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Major Alan Bretherton in the UK. Story by Lieutenant Commander John Thompson.
ADF People Australian Army 

Major on a mission with purpose

07/06/202407/06/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1386 Views 0 Comments Armed Forces of Ukraine, Operation Kudu, United Kingdom

A former Royal Australian Air Force Cadet is heading up an expanded ADF contingent training Ukrainian personnel in the UK

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Major Stephen Ware, right, is presented with two Federation Stars by Major General Gregory Novak at Gallipoli barracks, Brisbane. Story by Captain Cody Tsaousis. Photo by Private Alfred Stauder.
ADF People Australian Army 

A career full of opportunities

07/06/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1620 Views 0 Comments

Major Stephen Ware was awarded two Federation Stars in April after nearly 50 years of service, which he said ostensibly

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Explosive ordnance disposal specialists from Australia and the US conduct x-ray procedures to determine the safety state of explosive remnants of war during Operation Render Safe in Nauru. Story by Pilot Officer Shanea Zeegers. Photos by Sergeant Craig Barrett.
Australian Army News Overseas 

Committed to improving safety

07/06/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1728 Views 0 Comments 20th Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), 6th Engineer Support Regiment, Nauru Police Force (NPF), Operation Render Safe, UXO

A multinational team of explosive ordnance specialists disposed of 18 remnants of World War 2 during Operation Render Safe in

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An Australian Army soldier from 1st Military Police Battalion and his military working dog Petra alongside soldiers from Japan Ground Self-Defense Force during an assault at the Urban Operations Training Facility on Exercise Brolga Run 2024 at Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland. Photo by Captain Brittany Evans.
Asia Australian Army News USA 

Multinational urban-assault in Townsville

05/06/202405/06/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1341 Views 0 Comments

Personnel from Australia’s 3rd Brigade, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and the US Army conducted an assault on the urban operations

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No. 36 Squadron Loadmaster Corporal Deon Jones watches as palletised cargo rolls off the ramp of a Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster III during an airdrop of supplies to Mawson Research Station, Antarctica. Photo by Petty Officer Bradley Darvill.
Australian Army News Rest of World Royal Australian Air Force 

RAAF air-drops essential supplies to Mawson Station

03/06/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1514 Views 0 Comments Australian Antarctic Program, Mawson Station

Royal Australian Air Force and Australian Army personnel combined forces to resupply the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) from the air,

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Australian Army medical specialists receive a simulated casualty in the Role 2 Basic resuscitation bay during Exercise Rhino Run at Cultana Training Area. Photo by Sergeant Matthew Bickerton.
Australian Army News 

Testing deployable hospital close to front line

03/06/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2176 Views 0 Comments

Soldiers could be less likely to succumb to battlefield injuries thanks to a new manoeuvrable surgical medical-treatment facility that operates

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Sapper Aidan Jones and his explosive detection dog, Yambo, during Exercise Brolga Run 2024 in Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland. Photo by Captain Brittany Evans.
Australian Army News 

Explosive detection dogs on Ex Brolga Run

31/05/202431/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1840 Views 0 Comments 3CER, EDD, Explosive Detection Dogs

From curling up with their handlers to doing a happy dance when they find explosives, the 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment’s

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Gunners from the 1st Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, fire an M777 Howitzer while taking up defensive firing positions, at Shoalwater Bay Training Area. Photo by Private Alfred Stauder.
Australian Army News 

Soldiers experience ‘danger-close’ artillery

29/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1885 Views 0 Comments 1st Regiment Royal Australian Artillery

Soldiers from 1st Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, conducted live-fire training, including danger-close serials, as part of a combined-arms training activity

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Soldiers from 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, on board F470 Zodiacs conducting small-boat training in the littoral environment during Exercise Tiger's Run 2022 on the Timor Sea. Photo by Corporal Rodrigo Villablanca.
Australian Army News Sovereign industry 

Call for pitches to optimise the soldier for littoral operations

27/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2113 Views 1 Comment

The Australian Army is calling on defence industry and academia to pitch innovative capabilities to optimise the soldier for littoral

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Australian Army soldiers from 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, fire a 12.7mm Mark 2 machine gun at night at Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland. Photo by Corporal Brandon Grey and Captain Brittany Evans.
Australian Army News 

1RAR fires heavy weapons at night

25/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1743 Views 0 Comments 1RAR

Soldiers from the direct fire support weapons platoon (DFSW) of the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, conducted a full-mission profile

