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Army anaesthetist Major Timothy Charles from the 2nd Health Brigade participates in a simulated mass-casualty scenario in the surgical bay at the Role 2 Basic medical treatment facility during Exercise Predator's Run at the Bradshaw Field Training Area. Story and photo by Sergeant Matthew Bickerton.

The person standing between patient and pain

28/08/202431/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1344 Views 1 Comment 2nd Health Brigade, Exercise Predator’s Run

Sergeant Alan Rowell with the conference table he made for the Chief of Army through the Holsworthy MakerSpace. Story and photos by Warrant Officer Class Two Max Bree.

Australian Army News Science & Technology

Making a space for manufacturing

28/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1489 Views 0 Comments 3d Printer, Holsworthy Barracks, MakerSpace

Fox Rowell’s husband used to finish each year feeling the pressures of military life and talking about discharging. CAPTION: Sergeant Alan

Chief of Navy Vice Admiral Mark Hammond (far left) and the Director General of the Australian Submarine Agency, Vice Admiral Jonathan Mead (far right), with Australia's first Navy officers to graduate from the Royal Navy's Nuclear Reactor Course. Story by Lieutenant Commander John Thompson. Photos by LPhot Edward Jones.

News Royal Australian Navy UK

Nuclear-powered sub training on track

28/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2241 Views 0 Comments AUKUS, Nuclear Powered Submarines

AUKUS has taken another significant step forward with the graduation of three Royal Australian Navy officers from the Royal Navy’s

ADF People Royal Australian Air Force

Image specialist makes AI aircraft ID breakthrough

28/08/202403/09/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1536 Views 0 Comments Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Thanks to an image specialist’s out-of-the-box thinking, searching for pictures of aircraft could soon be a whole lot easier. CAPTION: Air

Army Captain Blake Parbery holds his grandfather Gordon Wells' service medals, outside Headquarters 1st (Australian) Division, Gallipoli Barracks, Enoggera, Queensland. Story and photo by Captain Peter Nugent.

Australian Army History News Overseas

Exercise continues support of South Korea

28/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1654 Views 0 Comments 3rd Battalion RAR, Exercise Ulchi Freedom Shield, Gallipoli Barracks, Headquarters 1st (Australian) Division, Kapyong, Korean War

Members of Headquarters 1st (Australian) Division travelled to South Korea in August for Exercise Ulchi Freedom Shield for the next

HMAS Broome enters Darwin harbour for the last time prior decommissioning at Darwin, NT. Story bib Lieutenant Commander Rebecca Williamson. Photos by Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez.

News Royal Australian Navy

HMAS Broome’s final port call

28/08/202431/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1652 Views 1 Comment Armidale-class patrol boat, decommissioning, HMAS Broome

For its final voyage, HMAS Broome conducted one last port visit to its namesake town in Western Australia ahead of its

Private Bethany Dance, of Combat Training Centre, works with Milingimbi Island rangers during Exercise Predator's Run. Story by Corporal Jacob Joseph.

Australian Army News

Learning and sharing on Country

28/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 903 Views 0 Comments 1st Brigade, Exercise Predator’s Run, Indigenous, NORFORCE

As 1st Brigade’s main exercise ramped up, soldiers visiting some of Australia’s most remote areas shared their stories with Indigenous

Lieutenant Jonathan Wills visits Henricus Avenue, Colombo, once home to his mother's family and which now bears the family name. Story by Lieutenant Commander Emma Anderson. Photos by Petty Officer Bradley Darvill.

ADF People History Overseas Royal Australian Navy

A golden opportunity in Sri Lanka

28/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1140 Views 0 Comments Indo-Pacific Endeavour, Navy Reserve

A deployment to Sri Lanka was like an episode of Who Do You Think You Are? for public affairs officer

An aviator marshalls a 75 Squadron F-35A Lightning II at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Photos by Sergeant Hayden Young.

News Royal Australian Air Force USA

Strengthening international ties on Exercise Red Flag

23/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1642 Views 0 Comments E-7A Wedgetail, Exercise Red Flag, F-35A Lightning II, No. 75 Squadron, US Air Force

RAAF aircraft and personnel are in Alaska for Exercise Red Flag, a large-scale air-combat exercise hosted by the United States

RAAF Sergeant Aaron Bennet, centre right, with 2 Squadron personnel after cleaning up Billeroy House Community Centre in Darwin. Story by Corporal Jacob Joseph.

News Royal Australian Air Force

Blue thumbs help Darwin veterans drop-in centre

23/08/202430/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1339 Views 0 Comments E-7A Wedgetail, Exercise Pitch Black, No. 2 Squadron, US Air Force

Although they wore different uniforms, US Air Force, Royal Air Force and RAAF aviators found out they all have a

A Melbourne University Regiment part-time soldier detonates an M18A1 Claymore under the supervision of an instructor during the Land Combat Module conducted at Puckapunyal Military Training Area. Story by Captain Rohan Hurst and Captain Andrew Lee. Photos by Captain Rohan Hurst.

