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Members of the Joint Military Police Unit will expand operational use of body-worn cameras from September 1. Story by Wing Commander Craig Scott.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

Military Police roll out body-worn cameras

30/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1008 Views 0 Comments Body Worn Cameras (BWC), Joint Military Police Unit (JMPU)

Members of the Joint Military Police Unit (JMPU) will expand operational use of body-worn cameras (BWC) from September as part

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An Australian Army soldier from the 3rd Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, takes a sight picture with an anti-drone gun during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 at Townsville Field Training Area. Story and photos by Corporal Luke Bellman.
Australian Army News Talisman Sabre 

Kapyong Command Post gives shape to the battle

30/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 555 Views 0 Comments 3rd Battalion RAR, 3rd Brigade, Exercise Talisman Sabre

Inside 3rd Brigade’s Battle Group Kapyong Command Post, battle plans took shape. CAPTION: An Australian Army soldier from the 3rd Battalion,

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Personnel, aircraft and assets at RAAF Base Tindal during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Story by Flight Lieutenant Sharon Sebastian. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Blake Thompson.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

5500 flight hours and 2000 sorties on Talisman Sabre

29/07/202503/08/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1003 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

From the roar of fighter jets cutting through the clouds, to the steady hum of surveillance aircraft scanning vast ocean

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Australian Army Reserve soldiers from 5th/6th Battalion, Royal Victoria Regiment, and 22nd Engineer Regiment conduct a patrol through East Arm in Darwin during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Story by Captain Tim Klingner. Photos by Corporal Jarrod Moreels.
Australian Army News Talisman Sabre 

Army Reserves defend the north

29/07/202503/08/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 880 Views 0 Comments 2nd (Australia) Division, 4th Brigade, Army Reserve, Exercise Talisman Sabre

It’s not every day you see Army Reserve soldiers from Victoria’s 4th Brigade patrolling the streets of Darwin. CAPTION: Australian Army

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From left, Corporal Dillon Walker, of 2 Security Forces Squadron, talks to Senior Airman Brittany Palomo, of the US Air Force, and Leading Aircraftman John Stratford, of 13 Squadron Security Forces, on the flight line at RAAF Base Darwin. Story by Flight Lieutenant Kayla Walliss. Photos by Sergeant David Gibbs.
Australian Army Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy Talisman Sabre 

Northern airbase security kicked up a notch

29/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 693 Views 0 Comments 2nd (Australia) Division, Exercise Talisman Sabre, No. 1 Security Forces Squadron., No. 13 Squadron, No. 17 Squadron, No. 2 Security Forces Squadron

As aircraft conducted training missions overhead, ADF ground security elements were generating an integrated security posture across three northern airbases

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HMAS Choules launches its mexefloat with Australian Army MAN HX77 trucks embarked to conduct amphibious operations as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre. Story by Lieutenant Tahlia Merigan. Photo by Leading Seaman Lauren Pugsley.
Australian Army Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy Talisman Sabre 

D-Day at Shoalwater Bay

29/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 914 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre, French Navy, HX77 Truck, Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF), Republic of Korea Navy, Shoalwater Bay Training Area, US Navy

As dawn broke over Shoalwater Bay, the Combined Task Group 628.1 waited in various landing crafts ready to assault the

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An infantry soldier from the 1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment advances during an assault on Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Photo by Leading Seaman Susan Mossop.
Australian Army News 

Simulated battle creates real readiness

25/07/202506/08/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1084 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

The crackle of simulated gunfire breaks the stillness of a north Queensland afternoon as Australian and New Zealand troops launch

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Australian Army Private Shonee Gelhaar and her explosive detection dog Ash from the 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment – their skills put to the test in Townsville, Queensland, during the nation-wide Exercise Talisman Sabre 25. Photo by Corporal Luke Bellman.
Australian Army News 

K9 team tackle danger zones

25/07/202525/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1078 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

Amid shifting tactics, explosive detection dog (EDD) Ash is helping engineers secure objectives and detect threats before troops breach danger

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An Australian Army soldier from 6th Engineer Support Regiment, attaches a railing to a fixed modular bridge (FMB) during Exercise Talisman Sabre at Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland. Photo by Sergeant Roger Tang.
Australian Army News 

Sappers bridge gap for critical transport

25/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1162 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

As Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 (TS25) builds strategic bridges between military personnel from 19 nations, soldiers from the 6th Engineer

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Australian Army soldiers from 2nd Cavalary Regiment, and United States Navy personnel, assist members from Depth Defence Logistics loading M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams main battle tanks to a United States Navy Loading Craft Utility during Exercise Talisman Sabre at the Townsville Port, Queensland. Photo by Lance Corporal Caitlyn Davill.
Australian Army News USA 

