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5th Aviation Regiment

Jack Andrews, Station Manager at Yeeda Station, shelters from the dust as an MRH-90 Taipan delivers animal feed. Photos by Leading Aircraftwoman Kate Czerny. Story by Flight Lieutenant Dean Squire.
Australian Army News Videos 

Army airlift for hungry cattle

31/01/202331/01/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 229 Views 0 Comments 5th Aviation Regiment, Army No. 176 Air Dispatch Squadron, Operation Flood Assist 2023-1

What was a river became a 50km wide stretch of water threatening the lives of thousands of cattle in the

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Members from Australian Army 5th Aviation Regiment prepare to depart RAAF Base Townsville to support flood recovery efforts in Western Australia. Story by Captain Carolyn Barnett. Photo by Linda Bone.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force 

Chopper crews proud to lend a hand in Western Australia

09/01/202315/01/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 678 Views 0 Comments 5th Aviation Regiment, CH-47F Chinook, MRH-90 Taipan, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA, Operation Flood Assist 2023-1, RAAF Townsville

Three MRH-90 Taipan, two CH-47 Chinook helicopters, their aircrews and a team of support personnel from the 5th Aviation Regiment

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From left, Private Shane Bagley and Private Frank Atkinson of the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment on HMAS Adelaide. Story by Lieutenant Amy Johnson and Lieutenant Emma Anderson. Photo by Leading Seaman Sittichai Sakonpoonpol.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Navy Videos 

Army’s amphibious force always ready at sea

07/12/202207/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 340 Views 0 Comments 5th Aviation Regiment, Australian Amphibious Force (AAF), HMAS Adelaide, Indo-Pacific Endeavour

Whether on land or at sea, the Australian Amphibious Force (AAF) personnel aboard HMAS Adelaide have been ready for anything.

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Petty Officer Jean Metcalf on the flight deck of HMAS Adelaide before scattering his father's ashes from an MRH-90 Taipan. Story by Lieutenant Emma Anderson. Photo by Leading Seaman Sittichai Sakonpoonpol.
ADF People History Lest We Forget 

Father’s legacy honoured with special flight

25/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 699 Views 0 Comments 5th Aviation Regiment, HMAS Adelaide, Indo-Pacific Endeavour

A Navy member honoured his father’s legacy in a special way thanks to aircrew from Army’s 5th Aviation Regiment embarked

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Corporal Darcy Enshaw, of 5th Aviation Regiment, on the flightline with a Chinook at Essendon Airport, Victoria. Story and photo by Captain Carolyn Barnett.
ADF People 

Local knowledge benefits flood relief

26/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 388 Views 0 Comments 5th Aviation Regiment, CH-47F Chinook, Operation Flood Assist

Corporal Darcy Enshaw finds his job as an aircrewman tasked to Operation Flood Assist particularly rewarding because it allows him

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Major Waldo Britz prepares test equipment on a 5th Aviation Regiment MRH90 Taipan helicopter at RAAF Base Townsville. Story by Lieutenant Akhil Kambil and Captain Carolyn Barnett. Photo by Corporal Lisa Sherman.
ADF People 

Engineers put flight principles to the test

07/09/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 228 Views 0 Comments 5th Aviation Regiment

Major Waldo Britz has a job that few in Army know about and far fewer perform. CAPTION: Major Waldo Britz

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A soldier from the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, provides security at Jungle Training Wing, Tully, during Exercise Kalimantan. Story by Captain Diana Jennings. Photo by Bombardier Guy Sadler.
Australian Army News 

Welcome to the jungle

12/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1001 Views 0 Comments 3rd Battalion RAR, 5th Aviation Regiment, MRH-90 Taipan

With world-class training environments and aviation assets on their doorstep, the soldiers of Townsville are prepared to deploy into any