Australian Army News

New training module bolsters reserve capability

23/08/202423/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1786 Views 0 Comments 8th Brigade, Army Reserve, Claymore mine, Puckapunyal

8th Brigade’s Melbourne University Regiment has been training Australia’s newest part-time soldiers through the new Land Combat Module (LCM) this

A LARC-V launches into the surf as part of littoral training at Rainbow Beach, Queensland. Story and photos by Captain Joanne Leca.

Australian Army News

When the surf gets rough, specialists get going

23/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1763 Views 0 Comments 10th Force Support Battalion, Exercise Surfing Penguin, F470 Zodiac, LARC-V

Soldiers from the 10th Force Support Battalion (10FSB) conducted advanced watercraft training with the lighter, amphibious, resupply, cargo, 5-tonne (LARC-V)

Australian military personnel gather for a dawn service at the Trincomalee Commonwealth War Cemetery in Sri Lanka. Story by Lieutenant Jonathan Wills. Photos by Leading Seaman David Cox.

History Lest We Forget News Royal Australian Navy Videos

Indo-Pacific partners share history of sacrifice

23/08/202423/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2256 Views 0 Comments Indo-Pacific Endeavour, Sri Lankan Defence Force, WWII

In the dim first light of day, a contingent of ADF personnel gathered for a dawn service on August 17

An Army soldier from Battle Group Heeler conducts a clearance of the Urban Operational Training Facility at Shoalwater Bay Training Area during Exercise Diamond Run 2024. Story by Major Martin Hadley. Photos by Corporal Johnny Huang.

Australian Army

Readiness shines brightly on Ex Diamond Run

21/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1386 Views 0 Comments 17th Sustainment Brigade, 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, 7th Brigade, Exercise Diamond Run, New Zealand Army, Shoalwater Bay Training Area

More than 1500 personnel converged on Rockhampton and the expansive Shoalwater Bay Training Area in Queensland from August 10-20 for

Australian Army fuel specialists from the 1st Combat Service Support Battalion work alongside petroleum operators from UK's Commando Logistics Regiment to refuel Battle Group Tiger vehicles at Timber Creek, NT, during Exercise Predator's Run. Story by Captain Annie Richardson. Photos by Corporal Madhur Chitnis.

Australian Army News

Logistics teams fuel the fight

21/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1699 Views 0 Comments 1st Combat Service Support Battalion, Exercise Predator’s Run, UK Armed Forces

Private Charlie Wright, of the United Kingdom’s Royal Marine Commandos Logistic Regiment, and Lance Corporal Adrian Cluning, of the 1st

Commander Indo-Pacific Endeavour Commodore Michael Harris and Sri Lanka Navy officers after the Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2024 workshop. Story by Lieutenant Jonathan Wills. Photos by Petty Officer Bradley Darvill.

News Overseas Royal Australian Navy

Aussies lead law-of-the-sea workshop in Sri Lanka

21/08/202429/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1853 Views 0 Comments Indo-Pacific Endeavour, Sri Lankan Defence Force

Australia’s flagship regional engagement activity – Indo-Pacific Endeavour (IPE) – began with a law of the sea workshop involving the

Retired Caribou aviators and 35 Squadron Association members with a restored de Havilland DHC-4 Caribou at the RAAF Amberley Aviation Heritage Centre. Story by Flight Lieutenant Rob Hodgson. Photos by Sergeant Peter Borys.

History News Royal Australian Air Force Veterans

Wallaby Airlines remembered

21/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2077 Views 2 Comments C-27J Spartan, No. 35 Squadron, RAAF Amberley Aviation Heritage Centre, Wallaby Airlines

On a cold, wet morning at RAAF Base Amberley, 35 Squadron Association members gathered to commemorate a significant event for

Madeleine King MP hands over Sergeant John Brislin’s WW2 medals to his son, Bruce Brislin, outside her office in Rockingham, WA. Story by Lieutenant Commander John . Photos Supplied.

ADF People History Lest We Forget

WW2 medals lost but not forgotten

21/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1000 Views 0 Comments WWII

“We will remember them” is more than a phrase. CAPTION: Madeleine King MP hands over Sergeant John Brislin’s WW2 medals to

Chief Petty Officer Karen Lewis performs her role as a Navy Business Analyst. Story by Flight Lieutenant Marina Power. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Paris Rigney.

ADF People Australian Army

Sailor excels in newfound passion

21/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 910 Views 0 Comments Army Data Hub

For a passionate data buff, Army Data Hub is the place to be. CAPTION: Chief Petty Officer Karen Lewis performs her

Australian Army and Republic of Korea soldiers on a familiarisation training course for the K9 self-propelled howitzer and the K10 armoured ammunition resupply vehicle in South Korea. Story by Corporal Luke Bellman.

Australian Army News

Gunners come to grips with new howitzer

21/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 4408 Views 0 Comments 4th Regiment Royal Australian Artillery, K10 Armoured Resupply Vehicle, K9 Self Propelled Howitzer, M777 Howitzer

When Lance Bombadier Lachlan Kirk fired a K9 self-propelled howitzer for the first time, he realised the shock didn’t compare