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Army nursing officer Lieutenant Kelsie Brodribb, of the 4th Health Battalion, at the Role 1 Light Manoeuvre on Exercise Brolga Run treating a simulated casualty. Story and photos by Captain Nicholas Marquis.

Medical treatment at the front lines

18/06/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1280 Views 1 Comment 4th Health Battalion, Exercise Brolga Run, G-wagon, Role 1 Light Manoeuvre

As a 9-liner came in over the radio, the treatment team of the Role 1 Light Manoeuvre prepared for the incoming

Australian Army soldier Sergeant Matthew Reid, of Combat Training Centre's Jungle Training Wing, participates in the French Foreign Legion Jaguar Course in Kourou, French Guiana. Story by Corporal Michael Rogers.

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Aussie soldier passes French Foreign Legion jungle test

18/06/202420/06/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2730 Views 0 Comments French Foreign Legion, Jungle Training Wing

Up to his waist in mud, with a pack and the oppressive Amazon jungle humidity weighing him down, Sergeant Matthew

AIM Defence employees operate the AIM Defence counter-UAS directed-energy weapons system during a demonstration at the Puckapunyal Military Area, Victoria. Story and photos by Corporal Jacob Joseph.

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Defence tests anti-drone laser

18/06/202420/06/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1766 Views 1 Comment counter-UAS directed-energy weapons system, Fractl Portable High Energy Laser, Puckapunyal, Robotic and Autonomous Systems Implementation and Coordination Office (RICO)

At a Puckapunyal range, where tanks and explosions are commonplace, last month a new type of weapon system was put

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Heavy weapons on target

14/06/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1367 Views 0 Comments 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, DFSW, Exercise Brolga Run

Members of 1st Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment’s Direct Fire Support Weapon (DFSW) Platoon, have been subject to a range

An Army soldier exits the underground command post bunker during Exercise Brolga Run at Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland. Story by Captain Brittany Evans. Photos by Trooper Dana Millington.

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Brigade builds bunker with all the mod cons

12/06/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1399 Views 3 Comments 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment, Exercise Brolga Run

Members of 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment completed construction of an underground command post during Exercise Brolga Run at Townsville Field

Ken Murphy stands with Battery Commander Major Jack Bagwill, right, and Battery Sergeant Major, Warrant Officer Class Two Chris Saetta, following the presentation of the Queen's Banner at Robertson Barracks. Story by Captain Annie Richardson.

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A proud day for former gunner

12/06/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1042 Views 0 Comments 8th/12th Regiment RAA

In a reunion bridging decades of service, Ken Murphy, a distinguished veteran of the 101st Battery, 8th/12th Regiment, Royal Australian

A C-27J Spartan drops a pallet during Exercise Brolga Run near Townsville. Story by Captain Brittany Evans. Photo by TPR Dana Millington.

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Supplies drop in

12/06/202415/06/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1007 Views 0 Comments 3rd Combat Service Support Battalion (3CSSB), C-27J Spartan, Exercise Brolga Run

Members of 3rd Combat Service Support Battalion (3CSSB) and the Royal Australian Air Force teamed up to resupply Exercise Brolga

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DOGS OF VALOUR – War Documentary on Military Working Dogs

10/06/202410/06/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1965 Views 0 Comments Dogs of Valour, Military Working Dogs

DOGS OF VALOUR is a new documentary movie about war dogs risking life and limb to protect ‘their pack’, set

An Australian Army soldier fires an M3 Carl Gustav during the culminating activity on Exercise Rhino Run at Cultana Training Area, South Australia. Story by Captain Peter March. Photo by Sergeant Peng Zhang.

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Exercise culminates in explosion of firepower

07/06/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1246 Views 0 Comments 1st Armoured Regiment, 1st Combat Engineer Regiment, 7th Battalion RAR, 9th Brigade, Cultana, Exercise Rhino Run, US Marines

Exercise Rhino Run culminated in a 24-hour crescendo of combat power by 7th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), 1st

Sapper Ian Moss and his explosive detection dog Flo Joe, carefully make their way across a field in search of improvised explosive devices in Afghanistan in 2012. Story by Leading Seaman Nadav Harel. Photo by Sergeant Raymond Vance.

