Advanced Combat Shooting Course
Australian Army special forces soldiers used innovative teaching techniques to pass on world’s best advanced combat shooting skills to regular
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Whole squadron of F-22s land in Australia today
A squadron of United States Air Force F-22 Raptors will arrive in Australia today for a series of advanced warfighting exercises with the RAAF.
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VALE – WO2 William James Cunneen 1933-2016
Japan, Korea, Malaya, Borneo and 907 days in Vietnam – more than 10 years Active Service Trailblazer leaves
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1 Brigade skills enhancement training pre deployment
Members of the Australian Army 1st Brigade recently conducted mission-specific training at Robertson Barracks Training Area in preparation for deploying as mentors
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F-35 Lightning debuts at Red Flag
Story by Micah Garbarino 75th Air Base Wing Public Affairs After eight days “at war” the F-35A Lightning II is proving
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Force Protection Element 6 in Afghanistan
Australia’s Force Protection Element-6 (FPE-6) deployed to Kabul, Afghanistan, in June 2016. CAPTION: Australian Army soldier, Corporal Michael Pilia’e-Smith, deployed with
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Counter IED training in Afghanistan
Even as Australians back home celebrate Australia Day, an Australian counter-improvised-explosive-device team is in Afghanistan working as advisers within NATO’s
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Americans refresh force posture in Poland
Zagan, Poland— Tank and Bradley crews from 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade, 4th Infantry Division conducted their
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Lifting like a boss in Malaysia
Nineteen executives and small business owners from the ACT, NSW and southern Queensland were lifted by C17 Globemaster and dropped onto
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Invictus Games 2017 selection trials conclude
Invictus Games 2017 selection trials were conducted at the Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra, from 9-12 January 2017. CAPTION: ADF and
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HMAS Melbourne conducts systems qualifications
HMAS Melbourne (FFG 05) conducted a three-week Systems Qualification Trail (SQT) off the east coast of Australia in December. The
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MSP-T3-GEN-1 .338 Winchester Magnum
Before Christmas 2016 CONTACT interviewed Gareth Crook from GC Precision Developments – a rifle manufacturer in Canberra, Australia. We split
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Military Police Close Personal Protection Course
Soldiers from the Royal Australian Corps of Military Police completed a close personal protection operatives course with a challenging exercise
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New combat-shooting philosophy sweeps through Australian Army
The Australian Army is finally getting serious about marksmanship training and combat shooting skills. CAPTION: Corporals James Cunningham and Karl Fabreschi
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The M700 338 Lapua Magnum made in Canberra
On a recent visit to Canberra, I was introduced to an M700 338 Lapua Magnum that was manufactured at a ‘secret location’ somewhere
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Navy destroys two UXOs in north Queensland
Royal Australian Navy Mine Warfare and Clearance Diving specialists from HMAS Gascoyne have safely disposed of suspected Second World War unexploded ordnance (UXO)
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SWORDs drawn at third annual Army Innovation Day
For the third consecutive year, the Australian Army invited industry to demonstrate their leading equipment, tools and enabling systems, at
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WWII ammo blow rocks Solomon Islands
Nearly 20 tonnes of World War II munitions were destroyed during the Australian Defence Force-led multinational Operation Render Safe in the Solomon
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1RAR fires Mk47 lightweight automatic grenade launcher
Australian soldiers from 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), put the new Mark 47 L40-2 lightweight automatic grenade launcher through
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RIMPAC 2016 ends
The Australian Defence Force achieved successful flight trials, missile launches and interoperability during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2016.
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