Australian Army – Page 6 – CONTACT magazine

Medics, nurses and doctors carry out blood training during a scenario as part of Exercise Surging Forward. Story by Captain Chris Wade. Photos by Corporal Adrian Murphy.

Medics confronted with multiple challenges

23/01/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 909 Views 0 Comments 3rd Health Battalion, Exercise Surging Forward, RAAF Edinburgh

Personnel from the 3rd Health Battalion trialled innovative ways of deploying their equipment into the field swiftly and efficiently, under

An Army HX81 truck pulls a water tanker to demonstrate the new weighbridge at RAAF Base Amberley. Story by Warrant Officer Class 2 Max Bree. Photos: byPrivate Mikayla Abson.

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Base overhaul a boon for Defence’s big haulers

22/01/202622/01/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 1193 Views 0 Comments 9th Force Support Battalion's (9FSB), RAAF Amberley

Defence’s MAN truck drivers will no longer struggle when weighing or washing their vehicles at RAAF Base Amberley thanks to

Australian Army Lieutenant Mitchell 'Tex' Walker in tank number 51 during the delivery of Australian M1A1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine. Story and photos by Lieutenant Commander John Thompson

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Aussies who prepared tanks for Ukraine delivery

22/01/202625/01/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 1325 Views 2 Comments M1A1 Abrams, Operation Kudu, Ukraine

The recent delivery of the final batch of M1A1 Abrams to Ukraine had special meaning for Townsville-born – and now

Wargamers from Defence Science and Technology Group and the Army Battle Lab engage in an analytical wargame. Story by Robert Nutbrown. Photo by Mandom Paje.

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Wargamers explore tech of tomorrow

20/01/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 955 Views 0 Comments DSTG, Wargaming

Defence has staged the first Innovation and Asymmetry Wargame to explore how emerging technologies might shape future military operations. CAPTION:

Private Mathew Guy, A Company, 3RAR, keeps a keen eye on suspected militia activity across the border in West Timor, from East Timor's Oecussi Enclave. Photo by Corporal Brian Hartigan.

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SHOTS END TIMOR RAID – Diggers thwart enclave incursions

17/01/202617/01/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3358 Views 0 Comments

Following is a page-1 story from ARMY Newspaper published 3 February 2000By Corporal Brian Hartigan – now CONTACT Editor OECUSSI, JAN

A black-and-white newspaper clipping from a 1980s Army Newspaper showing military personnel.

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Defence funds newspapers digitisation

13/01/202617/01/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 1288 Views 0 Comments

Step back in time this summer with Defence early service newspapers, which capture the spirit of Australia’s armed forces and

A photo from the 1984 newspaper article.

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The 30-year-old mystery of the wallet

13/01/202613/01/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 892 Views 0 Comments

Step back in time this summer with defence early Service Newspapers, which capture the spirit of Australia’s armed forces and

A soldier rides a Mechanical Mule in a 1960 photo from the Australian Army newspaper, now digitised through Trove.

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From Mechanical Mule to modern mobility

13/01/202613/01/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 849 Views 0 Comments Canungra

Step back in time this summer with defence early Service Newspapers, which capture the spirit of Australia’s armed forces and

An Australian Army M142 HIMARS is prepared for loading onto a United States Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at RAAF Base Amberley. Photo by Corporal Jesse Linards.

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Kenney Strikes Back in north and south parks

10/01/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1755 Views 0 Comments HIMARS

The Australian Army, United States Army and United States Air Force demonstrated a new capability as part of Exercise Kenney

Royal Australian Air Force and Royal Canadian Air Force members participate in Virtual Flag: Coalition 26-1 at the 705th Combat Training Squadron, also known as the Distributed Mission Operations Center, at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico.

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Coalition enhanced on virtual Red Flag

03/01/202603/01/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1860 Views 0 Comments

The Virtual Flag: Coalition exercise, hosted annually by the 705th Combat Training Squadron, also known as the Distributed Mission Operations

Australian M1A1 Abrams tanks bound for Ukraine are unloaded in Europe after arriving from Australia on a cargo ship. Photo by Lance Corporal JA Thompson.

