HMAS Choules ends three-month deployment
After three months supporting Exercise Pacific Partnership, HMAS Choules returns home from deployment supporting humanitarian assistance activities and strengthening interoperability with regional
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Author: Posted by Brian Hartigan
NASAMS reaches final operational capability
Australia’s National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS) capability has achieved final operational capability. FILE PHOTO: An Australian Army
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Tech trainees visited by future platforms
More than 690 technical trainees got a firsthand look at where their skills could take them when operational units from
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Heart of Brisbane beats to Navy 125
Brisbane’s King George Square lit up as personnel from HMAS Moreton delivered a beat-to-quarters and a ceremonial sunset to mark Navy’s
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Gunners prove worth of new Huntsman
An AS9 Huntsman unleashed fury across Townsville Field Training Area on August 27 as 106 Bty executed rapid strikes and
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First major exercise for Boxer
“Either my mind is playing tricks or there’s movement at 10 o’clock,” says Private Jonah Nelson, of 8/9RAR. CAPTION: Australian
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Preparing for war – Pozieres Run
Army rehearsed one of the most realistic contemporary battlefield scenarios to date during Exercise Pozieres Run, achieving a series of
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Refuelling combat forces on the move
Long before combat power reaches the battlefield, it must be sustained and protected – a heavy responsibility that rests with
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Army adapting as drones transform modern warfare
As 6RAR Delta Company troops moved stealthily through the night to the form-up position outside the enemy’s stronghold, a successful
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Century RAS for Stalwart as Stuart heads north
HMAS Stalwart has recorded its 100th replenishment at sea (RAS) since its introduction to service in November 2021. CAPTION: HMAS Stalwart breaks
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RAAF ignites Brisbane’s Riverfire
Queenslanders cast their eyes to the sky at dusk on September 5 for the annual river run of Royal Australian
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Thoughts on what the future holds for the Royal Australian Armoured Corps (RAAC)
How did the RAAC become the senior Corps in the Army? Furthermore, is this status deserved? It’s amazing what
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Lean-to goes higher
Up, up and away she goes, where she stops nobody knows. That’s the problem with designing on the fly. And,
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Letter to Lieutenant General Coyle in her previous capacity
Lieutenant General Susan Coyle, AM, CSC, DSMChief of Joint Capabilities, Russell Offices, CANBERRA, ACT, 2600. Dear Lieutenant General Coyle, Please accept
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Stress test pushes health teams to the limit
Austere conditions, intense urban combat, a fast-moving battlespace and multiple mass-casualty scenarios – this was the backdrop against which the
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New fighting vehicles tested on water
Huntsman and Redback armoured vehicles took part in sea trials on and around Garden Island, Sydney Harbour, in July (reported
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Aussie/US force-integration on HMAS Canberra
HMAS Canberra has completed Exercise Capital Reach, a major force integration activity involving more than 350 United States Marines from Marine Rotational
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Perth readying for rough conditions
HMAS Perth’s crew sharpened their skills with boat drills in the waters off the coast of Vietnam, in the South China
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Sydney dodges weather to get a refill
HMAS Sydney wrapped up Exercise Pacific Dragon by dodging a hurricane to receive essential fuel and stores from USNS Washington Chambers. CAPTION: USNS
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Flood-relief aid delivered to Nepal
A RAAF C-17A Globemaster III has transported humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) supplies, equipment and personnel to Nepal, in
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