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Military personnel from Australia, Indonesia and the United States disembark a United States Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey at RAAF Base Darwin for Exercise Crocodile Response. Story by Lieutenant Gary McHugh. Photo by Leading Seaman Leo Baumgartner.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

Trilateral response to Top End “disaster”

07/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1801 Views 0 Comments Exercise Crocodile Response, Indonesian National Armed Forces, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, MV-22 Osprey, RAAF Darwin

Australian forces joined partner forces from the United States and Indonesia for a major international humanitarian aid and disaster relief exercise.

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Uncle Allan Charles Lena and his artwork at Kokoda Barracks, with Lieutenant Colonel Alana Burkitt. Story by Sergeant Matthew Bickerton.
Australian Army News 

Artwork unites stories of conflict

07/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1611 Views 2 Comments Indigenous

Warfare is painted through the narratives of culture. For Australia, these strokes depict contemporary conflicts abroad and often forgotten wars

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Soldiers from the 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, 1st Combat Engineer Regiment, the 1st Battalion, Royal Ghurkha Rifles, and Marine Rotational Force - Darwin conduct an urban clearance serial in the Mount Bundey Training Area, NT. Story by Dan Mazurek. Photo by Captain Annie Richardson.
Australian Army News Overseas 

Exercise flags shift in focus to the Top End

07/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2907 Views 0 Comments 1st Combat Engineer Regimen, 1st Combat Service Support Battalion, 1st Combat Signal Regiment, 5th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, 8th/12th Regiment, Exercise Predator’s Walk, MRF-D, Royal Gurkha Rifles (1RGR), USMC

It’s always a good time to be a soldier in Darwin. CAPTION: Soldiers from the 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment,

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ADF commandos came to the aid of a burning vessel in in Port Phillip Bay. Story by Corporal Jacob Joseph.
Australian Army News 

Commandos first on rescue scene

07/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2600 Views 0 Comments 1st Commando Regiment, Zodiac

It was “just another day in the water” for three commandos who were first responders to a ship fire in

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Soldiers from the 5th Brigade clear a building using airsoft rifles at Holsworthy Training Area at the end of Exercise Arras Sprint. Story by Major Jesse Robilliard. Photo by Private Sarah Fisher.
Australian Army News 

Domestic security abilities put to the test

02/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2635 Views 0 Comments 2nd/17th Battalion Royal NSW Regiment (2/17RNSWR), Army Reserve

Army Reserve soldiers from the 5th Brigade tested their ability to support civilian emergency services with urban combat training using

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Australian soldiers conduct amphibious training with Zodiacs during the course. Story by Captain Annie Richardson. Photo by Captain Annie Richardson.
Australian Army News 

5RAR takes to water to extend range

02/06/202302/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2593 Views 0 Comments 10th Force Support Battalion, 5th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, LCM-8, Zodiac

As the 1st Brigade prepares to transition to the littoral manoeuvre centre of excellence, Charlie Company, 5th Battalion, Royal Australian

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Australian Army M1 Abrams tanks fire during Exercise Paratus Walk at Cultana Training Area, South Australia. Story by Captain Peter March. Photos by Sergeant Peng Zhang.
Australian Army News 

Tank regiment shows its mettle on the range

02/06/202303/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2875 Views 0 Comments 1st Armoured Regiment, Cultana, Exercise Paratus Walk

Cultana Training Area in South Australia was left battered and bruised after 1st Armoured Regiment’s (1 Armd Regt) Exercise Paratus

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Lieutenant Oliver Breeze of 2nd Force Support Battalion chats with Austin outside the Army display at Agfest in Tasmania. Story by Major Tim Sydenham.
Australian Army News 

Agfest ripe for Army pickings

01/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2212 Views 0 Comments Army Reserve, Defence Force Recruiting

Hailed as a main event in Tasmania for many years, Agfest is an ideal recruiting ground for Army. CAPTION: Lieutenant

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A rifleman from 8th/9th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, engages a target with an EF88 Austeyr rifle during a platoon live-fire training serial a part of Exercise Cobra Run. Story by Captain Cody Tsaousis. Photo by Sapper Tristan Montagu.
Australian Army News 

8/9RAR’s new soldiers on steep learning curve

01/06/202301/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2011 Views 1 Comment 8/9RAR, 8th/9th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, CBRN, Cobra Run, EF88 Austyer rifle

It was a baptism of live-fire for new members of 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (8/9RAR), as they took part

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Australian Army soldier Corporal Benjamin Roberts-Smith, VC, MG, takes a seat after being awarded the Victoria Cross for Australia during the investiture ceremony in Perth on 23 January 2011. Photo by Corporal Chris Moore.
Australian Army News Veterans 

Ben Roberts-Smith VC loses defamation case

01/06/202301/06/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7839 Views 26 Comments Ben Roberts-Smith VC MG

The verdict in the defamation case brought by Ben Robert-Smith against Fairfax Media and others was handed down this afternoon.

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Australian Army solider Private Liam Brown from the 9th Battalion, Royal Queensland Regiment, takes a bound forward during a platoon attack on Exercise Robey at the Wide Bay Training Area. Photo by Private Connor Morrison.
Australian Army News 

9RQR build warfighting foundation skills

30/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2113 Views 0 Comments 9RQR

Soldiers of the 9th Battalion, Royal Queensland Regiment (9RQR), based from Brisbane to Bundaberg, developed foundation warfighting skills at platoon-level

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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.
Australian Army News 

Band strikes up to aid Legacy

26/05/202326/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2098 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

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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.
Australian Army News Videos 

1RAR tests urban tactics

26/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3671 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

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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.
Australian Army News 

Gallipoli Barracks open day a big hit

24/05/202324/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2302 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:

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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.
Australian Army News 

Third rotation of Ukrainian recruits in training with Aussie soldiers

23/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3620 Views 4 Comments Operation Kudu

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

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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.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force 

Ex Black Dagger brings thunder to NQ

23/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2087 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

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A 3 Brigade Bushmaster ambulance supporting a 1RAR exercise at High Range (June 2017). Photo by Brian Hartigan.
Australian Army News 

78 new Bushmasters ordered to replace Ukraine donations

22/05/202316/07/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 912 Views 0 Comments Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles

The Australian Government has signed a $160 million contract with Thales Australia to deliver an additional 78 Bushmaster protected mobility

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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.
Australian Army News 

RACT history exhibit at AHQ ahead of 50th anniversary

21/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1939 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

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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.
Australian Army News Videos 

Hard yakka for 3 Brigade on Ex Brolga Run

18/05/202318/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3158 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

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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 3092 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

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