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Commanding Officer of the 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Mathew Dirago salutes official guests during the opening ceremony for Exercise Wirra Jaya 2021 at Robertson Barracks, NT. Story by Captain Carla Armenti. Photo by Corporal Rodrigo Villablanca.

Exercise enables stronger connections

16/10/2021 Mike Hughes 87 Views 0 Comments Wirra Jaya 2021

Indonesian Armed Forces personnel have been welcomed to the Top End for the eighth iteration of Exercise Wirra Jaya. CAPTION:

Soldiers from the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, take cover behind an Australian Army G Wagon while conducting building clearances during urban operations training at Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland. Story by Captain Taylor Lynch. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.

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Fierce target prosecution – key in urban training

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Attacking at the crack of dawn to neutralise a notional enemy occupying the Urban Operations Training Facility, soldiers from the

Corporal Andrew Ball demonstrates lighting a fire with a fero rod on Exercise Emu Walk. Story by Captain Sandra Seman-Bourke.

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Outback survival skills taught and tested

16/10/202116/10/2021 Mike Hughes 246 Views 0 Comments Indigenous, survival course

Hundreds of kilometres from Perth, deep in the heart of Western Australia’s outback, soldiers from the Pilbara Regiment’s 3rd Squadron have

Lance Corporal Mancell Laidler, of Joint Task Group 629.9, inspects the licence of a motorist at the ACT Federal Highway border-control point during Operation COVID-19 Assist. Photo by Corporal Jarrod McAneney.

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ADF winds up ACT COVID control support

13/10/2021 Mike Hughes 170 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

ADF personnel have spent the past few weeks supporting ACT Policing at vehicle checkpoints on the ACT-NSW border set up

Australian Army Lighter Amphibious Resupply Cargo (LARC) vehicles during EX SP21 at the Wide Bay Training Area, Inskip Peninsula, Queensland. Photo visor clip.

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Light amphibious cargo vehicle training – Exercise Surfing Penguin

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The 35 Water Transport Squadron, 10th Force Support Battalion conducted a training activity at the Wide Bay Training Area, Inskip

Sappers from the 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment dismount an Australian Army M113AS4 Armoured Personnel Carrier to conduct a simulated breach of an enemy position while training at Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.

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Sappers breach contested minefield

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Soldiers from the 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment conducted a simulated minefield breach while under fire from a fictional enemy in

Detective Sergeant Mark Dalton, front, provides feedback to Joint Civil-Military Cooperation Staff Planning Course participants, supported by Senior Instructor Major Brian Willsher, right, and Major Frank Aisake, left, of Headquarters 1st Division. Story by Captain Lily Charles.

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Military and civilian cooperation goes online

12/10/2021 Mike Hughes 183 Views 0 Comments

The latest Joint Civil-Military Cooperation Staff Planning Course (JCSPC) successfully tackled the challenge of remote learning during COVID-19. CAPTION: Detective

Members of the 10th Light Horse Regiment and the 10th Light Horse Memorial Troop stand in front of the regiments modern steed. Photo by Sergeant Gary Dixon.

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10th Light Horse Regiment re-raised

12/10/202112/10/2021 Brian Hartigan 252 Views 0 Comments

Western Australia’s 10th Light Horse Regiment (10LH) was re-raised in Perth on 10 October – on the regiments 107th anniversary.

A 'Let's Chalk about Mental Health' activity was held at Adams Auditorium, ADFA, in 2019 in support of World Mental Health Day. Photo by Jay Cronan.

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Look out for your mates, and yourself

11/10/2021 Mike Hughes 164 Views 0 Comments

Defence marked the October 10 World Mental Health Day with online and in-person activities around Australia in the lead-up to the

Soldiers from the 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry) conduct a live-fire training serial with an Australian Army Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle at Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland. Story by Captain Taylor Lynch. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.

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Boxers fire up in rugged bout

08/10/2021 Mike Hughes 375 Views 0 Comments

The 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry) recently pushed their Boxer combat reconnaissance vehicles (CRV) to the limit and

Corporal Rhian Mears, of 3rd Brigade Headquarters, plays for the Curra Swans Australian Rules football team during their grand final win in Townsville. Story by Captain Diana Jennings. Photo by Corporal Brodie Cross.

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Army helps Swans fly high

08/10/2021 Mike Hughes 167 Views 0 Comments

With an army of fans in tow and a swarm of Army players on the team, the Curra Swans Football

Players from the Wallabies Rugby team throw footballs with participants of the Proud Warrior Youth Engagement Program at Pallarenda Beach, Queensland on 23 September 2021. Story by Captain Lily Charles. Photo by Corporal Brandon Grey.

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Wallabies inspire Proud Warriors

08/10/202108/10/2021 Mike Hughes 162 Views 0 Comments

From the troubled suburbs of Sydney’s inner west to the international rugby arena, Wallabies player Scott Sio understands the value

Captain Thomas Sefton, front, and other members of the ADF construction engineer team place concrete into the footings of a new classroom building at Lekutu Secondary School in Fiji. Story by Captain Michael Trainor.

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Rebuilding opportunities in Fiji

08/10/2021 Mike Hughes 79 Views 0 Comments

ADF personnel have been in Fiji for the past few months helping rebuild schools damaged by Tropical Cyclones Yasa and

Turbans 4 Australia President Amar Singh with ADF members at the charity's warehouse in Clyde, NSW. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath.

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Charity support a learning experience

08/10/2021 Mike Hughes 104 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

With ADF support, a Sikh charity is delivering 1500 emergency food hampers every week to homes and community groups in

A soldier from the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, patrolling during a simulated chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear survival training exercise at Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland. Story by Captain Taylor Lynch. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.

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New protective kit being tested

06/10/2021 Mike Hughes 688 Views 0 Comments

Soldiers from the 7th Combat Brigade have been trialling the ADF’S new chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) protective equipment. CAPTION: A