Pozières – “more densely sown with Australian sacrifice than any other place on earth”
The sacrifice made by Australian servicemen during the Battle of Pozières, France, was commemorates yesterday on the 100th anniversary. The
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Unknown Australian soldier reinterred at Polygon Wood
Australian soldiers participated in the reinterment of an unknown Australian soldier at Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood in Belgium yesterday. In
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US Marines embark on HMAS Adelaide – CONTACT editor smiles
Story by 1st Lieutenant Sarah Rhodes Photo by Lance Corporal Osvaldo Ortega TASMAN SEA – U.S. Marines and sailors from Company A,
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Remember Spirit of the Anzacs (official music video)
This beautiful video, published on 26 February 2015, is a very moving tribute to Australian servicemen and women, past and
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Passion & Patience in Photography – Episode 2
Welcome to the second episode of what may turn out to be a regular series of interviews, discussions, shenanigans and maybe
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Billion-dollar drug bust in Sydney
Four people have been charged by the Joint Organised Crime Group (JOCG) for their alleged involvement in the importation and
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Kiwi fitness app wins world government award
The New Zealand Defence Force has won an international award for ‘Force Fit’, its innovative mobile fitness app designed to
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Kiwis aim to make competitors cry at (and before) Invictus Games
Twenty-one members of the New Zealand Defence Force are preparing for battle, as they train to compete in the May
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Two Old Pharts Discuss – Passion & Patience in Photography
Welcome to the first of what may turn out to be a regular series of interviews, discussions, shenanigans and maybe
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Roulettes took tennis ace Sam Groth for a flight – amazing results
Royal Australian Air Force Roulettes recently took tennis ace Sam Groth for a flight – and the results were pretty amazing.
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ADF on ops send family Christmas shoutouts
Some 2200 Australian Defence Force personnel were away from their families and friends this Christmas. The ADF’s ongoing operations in
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Season’s Greetings from our troops overseas
Some 2200 Australian Defence Force personnel have celebrated Christmas away from their families and friends this year. The ADF’s ongoing operations
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Commandos storm Manly Beach
An Australian soldier from 1st Commando Regiment jumps from a Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules aircraft during annual parachute
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Exercise Mars Olympics – five-day counter-terrorism exercise
The 2nd Commando Regiment conducted a five-day counter-terrorism training exercise in Sydney recently to rehearse the Australian Defence Force’s response capability
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Task Group Taji 2 farewell
Some 300 Australian Defence Force members were formally farewelled in Brisbane on 31 October ahead of their departure for Iraq under
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HMAS Sydney Decommissioning
The Royal Australian Navy farewelled HMAS Sydney in a formal decommissioning ceremony on 7 November after more than 30 years service. General Sir
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Antarctica – new milestone for RAAF C-17
The RAAF and Australian Antarctic Division successfully flew a joint operational mission to Antarctica, with a C-17A Globemaster III delivering heavy
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CONTACT TV – at home with Chris Allen
CONTACT TV broadcast its first ‘Scope’ – a live video broadcast on Periscope – on 19 November 2015 with a
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First KC-30A boom refuel with E-7A over Iraq
October 23rd 2015 was an historic day for the RAAF with the first combat refuelling by a KC-30 using its
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Exercise Chong Ju 2015
Exercise Chong Ju is an annual live fire training exercise conducted at the Australian Army’s Combined Arms Training Centre at
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