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Remembering a four-legged warrior

07/06/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1790 Views 0 Comments Military Working Dogs

June 7 is National Military Working Dog Day, when Defence honours the loyalty and commitment of four-legged friends who’ve served

Major Alan Bretherton in the UK. Story by Lieutenant Commander John Thompson.

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Major on a mission with purpose

07/06/202407/06/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 940 Views 0 Comments Armed Forces of Ukraine, Operation Kudu, United Kingdom

A former Royal Australian Air Force Cadet is heading up an expanded ADF contingent training Ukrainian personnel in the UK

Major Stephen Ware, right, is presented with two Federation Stars by Major General Gregory Novak at Gallipoli barracks, Brisbane. Story by Captain Cody Tsaousis. Photo by Private Alfred Stauder.

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A career full of opportunities

07/06/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1311 Views 0 Comments

Major Stephen Ware was awarded two Federation Stars in April after nearly 50 years of service, which he said ostensibly

Explosive ordnance disposal specialists from Australia and the US conduct x-ray procedures to determine the safety state of explosive remnants of war during Operation Render Safe in Nauru. Story by Pilot Officer Shanea Zeegers. Photos by Sergeant Craig Barrett.

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Committed to improving safety

07/06/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1136 Views 0 Comments 20th Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), 6th Engineer Support Regiment, Nauru Police Force (NPF), Operation Render Safe, UXO

A multinational team of explosive ordnance specialists disposed of 18 remnants of World War 2 during Operation Render Safe in

An Australian Army soldier from 1st Military Police Battalion and his military working dog Petra alongside soldiers from Japan Ground Self-Defense Force during an assault at the Urban Operations Training Facility on Exercise Brolga Run 2024 at Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland. Photo by Captain Brittany Evans.

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Multinational urban-assault in Townsville

05/06/202405/06/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 927 Views 0 Comments

Personnel from Australia’s 3rd Brigade, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and the US Army conducted an assault on the urban operations

No. 36 Squadron Loadmaster Corporal Deon Jones watches as palletised cargo rolls off the ramp of a Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster III during an airdrop of supplies to Mawson Research Station, Antarctica. Photo by Petty Officer Bradley Darvill.

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RAAF air-drops essential supplies to Mawson Station

03/06/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1109 Views 0 Comments Australian Antarctic Program, Mawson Station

Royal Australian Air Force and Australian Army personnel combined forces to resupply the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) from the air,

Australian Army medical specialists receive a simulated casualty in the Role 2 Basic resuscitation bay during Exercise Rhino Run at Cultana Training Area. Photo by Sergeant Matthew Bickerton.

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Testing deployable hospital close to front line

03/06/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1078 Views 0 Comments

Soldiers could be less likely to succumb to battlefield injuries thanks to a new manoeuvrable surgical medical-treatment facility that operates

Sapper Aidan Jones and his explosive detection dog, Yambo, during Exercise Brolga Run 2024 in Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland. Photo by Captain Brittany Evans.

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Explosive detection dogs on Ex Brolga Run

31/05/202431/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1305 Views 0 Comments 3CER, EDD, Explosive Detection Dogs

From curling up with their handlers to doing a happy dance when they find explosives, the 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment’s

Gunners from the 1st Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, fire an M777 Howitzer while taking up defensive firing positions, at Shoalwater Bay Training Area. Photo by Private Alfred Stauder.

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Soldiers experience ‘danger-close’ artillery

29/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1434 Views 0 Comments 1st Regiment Royal Australian Artillery

Soldiers from 1st Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, conducted live-fire training, including danger-close serials, as part of a combined-arms training activity

Soldiers from 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, on board F470 Zodiacs conducting small-boat training in the littoral environment during Exercise Tiger's Run 2022 on the Timor Sea. Photo by Corporal Rodrigo Villablanca.

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Call for pitches to optimise the soldier for littoral operations

27/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1641 Views 1 Comment

The Australian Army is calling on defence industry and academia to pitch innovative capabilities to optimise the soldier for littoral

Australian Army soldiers from 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, fire a 12.7mm Mark 2 machine gun at night at Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland. Photo by Corporal Brandon Grey and Captain Brittany Evans.

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1RAR fires heavy weapons at night

25/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1390 Views 0 Comments 1RAR

Soldiers from the direct fire support weapons platoon (DFSW) of the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, conducted a full-mission profile