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Soldiers from 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment assemble a medium girder bridge at Ollera Creek, Townsville, during Defence Assistance to the Civil Community following severe weather and flooding across the region. Story by Captain Brittany Evans. Photos by Corporal Riley Blennerhassett.

Sappers provide support in Townsville

11/02/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1639 Views 0 Comments 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment, Medium Girder Bridge, Queensland Flood Assist, Sapper

The aftermath of more than 1400mm of rain has devastated communities of Far North Queensland, with part of the Ollera

An aerial view of the new community store being constructed adjacent to the airstrip in Bäniyala, Northern Territory, as part of the Army Aboriginal Community Assistance Programme. Story by Major Evita Ryan. Photos by Corporal Lucas Petersen.

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Engineering food security for remote community

11/02/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 759 Views 0 Comments 19th Chief Engineer Works (19CEW), AACAP

Imagine running out of fresh bread or milk when the closest grocery store is more than 200km away. CAPTION: An aerial

Australian Army soldiers WO2 Bryan Griff and WO2 Paul Thornhill gather with contractors from Reeves Envico and Hebou to discuss the progress of the PNGAus Partnerships’ Potable Water Infrastructure Works at the PNG Defence Force’s Goldie River Training Depot, PNG. Story by Major Evita Ryan. Photos by Corporal Joshua Thomas.

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Army engineers tap into new water supply for PNGDF

07/02/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1455 Views 0 Comments 12th Chief Engineer Works (12CEW), PNGDF

Most of us consider a clean, accessible and infinite supply of water a normal part of our day, if not

Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, support the Queensland Police Service with door-knocking during severe weather in Townsville. Story by Major Diana Jennings. Photos by Corporal Riley Blennerhassett.

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Personnel wade in to assist during Qld flooding

04/02/202508/02/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1189 Views 0 Comments 3 RAR, 3rd Brigade, DACC

As residents in far-north Queensland braced for flooding in the wake of heavy rainfall and damaging winds, Army personnel from

Army gunners from the 9th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, fire a 21-gun salute under the Sydney Harbour Bridge during Australia Day celebrations. Story by Lieutenant Marcus Middleton. Photo by Sergeant Tristan Kennedy.

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ADF put on a show for Australia Day

31/01/202520/02/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1416 Views 1 Comment Australia Day

By air, land and sea, the ADF played a starring role in Australia Day 2025 festivities on Sydney Harbour to

Australian Army Reserves Sapper Luke Willsmore from the 5th Engineer Regiment cuts a smouldering tree in an effort to prevent ongoing fires in the Jerangle region, NSW. Photo by Lance Corporal Brodie Cross.

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Army reservists not feeling supported by employers

31/01/202531/01/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1131 Views 0 Comments

Australians love their war heroes but a new national survey of 800 managers shows that sentiment doesn’t extend to part-time

Exercise Western Dawn participants experience 'The 90° Wedge', a 3.8m diagonal 3D display at the HIVE (Hub for Immersive Visualisation and eResearch) at Curtin University, Perth. Story by Major Dean Benson. Photos by Corporal Nakia Chapman.

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New dawn of innovation

29/01/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 932 Views 0 Comments 13 Engineer Regiment, 13th Brigade, Exercise Western Dawn

Soldiers, students and some sharp minds from defence industry came together for six weeks in Perth recently to deliver an

The replica Russian Mosin-Nagant sniper rifle on display during its unveiling at the Australian Army Museum of Military Engineering in Holsworthy. Story and photos by Sergeant Matthew Bickerton.

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Tale of a sniper rifle has double-barrelled ending

21/01/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1329 Views 0 Comments 1RAR, Army Museum of Military Engineering, Bandiana, Holsworthy Barracks, Singleton, Vietnam War

Two Australian soldiers were killed and two wounded by sniper fire in the rice fields of Vietnam in January 1966.

'Land Pub 0.0.3 Chaplaincy in War' is launched by Chief of Army Lieutenant General Simon Stuart, centre, with Chaplain Sarah Gibson, left, and Director General Chaplaincy - Army Principle Chaplain Kerry Larwill at Russell Offices in Canberra.

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A first of its kind for chaplains

17/01/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1878 Views 0 Comments 3rd Brigade, Chaplains, Chief of Army

Chaplains have supported Australian soldiers in battle since before the corps’ inception, yet chaplaincy as a wartime capability has not

ADF Members and Queensland Ambulance Service personnel stretcher a man, who had been missing, through bushland to emergency service vehicles. Story by Lieutenant Commander Nic Hawkins. Photo from Queensland Police Service.

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Christmas miracle for missing man

10/01/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1435 Views 0 Comments 11 Combat Service Support Battalion, 11th brigade, 9th Royal Queensland Regiment

Twenty-eight members of Army’s 11 Brigade responded to an urgent request from the Queensland Police Service (QPS) to help locate

An Australian Army Bushmaster protected mobility vehicle disembarks from a landing craft during Exercise Keris Woomera at Banongan Beach, Indonesia. Photo by Leading Seaman Rikki-Lea Phillips.