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Australian Army officers and soldiers from 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment march in the streets of Airlie Beach while exercising their Freedom of Entry Parade. Photo by Trooper Dana Millington.
Australian Army News 

3CER exercise Freedom of Entry at Airlie Beach – finally

22/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1517 Views 0 Comments

In a first for the Whitsunday region, members of the 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment (3CER) conducted a freedom-of-entry parade at

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Australian Army soldier Private Lachlan Parker from the 5th Brigade on patrol during Exercise Tasman Reserve 2024.
Australian Army New Zealand News 

Aussie infantrymen integrated into major Kiwi reservists’ exercise

22/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1747 Views 0 Comments

Biting cold and demanding sub-alpine conditions of the Waiouru Military Training Area in New Zealand’s north island were among the

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An Australian Army M1A1 Abrams fires its 120mm cannon during a live-fire serial for the Coral Balmoral Cup 2024 at the Puckapunyal Military Area, Victoria. Photo by Corporal Johnny Huang.
Australian Army News 

School of Armour ready for exciting future

22/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2177 Views 0 Comments School of Armour

Australian Army’s School of Armour is not just where the school holds its history, but where the future of mounted

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Australian Army Colonel Anthony Chambers from 2nd Health Brigade, at St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney, NSW. Photo by Corporal Johnny Huang.
ADF People Australian Army 

Bondi-stabbing victims saved by dual-life surgeon

21/05/202421/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1686 Views 0 Comments

Anthony Chambers had just finished removing a patient’s appendix at St Vincent’s hospital when every phone in the operating room

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An Australian Army soldier at the School of Infantry conducts an obstacle crossing during a patrol at the Singleton Military Area, NSW. Photo by Corporal Johnny Huang.
Australian Army News 

Infantry training at Singleton (?)

20/05/202421/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2062 Views 0 Comments

The 16 weeks of training for Royal Australian Infantry soldiers at Kapooka [sic – though CONTACT is pretty sure the

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Private Chen Shi raises a communications mast off the ground during Exercise Arras Sprint. Photos by Private Peter Mosley.
Australian Army News 

Soldiers tested to seize enemy base

17/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1600 Views 0 Comments 41st Battalion Royal New South Wales Regiment, 4th/3rd Battalion RNSW Regiment, 5th Brigade, 5th Combat Service Support Battalion, Army Reserve, Exercise Arras Sprint

Soldiers from 5th Brigade deployed to the Bathurst region of NSW in early May to demonstrate critical operational capabilities. CAPTION: Private

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Personnel from the Royal Australian Air Force, Pacific Air Forces and the Armed Forces of the Philippines assess casualties at the site of a simulated aeromedical evacuation during Exercise Balikatan, Philippines. Story by Flight Lieutenant Claire Burnet. Photos by Corporal Sam Price.
Australian Army News Overseas Royal Australian Air Force 

Exercise Balikatan turns up the heat

17/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1981 Views 0 Comments Armed Forces of the Philippines, Exercise Balikatan

An extreme heatwave added to the challenge for members of the ADF deployed to the Philippines for Exercise Balikatan 2024

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An Australian Army M1A1 Abrams main battle tank fires its 120mm cannon during a live-fire serial for the Coral-Balmoral Cup at Puckapunyal Military Area. Story by Captain Thomas Kaye. Photos by Corporal Johnny Huang.
Australian Army News 

Armoured crews clash for cup

17/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1610 Views 0 Comments 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry), Coral and Balmoral Cup, Puckapunyal, School of Armour, US Marines

Cavalry and tank teams from across the Australian Army, and personnel from the United States Marine Corps, went head to

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ADF candidates march with heavy loads during the 2024 Special Forces Common Selection Course. Story and photos by Major Roger Brennan.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

Combined special forces selection course a first

17/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 3114 Views 0 Comments Special Air Service Regiment (SASR), Special Operations Command (SOCOMD)

For the first time, Special Operations Command (SOCOMD) has run a combined selection course, allowing ADF personnel to apply for

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Captain Bronte Franklin with her United Nations Award received during Exercise Freedom Shield, stands outside Headquarters 1st (Australian) Division, Gallipoli Barracks, Brisbane. Story by Captain Peter Nugent. Photo by Corporal Miguel Anonuevo.
ADF People Australian Army 

Space planner’s role signals evolution of warfare

15/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1403 Views 0 Comments 1st (Australian) Division, Exercise Freedom Shield, Gallipoli Barracks

Captain Bronte Franklin’s destiny was seemingly written in the stars, with her career as a Royal Australian Signals officer leading

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