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Australian Army medical officer Major Peter Del Fante has a discussion with Armed Forces of the Philippines and United States Navy personnel during Forward Deployable Preventative Medicine Unit training at La Union High School in the Philippines for Exercise Pacific Partnership 2023Story by Warrant Officer Class Two Max Bree. Photos by Sergeant David Said.

First doctor visit for some in Philippines

27/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1653 Views 0 Comments Armed Forces of the Philippines, HADR, Republic of Korea Navy, US Navy

A 60-year-old Filipino farmer with a months-long chronic cough and history of tuberculosis had never seen a doctor before meeting

A 7RAR soldier in full body armour,light-weight helmet and "soldier carriage ensemble (minus pack)". Photo by Brian Hartigan.

Australian Army News

7RAR and 1 Armd Regt may be disbanded

25/09/202325/09/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 21371 Views 45 Comments 1 Armd Regt, 7RAR

Former Australian Army Major General Fergus McLachlan has tweeted speculation that the 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, and the 1st

Katia Hoffmann, Luke Giacomin, Australian Army officers Major Jess Ward and Colonel Paul Graham with a fake vintage Western Australian University Regiment bugle.

Australian Army History News

Regiment happy to blow its fake horn

22/09/202314/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2141 Views 0 Comments

Around the world, vintage Western Australian University Regiment (WAUR) bugles have popped up at flea markets, antiques shops and eBay,

An Air Force Cadet enjoys a protected mobility vehicle ride during an immersion experience as part of 9th Brigade's Exercise Rhino Run 2023. Story by Captain Adrienne Goode. Photos by Sergeant Peng Zhang.

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Cadets get a taste of ADF life

20/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1567 Views 0 Comments 9th Brigade, ADF Cadets, Cultana

ADF cadets across South Australia were provided with the opportunity to visit 9th Brigade at Cultana Training Area on September

An Army recruit from 1st Recruit Training Battalion Kapooka takes a sight picture through an F89 Minimi at Blamey Barracks Kapooka, NSW. Photos by Leading Aircraftman Adam Abela.

Australian Army News

Army changes basic training at Kapooka – AGAIN!

19/09/202323/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 9705 Views 14 Comments Kapooka, No. 1 Recruit Training Battalion

Recruit training at Kapooka should be completed 25 per cent faster under the new Army Initial Foundation Training continuum, currently

Australian Army explosive ordnance disposal technician Corporal Joel Macmillan, left, and Royal Solomon Islands Police Force Constable Armstrong Ragoso survey the coastline using metal detection equipment during Operation Render Safe, Nauru. Story by Captain Karam Louli. Photos by Corporal Sam Price.

Australian Army Pacific

Constable puts training to test in Nauru

19/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1426 Views 0 Comments EOD, Nauru, Operation Render Safe, Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF)

Vital explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) training that Constable Armstrong Regoso received from ADF specialists has come in handy during a

Defence Work Experience Program participants Alexandra Ibrahim and Angella Dcunha, of Saint Monica, get ready to go for a ride in an Australian light armoured vehicle during an open day for school students at Puckapunyal. Photos by Corporal Michael Currie.

Australian Army News

Students leave open day enthused

19/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1591 Views 1 Comment Defence Work Experience Program, Puckapunyal

The Puckapunyal Military Area was a sea of orange vests in early September when more than 1300 school students from

Soldiers of Combat Team Charlie from Battle Group Ram prepare to make entry into an abandoned section of Trinity College in Lismore as part of urban clearance training during Exercise Ever Ready Ram. Story by Captain Cody Tsaousis. Photos by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.

Australian Army News

Patrolling among locals for a realistic edge

15/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2001 Views 1 Comment 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, 8th/9th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles, C-17A Globemaster III, No. 36 Squadron, RAAF Amberley

Members of Battle Group Ram tested their readiness to deal with a civilian community on Exercise Ever Ready Ram in

Australian Army News

Students revel in experience of Army life

15/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1639 Views 1 Comment 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry), 7th Brigade, ASLAV, Defence Work Experience Program, Gallipoli Barracks

Participants in the Defence Work Experience Program (DWEP) sampled day-to-day Army life when they were hosted by multiple 7th Brigade

Australian Army Lance Corporal Lobenzo Humberto Meneses inspects an area of interest during Operation Render Safe, Nauru. Story by Captain Karam Louli. Photos by Corporal Sam Price.

Australian Army News Overseas Pacific

UXO destruction in Nauru

15/09/202321/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2328 Views 1 Comment Nauru, Operation Render Safe

The second rotation of Operation Render Safe 2023 conducted a search and survey of key areas identified as containing unexploded

Australian and United States military personnel welcome the arrival of the first United States Army materiel to Wadsworth Barracks, Bandiana together site managers on 14 August 2020. Story by Captain Krysten Clifton. Photo by Major Matthew Knight.

Australian Army News

Hundreds of US Army vehicles move to Bandiana

15/09/202319/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2998 Views 2 Comments Bandiana, Gaza Ridge North Barracks, US Army, Wadsworth Barracks

A splash of camouflage will come to Bandiana, Victoria over the coming months, as ADF trucks transport United States Army

The Sky Ranger R70 unmanned aerial system operating at RAAF Base Darwin, NT, in 2022. Story by Warrant Officer Class 2 Max Bree. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Sam Price.

Australian Army News Science & Technology

Unmanned aerial logistics coming soon

15/09/202323/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1842 Views 0 Comments Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS)

Having your next batch of ammo or rations arrive via drone could be no more than a couple of years

Soldiers from 25th/49th Battalion, Royal Queensland Regiment during Exercise Wondai Warrior, 2023 in Wondai State Forest. Story and Photo by Captain Cath Batch.

Australian Army News

Wondai Warrior brings training to South Burnett

12/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1412 Views 0 Comments 25th/49th Battalion Royal Queensland Regiment, Army Reserve

Soldiers of 25th/49th Battalion, Royal Queensland Regiment (25/49RQR) reinforced their strong regional community connection with the South Burnett on Exercise

Quadrupedal uncrewed vehicles, colloquially known as ‘robot dogs’, fitted with mock weapons on display at the Army Robotics Expo as part of the Chief of Army Symposium 2023 in Perth. Story by Warrant Officer Class Two Max Bree.

Australian Army News Science & Technology

Soldiers team with innovators, thinkers and partners

08/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1236 Views 0 Comments Chief of Army

Defence personnel, academics, industry representatives and international partners were among more than 1500 people who converged on the Perth Convention