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40 new Bushmasters ordered by Defence

08/01/202511/01/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1808 Views 4 Comments Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles, Thales

Thales Australia will build 40 new Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles in Bendigo to be used by the Army’s second long-range

Australian soldiers watch a 1st Armoured Regiment, Royal Australian Armoured Corps, M1 Abrams tank drive past during a live-fire demonstration on Exercise Predators Run at Mount Bundey Training Area, NT. Photo by Corporal Jacob Joseph.

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Petition to return combat role (and pride) to 1 Armd Regt

04/01/202523/01/2025 Bruce Cameron 4451 Views 13 Comments 1st Armoured Regiment, M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams

Petition EN7051 A Plea to Restore 1st Armoured Regiment’s Combat Role SIGN THE PETITION HERE Petition Reason In its

Australian citizens board a RAAF C-17A flight home at Bauerfield International Airport, Port Vila, following the Vanuatu earthquake. Photos by Corporal Adam Abela.

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ADF supports Vanuatu earthquake response

20/12/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2921 Views 0 Comments C-130J Hercules, C-17A Globemaster III, Vanuatu

RAAF Globemaster III and C-130J Hercules aircraft have returned 284 Australian citizens and approved foreign nationals from Vanuatu in the

Major Gerard Hinchliffe, of 1st Intelligence Battalion, gives Commander 6th Brigade, Brigadier Deane Limmer, a tour of the Level 2 material exploitation facility at Gallipoli Barracks, Enoggera. Story by Major John Yialeloglou. Photos by Lance Corporal Luke Donegan.

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Specialised facility counters IED threats

20/12/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2064 Views 0 Comments 1st Intelligence Battalion, 6th Brigade, DSTG, Gallipoli Barracks, improvised explosive device (IED), level two counter-IED weapons technical intelligence (L2 WTI)

Gallipoli Barracks was recently the scene for an inspection of one of the ADFs new level two counter-IED weapons technical

ADF personnel deployed on Operation Manitou, at Naval Support Activity in Bahrain. Story by Corporal Michael Rogers. Photo by Lance Corporal Andrew Shaw.

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Australia’s leading role in Middle East maritime security

20/12/202427/12/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2650 Views 2 Comments Combined Task Force 153 (CTF 153), Operation Hydranth, Operation Manitou

As Houthi attacks on shipping intensified in the Red Sea, Australia stepped up its commitment to maritime security, assuming command

A member from the Republic of Korea Air Force, centre, helps Australian Army air dispatchers Corporal Ryan Cheevers and Private Kurt Matthews prepare a 'bundle' for Operation Christmas Drop 24. Story by Lieutenant Geoff Long. Photos by Leading Aircraftwoman Maddison Scott.

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Air dispatchers pack Christmas spirit

20/12/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2015 Views 0 Comments Andersen AFB, Army No. 176 Air Dispatch Squadron, No. 37 Squadron, Operation Christmas Drop, Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF), US Air Force

A specialist team from Army’s 176 Air Dispatch Squadron has helped bring Christmas cheer to isolated Pacific islands as part

The Wulgurukaba people perform a smoking ceremony at the 5th Aviation Regiment naming ceremony of four CH-47F Chinook helicopters at RAAF Base Townsville, Queensland. Story by Major Carolyn Barnett. Photos by Craftsman Luc McLean.

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CH-47 fleet reaches new high point

18/12/202422/12/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1178 Views 0 Comments 5th Aviation Regiment, CH-47F Chinook

In a ceremony steeped in longstanding tradition, the 5th Aviation Regiment has given names to four CH-47F Chinook helicopters. CAPTION:

Andrew McAdie stands with the new M1A2 main battle tank at Bandiana North Barracks, Victoria. Story by Captain Krysten Clifton. Photo by Corporal Andrew Sleeman.

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Self-confessed ‘tank nut’ embraces new Abrams

18/12/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1266 Views 0 Comments Army School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (ASEME), Bandiana, M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams

With 45 years in Army, Andrew McAdie (Warrant Officer Class One at weekends) has worked on tanks his whole life.

Army medics from 2nd Health Battalion provide medical care to simulated casualties at the point of injury during Exercise Viper Walk 2024. Story by Corporal Jacob Joseph. Photo by Corporal Melina Young.

Australian Army Health and Wellbeing News

Shake-up for Army medical trades

13/12/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1983 Views 1 Comment 2nd Health Battalion, Army Logistic Training Centre, Army Medic, Exercise Viper Walk

Under one of the biggest shake-ups to the health workforce, medical trades will be rolled into a new Army medic

Nursing officers at the Bangka Island Massacre memorial service on board HMAS Adelaide hold photos of those who lost their lives in 1942. Story by Commander Steven Grosser. Photos by Leading Seaman David Cox.

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Memorial service to honour fallen nurses

13/12/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1753 Views 0 Comments Australian Amphibious Force (AAF), HMAS Adelaide, Indo-Pacific Endeavour, Maritime Operational Health Unit, Singapore, Vivian Bullwinkel, WWII

On its return home from Singapore after Indo-Pacific Endeavour, HMAS Adelaide sailed to Bangka Island where personnel commemorated sacrifices made