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Army Reserve

Australian Army soldier Private Jack Green from the 16th Royal Western Australian Regiment during Zodiac familiarisation training on Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Story by Lieutenant Jordan Chee. Photo by Corporal John Solomon.
ADF People 

Army Reservist bolsters amphibious force

15/07/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2210 Views 1 Comment 16th Battalion RWAR, 2nd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Army Reserve, F470 Zodiac, HMAS Canberra, Lavarack Barracks, RIMPAC

Australian Army Reserve Infantry Soldier Private Jack Green is testing out his sea legs as he sails on HMAS Canberra

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Norforce Darwin Squadron soldiers, Private Peter Puruntatameri, left, Private Blake Carter and Private Misman Kris on a beach in Melville Island during a community engagement visit to the Tiwi Islands. Story by Lieutenant Geoff Long. Photo by Leading Seaman Nadav Harel.
Australian Army News 

Local knowledge protecting the north

06/07/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2260 Views 0 Comments Army Reserve, Indigenous, NORFORCE, Program Vigilant

When North-West Mobile Force’s (Norforce) Darwin Squadron patrols the Top End, establishing and maintaining relationships is just as important as

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Plant Foreman Australian Army soldier Corporal Greg McKenzie from 6th Engineer Support Regiment during Army Aboriginal Community Assistance Program 2022 at Gapuwiyak, in the Northern Territory. Story by Captain Evita Ryan. Photo by Corporal Petersen.
ADF People 

Digging AACAP at Gapuwiyak

01/07/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1358 Views 0 Comments 6th Engineer Support Regiment, AACAP, Army Reserve, Australian Antarctic Division

At 63, 6th Engineer Support Regiment plant foreman Corporal Greg McKenzie has experienced a wide variety of careers encompassing supermarket

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The six reservist specialist service officers were appointed at Defence Force Recruiting Perth through the BHP/Army Workforce Mobility Trial. Story by Jesse Spry.
ADF People Sovereign industry 

BHP partnership draws recruits

27/05/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1978 Views 0 Comments Army Reserve, Defence Force Recruiting

Six reservist specialist service officers (SSO) were appointed at Defence Force Recruiting Perth at the end of April through the

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Bombardier Christopher Dawson Army holds an unmanned aerial vehicle used on its first domestic mission during Operation Bushfire Assist. Story by Captain Catalina Martinez Pinto.
ADF People 

Drone operator returns to bushfire town for Anzac Day

29/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1772 Views 0 Comments 9th Regiment Royal Australian Artillery, ANZAC Day 2022, Army Reserve, Operation Bushfire Assist

A bombardier who flew daily drone missions to support fire relief efforts in eastern Victoria in 2019, returned on Anzac

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Australian Army soldiers from the 51st Battalion, Far North Queensland Regiment assist the public by clearing flood-damaged hazards from Colleges Crossing Recreation Reserve, Ipswich as part of Operation Flood Assist 2022. Story by Flying Officer Rob Hodgson. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.
ADF Australian Army News 

Northern Australian reservists answer the call

22/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2059 Views 0 Comments 51st Battalion Far North Queensland Regiment, Army Reserve, Operation Flood Assist 2022

A contingent from 51st Battalion, Far North Queensland Regiment, deployed from across Cape York and the Torres Strait to support

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Army officer Major Mark Vele supported Operation COVID-19 Assist for almost 18 months in 2020-21. Story by Captain Jessica O’Reilly.
ADF People Health and Wellbeing 

Personal tragedy motivates deployment

10/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1383 Views 0 Comments Army Reserve, COVID-19 Assist, Operation PNG Assist, PNGDF

For Major Mark Vele, the opportunity to lead a contingent in his native Papua New Guinea just made sense. CAPTION: Army

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Army soldiers from the 5th Engineer Regiment assist the local community of Lismore in moving water-damaged belongings during Operation Flood Assist 2022. Story by Major Jesse Robilliard. Photo by Corporal Dustin Anderson.
Australian Army News 

Reservists lend a hand in Lismore

08/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1818 Views 0 Comments 5th Engineer Regiment, Army Reserve, Operation Flood Assist 2022

Army Reservists from across New South Wales have begun the huge task of cleaning up the flood devastated region of

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Bombadier Mitchell Yates looks at a Wasp AE Small UAS at the Army Reserve Kogarah Depot in Sydney. Story by Captain Mark Beretta. Photo by Corporal Dustin Anderson.
ADF People 

Taking flight with new opportunities

06/01/202215/01/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2140 Views 0 Comments Army Reserve, WASP AE

When he was looking for something different to his bar job, Blacktown’s Mitchell Yates had no idea he’d end up

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Army reservist Corporal Stephanie Schuurmans at the Nozawa Onsen Snow Resort. Story by Captain Michael Trainor.
ADF People 

‘sno problem having two jobs

06/01/202215/01/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 3110 Views 0 Comments Army Reserve

Army reservist Corporal Stehpanie Schuurmans has spent the past few years working in the ski fields of Japan and travelling,

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The Army Reserve's newest officers graduating at Holsworthy Barracks, Sydney. Story by Captain Jon Stewart. Photo by Sergeant Nunu Campos.
Australian Army News 

Officer graduates shine in pandemic

10/12/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2504 Views 0 Comments Army Reserve

Despite the challenges of COVID-19, the Army Reserve’s newest officers have graduated as part of the part-time officer commissioning program.

