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8th Brigade

A Melbourne University Regiment part-time soldier detonates an M18A1 Claymore under the supervision of an instructor during the Land Combat Module conducted at Puckapunyal Military Training Area. Story by Captain Rohan Hurst and Captain Andrew Lee. Photos by Captain Rohan Hurst.
Australian Army News 

New training module bolsters reserve capability

23/08/202423/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2832 Views 0 Comments 8th Brigade, Army Reserve, Claymore mine, Puckapunyal

8th Brigade’s Melbourne University Regiment has been training Australia’s newest part-time soldiers through the new Land Combat Module (LCM) this

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Australian Army soldiers from units across 13th Brigade work with security elements of the RAAF protecting people and critical infrastructure at RAAF Base Curtin as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023 at Derby, WA. Story by Captain Jon Stewart. Photo by Corporal Janet Pan.
Australian Army News 

2nd (Australian) Division reshaping for north-facing defence

13/10/202316/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 3095 Views 0 Comments 13th Brigade, 2nd (Australia) Division, 8th Brigade, 9th Brigade, Army Reserve, Exercise Talisman Sabre, RAAF Curtin

The role of the 2nd (Australian) Division will focus on the defence of Australia’s north and offshore territories, in line

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Australian Army personnel ready to take up the Australian flag from the coffin of Australian WWI soldiers being re-interred in Belgium. The soldiers were finally laid to rest after being thought missing for 90 years. Story by Corporal Jacob Joseph. Photo by Corporal Chris Moore.
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Three previously unknown WWI soldiers identified

18/11/202229/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1430 Views 0 Comments 8th Brigade, Remembrance Day, WWI

The names of three unknown Australian soldiers, who died during some of the bloodiest fighting of World War 1, were

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