Aussie soldiers train Philippine counterparts in urban ops
Australian soldiers, mainly from Townsville’s 1RAR, were deployed to the Philippines late last month to train Philippine soldiers in advanced
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Operations
How to send Christmas parcels to ADF on ops
Defence will continue to provide a system for the public to send care parcels to our deployed personnel for Christmas
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EF-88 completes first operational deployment
The ADF’s new service rifle – EF88 (enhanced F88) – has just completed its first full operational deployment, in the Middle
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6th Kiwi Taji rotation head to Australia
The sixth rotation of 108 Kiwi troops for Task Group Taji are tonight in Townsville after being farewelled from New
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Raqqah is liberated
Syrian Democratic Forces have officially liberated the Syrian city of Raqqah – the nominal capital of Daesh’s self-proclaimed ‘caliphate’. CAPTION: RAAF personnel from
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Newcastle flies helo and UAV together
HMAS Newcastle has conducted the RAN’s first simultaneous operations of manned and unmanned aircraft during its current deployment to the
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Iraqi Army combined-arms training demonstration
Explosions and gunfire rang out at Taji Military Complex in Iraq in mid September as the latest students on the
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HMAS Warramunga farewelled for Middle East patrol
HMAS Warramunga and her ship’s 190 company has departed Fleet Base East at Garden Island, Sydney for maritime security operations
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GG saddles up for Afghan visit
Governor-General of Australia, General Sir Peter Cosgrove visited Australian Defence Force personnel in Afghanistan yesterday, 4 October 2017. CAPTION: Governor General
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Aussies embedded in Kabul Garrison Command
Advising the general in charge of providing security to the six million people who live in Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital, is
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Kiwi soldiers in Iraq cast votes
An office in Iraq’s sprawling Taji Military Complex north of Baghdad doubled as a polling station last Saturday for around
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HMAS Newcastle on Nimitz guard duty
HMAS Newcastle has completed an attachment with the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet in the Arabian Gulf while deployed on maritime
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155mm artillery viewed from a drone
US Marines fire M777-A2 Howitzers from various locations in Syria during May and June, 2017. The Marines have been conducting
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Fathers’ Day messages from ADF members on operations
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Wedgetail cleared to sup on Dutch fuel
An Australian E-7A Wedgetail operating as part of Australia’s Air Task Group (ATG) in the Middle East recently required special
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Keeping RAAF’s Super Hornets flying in Middle East
The essential support sections for the F/A-18F Super Hornet are key in ensuring the aircraft is prepared and ready to
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ANZACs add night fighting to Iraqi Army training
The combined Australian and New Zealand task force in Iraq has begun taking the skills of Iraqi soldiers to another
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HMAS Arunta home after record long deployment
HMAS Arunta has arrived home to Western Australia after a very successful and longer-than-usual nine-month Middle East deployment. Hundreds of
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Aussies install massive data centre in Middle East base
By Corporal Sebastian Beurich The latest piece of equipment for the Middle East region (MER) Communications and Information System (CIS)
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Arming the air fight in Afghanistan
As an Armament Advisor deployed on Operation Highroad, Squadron Leader Nathan Gilmore is helping the Afghan Air Force bring air
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