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Lieutenant Sebastian Jingle at the conclusion of the part-time officer commissioning program graduation ceremony at Holsworthy Barracks, Sydney. Story by Captain Jon Stewart. Photo by Sergeant Nunu Campos.
ADF People 

Lt Jingle a community trailblazer

10/12/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2865 Views 0 Comments 51st Battalion Far North Queensland Regiment, Army Reserve, Indigenous soldiers

Lieutenant Sebastian Jingle has become the first known Indigenous Australian from the western Cape York region to commission as an

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An Australian Army special operations forces soldier conducts a military free-fall parachute jump from a Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules aircraft near RAAF Base Williams. Story by Major Darren Elder. Photo by Sergeant Jake Sims.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force 

Commandos jump back into parachuting

23/11/202124/11/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2338 Views 0 Comments 1st Commando, Army Reserve

Australian Army soldiers from the historic Williamstown-based 2nd Commando Company, 1st Commando Regiment, made a spectacular return to parachute training

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Members from the 3rd Health Support Battalion join Captain Paul Hanley (top, second from left), Ruth Parsell (bottom, first from left) and pilot Ian Smart (bottom, first from right) in front of the CareFlight rapid response helicopter. Story by Flight Lieutenant Nick O’Connor. Photo by Duyen Nguyen.
Australian Army News Sovereign industry 

High-flying employer wins Defence award

09/11/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1972 Views 0 Comments Army Reserve

High-flying, Northmead-based employer, CareFlight, has won the not-for-profit category of Defence’s prestigious NSW 2021 Employer Support Awards in recognition of

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Corporal Rhys Hadfield, left, O’Brien Electrical and Data Joondalup's Jason Bridges, Warrant Officer Class One Peter Duff, and Commanding Officer 16th Battalion, Royal Western Australia Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Leigh Partridge. Story by Flight Lieutenant Nick O’Connor.
Australian Army News Sovereign industry 

Reward for positive connection

04/11/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1788 Views 0 Comments Army Reserve

A commitment to supporting an ADF reservist has paid dividends for Perth business O’Brien Electrical and Data Joondalup. CAPTION: Corporal

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Army reservist Captain Gareth Morgan receives the Prince of Wales Award at his workplace, DXC Technology, in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. Story by Captain Evita Ryan.
ADF People Sovereign industry 

Award supports professional development

04/11/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1497 Views 0 Comments Army Reserve

Growing up in the leafy Brisbane suburb of Ferny Grove, near Gallipoli Barracks in Enoggera, Captain Gareth Morgan always wanted

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Private Valeriy Gurskyy ready to board a C-27J Spartan aircraft during Operation Resolute 2021. Story by Flight Lieutenant Nick O’Connor.
Australian Army News Sovereign industry 

Reserve service a win-win

31/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1810 Views 0 Comments Army Reserve

For Ukrainian immigrant Valeriy Gurskyy, joining the Army Reserve as an infantry soldier shows his loyalty to his adopted country,

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Lance Corporal Craig Luchetta on Operation Victoria Bushfire Assist in 2009 when he was a private. Story by Flight Lieutenant Nick O’Connor. Photo by Warrant Officer Class Two Graham McBean.
ADF People Sovereign industry 

Reservist puts SKATERZ up after hectic career

31/10/202107/11/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2099 Views 1 Comment Army Reserve

Hailing from Melbourne’s northern suburbs, Lance Corporal Craig Luchetta was inspired to join the Army Reserve in 2006 after meeting

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Major Jeff Martin, from No. 51 Far North Queensland Regiment, Paul Boag, Inloc CEO, Sergeant Kym Walker, of No. 51 FNQR and an Inloc employee, and Major Ben Lanskey, of Defence Reserve Support, at the award ceremony. Photo by Lieutenant Nic Hawkins
Australian Army News Sovereign industry 

Award for hiring reservists a bonus for employer

24/09/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1464 Views 0 Comments Army Reserve

Being recognised as a leading employer of Defence reservists in Queensland was never front of mind for Paul Boag, Chief

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Private Marc Taylor from Rifle Company Butterworth rotation 116 briefs Menden Mahe from Mendens Demolition on the M3 Carl Gustav rocket launcher at Gurun Field Firing Range in Malaysia. Photo by Corporal Nunu Campos.
Australian Australian Army News Videos 

Lifting like a boss in Malaysia

16/01/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 9447 Views 0 Comments Army Reserve, Exercise Boss Lift

Nineteen executives and small business owners from the ACT, NSW and southern Queensland were lifted by C17 Globemaster and dropped onto

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