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39th Operational Support Battalion

Force preparation course instructor Petty Officer Rachel Lauchlan at Holsworthy Barracks, NSW. Story by Captain Karam Louli. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Sam Price.
ADF People Videos 

Sailor brings vital skills ashore

07/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2124 Views 0 Comments 39th Operational Support Battalion, Force Preparation Course

A career at sea has proved to be a perfect training ground for Petty Officer Rachel Lauchlan, as she now

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Lieutenant Colonel Leigh Partridge, commanding officer of the 16th Battalion, Royal Western Australia Regiment, lays a wreath during a dawn service commemorating 80 years since the start of the Battle of Brigade Hill, along the Kokoda Track, in Papua New Guinea. Story and photo by Warrant Officer Class Two Max Bree.
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Remembering Kokoda

23/09/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2851 Views 1 Comment 16th Battalion RWAR, 39th Operational Support Battalion, Kokoda Track, Papua New Guinea, WWII

Several events have been organised to mark the 80th year since the Kokoda Track Campaign in Papua New Guinea during

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