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Pallets of Australian-supplied defensive military assistance supplies are off-loaded from an RAAF C-17A Globemaster III strategic airlift aircraft at a base 'somewhere in Europe' for on-forwarding to Ukraine. US Air Force photo.

Symposium on lesson from the first six weeks of Ukraine invasion

03/04/202203/04/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2819 Views 1 Comment

Supplied by the University of New South Wales Canberra From the resistance of the Ukrainians and the Kremlin’s failures to

A Bushmaster protected mobility vehicle is loaded onto a Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster in Kabul, Afghanistan. Photo by Corporal Tristan Kennedy.

Australia sending Bushmasters to Ukraine

03/04/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5433 Views 7 Comments Ukraine

Australia will send Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles to Ukraine after President Zelenskyy specifically requested them in an address to Australia’s

Former HMNZS Pukaki (pictured) and HMNZS Rotoiti are being sold Ireland. NZDF photo.

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Two Kiwi patrol boats going to Ireland

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New Zealand Defence Force will sell two decommissioned Royal New Zealand Navy inshore patrol vessels to the Republic of Ireland’s

Royal Australian Air Force personnel from No. 22 Squadron load pallets of military assistance bound for Ukraine onto a C-17A Globemaster III at RAAF Base Richmond, New South Wales. Photo by Corporal Kylie Gibson.

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Australian military supplies leave for Ukraine

02/03/202206/03/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7198 Views 1 Comment Ukraine

EDITOR’S NOTES: Not long after Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce refused to say what was in an aircraft load of ‘military

Defence personnel from Japan, USA, UK, Fiji, New Zealand, France and Australia make up the new coordination cell at Headquarters Joint Operations Command. Story by Major Cameron Jamieson. Photo by Major Cameron Jamieson.

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Coordination crucial for Tonga mission

03/02/202219/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2681 Views 0 Comments HADR, HQJOC, Operation Tonga Assist 2022

Headquarters Joint Operations Command (HQJOC) has establish a new cell to coordinate the international effort to assist with the response

Lieutenant James Mark Kennedy, his grave site and Nurse Lottie Kendell whom he met on the troop ship to war and married in Egypt after surviving Gallipoli.

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Soldier from WWI identified

13/11/202113/11/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2566 Views 1 Comment

The body of a Victorian soldier killed in action during the First World War has been identified in an unnamed

Ships and aircraft from the navies of Australia, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States participate in training in the Indian Ocean during the Maritime Partnership Exercise. Photo by Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez.

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Maritime partnerships strengthened

20/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2190 Views 0 Comments HMAS Ballarat

The Royal Australian Navy this month joined key partners Japan, the United States and the United Kingdom for the Maritime

Leading Seaman Kirsten Robinson sings the German National Anthem during a commemorative service held at the Western Australian State War Memorial in King’s Park, as part of FGS Bayern's visit to Western Australia during their ongoing Indo-Pacific deployment. Story by Lieutenant Rilana Ostheim. Photo by Leading Seaman Ronnie Baltoft.

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Unity celebrated in Perth

08/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1734 Views 0 Comments

The crew of German Navy frigate FGS Bayern on October 3 celebrated Germany’s national day while in Perth during their

German Navy warship FGS Bayern is welcomed into Fremantle. Story by Lieutenant Gary McHugh. Photo by Leading Seaman Ronnie Baltoft.

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German warship visits Fremantle

01/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2108 Views 0 Comments

German warship FGS Bayern arrived in Fremantle on September 28 for a week-long goodwill visit during her seven-month Indo-Pacific deployment.

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French reaction to Australia’s nuclear submarine announcement

16/09/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3684 Views 4 Comments AUKUS

France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian issued an official communiqué in response to today’s AUKUS announcement, which included the cancellation of

A Boxer-based bridge layer by KMW in collaboration with British military bridge builder WFEL. Image supplied.

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Boxer-based bridge layer unveiled

10/09/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3689 Views 0 Comments

Bridge builder WFEL – who supply the Australian Army – will showcase a Boxer-based bridge layer at DSEI London in next week.

British MP and Afghanistan war veteran Tom Tugendhat address the House – 'what defeat looks like'.

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What defeat looks like – MP’s speech in Westminster

20/08/202120/08/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1985 Views 1 Comment Evacuation of Kabul

Member of the British House of Commons and Afghanistan war veteran Tom Tugendhat gave a speech to the House on

Personnel from the 3rd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, conduct a beach assault on Forrest Beach, Queensland, during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2021. Story by Private Jacob Joseph. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Jacqueline Forrester.

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Troops come ashore on quiet beach in final push

01/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2140 Views 0 Comments Talisman Sabre 2021

If you were fishing near Forrest Beach, Queensland, over the past month, you might have seen landing craft from HMA Ships

A F-35B Lightning II drops a GBU-12 – 500LB Paveway II Laser Guided Bomb on Townshend Island, during TS2. Story by Captain Dan Mazurek. Photo by Leading Aircraftwomman Jacqueline Forrester.

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Allies work together to deliver barrage

23/07/202125/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2432 Views 0 Comments Talisman Sabre 2021

“Okay, if you’re a JTAC please raise your hand.” CAPTION: A F-35B Lightning II drops a GBU-12 – 500LB Paveway

Rheinmetall’s Lynx KF41 Infantry Fighting Vehicle. Photo supplied.

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UK-based Cook Defence Systems to supply Lynx tracks

27/05/202127/05/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4541 Views 0 Comments

Cook Defence Systems was selected to provide tracks for Rheinmetall’s Lynx KF41 for the Australian Army in its bid for LAND 400 Phase 3.

HMA Ships Anzac and Sirius sail in-company with French Navy ships FS Tonnerre and FS Surcouf of the Jeanne d'Arc Task Group during a transit of the South China Sea. Story by Lieutenant Geoff Long. Photo by Leading Seaman Sam Greenland.

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French rendezvous for Anzac and Sirius

04/05/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1445 Views 0 Comments

Naval Task Groups from Australia and France have conducted a bilateral transit in the South China Sea, carrying out a

Private Dylan McGregor for ADFRL runs the ball at the Turkish defence during the 2021 ANZAC Day Rugby League clash at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Photo by Leading Seaman Nadav Harel.

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ADF play Turks in ANZAC Day NRL curtain-raiser

27/04/202106/05/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2353 Views 0 Comments

Australians did battle against the Turks again on ANZAC Day 2021 – this time on a rugby league field at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

The last resting place of New Zealand infantry Captain Ernest Charles Parry – Dochy Farm New British Cemetery, Belgium.

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Last resting place of NZ infantry captain identified after 103 years

07/04/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2178 Views 0 Comments

A 103-year-old mystery of an unknown New Zealand Army captain buried in a cemetery in Belgium has been solved.

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Captain Sir Tom Moore – 1920-2021 – RIP

03/02/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3246 Views 0 Comments

Britain’s beacon on hope in a very dark year, Captain Sir Tom Moore had died at the age of 100, secumbing to COVID-19.

Major General Cheryl Pearce signs a Transfer of Authority certificate appointing Colonel Neil Wright as acting Officer in Charge of the military components in Cyprus until the new force commander arrives. Photographer unknown.

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Aussie commander in Cyprus completes two-year mission

06/01/202106/01/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3472 Views 0 Comments

After two years as Commander United Nations Force in Cyprus, Major General Cheryl Pearce completed her tenure this month.