days a week, soon expanded to a

Army reservist Sergeant Dominic Hendriksen nominated his civilian employer, Chubb Fire and Security, for the Tasmanian Employer Support Awards. Story by Flight Lieutenant Nick O’Connor.

Australian Army News Sovereign industry

Awards recognise supportive Tassie employers

05/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 309 Views 0 Comments Army Reserve, Employer Support Awards

Supportive employers of Tasmanian Defence reservists converged on Government House in Hobart recently for the Tasmania Employer Support Awards. CAPTION:

Sergeant Steven Banks, left, and Troopers Nic Spry-Gellert and Oscar Johnson educate students from the Defence Work Experience Program on the M1A1 Abrams main battle tank. Story by Major Carrie Robards. Photo by Trooper Marshall Stanfield.

Australian Army News

Teens get a taste of Army life

05/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 151 Views 0 Comments Defence Work Experience Program

Eighteen teens from Melbourne and surrounds joined the team at Puckapunyal military area for four days to see what life would

Soldiers from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment fire the M1 Abrams tank during a manoeuvre serial on Exercise Brolga Sprint at Townsville field training area, Queensland. Story by Captain Diana Jennings. Photo by Brigadier Guy Sadler.

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Brigade proves skill in combined live-fire exercise

05/10/202205/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 184 Views 0 Comments 3rd Brigade

Achieving Army Training Level Five (ALT 5) is no mean feat, but the units of Townsville’s 3rd Brigade have done

Explosive Detection Dog Archie from the 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment undergoes agility training on 20 September 2022 at Lavarack Barracks, Townsville. Story by Captain Diana Jennings. Photo by Brigadier Guy Sadler.

Australian Army News

Teaching dogs to detect and protect

05/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 186 Views 0 Comments 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment, Army Explosive Detection Dogs, Lavarack Barracks, Military Working Dogs

With tails wagging and snouts at the ready, explosive detection dogs (EDDs) are more than just cute faces. These canines

Chief of Army Lieutenant General Simon Stuart tours the convention floor at Land Forces 2022 in Brisbane. Photo by Sergeant Tristan Kennedy.

Australian Army News

Address by Chief of Army to Land Forces 2022

05/10/202205/10/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 399 Views 0 Comments Land Forces Conference

CAPTION: Chief of Army Lieutenant General Simon Stuart tours the convention floor at Land Forces 2022 in Brisbane. Photo by

British Army Staff Sergeant Kalivati Bakani on-site during Exercise Puk Puk at Goldie River Training Depot in Papua New Guinea. Story by British Army Staff Sergeant Kalivati Bakani on-site during Exercise Puk Puk at Goldie River Training Depot in Papua New Guinea. Photo: Sergeant Nunu Campos. Photo by Sergeant Nunu Campos.

Australian Army News UK

PNG deployment feels like home for Pom

30/09/202202/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 573 Views 0 Comments British Armed Forces, Papua New Guinea, PNGDF

A British Army staff sergeant is putting his Fijian background to good use building relationships on Exercise Puk Puk in

ADF personnel arrive at President Nicolau Lobato International Airport in Dili, Timor-Leste, for Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022. Story by Flight Lieutenant Courtney Jay. Photo by Corporal Brandon Grey.

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Indo-Pacific Endeavour returns in force

30/09/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 541 Views 0 Comments Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022

Indo-Pacific Endeavour (IPE), has returned to full scale this year, engaging with a record 14 countries by air and sea,

Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, prepare to conduct wet and dry exercise rehearsals, during Exercise Sea Raider 2022 near Cowley Beach, Queensland. Story by Captain Joanne Leca. Photo by Corporal Cameron Pegg.

Australian Army News Royal Australian Navy Videos

An amphibious force to be reckoned with

30/09/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 863 Views 0 Comments AAF, ARH Tiger, Boxer CRV, CH-47F Chinook, Exercise Sea Raider, HMAS Adelaide, M777 Howitzer, Military Working Dogs

The 2022 Sea Series has come to a close with the completion of Exercise Sea Raider. CAPTION: Soldiers from the

British Army Lance Corporal Shane Bundy, left, PNGDF Lance Corporal Clement Nibabe, kneeling, and Australian Army Sapper Anthony Toigo, paint the guardhouse walls during Exercise Puk Puk at Goldie River Training Depot. Story by Major Jesse Robilliard. Photo by Sergeant Nunu Campos.

