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An M1A2 Abrams tank fires its main armament at the Mount Bundey training area in the Northern Territory during Exercise Predators Run. Story by Captain Mike Edwards.

Reservist employers up close to the action

01/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1241 Views 0 Comments 1st Brigade, ADF Reserve, Predators Run

ADF Reserves and Employer Support held an annual event known as Boss X, which lets employers see first-hand the skills,

Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment vessel HMAS Stalwart arrives enters Tibar Bay Port in Dili, Timor-Leste as part of Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022. Story by Captain Lily Charles. Photo by Petty Officer Jake Badior.

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Visit to Timor-Leste a time for reflection

01/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 831 Views 0 Comments 1st Brigade, Australian Army Band, HMAS Stalwart, Indo-Pacific Endeavour, Timor-Leste, Timor-Leste Defence Force

For Brigadier Malcolm Wells, returning to Timor-Leste for Indo-Pacific Endeavour (IPE) more than 20 years after his first deployment to

Australian Army soldiers from the 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment present arms during the 9th Brigade Transition of Authority parade at RAAF Base Edinburgh, South Australia. Photo by Sergeant Tristan Kennedy.

Australian Army News

9th becomes Army’s newest combat brigade

28/10/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1590 Views 0 Comments 144th Signal Squadron, 1CSSB, 1st Armoured Regiment, 1st Brigade, 7RAR, 9th Brigade

Adelaide-based 9th Brigade has become the Australian Army’s first truly integrated combat brigade, with the incorporation of several full-time Adelaide-based

Australian Army Corporal Aiko Gabriel, right, with Philippine Army Private First Class John Paul Madriaga, left, and 1st Lieutenant Karl Philip A.Amantillo during Exercise Predators Run. Story by Major Megan McDermott. Photo by Corporal Dustin Anderson.

ADF People

Communication key on combined exercise

09/09/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1039 Views 0 Comments 1st Brigade, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Predators Run

Far from the cool weather at home in Canberra, Australian Army Corporal Aiko Gabriel recently patrolled the austere terrain of the

From left, Malaysian Armed Forces Battery Commander Major Fahmi A. Razak, Australian Army Command Post officer Lieutenant Toby Exton and Malaysian Armed Forces Forward Observer Captain Shauqi. Story by Major Megan McDermott. Photo by Corporal Dustin Anderson.

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Malaysian artillerymen lob in for Ex Predators Run

31/08/202201/09/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1039 Views 0 Comments 1st Brigade, 8th/12th Regiment, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Malaysian Armed Forces, Predators Run, Royal Australian Artillery, US Marines

When 102 Battery, 8th/12th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, received a call for fire on a target of opportunity, it was

Private Maria Aniceto re-stocks catering supplies in the deployable catering capability at Camp Birt during the Army Aboriginal Community Assistance Program in Gapuwiyak, Northern Territory. Story by Captain Annie Richardson. Photo by Warrant Officer Class Two Kim Allen.

ADF People

Chance to engage with Indigenous culture

23/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 354 Views 0 Comments 10th Force Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, AACAP, Indigenous

About 22 hours’ drive from her family in Darwin, Private Maria Aniceto has made herself right at home in another

Soldiers from 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, on board F470 Zodiacs conducting small-boat training in the littoral environment during Exercise Tiger's Run 2022 on the Timor Sea. Story by Captain Peter March. Photo by Corporal Rodrigo Villablanca.

Australian Army News

Tiger training a shore thing

16/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 982 Views 0 Comments 1st Brigade, 5th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment

Soldiers from the 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, recently conducted small-boat exercises during Exercise Tiger’s Run in Darwin. CAPTION: Soldiers from

An AFLW Adelaide Crows player climbs a rope ladder with Army Sapper Abbey Patzel holding it steady during their visit to Robertson Barracks as part of their pre-season training camp. Story by Sergeant Matthew Bickerton. Photo by Captain Peter March.

ADF People Health and Wellbeing

Adelaide Crows get their Army on

03/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 428 Views 0 Comments 1st Brigade, AFL Women's League, Robertson Barracks

The Adelaide Crows AFLW team smashed Darwin-based Defence personnel in training sessions before being put through their paces by physical

Lance Corporal Madison Parrello (centre) and Private Genna Price (right) from 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, talk to scouts in Lismore, New South Wales, during Operation Flood Assist 2022. Story by Flight Lieutenant Dee Irwin. Photo by Corporal Jonathan Goedhart.

Australian Army News Videos

Scouting about in Lismore

11/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1443 Views 0 Comments 1st Brigade, 7th Battalion RAR, Operation Flood Assist 2022

Army soldiers from 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), bought some joy to a group of Lismore scouts in northern New

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1 Brigade skills enhancement training pre deployment

06/02/201711/02/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5184 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