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Australian Army News 

Heston Russell speaks out about war-crime-arrestee’s identity

21/03/202326/03/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7492 Views 1 Comment SAS, War crimes

Former commando major Heston Russell has come to the defence of the former soldier arrested yesterday – attacking media outlets

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Players from Army Thunder and the Bellingen Magpies battle it out during the 2017 Sergeant Matthew Locke MG Charity football match. Story by Major Jesse Robilliard. Photo by Leading Seaman Tom Gibson.
ADF People Veterans 

Charity match honours local hero

23/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1954 Views 0 Comments SAS

Army’s rugby league team will pay tribute to one of Australia’s fallen soldiers through a charity fundraiser on the NSW mid

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Australian Army soldier Corporal A, from the 1st Commando Regiment, talks with Second World War British Army veteran Mr John Morris in the garden of his home in Merrylands, Sydney. Photo by Chief Petty Officer Cameron Martin.
ADF People History Veterans 

World War II veteran joins Chelsea Pensioners

07/12/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2156 Views 0 Comments SAS, WWII

After decades living in Australia, a World War II Special Air Service (SAS) and Battle of Britain veteran was escorted home

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Military Fitness 

Military Fitness – Part 32

11/03/201711/03/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2815 Views 0 Comments Clearance Diver, Commando, SAS, SASR

I answer a lot of questions about military fitness and write a lot of programs to help people achieve their

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Corporal David Steven Askin, former New Zealand SASR, killed in a helicopter crash, 14 February, while fighting bushfires near Christchurch. NZDF file photo.
New Zealand News Overseas Veterans 

Ex NZ SAS killed in bushfire-fighting helicopter crash

15/02/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 26135 Views 0 Comments helicopter crash, NZSASR, SAS

The New Zealand Defence Force has confirmed reports that a helicopter pilot who died in a crash while fighting fires in

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Australian Australian Army News Science & Technology 

Supacat captured on Perth street

02/11/201524/02/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 12021 Views 1 Comment Commando, SAS, Supacat

Supacat – the new wild beast of the Aussie Special Ops, was seen prancing around Perth streets this week, and snapped

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CONTACT Air Land & Sea issue 45 - AMBUSH
News 

Most read story in CONTACT history

01/10/201517/12/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7880 Views 0 Comments SAS, Simmonds

The story of how Australian SAS Sergeant Troy Simmonds survived an ambush in Afghanistan has ‘gone viral’ and become the

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The Special Air Service Regiment Memorial, commonly called "The Rock".
Australian Australian Army News 

New home for SAS

23/06/201512/10/2015 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5209 Views 0 Comments Australian Army, SAS, SASR

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence Darren Chester today announced that the Campbell Barracks Redevelopment Project had been referred

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