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Members of the ADF and Queensland Police Service clear the lower levels of the Queensland Country Bank Stadium as part of Exercise Austral Shield 2022 in Townsville. Lieutenant Geoff Long. Photo by Corporal Jonathan Goedhart.

Counter-terrorism event wraps up in the north

05/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 666 Views 0 Comments ADF Reserve, counter-terrorism, Exercise Austral Shield

Townsville’s Queensland Country Bank Stadium has played host to a counter-terrorism training activity, conducted jointly by the Australian Defence Force

US Special Agent Justin Smith and Australian Army Captain Nicholas Wood pose in front of Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Warramunga at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Story and photo by Leading Seaman Kylie Jagiello.

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JMPU forges investigative partnership with NCIS

29/07/202202/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 726 Views 0 Comments Military Police, RIMPAC

The Australian Joint Military Police Unit (JMPU) team reached out to their US counterparts to foster a cooperative relationship during

Soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, and Queensland Police Service Officer Tony Hoise patrol through Charters Towers in Queensland, during Exercise Brolga Run 2022. Story by Major Megan McDermott. Photo by Gunner Gregory Scott.

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‘Evacuating’ a gold mining town

22/07/202222/07/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 662 Views 1 Comment 3 RAR, 3rd Brigade

Charters Towers is a long way from Afghanistan, but lessons learnt by Australian soldiers assisting evacuees in Kabul last year

Royal Australian Navy personnel transfer passengers from a stricken Royal Solomon Islands Police Force vessel to HMAS Ararat on May 21. Story by Captain Lily Charles.

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HMAS Ararat’s crew rescues Solomon Islands police

26/05/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 916 Views 2 Comments HMAS Ararat, Royal Solomon Islands Police Force

The crew of HMAS Ararat rescued a Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) crew last Saturday after the police vessel

Army soldiers Sapper Callan Stuart, left, and Sapper Ben Lowe, right, load flood-damaged furniture and equipment from Lismore police station in northern NSW onto a truck. Story by Captain Annie Richardson. Photo by Warrant Officer Class Two Max Bree.

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Clean up continues in Lismore

14/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 623 Views 0 Comments 9th Combat Service Support Battalion, Operation Flood Assist 2022

Waterlogged furniture, office supplies and carpets were piled high outside the Lismore police station. CAPTION: Army soldiers Sapper Callan Stuart,

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US citizen arrested with loaded gun at Sydney airport

08/03/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 869 Views 0 Comments

An American citizen was expected to face Sydney Central Local Court yesterday, 7 March 2022, after a loaded firearm was

Sapper Zakary Lamrock, of the 5th Combat Engineer Regiment, and Indonesian National Armed Forces troops clear at the Zig Zag Railway, Lithgow, during Operation Bushfire Assist in February last year. Photo by Flight Sergeant Ricky Fuller.

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ADF prepared for season’s challenges

20/10/202121/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 871 Views 0 Comments

As the high-risk weather season begins, the ADF and the Australian Civil-Military Centre (ACMC) are well-prepared. FILE PHOTO: Sapper Zakary

Detective Sergeant Mark Dalton, front, provides feedback to Joint Civil-Military Cooperation Staff Planning Course participants, supported by Senior Instructor Major Brian Willsher, right, and Major Frank Aisake, left, of Headquarters 1st Division. Story by Captain Lily Charles.

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Military and civilian cooperation goes online

12/10/202119/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 824 Views 0 Comments

The latest Joint Civil-Military Cooperation Staff Planning Course (JCSPC) successfully tackled the challenge of remote learning during COVID-19. CAPTION: Detective

Private Jordan Schooth assists Australian citizens and visa holders evacuated from Afghanistan after their arrival in Australia. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath. Photo by Corporal Dustin Anderson.

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Evacuees welcomed to Australia

10/09/202110/09/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 857 Views 0 Comments Evacuation of Kabul

Thousands of men, women and children evacuated from Afghanistan have been assisted by multiple agencies on arrival at Australian airports.

A player from the Royal Australian Corps of Signals Rugby Union Football Club team rises above a Toowoomba Police player in the annual Brett Forte Cup memorial rugby game in Queensland. Story by Flying Officer Evita Ryan. Photo by Corporal Joshua Thomas.

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Rugby game honours fallen police officer

02/09/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 718 Views 0 Comments

The annual Brett Forte Cup made a comeback on Saturday, August 14, keeping a fallen police officer’s memory alive and

Seaman Nicholas Hopkins talks with members of the NSW Police and NSW Rural Fire Service at the Prariewood Community Centre Vaccination Hub in Fairfield, Sydney. Story by Captain Martin Hadley and Lieutenant Commander John Thompson. Photo by Corporal Dustin Anderson.

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ADF supports NSW vaccination effort

13/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 853 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

ADF personnel are working closely with staff and volunteers of many organisations at vaccination hubs across Greater Sydney to help

NSW Police Constable Megan Green and Seaman Jordan Parsons hand out sunscreen to civilians waiting in line for a COVID-19 test at the Wattle Grove Community Centre. Story by Lieutenant Commander John Thompson. Photo by Corporal Dustin Anderson.

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Sailor glad to help community

10/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 809 Views 1 Comment COVID-19

Although Seaman Jordan Parsons has only served in the ADF for just over 12 months, she is playing a big

ADF personnel working alongside NSW Police and community volunteers in Sydney’s west. Story by Lieutenant Commander John Thompson.

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Preparing food hampers for the community

06/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 714 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

The ADF is working alongside NSW Police and community volunteers in Sydney’s west to prepare hundreds of food hampers for

NSW Police and Private Jordan Sayers work together to patrol the Bankstown sports centre in support of the NSW Operation Covid-19 Assist. Story by Lieutenant Commander John Thompson. Photo by Corporal Dustin Anderson.

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Defence says support welcomed in community

06/08/202107/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 821 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

ADF personnel have had a warm welcome from members of the public as they support the NSW Government’s efforts to

Security leaders from 24 nations and territories and five regional bodies attended the Joint Heads of Pacific Security event 2020 – a pandemic-forced virtual meeting to discuss security affects of COVID-19. Photo by Jay Cronan.

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Pacific security forum to discuss COVID-19

07/11/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1260 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

Delegates from Pacific-island nations’ security agencies connected from across the region for a Joint Heads of Pacific Security event.

A Regional Force Surveillance Group vehicle leads a patrol on Western Australia's mid coast. Australian Border Force photo.

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RFSG assists in Border Force WA exercise

25/09/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2727 Views 0 Comments

Australian Border Force concluded a successful two-week, joint-agency border-protection exercise on the mid-west coast of WA this month.

The first RSFG vehicle comes ashore at Norwegian Bay. Australian Border Force photo.

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Multi-agency patrol on Pilbara coast

25/07/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3657 Views 0 Comments

A joint activity under Operation Resolute that used assets from ABF, RAAF and Army’s Pilbara Regiment concluded in Western Australia this week.

AFP officers with short-barrelled rifles, body-worn cameras and explosives detection dog on patrol at an Australian airport. AFP photo.

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More armed AFP for Australian airports

07/12/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2458 Views 0 Comments

Counter-terrorism measures across Australia’s nine major airports is being boosted by the Federal government. CAPTION: AFP officers with short-barrelled rifles,