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Soldiers from 13th Brigade take part in Exercise Litani Combine 2025 at the Australian Marine Complex in Henderson, Western Australia. Story by Major Dean Benson. Photos by Corporal Nakia Chapman.

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Soldiers rehearse homeland security

27/06/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1801 Views 2 Comments 13th Brigade, 16th Battalion RWAR, Exercise Litani Combine, Henderson WA

More accustomed to the grey of the Navy uniform, the Australian Marine Complex in Henderson, Western Australia, took on a

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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.

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Training in action at vehicle incident

27/06/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 2263 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.

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Diggers deliver missile training for Ukraine in Poland

27/06/202529/06/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 2604 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.

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The best-looking MP at 1MP

27/06/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1073 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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World War Bomber Command veterans Howard Hendrick and Ray Merrill attend the 2025 Bomber Command Commemorative Service in Adelaide. Story by Flying Officer Shanea Zeegers. Photos by Leading Aircraftwoman Taylor Anderson.

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Adelaide honours legacy of Bomber Command

27/06/202502/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 2066 Views 0 Comments Bomber Command, WWII

Royal Australian Air Force personnel joined dignitaries, veterans and the broader community in Adelaide to honour Bomber Command aviators and

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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.

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Battalion marks Battle of Binh Ba anniversary

25/06/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 2297 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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Aviators from 2 Security Forces Squadron disembark from a Bushmaster during a live-fire section attack activity as part of Exercise Crack Thump 3 at Singleton Military Area. Photos by Corporal Michael Rogers.

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Capability combined for airfield security

25/06/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 2256 Views 0 Comments Exercise Crack Thump, Exercise Nomad Walk, Military Working Dogs, No. 2 Security Forces Squadron, Singleton, Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS)

An air traffic control tower (ATC) had been taken by enemy forces. The flight of armed Air Force security forces

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An MQ-28A Ghost Bat takes off for flight testing during Exercise Carlsbad at RAAF Base Tindal. Story by Flight Lieutenant Kayla Walliss. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Ryan Howell.

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Ghost Bat spreads its wings in Tindal

25/06/202529/06/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 8131 Views 0 Comments Exercise Carlsbad, MQ-28A Ghost Bat, RAAF Tindal

Exercise Carlsbad has wrapped up at RAAF Base Tindal after the successful deployment and operation of the MQ-28A Ghost Bat

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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.

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Trench warfare doctrine put to the test

25/06/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 2624 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.

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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