Tanks on the Hook for Talisman Sabre

25/07/202526/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 921 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

Four of the Australian Army’s new M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams main battle tanks and a MA88 recovery vehicle have been craned

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Australian Army Reserve soldiers from 41st Battalion, Royal New South Wales Regiment, board a Royal Australian Air Force KC-30 at RAAF Base Amberley in Queensland to deploy to northern Western Australia as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Photo by Corporal Hamid Farahani.
Australian Army News 

Storm-free ride for RNSWR reservists

25/07/202526/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 646 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

Four months ago, in the wake of ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, Australian Army soldiers from 41st Battalion, the Royal New South

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A Republic of Korea Marine Corps marine conducts a combat team assault during Exercise Talisman Sabre at Bowen, Queensland on 18 July 2025. Photo by Lance Corporal Jessica Gray.
Asia Australian Army News USA 

Korean marines launch attack backed by AU US

25/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 629 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

Two Republic of Korea MUH-1 Marineon helicopters departed the ROKS Marado sitting offshore. They roared into Bowen, delivering an amphibious

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Australian Army nursing officer Lieutenant Martina Sydenham from 3rd Health Battalion monitors vital signs of a simulated casualty at Bradshaw Field Training Area in the Northern Territory during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Photo by Corporal Jacob Joseph.
Australian Army News 

Reserve medicos support Talisman Saber 25

25/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 749 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

They spend their time treating the sick and injured in cities and towns. Now these doctors and nurses are on

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Australian Army soldiers from 1st Combat Engineer Regiment extract water for desalination and purification from Victoria River in the Northern Territory during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Photo by Corporal Madhur Chitnis.
Australian Army News 

Risking life to get fresh water to troops

25/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 551 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

In the crocodile-infested waters of the Victoria River, soldiers are risking their lives – not in combat, but to ensure

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Australian Army soldiers from the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, disembark a Royal Australian Navy landing craft at Cowley Beach during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Photo by Corporal Luke Bellman.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Navy 

Amphibious landing during Talisman Sabre 2025

25/07/202525/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 678 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

Boots and heavy vehicles hit the shores of Cowley Beach, kicking off the first phase of a littoral amphibious training

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Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, conduct a trench clearance, supported by 2nd Cavalry Regiment M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks, as part of Exercise Brolga Sprint at Townsville Field Training Area, Qld. Story by Captain Brittany Evans. Photo by Private Jessica Gray.
Australian Army News 

Army’s armoured brigade flexes new capabilities

18/07/202530/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1266 Views 0 Comments 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, 3rd Brigade, Exercise Brolga Sprint, Exercises North Queensland Warfighter

Exercises North Queensland Warfighter and Brolga Sprint have showcased the transformation of Army’s armoured brigade, bringing 3500 soldiers, officers and

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Personnel from the French Armed Forces and Australian Army embark HMAS Choules in Townsville, Queensland, in preparation for Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Story by Lieutenant Tahlia Merigan. Photo by Leading Seaman Lauren Pugsley.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Navy Talisman Sabre 

Amphibious forces embark for Talisman Sabre 2025

18/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 2185 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre, French Armed Forces, HMAS Canberra, HMAS Choules

Preparing for the embarkation and transportation of hundreds of people is no easy task, but for the Australian Amphibious Force

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Governor General Sam Mostyn congratulates Robynn Freeman, widow of Private Richard Norden, after presenting her with her husband's Victoria Cross for Australia. Mrs Freeman is flanked by her and Richard's sons, Scott and Shane. Photos by Paul Berry.
Australian Army News Veterans 

Norden VC investiture ceremony

15/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2168 Views 1 Comment

The Victoria Cross for Australia was formally presented to the family of the late Private Richard Norden today, in recognition

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An Australian Army soldier from Battle Group Ram conducts a trench assault during the South Queensland Warfighter Exercise in preparation for Talisman Sabre. Story by Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Rickey. Photos by Corporal Johnny Huang.
Australian Army News 

Who adapts wins – Chief of Army’s plan for victory

15/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1790 Views 1 Comment Chief of Army, Exercise Regional Warfighter, Exercise Talisman Sabre, HIMARS

The Australian Army is undergoing a major phase of adaptation and proof of the transformation to the Army of 2030

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Australian Army News 

Arty showcases new RQ-21 Integrator drone

15/07/202523/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 777 Views 0 Comments 20th Regiment RAA, Exercise Talisman Sabre, RQ-21 TUAS, Shoalwater Bay Training Area

In the skies above Shoalwater Bay, a lone aerial vehicle glides over rugged terrain, camera payload trained on the scrub

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