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Army petroleum operator Private Mason Dearing prepares to transport fuel from an LCM-8 to the beach storage area in the vicinity of Cowley Beach Training Area, Queensland. Story by Captain Joanne Leca.

Team that fuels the force

06/11/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 618 Views 0 Comments 2nd Combat Supply Company, Exercise Overland Nautical Petros, LCM-8

As waves crashed ashore at Cowley Beach, a landing craft mechanised mark 8 (LCM-8) landing craft approached carrying a critical

A CH-47F Chinook from 5th Aviation Regiment flies over Karkar Island during Exercise Helicon Luk in PNG. Story by Major Carolyn Barnett. Photos by Warrant Officer Class Two Miranda Buckley.

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PNG terrain tests flying skills

05/11/202410/11/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 664 Views 0 Comments 3rd Brigade, 5th Aviation Regiment, CH-47F Chinook, Exercise Helicon Luk, Exercise Wantok Warrior, PNG

CH-47F Chinooks of 5th Aviation Regiment took to the skies over the Papua New Guinea highlands for high-density altitude training

Australian Army soldiers and aviators conduct helicopter insertion and extraction training as part of UH-60M Black Hawk introduction-into-service activities. Photo by Corporal Robert Whitmore.

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Army UH-60M Black Hawk fleet update

03/11/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1069 Views 2 Comments UH-60M Black Hawk

The Australian Army says it is rapidly bringing its fleet of UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters in to service, with the

Warrant Officer Class One Frank Franolic, right of centre, stands with friends and family after being presented with his third Federation Star. Story by Captain Carlie Gibson. Photo by Warrant Officer Class Two David Eason.

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Still proud to be called a sapper after 50 years

01/11/202407/11/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 925 Views 0 Comments Federation Star, Sapper, School of Military Engineering

In a celebration of dedication and commitment, Warrant Officer Class One (WO1) Frank Franolic was awarded his third Federation Star

Lance Corporal Ben Pascoe and Private Shanon Holloway take on the roles of Commanding Officer and Regimental Sergeant Major for the day at Lavarack Barracks, Townsville. Story by Captain Brittany Evans. Photo by Trooper Dana Millington.

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Diggers take charge at 3 Brigade for a day

01/11/202407/11/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 754 Views 0 Comments 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Lavarack Barracks, Legacy

It was that time of year last month for soldiers from 1st Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment to raise funds

Military Personnel Division is creating an integrated approach to career management and support across Navy, Army, and Air Force.

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Navigating an ADF career

29/10/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 897 Views 0 Comments Military Personnel Division

ADF personnel can now access all career management and personnel support information in one place thanks to the new Military

Soldiers fire a Javelin weapon system during the Direct Fire Support Weapons course. Story by Captain Adrienne Goode. Photo by Sergeant Peng Zhang.

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Soldiers sharpen firepower skills

29/10/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 675 Views 0 Comments 10/27 Battalion Royal South Australian Regiment, 2nd (Australia) Division, 9th Brigade, Cultana

Soldiers from across the 2nd (Australian) Division completed the direct fire support weapons training course at Cultana Training Area in

An F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft drops a bomb at the Townsville Field Training Area as part of the Joint Terminal Attack Controller Course live-fire serials during Exercise Black Dagger 2024. Story by Flight Lieutenant Grace Casey-Maughan. Photos by Aircraftwoman Laura Flower.

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Exercise Black Dagger 24 right on target

25/10/202426/10/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 3915 Views 0 Comments 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Exercise Black Dagger, F/A-18F Super Hornet, JTAC, No. 1 Squadron, No. 4 Squadron, PC-21, RAAF Townsville

Royal Australian Air Force personnel called in weapons strikes from air combat aircraft and artillery units during Exercise Black Dagger

Lieutenant Colonel Ben Watson appreciates a painting of the 9th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, in Vietnam with Veteran Dan Penman, right, at Gallipoli Barracks, Enoggera. Photo by Private Andrew Shaw.

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Important picture of courage and sacrifice

24/10/202426/10/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 713 Views 1 Comment 8th/9th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Gallipoli Barracks, Vietnam War

Coinciding with its 50th anniversary, 8th/9th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment (8/9RAR) has acquired the Bunker Assault painting, which marks

King Charles III inspects Australia's Federation Guard at Parliament House in Canberra. Photo by Nicole Mankowski.

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ADF’s command performances for royal visit

24/10/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 877 Views 0 Comments Australia’s Federation Guard, Band of the Royal Military College, King Charles III

The ADF has supported the visit to Australia by Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla, performing duties in

Australian and Malaysian Army soldiers conduct dry-fire rehearsals during Exercise Southern Tiger at Cultana Field Training Area, South Australia. Story by Captain Peter March. Photo by Corporal Cameron Pegg.

