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RAAF personnel load an ATM-84J Harpoon on to the port wing of a P-8A Poseidon in Hawaii during RIMPAC – with a second missile visible in the foreground. Other photos show the same personnel loading a Harpoon onto the starboard-wing pylon – indicating that the aircraft was loaded with two missiles. All Defence reporting of this flight talks about a Harpoon missile in the singular. Photo by Corporal Nicci Freeman.

RAAF caught shooting blanks at a live-fire range practice!!!

27/07/201814/08/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6363 Views 3 Comments ATM-84J, Harpoon, P-8A Poseidon, USS Racine

“Where’s the kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering kaboom,” is a familiar question to older cartoon lovers. It

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Expensive, long-winded trial to study what should be CDF

30/05/201830/05/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3558 Views 3 Comments Therapy Dogs

No one – even Veterans’ Affairs Minister Darren Chester – argues that Therapy Dogs wouldn’t be of benefit to veterans suffering

Philippine Army solider Sergeant Sonny Casuga practices urban combat techniques with Australian Army soldiers from the 3rd Brigade, at Capinpin, Philippines, as part of Operation Augury. Photo by Corporal Kyle Jenner.

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Is Australia conducting a ‘secret’ war on terrorism?

28/12/201717/11/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 17322 Views 0 Comments Operation Augury

It turns out Operation Augury is not what we here at CONTACT thought it was – an urban-ops training mission

Royal Australian Navy AS 350BA Squirrel Helicopters from 723 Squadron conduct a six-ship (sic) formation fly past over HMAS Albatross.

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Someone in Defence can’t count ;-)

06/11/201706/11/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4041 Views 2 Comments

The offical and officially cleared caption on this photo says… Royal Australian Navy AS 350BA Squirrel Helicopters from 723 Squadron

Former soldier Jeff Wright is assisted after a fall in a wheelchair basketball pool match against Denmark. Photo by Corporal Mark Doran.

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High hopes for Invictus Games coverage dashed

29/09/201710/06/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3026 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2017

CONTACT had high hopes that this year’s Invictus Games coverage would be big, reliable and worthy of passing on to

HMAS Adelaide in transit to East Timor – 19 September 2017. Photo by Leading Seaman Peter Thompson.

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Defence doesn’t know where HMAS Adelaide is

25/09/201704/10/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 9257 Views 0 Comments

On Friday of last week, Defence published video and photos of HMAS Adelaide in Dili Harbour – all dated 20

An Australian soldier fires at the enemy during a contact at Shoalwater Bay Training Area during Exercise Talisman Sabre 17. Photo by Leading Seaman Jake Badior.

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Two pedants draw sabres over spelling of saber

01/09/201701/09/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4244 Views 2 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre 2017

Exchanges such as this really do tickle my fancy…. G’ day Brian. Cheers for the Contact Magazine link –

Members of the 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, Manoeuvre Support Platoon, provide direct fire support with .50 Cal machineguns during the final Battlegroup Samichon assault at the Shoalwater Bay Training Area during Exercise Talisman Saber 2017. Photo by Corporal Mark Doran.

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“2RAR will cease to exist as a light-infantry battalion”

18/08/201706/09/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 24671 Views 4 Comments 2nd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, 2RAR

While some in Army would prefer to put it a little less indelicately, a senior army officer recently told CONTACT

3rd Brigade live-fire attack, High Range. Photo by Brian Hartigan.

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I believe reports Army is discriminating against male recruitment

11/08/201731/08/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6620 Views 0 Comments discriminating against male recruitment

More troubling reporting in mainstream media today suggests that the Australian Army has instructed recruiters to stop recruiting males and

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LHDs incapable of delivering tanks to shore

10/08/201707/09/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 13753 Views 5 Comments HMAS Canberra, HMAS Choules, mexeflote

There were worrisome reports in the media yesterday saying the landing craft on the Royal Australian Navy’s Landing Helicopter Dock ships,

Australia's Deputy Prime Minister Baraby Joyce

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Did DPM infer Aussie soldiers were evil murderers?

02/06/201702/06/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4339 Views 0 Comments Deputy Prime Minister

Have you ever seen an ageing gentleman of good upbringing turn purple, with steam coming out of his ears? You

HMAS Adelaide rests on blocks within Captain Cook Graving Dock at Fleet Base East, Sydney, after entering dry dock for maintenance. Photo by Leading Seaman Peter Thompson.

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HMAS Adelaide high and dry – Canberra on trial

19/05/201722/05/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 10785 Views 3 Comments HMAS Canberra

Royal Australian Navy amphibious ship HMAS Adelaide has entered the Captain Cook Graving Dock at Garden Island in Sydney for

Soldiers from Australia's Federation Guard carry a coffin containing the remains of an unknown Australian soldier to his final resting place at the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery in Ambon, Indonesia, on 10 September 2015. Photo by Commander Fenn Kemp

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Well may we say “Lest we Forget” – but do we actually remember

20/04/201727/04/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7963 Views 1 Comment Lest we Forget

LEST WE FORGET – words so easily spoken. But do we actually remember? Can anyone tell me how many soldiers

Sergeant Ben Stuart, Warrant Officer Class Two Clinton Doedee, Corporal Tayla Kelly and Warrant Officer Class One Jason Hartley in the Middle East.

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Release the Kraken on today’s web troll

05/04/201705/04/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6739 Views 2 Comments web troll

This innocuous story/photo(above) and CONTACT’s publication of same caused one peed-off photographer to unleash, anonymously, on the wrong editor…. He called

In heavy seas, almost 450 Nautical Miles off the West Australian Coast, HMAS Parramatta closes in on stricken yacht ' Jedi 1'.

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What’s a few hundred miles between rescuers

19/03/201721/03/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3776 Views 0 Comments HMAS Parramatta

I don’t want to take anything away from the awesome effort involved in the rescue of three sailors off the

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‘ADF member’ is a dirty word – apparently

14/03/201714/03/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 14885 Views 10 Comments ADF member

The editor of CONTACT doesn’t get a lot of fan mail or – I’m sure he’s grateful – much in

Avionics Technicians from 11 Squadron load an AGM-84 Harpoon Missile onto an AP-3C Orion aircraft at the Marine Corps Base Hawaii during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2016. Photo by Able Seaman Kayla Hayes.

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RAAF says RIMPAC has peaceful intent, ostensibly

13/03/201713/03/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3797 Views 0 Comments ostensibly

Aah, the Queens English. I love it. I love it even more when someone uses a word that sounds good

While on patrol in the Middle East region, HMAS Arunta conducted a boarding and discovered about 800kg of illegal narcotics. Photo by Able Seaman Steven Thompson.

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HMAS Arunta has hidden in a consignment of coffee

03/03/201713/03/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3721 Views 0 Comments

Yes, the headline is correct – Royal Australian Navy ship HMAS Arunta has hidden in a consignment of coffee. It must have

Sir Jeffrey Armiger's Bullshit Detector under heavy load.

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Never has my BULLSHIT radar been so strained

23/02/201724/02/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5498 Views 0 Comments Sir Jeffrey Armiger

Busy, busy busy the Australian Defence Force has been over recent weeks. Under attack from frustrated farmers, they had to rethink

Able Seaman Aviation Technician Aircraft Luke Bacchus spreads the propeller blades of HMAS Perth's embarked MH-60R helicopter.

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RAN fits propellers to new Romeo helicopter

20/09/201620/09/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4206 Views 0 Comments propeller

Apparently, the Royal Australian Navy is now fitting propellers to it’s new MH-60R ‘Romeo’ helicopters. At least, that’s what the