Sharing is the currency of deployment
An Australian Army general surgeon has swapped more than knowledge and experiences with his foreign counterparts during a deployment to
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Iraq
COVID support part of deployment
As part of her deployment to Iraq, RAAF nursing officer Flying Officer Cheryl Brophy is providing COVID-19 support to contractors
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Navy surgeon enjoying time in the sand
A deployment to Iraq is providing Navy neurosurgeon Lieutenant Commander Andrew Davidson with some unique challenges. CAPTION: Navy neurosurgeon Lieutenant
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Team an anaesthesia to challenges
Navy medical officer Lieutenant Commander Lin Hu is currently deployed with his triservice colleagues to the only role 3 hospital
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ANZACs train Iraq Special Forces trainers
Task Group Taji 4 is helping the Iraqi Army to build its Special Forces’ Rangers capability by offering bespoke ‘train-the-trainer’
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Army Medic on deployment on World Health Day
Australian Army medic Levi Stripp is deployed on Operation Okra in Iraq to deliver life-saving medical training to Iraqi Security
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RAAF bomb-drop footage from Mosul
Defence has released footage of RAAF F/A-18A bomb strikes in Mosul, accompanied by detailed and careful legal explanations/justifications. This video
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Second Kiwi Iraq rotation welcomed home
About 70 New Zealand Defence Force soldiers deployed to help train Iraqi Security Forces returned home just a few hours
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PM and CDF visit Australian troops in Iraq
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Chief of Defence Air Chief Marshal Mark Binskin visited Australian troops in Iraq on 16
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Aussies adopt radical disguises to protect ID on ops
Australians serving overseas are adopting radical but effective disguises to protect their identities while on operations, especially when bastard photographers
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Okra bombs up for increase in operational tempo
Under direction from a RAAF loadmaster, American and Australian load team members load a shipment of guided bombs onto a RAAF
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Direct Aussie support in taking of Ramadi
Australia’s Special Operations Task Group and the RAAF were directly involved in assisting Iraqi forces retake Ramadi through December. Australia’s
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Season’s Greetings from our troops overseas
Some 2200 Australian Defence Force personnel have celebrated Christmas away from their families and friends this year. The ADF’s ongoing operations
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ALL-OUT WAR avoided in Iraq
Defence officials hoped that all-out war could be avoided in Iraq on Halloween as ANZAC rugby fans faced off. Australian and New
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Second New Zealand Iraq rotation leave home
New Zealand’s second rotation of Defence personnel bound for Iraq left home today to participate in a Mission Readiness Exercise in Australia.
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“We are an army at war in a nation that feels as though it is blissfully at peace”
In 2007, then Chief of Army Lieutenant General Peter Leahy gave a speech to the Royal Australian Infantry Corps. His speech started…
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Australia set to bomb Syrian targets
The Australian government today announced that it had decided to extend Australia’s air strikes against Daesh allowing the RAAF to bomb Syrian
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ANZAC trainers still doing it in Iraq
Australian and New Zealand trainers continue to provide instructional support to an Iraqi Army NCO Academy designed to enhance the skills
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100 Years In The Desert – Anzacs, ISIS and the Middle East
For a century the armies of Australia and New Zealand have fought to maintain order in the Middle East. The
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First NZ/Aus-trained Iraqi soldiers ready to fight Daesh
The first batch of NZ/Aus-trained Iraqi soldiers is ready to fight Daesh after graduating on Sunday. Soldiers of the Iraqi 76th Brigade
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