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Australia completes delivery of tanks to Ukraine

19/12/202520/12/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 2199 Views 0 Comments M1A1 Abrams, Operation Kudu, Ukraine

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has completed its landmark commitment to provide Ukraine with 49 M1A1 Abrams tanks, reinforcing the

Royal Australian Air Force F-35A conducts a flypast at the 2025 ADFA Graduation Parade. Story by Hannah Donald.Photo by Thomas Lucraft.

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Future leaders graduate from ADFA

19/12/202519/12/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1964 Views 0 Comments ADFA, Governor-General of Australia

Marking the completion of three years of university study and joint military training, 330 third-year Trainee Officers took to the

Operation Linesmen and Republic of Korea Ministry of National Defense personnel salute remains recovered from White Horse Hill in the Korean DMZ. Story and photos by Lieutenant Commander Brendan Trembath.

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ADF aids KIA recovery from Korean DMZ

19/12/202520/12/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1600 Views 0 Comments Korean War, Operation Linesmen

Seventy-five years after the Korean War started, the Australian Defence Force has supported a successful remains recovery mission on a

An uncrewed aerial system navigates the urban-style challenge course during the Rise of the Drones finals at Victoria Barracks in Sydney. Story by Captain Andrew Lee. Photo by Private C.

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Next-generation drone pilots face off at comp

19/12/202519/12/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1375 Views 0 Comments Army Battle Lab, first-person view drones (FPVD), MakerSpace, Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS)

Army’s newest drone and robotics talent went head-to-head at Victoria Barracks last month in the finals of Rise of the

General Qais Khalaf Rahima (Staff), Deputy Commander of Joint Operations, Iraqi Armed Forces in Baghdad, and Australia's Deputy Chief of Joint Operations, Major General Hugh McAslan, at the cessation of Operation Steadfast. Story by Captain Karam Louli. Photos by Sergeant Andrew Sleeman.

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ADF wraps up Iraq operation

18/12/202520/12/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1450 Views 0 Comments Iraq, Operation Steadfast

Australia has officially concluded Operation Steadfast, marking the final chapter in more than two decades of Australian Defence Force involvement

An Australian Army military working dog engages a professional K9 decoy during the Irondog K9 Adaptive Deployment Workshop at Rakula in the Northern Territory. Story by Lieutenant Colonel Carrie Robards. Photos by Captain Jeremy Wikner.

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Dogs and handlers sink their teeth into workshop

12/12/202512/12/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1592 Views 0 Comments Military Working Dogs

A group of Army military working dogs (MWDs) and handlers practised their often dangerous and unpredictable work in the red

Soldiers from the 5th/7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, conduct an urban assault with soldiers from the Indonesian National Armed Forces, at Robertson Barracks, NT. Story by Captain Nicholas Marquis. Photos by Private Oscar Hanson

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Exercise with allies ends on a high

12/12/202512/12/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1491 Views 0 Comments 5th/7th Battalion RAR, Exercise Wirra Jaya, Indonesian National Armed Forces

Handshakes, high-fives, patch swapping and a good old laugh – what better way to finish an exercise. CAPTION: Soldiers from

A Lockheed Martin employee handling a HIMARS missile at Port Wakefield. Lockheed Martin video screen grab.

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Lockheed Martin commences missile assembly at Port Wakefield

12/12/202512/12/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2323 Views 0 Comments

Lockheed Martin Australia, in partnership with Defence, has commenced operations in a new Missile Assembly Facility in Port Wakefield, South

Combat assault dog, Fax, posthumously receives an Australian Animal Distinguished Service Medal at a ceremony at Special Air Service Regiment in Perth. Story by Major S.

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Combat assault dog honoured

10/12/202510/12/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 2164 Views 1 Comment Afghanistan, Australian Animal Distinguished Service Award, Military Working Dogs

In a moving ceremony in Perth last month, Special Air Service Regiment (SASR) combat assault dog, Fax, posthumously received the

Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Force personnel with the new Kenworth prime mover truck at RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland. Story by Corporal Luke Bellman. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Nell Bradbury.

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New vehicles to keep Army on the move

10/12/202510/12/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 2505 Views 1 Comment RAAF Amberley

Updated collision mitigation, braking technology, digitised fleet management and driver assist systems are some of the features of the new