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Chief of Army Lieutenant General Angus Campbell (right), and Regimental Sergeant Major-Army Warrant Officer Don Spinks, receive a brief from Sergeant Peter Papalia during a visit to Task Group Taji 4 in Iraq. Photo by Corporal Kyle Jenner.
Australian Australian Army News Operations Videos 

Chief of Army and RSM-A tour Middle East

04/04/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 11058 Views 0 Comments Chief of Army, Lieutenant General Angus Campbell

Chief of Army Lieutenant General Angus Campbell capped off a busy visit to the Middle East by presenting the Duntroon Sword

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Sergeant Ben Stuart, Warrant Officer Class Two Clinton Doedee, Corporal Tayla Kelly and Warrant Officer Class One Jason Hartley in the Middle East.
ADF Australian News Operations 

Murwillumbah four meet on ops

04/04/201705/04/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6299 Views 4 Comments Murwillumbah

With a population of about 8500, what are the odds that no less than four past Murwillumbah residents would find

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Corporal Brendan Bayly and a colleague from 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment, cuts up a fallen tree in Bowen, Queensland, in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Debbie. Photo by corporal David Said.
ADF Australian News Operations Videos 

Operation Queensland Assist – 3 April UPDATE

03/04/201703/04/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4842 Views 0 Comments Cyclone Debbie

The cyclone-recovery mission in north Queensland continues with the engineer-heavy Joint Task Force 661 spearheading ADF effort. CAPTION: Corporal Brendan Bayly and

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A Queensland Police officer directs an Army Mack Truck From 3 Combat Engineering Regiment as it arrives in Bowen, Queensland, in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Debbie. Photo by Corporal David Said.
ADF Australian News Operations Videos 

Operation Queensland Assist – 30 March UPDATE

31/03/201703/04/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5869 Views 0 Comments HMAS Choules, Operation Queensland Assist 17

The Australian Defence Force continues to assist the people and communities of north Queensland affected by Tropical Cyclone Debbie. CAPTION: A

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An Iraqi Army soldier provides security for an Iraqi Army Mi-17 helicopter during live-fire assault scenario with Australian and New Zealand Defence Force trainers from Task Group Taji 4 at Taji Military Complex, Iraq. Photo by Corporal Kyle Genner.
Australian Australian Army News Operations Videos 

TG Taji graduates in Iraq heading for Mosul

31/03/201731/03/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6284 Views 0 Comments Operation Okra, Task Group Taji

Task Group Taji has now trained more than 21,000 Iraqi Security Force personnel after recent graduations at the Taji Military

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Australian News Operations Royal Australian Air Force Videos 

RAAF bomb-drop footage from Mosul

30/03/201730/03/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6384 Views 0 Comments Air Task Group, Iraq, Mosul

Defence has released footage of RAAF F/A-18A bomb strikes in Mosul, accompanied by detailed and careful legal explanations/justifications. This video

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ADF vehicles and equipment from the Army's Engineer Support Regiment, based at Gallipolli Barracks are loaded on board HMAS Choules in Brisbane before heading north to support cyclone-affected communities in north Queensland.
ADF Australian News Operations Videos 

ADF commences Operation Queensland Assist 17

29/03/201730/03/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7441 Views 0 Comments

Following a formal request for assistance from the Queensland government, the Australian Defence Force has commenced Operation Queensland Assist 17

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HMAS Arunta personnel account for illegal narcotics they seized in the Middle East. Photo by Able Seaman Steven Thompson.
Australian News Operations Royal Australian Navy 

HMAS Arunta seizes 800kg of hashish in Middle East

03/03/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5080 Views 0 Comments hashish, HMAS Arunta

Royal Australian Navy ship HMAS Arunta has seized more than 800kg of hashish hidden in a consignment of coffee. CAPTION: HMAS Arunta personnel account for

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Iraqi Ninewah Police during their graduation ceremony after training with Task Group Taji 4 at the Taji Military Complex, Iraq. Photo by SPC Chris Brecht, US Army.
Australian New Zealand News Operations Videos 

1900 ANZAC-trained police graduate – destined to hold Mosul

17/02/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5792 Views 0 Comments Iraq’s Ninewah province police

Around 1900 police from Iraq’s Ninewah province graduated from the Taji Military Complex yesterday. Task Group Taji conducted six weeks of

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Bilateral meeting between Defence Minister Marise Payne and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. NATO photo.
Australian News Operations 

Aussie MinDef visits NATO

17/02/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3667 Views 0 Comments NATO, US Secretary of Defence James Mattis

Minister for Defence Marise Payne attended a meeting of Defence Ministers today at NATO Headquarters [spelt correctly by CONTACT] in Brussels to

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Sergeant Matthew Collins, a warehouse supervisor with Force Support Element 5, is looking forward to coming home when FSE6 arrives. Photo by Corporal Bill Solomou.
Australian Australian Army News Operations 

