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Warrant Officers Class 2 Troy Robertson, left, and Jamie Sharp, from the 9th Battalion, the Royal Queensland Regiment, responded to a high-impact vehicle incident. Story and photo by Captain Cath Batch.
ADF People Australian Army Health and Wellbeing 

Training in action at vehicle incident

27/06/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 2436 Views 0 Comments 9th Battalion Royal Queensland Regiment

For the civilians involved in a high-impact vehicle incident near Rainbow Beach, Queensland, the sight of the Army arriving was

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Corporal Jack Murphy, an electronics technician from 16th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, helped deliver RBS-70 man-portable air-defence systems and training to Ukrainian forces in Poland. Story and photo by Corporal Jacob Joseph.
ADF People Australian Army Europe Uncategorized 

Diggers deliver missile training for Ukraine in Poland

27/06/202529/06/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 3094 Views 1 Comment 16th Regiment Royal Australian Artillery, NASAMS

Soldiers of 16th Regiment said training Ukrainian Armed Forces to use the RBS-70 was a fitting way to send off

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Lance Corporal Jared Willis with his military working dog Dirk at Roberston Barracks in Darwin. Story by Leading Seaman Nadav Harel. Photo by Corporal Gregory Scott.
Australian Army K9 Training News 

The best-looking MP at 1MP

27/06/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1273 Views 0 Comments 1st Military Police Battalion, Military Police, Military Police Dog, Robertson Barracks

The most popular and attractive member of the Military Police (MP) at Robertson Barracks isn’t who you might think. CAPTION: Lance

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Soldiers of the 5th/7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, on parade with Army reconnaisance helicopters from 1st Aviation Regiment during the Battle of Binh Ba commemoration service held in Darwin. Story by Captain Nicholas Marquis. Photo by Corporal Madhur Chitnis.
Australian Army History Lest We Forget News 

Battalion marks Battle of Binh Ba anniversary

25/06/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 2470 Views 0 Comments 1st Aviation Regiment, 5/7 RAR, Robertson Barracks, Vietnam War

Soldiers and officers of 5/7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5/7RAR), commemorated the Battle of Binh Ba with a parade

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An Australian Army soldier from the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, delivers orders during a blank fire trench serial at Townsville Field Training Area. Story by Corporal Michael Rogers. Photo by Lance Corporal Caitlyn Davill.
Australian Army News 

Trench warfare doctrine put to the test

25/06/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 3128 Views 5 Comments 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment, 4th Regiment Royal Australian Artillery, Exercise Brolga Spirit, Land Combat College (LCC), M1A2 Abrams

Engineers explosively breach wire obstacles surrounding an enemy trench system, under covering fire from two M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks.

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From left, former crew members of Centurion 169041, Barry Hodges, Graham Munsell and Ray Arthur out the front of 1st Armoured Regiment at RAAF Base Edinburgh. Story by Corporal Jacob Joseph. Photo by Chris and Jan Fenton.
ADF People Australian Army History Lest We Forget 

The story of Australia’s ‘atomic tank’

25/06/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1805 Views 2 Comments 1st Armoured Regiment, Centurian tank, RAAF Edinburgh, Vietnam War