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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.

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Band strikes up to aid Legacy

26/05/202326/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 406 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.

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1RAR tests urban tactics

26/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 774 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

Members of the public have a close look at an M1A1 Abrams main battle tank at the Gallipoli Barracks Open Day 2023. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.

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Gallipoli Barracks open day a big hit

24/05/202324/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 632 Views 0 Comments Gallipoli Barracks

About 18,000 people from south-east Queensland registered to attend the Gallipoli Barracks Open Day at Enoggera on 20 May. CAPTION:

An Australian Army soldier deployed on Operation Kudu leads recruits from the Armed Forces of Ukraine as they march to a field training area in southern England. Photo by Sergeant Andrew Sleeman.

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Third rotation of Ukrainian recruits in training with Aussie soldiers

23/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 644 Views 0 Comments Operation Kudu

The third rotation of Ukrainian recruits to be trained by Australian soldiers has commenced initial training as part of Operation

A US Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron 27 conducts a show of force as part of the live-fire exercise during Exercise Black Dagger 2017. Photo by Sergeant Kirk Peacock.

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Ex Black Dagger brings thunder to NQ

23/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 526 Views 0 Comments Exercise Black Dagger

RAAF Base Townsville will have an influx of Royal Australian Air Force aircraft and activity for this year’s Exercise Black

Head of Corp, Royal Australian Corps of Transport, Brigadier Natasha Ludwig and Head of the Australian Army History Unit Tim Gellel discuss the RACT exhibition at Russell Offices, Canberra, ahead of the corps' 50th anniversary. Photo by Kym Smith.

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RACT history exhibit at AHQ ahead of 50th anniversary

21/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 559 Views 0 Comments RACT, Royal Australian Corps of Transport

As the Royal Australian Corps of Transport (RACT) prepares for 50th birthday commemorations on 1 June, Chief of Army Lieutenant

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.

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Hard yakka for 3 Brigade on Ex Brolga Run

18/05/202318/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1362 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

Australian Army soldiers from the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, conduct a presence patrol with soldiers from the Royal Gurkha Rifles in Bourail, New Caledonia, during Exercise Croix Du Sud 2023. Photo by Sergeant Brodie Cross.

Australian Army News Pacific

Aussie soldiers flex on French exercise

18/05/202318/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1528 Views 0 Comments Exercise Croix Du Sud, New Caledonia

The Australian Army deployed a range of capabilities on Exercise Croix du Sud, the French Armed Forces-led humanitarian-assistance and disaster-relief

Australian Army trauma nurse then Lieutenant, now Lieutenant Colonel Kylie Hasse, in a Mentoring Task Force – Three (MTF–3) medical facility where she cared for many Afghan locals, as well as Australian and Coalition military personnel at Tarin Kot, Afghanistan. Photo by Leading Seaman Andrew Dakin.

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Army nurse wins prestigious scholarship

16/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1061 Views 0 Comments

An Australian Army nursing officer and war veteran has been awarded a Bonnie Boezeman scholarship to further her leadership goals.

Australian Army soldiers from Combat Team Viper discuss tactics during Exercise Viper Strike at Gallipoli Barracks, Enoggera. Photo by Captain Cody Tsaousis.

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Exercise Viper Strike tests 6RAR’s combined-arms teaming

16/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 775 Views 0 Comments 6RAR

Exercise Viper Strike was held this month to enhance the ability of different units to work with each other in

Australian Army soldier Private Paula Pires, from 4th/3rd Battalion, Royal New South Wales Regiment, during Exercise Waratah Run at Singleton, NSW. Photo by Corporal Jacob Joseph.

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Army Reserve soldier foundation training reduced to just three weeks

16/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 16172 Views 16 Comments 1RTB, Kapooka

The Australian Army’s 2nd Division is making training more accommodating in an effort to streamline recruit trining. CAPTION: Australian Army

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.

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Ex Brolga Run tests 3 Brigade in complex scenarios

12/05/202312/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 802 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

A 102 Battery gun in action at Fire Support Base Coral. AWM P01770.015

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Battle of Fire Support Bases Coral and Balmoral 55th anniversary

12/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1658 Views 0 Comments Coral and Balmoral

55 years ago today, Australian and New Zealand forces were attacked, resulting in their largest battle of the Vietnam War

Australian Army soldiers with 144 Signals Squadron train for combat during Exercise Hermes Recon at the Murray Bridge Training Area, South Australia. Photo by Sergeant Adam Barlow.

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Signalers relish return to training

10/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1041 Views 0 Comments

144 Signals Squadron returned to training for combat in the field after several years of providing a high level of

Australian Army soldier Gunner Wright, the youngest serving member of the 20th Regiment RAA is presented with the first brevet by Brigadier Damian Hill at the 20th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery brevet presentation ceremony at Gallipoli Barracks, Brisbane.

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Arty drone pilots get their wings

07/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 9105 Views 5 Comments

A parade in Brisbane this week saw the historic presentation of the first aviators’ brevet to soldiers and officers of

Air Defence Guards from No. 2 Security Forces Squadron conduct Exercise Regional War Fighter in Tully Training Area, Queensland. Photo by Flying Officer Sharm Heitmann.

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Jungle training puts heat on RAAF security force

05/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1070 Views 0 Comments 2SECFOR

In preparation for Exercise Talisman Sabre, Royal Australian Air Force’s 2 Security Forces Squadron (2SECFOR) recently joined Army units in

Australian Army personnel from the 16th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery and Members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines observe an air-defence live-fire demonstration by the US Army at Naval Station Leovigildo Gantioqui during Exercise Balikatan 2023. Photo by Leading Seaman Nadav Harel.

Australian Army News Pacific

International partners unite for live-fire demo

02/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 585 Views 0 Comments Balikatan

Artillery units from across the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), United States military and Australian Army united on Exercise

Australian Army soldiers deployed on Operation Kudu attend their own Anzac Day dawn service in the British countryside, taking time out from their Ukrainian-soldiers training duties. Photo by Sergeant Andrew Sleeman.

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Different Anzac Day for soldiers deployed on Op Kudu

02/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 402 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day 2023

Anzac Day was very different but no less poignant for Aussie soldiers deployed on Operatuion Kudu as the sun rose across

Australian Army sappers from the 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment prepare Elanora Bridge for demolition with high explosive during Exercise Terrier Walk at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland. Photo by Corporl Nicole Dorrett.

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Bridge demolition a real blast

01/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 629 Views 0 Comments Shoalwater Bay Training Area

Sappers from 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment made, and demolished, history on Exercise Terrier Walk by destroying Elanora Bridge in Shoalwater

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 1180 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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