Australian Army News Pacific UK

Renovations a combined effort

30/09/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 187 Views 0 Comments British Armed Forces, Papua New Guinea, PNGDF

The guardhouse at the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) Goldie River Training Depot near Port Moresby is being renovated

Yolgnu community, NORFORCE and other ADF personnel commemorate the 80th anniversary of the makarrata which formed the NTSRU with a bungul (Yolngu ceremony) at Raymangirr, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory. Photo by Major Martin Hadley.

Australian Army News Veterans

80th anniversary of NORFORCE ancestor unit

30/09/202201/10/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 285 Views 0 Comments NORFORCE

The Australian Army and the Australian Defence Force have joined Indigenous and community leaders to commemorate the 80th anniversary of

Insitu Pacific's Integrator tactical uncrewed aerial system. Photo by Captain Cody Tsaousis.

Australian Army News Science & Technology

New training course for new Army drone

29/09/202229/09/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 846 Views 0 Comments Integrator, Shadow 200 UAS

Army’s new tactical uncrewed aerial system (TUAS) has reached a significant milestone, with personnel from 20 Regt, RAA, Army Aviation

Soldiers from 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry) mounted in an Australian Light Armoured Vehicle conduct integration training with US Marines. Story by Captain Cody Tsaousis. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett

Australian Army News USA

Jungle training tough but necessary

27/09/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 585 Views 0 Comments 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry), 7th Brigade, ASLAV, United States Marine Corps

Soldiers from 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry) (2/14 LHR (QMI)) completed close country training as part of Exercise

Army nursing officer Lieutenant Lorraine Cheesewright pays her respects at the grave of her great uncle, Corporal Frederick Cheesewright at the Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery in Papua New Guinea. Story and photo by Warrant Officer Class Two Max Bree.

Australian Army History Lest We Forget News Videos

Keeping Kokoda memory alive

27/09/202230/09/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 243 Views 0 Comments 16th Battalion RWAR, Kokoda Track, Papua New Guinea, WWII

Corporal Frederick Cheesewright’s new stripes were barely sewn to his uniform when a sniper’s bullet abruptly ended his life on

Captain Zac Bryant, from 6th Engineer Support Regiment, with students during the bridge-building challenge on Ultimate Classroom. Story by Corporal Jacob Joseph. Photo from Channel 10.

Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology Sovereign industry

ADF personnel mentor Queensland STEM students

27/09/202229/09/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 190 Views 0 Comments STEM, Ultimate Classroom

Nine personnel from technical trades recently mentored 18 Queensland high-school STEM students on a new education program called Ultimate Classroom.

Lieutenant Colonel Leigh Partridge, commanding officer of the 16th Battalion, Royal Western Australia Regiment, lays a wreath during a dawn service commemorating 80 years since the start of the Battle of Brigade Hill, along the Kokoda Track, in Papua New Guinea. Story and photo by Warrant Officer Class Two Max Bree.

Australian Army Lest We Forget News Videos

Remembering Kokoda

23/09/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 787 Views 1 Comment 16th Battalion RWAR, 39th Operational Support Battalion, Kokoda Track, Papua New Guinea, WWII

Several events have been organised to mark the 80th year since the Kokoda Track Campaign in Papua New Guinea during

A M1A1 Abrams main battle tank engages a target during the Coral-Balmoral Cup 2022 at the Puckapunyal Military Area, Victoria. Story by Corporal Jacob Joseph. Photo by Private Michael Currie.

Australian Army News

Third time a blast

23/09/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 707 Views 0 Comments 1st Armoured Regiment, 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry), M1A1 Abrams

For the third time in a row, 1st Armoured Regiment showed they’ve got the mettle, winning the Coral-Balmoral Cup for

Gunners from 1st Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, fire the M777A2 155mm howitzer during Exercise Long Tan at Lone Pine Barracks in Singleton. Captain Cody Tsaousis. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.

Australian Army News

1 Regiment trains for ‘danger close’

23/09/202227/09/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 526 Views 0 Comments 1st Regiment Royal Australian Artillery, Canungra, M777 Howitzer, Shoalwater Bay Training Area

Members from 1st Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery (1 Regt), deployed to Singleton military area in September for Exercise Long Tan,

Australian Army, British Army and Papua New Guinea Defence Force sappers work together at a construction site during Exercise Puk Puk at Goldie River Training Depot in Papua New Guinea. Story by Major Jesse Robilliard. Photo by Sergeant Nunu Campos.

Australian Army News Pacific UK

Sappers build ties in PNG

20/09/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 572 Views 0 Comments 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment, British Armed Forces, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea Defence Force

The strong ties that link the armed forces of Australia, Papua New Guinea and the United Kingdom are being strengthened

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