1st Aviation Regiment Archives

Australian Army AH-64E Apache pilots, Captain Craig Burger, left, and Captain Jonathan Hogan, at the United States Army Aviation Center of Excellence, in Alabama. Story by Captain Jonathan Hogan. Photos supplied.

The art of teaching Apache – an aviator’s experience

07/08/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 623 Views 0 Comments 1st Aviation Regiment, AH-64E Apache, US Army

Australian Army pilot Captain Jonathan Hogan describes his training as an instructor on the Apache attack helicopter in Alabama. CAPTION: Australian

AT003, one of Australia's first AH-64E Apache aircraft entered final assembly at the Boeing Defense Apache Facility in Mesa, Arizona in May 2025. Story by Major Lily Charles.

Australian Army News

Aussie Apaches on course for delivery

30/07/202503/08/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1252 Views 1 Comment 1st Aviation Regiment, AH-64E Apache, Boeing

The integrated force is a step closer to a new era of attack aviation, with Army’s first four AH-64E Apaches

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.

Australian Army History Lest We Forget News

Battalion marks Battle of Binh Ba anniversary

25/06/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1091 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

Army forward arming and refuelling point operators, of 1st Aviation Regiment, carry out a weapon clearance drill on an ARH Tiger during Exercise Griffin Walk. Story and photos by Captain Tadek Markowski.

Australian Army News

Training Tigers to handle Apaches

13/06/202515/06/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 877 Views 0 Comments 1st Aviation Regiment, AH-64E Apache, ARH Tiger, Exercise Griffin Walk

With rain hammering down, Corporal Tuilakepa ‘Fiji’ Fakraufon is responding to rapid-fire technical questions as part of a post-activity review.

An Australian Army ARH Tiger, of 1st Aviation Regiment, hovers over the Kangaroo Flats Training Area during Exercise Griffin Walk. Story and photos by Captain Tadek Markowski.

Australian Border Force News

Tigers on the prowl in the Top End

10/06/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1188 Views 0 Comments 1st Aviation Regiment, 1st Combat Engineer Regimen, 1st Health Battalion, Exercise Griffin Walk, Tiger ARH

The late onset of this year’s Northern Territory monsoon season hampered, but couldn’t halt, a recent 1st Aviation Regiment activity

A British soldier from 3 Regiment Army Air Corps and soldiers from the 1st Aviation Regiment, Australian Army Aviation Command, observed as a AH-64E attack helicopter taxis down the pan during their learning experience at Wattisham Flying Station. Story by Major Lily Charles. Photos by Photos: Corporal Aaron J Stone.

Australian Army News UK

British give Aussies a head start on Apache

12/09/202414/09/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1478 Views 1 Comment 1st Aviation Regiment, AH-64E Apache, ARH Tiger, Aviation Command, British Armed Forces

Australian maintenance personnel are getting their hands on Army’s future attack helicopter, the AH-64E Apache, more than a year before

Army pilot Captain Andrew Amos stands bedside an armed reconnaissance helicopter Tiger at 1st Aviation Regiment at Robertson Barracks, Darwin. Story and photo by Flight Lieutenant Nicholas O'Connor.

ADF People

Pilot’s career on flightpath of his dreams

21/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1691 Views 0 Comments 1st Aviation Regiment, Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter

Watching the might and power of military aircraft at an air show as a child sowed the seed for a

Craftsman Cameron Powell moves the 30mm cannon on a Tiger armed reconnaissance helicopter at Robertson Barracks in Darwin. Story by Captain Carolyn Barnett. Photo by Corporal Rodrigo Villablanca.

ADF People

Aviation career takes off with passion

26/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1439 Views 0 Comments 1st Aviation Regiment, RAAFSTT, Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter

Aviation is a passion for avionics technician Craftsman Cameron Powell, from the 1st Aviation Regiment. CAPTION: Craftsman Cameron Powell moves

Corporal Callum Hite supervises the preparation of a Tiger armed reconnaissance helicopter for live-fire practise during Exercise Griffin Guns at Mount Bundey training area, south of Darwin. Story by Captain Carolyn Barnett. Photo by Lance Corporal Mitchell Creek.

ADF People

Corporal helps Regiment get its guns out

29/04/202220/05/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2465 Views 0 Comments 1st Aviation Regiment, RAAF Darwin, Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter

Ground crew aircraft support (GCAS) soldiers provided vital functions for helicopters on Exercise Griffin Guns. CAPTION: Corporal Callum Hite supervises

Army pilot Captain Shaun Gill in front of a Tiger armed reconnaissance helicopter from 1st Aviation Regiment at Robertson Barracks, NT. Story by Captain Carolyn Barnett. Photo by Corporal Rodrigo Villablanca.

ADF People

Pilot ventures into space studies

01/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1927 Views 0 Comments 1st Aviation Regiment, STEM, Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter

A background in science led to a professional curiosity in space engineering for one Army pilot. CAPTION: Army pilot Captain

Australian Army Ground Crew Aircraft Support personnel, of the 1st Aviation Regiment, re-arm ARH Tigers at a US Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion air deployed ground refuel point, during Exercise Griffin Eagle. Story by Captain Carolyn Barnett. Photo by Captain Gavin Partridge.

Australian Army News USA

Griffin Eagle tests key aviation capabilities

30/11/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2123 Views 0 Comments 1st Aviation Regiment, ARH Tiger

The 1st Aviation Regiment has spread it wings over the Arizona desert, having deployed a squadron of Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter

Australian Australian Army News

Darwin geared up for lots of chopper action

07/03/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5691 Views 0 Comments 1st Aviation Regiment, 5th Aviation Regiment, Chinook, Taipan, Tiger, Vigilant Scimitar

Darwin residents can expect to see – and hear – increased chopper action around their city for the next two