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Australian Army Aircrewman Corporal Matthew Nebauer and young Olivia get ready for a flight on a Helicorp-leased Leonardo AW139 helicopter during Exercise Care Bear at James Cook University oval in Townsville. Story and photo by Captain Carolyn Barnett.
Australian Army News 

Exercise Care Bear taking patients to new heights

03/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 734 Views 0 Comments 5th Aviation Regiment, Exercise Care Bear, Leonardo AW139 helicopter

5th Aviation Regiment’s Exercise Care Bear launch gave young patients a chance to see Towns1ille from above. CAPTION: Australian Army

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Australian Army MRH90 Taipan from the 5th Aviation Regiment prepares to land behind the CH-47F Chinook during Exercise Vigilant Scimitar at Ingham Airport, Queensland. Story by Captain Carolyn Barnett. Photo by Corporal Jarrod McAneney.
Australian Army News Videos 

Battle group takes to the skies

08/06/202208/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 968 Views 0 Comments 16th Aviation Brigade, 5th Aviation Regiment, ARH Tiger, aw, CH-47F Chinook, MRH-90 Taipan, Vigilant Scimitar

Combined aviation mission sets were the focus of Exercise Vigilant Scimitar this year. CAPTION: Australian Army MRH90 Taipan from the

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Sergeant Jason Hoare from 5th Aviation Regiment conducts maintenance on a CH-47F Chinook helicopter at RAAF Base Townsville. Photo by Corporal Lisa Sherman.
ADF People 

Home to march on Anzac Day

23/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 447 Views 0 Comments 5th Aviation Regiment, ANZAC Day 2022

This Anzac Day, being able to see familiar faces in the crowd while marching in the town of Geraldton, Western

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Captain Elise McKenzie, from 5th Aviation Regiment, talks to soldiers conducting maintenance on an MRH-90 Taipan at RAAF Base Townsville. Story by Captain Carolyn Barnett. Photo by Corporal Lisa Sherman.
ADF People 

Robotics a key factor in career choice

10/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 646 Views 0 Comments 5th Aviation Regiment, MRH-90 Taipan, STEM

When it came time to choose a career, Captain Elise McKenzie knew aviation was the right move. CAPTION: Captain Elise

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Army soldier Sergeant Alefosio Kakala on the flight deck of HMAS Adelaide during Operation Tonga Assist 2022. Story by Leading Seaman David Cox & Sergeant Alefosio Kakala. Photo by Corporal Robert Whitmore.
Australian Army News Pacific 

Family reunion with a difference in Tonga

08/03/202212/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1065 Views 0 Comments 5th Aviation Regiment, CH-47F Chinook, HMAS Adelaide, No. 808 Squadron, Operation Tonga Assist 2022

Ten years is a long time to be away from home and, for Tongan-born Australian Army soldier Sergeant Alefosio Kakala

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Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, prepare to take participants of the Proud Warrior Youth Engagement Program for a ride in the Zodiac MK2 inflatable boat at Pallarenda Beach, Queensland, in September. Story by Captain Lily Charles. Photo by Corporal Brandon Grey.
Australian Army News 

Proud Warriors steer youth down different path

24/12/202125/12/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1657 Views 0 Comments 2nd Cavalry Regiment, 2RAR, 51st Battalion Far North Queensland Regiment, 5th Aviation Regiment

For almost five years, 17-year-old Neville (not his real name) had been caught in the wrong crowd. CAPTION: Soldiers from

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An Australian Army aircrewman from the 5th Aviation Regiment surveys the town of Cloncurry, from an MRH-90 Taipan helicopter. Story and photo by Captain Carolyn Barnett.
Australian Army News 

Reconnecting with local communities in Queensland

30/11/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 721 Views 0 Comments 5th Aviation Regiment, MRH-90 Taipan

MRH90 Taipan helicopters and aircrew from the 5th Aviation Regiment have made a flying visit to Cloncurry to both renew

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Australian Australian Army News 

Darwin geared up for lots of chopper action

07/03/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4164 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

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