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Northern Shield

Soldiers from 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment exit a No 37 Squadron C-130J Hercules at RAAF Base Scherger for Exercise Northern Shield 2017. Photo by Corporal David Said.
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Northern Shield kicks off – in Queensland

14/10/201717/10/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6016 Views 0 Comments Northern Shield

The Australian Defence Force commenced Exercise Northern Shield in northern Queensland today to test its rapid deployment capability to remote

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Exercise Northern Shield 2015

15/11/2015 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3527 Views 0 Comments Northern Shield

About 1000 military personnel, with airplane, helicopter, boat and vehicle support deployed to the north west of Western Australia in

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Trans-continental exercises tests ADF

21/09/201517/10/2015 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6325 Views 0 Comments HMAS Canberra, Northern Shield, Sea Series

The Australian Defence Force recently demonstrated its ability to deploy on both sides of the Australian continent concurrently. Exercise Northern Shield

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Australian Army Commandos parachute out of a Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules during Exercise Northern Shield 2015.
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ADF deploy to resource-rich north west

20/09/201512/10/2015 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6027 Views 0 Comments North West Shelf, north-west Australia, Northern Shield

About 1000 ADF personnel have started to deploy to Exmouth to test short-notice security response arrangements in our resource-rich north west.

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