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Diggers host Malaysian counterparts

22/10/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 770 Views 0 Comments 10/27 Battalion Royal South Australian Regiment, 3rd Health Battalion, 4th Mechanised Brigade, 9th Brigade, Cultana, Exercise Southern Tiger, Royal Malaysian Army

Australian and Malaysian personnel deepened old bonds in September on Exercise Southern Tiger. CAPTION: Australian and Malaysian Army soldiers conduct dry-fire

The Legacy bears pose with 24 Squadron team members prior to the P-8A aircraft pull at RAAF Base Edinburgh, South Australia. Story by Flight Lieutenant Robert Cochran. Photo by Sergeant Nicci Freeman.

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Tug of war takes real air force

18/10/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 851 Views 0 Comments 110th Field Battery, Legacy, No. 11 Squadron, No. 9 Squadron, No. 92 Wing, Northrop Grumman, P-8A Poseidon, RAAF Edinburgh

Teams of 20 to 25 people took on the challenge of pulling a P-8A Poseidon across the tarmac at RAAF

An Australian Army M1A1 Abrams tank fires during Exercise Jericho Dawn 2016. Photo by Sergeant Pete Gammie

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Australia donates retiring Abrams to Ukraine

18/10/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 851 Views 9 Comments M1A1 Abrams, M1A2 Abrams, Ukraine

The Australian government has announced it will gift 49 retiring M1A1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine to bolster that country’s fight

Commander 9th Brigade Brigadier Tim Orders presents World War 2 veteran, Glen Dobie, with his Australian Service Medal 1945-75 with Clasp 'PNG'. Story and photos by Captain Peter March.

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WWII digger receives service medal at 99

17/10/202418/10/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1325 Views 0 Comments WWII

Glen Dobie was 18 when he, like many other young Australians, answered the call to arms during World War II.

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Land autonomous systems and teaming demonstration

11/10/202412/10/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1964 Views 0 Comments 1st Armoured Regiment, Army Battle Lab, Puckapunyal, Robotics and Autonomous Systems Implementation and Coordination Office (RICO)

From commanding armoured vehicles in land combat to operating emerging technology, robotics and autonomous systems, soldiers from the 1st Armoured

An Army light armoured vehicle from 2nd Cavalry Regiment crosses a river during Exercise Regional Warfighter at Tully Training Area, Queensland. Story by Lieutenant Eddie Pa’ak (Papua New Guinea Defence Force). Photos by Corporal Jack Pearce.

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Cavalry comes to grips with jungle conditions

09/10/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1044 Views 0 Comments 2nd Cavalry Regiment, Exercise Regional Warfighter

The 2nd Cavalry Regiment completed 12 days of training last month that culminated in a 48-hour full mission profile using

Private Jack Hayes prepares for a photography task at the Army Logistic Training Centre at Latchford Barracks, Bonegilla, Victoria. Story by Major Evita Ryan. Photo by Private Joseph Hess.

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Shooting for the stars in the Red Centre

08/10/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1006 Views 1 Comment 8th/9th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Army Logistic Training Centre

When Private Jack Hayes transitioned out of full-time service in 2017, he could not have predicted re-enlisting five years later

Army's Major Thomas Bittner briefs ADF Chief of Joint Capabilities Lieutenant General Susan Coyle in the Air Force Space Command Operations Centre during Exercise Pitch Black this year. Story by Ricky Bryan. Photo by Sergeant Andrew Eddie.

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Unity on space rules more important than ever

08/10/202416/10/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 834 Views 0 Comments Australian Space Command, Combined Space Operations (CSpO)

The international engagements that help to set rules, establish norms and promote responsible behaviour in space are central to advancing

Australian Army soldiers from 5th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, engage a threat after receiving fire-control orders during a joint field training exercise conducted on Exercise Super Garuda Shield 2024 in Surabaya, Indonesia. Story and photo by Corporal Madhur Chitnis.

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Army linguists bridge culture gap in Indonesia

08/10/202412/10/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1135 Views 0 Comments 1st Combat Engineer Regiment, 5th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Exercise Super Garuda Shield, Indonesian National Armed Forces, linguists

Army linguists played an important role at this year’s Exercise Super Garuda Shield, held last month. CAPTION: Australian Army soldiers from

Australian High Commissioner to the Republic of Cyprus Fiona McKergow assists a woman and her family to board a bus after arriving in Larnaca, Cyrpus, by Australian-government chartered aircraft from Beirut, Lebanon. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.

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Deployment of ADF personnel and aircraft to the Middle East

06/10/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1404 Views 0 Comments Operation Beech

ADF personnel and aircraft have been deployed to the Middle East as part of Operation Beech – Defence’s support of