Force Support Element 6 farewelled in Darwin

17/02/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3924 Views 0 Comments Force Support Element 6

Approximately 70 ADF personnel of Force Support Element 6 were officially farewelled in Darwin today as they prepare to deploy

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An Afghanistan Air Force Cayuse Warrior helicopter conducts an air-to-ground rocket attack during Afghanistan National Army and Air Force Terminal Air Controllers practical assessment of their training. Photo by Sergeant Rob Hack.
Australian News Operations Royal Australian Air Force Videos 

Afghan Tactical Air Coordinator Training

16/02/201716/03/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3883 Views 0 Comments Afghan Air Force, TAAC-Air, Train Advise Assist Command – Air

Ten Royal Australian Air Force members are embedded at Train, Advise, Assist Command – Air (TAAC-Air) providing mentoring support to

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P-3 Orion leaves Royal New Zealand Air Force Base Whenuapai on it's way to conduct maritime security opperations in the Middle East. NZDF photo.
New Zealand News Operations 

RNZAF sends Orion to Middle East

10/02/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4913 Views 0 Comments P-3K2 Orion, Royal New Zealand Air Force

The New Zealand Defence Force sent a Royal New Zealand Air Force P-3K2 Orion surveillance aircraft this morning to the

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Australian Australian Army News Operations Videos 

1 Brigade skills enhancement training pre deployment

06/02/201711/02/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6174 Views 0 Comments 1st Brigade, Afghanistan National Army Officer Academy, Individual Skills Enhancement Training

Members of the Australian Army 1st Brigade recently conducted mission-specific training at Robertson Barracks Training Area in preparation for deploying as mentors

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Australian Army soldier, Corporal Michael Piliaé-Smith, deployed with Force Protection Element 6, maintains his shooting skills on the L9A1 pistol in Qargha, Afghanistan. Photo by Flight Lieutenant Jessica Aldred.
ADF Australian News Operations Videos 

Force Protection Element 6 in Afghanistan

28/01/201706/02/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 11274 Views 0 Comments Afghanistan, Force Protection Element 6, Highroad

Australia’s Force Protection Element-6 (FPE-6) deployed to Kabul, Afghanistan, in June 2016. CAPTION: Australian Army soldier, Corporal Michael Pilia’e-Smith, deployed with

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ADF Australian News Operations Videos 

Counter IED training in Afghanistan

26/01/201706/02/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4533 Views 0 Comments Afghanistan, Counter IED training

Even as Australians back home celebrate Australia Day, an Australian counter-improvised-explosive-device team is in Afghanistan working as advisers within NATO’s

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A KC-135 Strantotanker refuels a B-2 Spirit during a mission to bomb ISIL training camps in Libya. US Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Kate Thornton.
News Operations Science & Technology USA 

15 tankers involved in 30-hour bombing run

21/01/201716/02/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5642 Views 0 Comments B-2 Spirit, KC-10 Extender, KC-135 Stratotanker

Two B-2 Spirit stealth bombers dropped several 500-pound GPS-guided bombs on two terrorist training camps in Libya on Wednesday this

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A Multinational Force and Observers remembrance arch at North Camp in the Sinai. Mid Caption: Twenty-five Australian Defence Force (ADF) members working under Operation Mazurka are assisting the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) in the Sinai, Egypt. The MFO is a non-UN organisation established in 1981 to oversee long-standing peace agreements in the region. The MFO is maintained by 11 nations including Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Canada, Fiji and France. Australia's involvement in the MFO began in early 1982 with the formation of an Australia-New Zealand combined helicopter squadron. ADF members assist in the peace process by monitoring the border, preparing daily operational briefings and supporting the Headquarters.
New Zealand News Operations 

Kiwi engineers deployed to secure MFO

13/01/201713/01/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4717 Views 0 Comments MFO, Multinational Force and Observers, Sinai

Thirty-five New Zealand Defence Force engineers deployed this morning for Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula to help build a security fence around the

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Royal New Zealand Air Force Sergeant Dave Wood an Air Loadmaster carries out start up procedures of the C- 130 prior to a task on OP TEAL.
New Zealand News Operations 

Kiwi Air Transport Team home from Middle East mission

15/12/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3872 Views 0 Comments

The New Zealand Defence Force air transport team that left in June to support coalition operations in the Middle East

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Commander Task Group Taji Colonel Andrew Lowe salutes Deputy Commander Training - Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command, Operation Inherent Resolve, Brigadier General Francesco Ceravolo at the Task Group Taji 3/4 transfer of authority parade at the Taji Military Complex in Iraq. Photo by Leading Seaman Jake Badior.
ADF Australian News Operations 

Task Group Taji 3 hands over to rotation four

12/12/201618/12/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4658 Views 0 Comments Task Group Taji 3

Nearly 300 Australian Defence Force personnel on Task Group Taji 3 have completed a six-month mission training around 9000 Iraqi

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