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Warrant Officer Class Two Luke Parlor, a mechanic from Defence Force School of Signals conducts maintenance on a V8 Supercar at the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix in Melbourne. Story by Flight Lieutenant Marina Power. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Taylor Anderson.

Army delivered grunt to Grand Prix weekend

05/04/202308/04/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1085 Views 0 Comments Army Drone Racing Team, Army Reserve, School of Armour, School of Infantry

An impressive display of Army equipment proved popular with crowds at the Formula 1 Grand Prix at Albert Park, Melbourne.

Lieutenant Kurt O’Neill and Sergeant Steven Banks, from the School of Armour, present WW2 veteran, 101-year-old Bertram (Bert) Sutton, with an Aussie Hero Quilt at his home in Numurkah, Victoria.

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WW2 veteran honoured with hero quilt

29/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 955 Views 0 Comments Aussie Hero Quilts, School of Armour, WWI, WWII

World War 2 veteran, Private Bertram (Bert) Sutton, has been honoured with the presentation of a hero quilt by the

Students from Puckapunyal Primary School watch on as 'Carla the Crane' is erected at the Stage 1 – Armoured Fighting Vehicle Facilities Program project site at the School of Armour. Story by Major Carrie Robards.

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Meet Carla the Crane

13/11/202118/11/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1055 Views 0 Comments Puckapunyal, School of Armour

While it is not unusual to see a crane on a construction site, Puckapunyal’s newest addition might make you look

Australian Australian Army News Science & Technology

School of Armour gets inflatable command posts

12/07/201612/07/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4519 Views 0 Comments inflatable command post, School of Armour

Australia’s School of Armour at Puckapunyal, Victoria, has taken delivery of a new generation of inflatable-tent command posts. The inflatable tents can be