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RAAF rescues Aussies from Port Sudan

03/05/202305/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4274 Views 0 Comments Operation Carnelian, Sudan

Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Penny Wong said on Twitter this morning that a Royal Australian Air Force aircraft

Australian Army personnel from the 16th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery and Members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines observe an air-defence live-fire demonstration by the US Army at Naval Station Leovigildo Gantioqui during Exercise Balikatan 2023. Photo by Leading Seaman Nadav Harel.

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International partners unite for live-fire demo

02/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1346 Views 0 Comments Balikatan

Artillery units from across the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), United States military and Australian Army united on Exercise

Australia's Federation Guard members march past Old College during a rehearsal for the Coronation of King Charles III, at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Photo by Sergeant Andrew Sleeman.

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Practice to make perfect for coronation of a king

02/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2145 Views 0 Comments Coronation of King Charles III

Under a bright blue spring sky, members of Australia’s Federation Guard joined thousands of British and Commonwealth troops preparing for

Players from the men's ADF and NT PFES teams vie for the ball during the ANZAC Shield charity AFL match at TIO Stadium, Darwin, NT. Photo by Signalman Kobi Rankin.

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ADF defeated in ANZAC Shield charity AFL

02/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1282 Views 0 Comments

The ADF men’s and women’s Australian football teams could not make it three on the trot when they took on

Assistant Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Matt Thistlethwaite lights a legacy torch during the launch of the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay at Pozieres British Cemetery, France. Photo by Sergeant Oliver Carter.

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Legacy torch sets off on six-month journey

02/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1336 Views 0 Comments Legacy

Legacy Centenary Torch Relay has begun in Pozières, France marking the start of a journey to celebrate 100 years since

Commander Combat Training Centre Colonel Benjamin McLennan, Captain of the FS La Fayette Capitaine Jean, and Captain of the FS Dixmude Capitaine Emmanuel salute during the French national anthem at a wreathe-laying ceremony at ANZAC Memorial Park in Townsville. Photo by Lance Corporal Riley Blennerhassett.

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Commemorative service for French visitors

02/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1260 Views 0 Comments

To welcome the visit of French Ship Dixmude and French Armed Forces to Townsville, Australian Army personnel hosted a memorial

Australian Army soldiers deployed on Operation Kudu attend their own Anzac Day dawn service in the British countryside, taking time out from their Ukrainian-soldiers training duties. Photo by Sergeant Andrew Sleeman.

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Different Anzac Day for soldiers deployed on Op Kudu

02/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1447 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day 2023

Anzac Day was very different but no less poignant for Aussie soldiers deployed on Operatuion Kudu as the sun rose across

Executive Officer of HMAS Perth Lieutenant Commander Grant Hamilton (centre) talks to US Navy officers from USS Charleston during their visit to HMAS Perth alongside Sembawang, Singapore. Photo by Leading Seaman Sittichai Sakonpoonpol.

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HMAS Perth hosts friends in Singapore

02/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1117 Views 0 Comments Exercise La Perouse

HMAS Perth recently hosted military counterparts while in Singapore after completing Exercise La Perouse in the Bay of Bengal. CAPTION:

Australian Army sappers from the 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment prepare Elanora Bridge for demolition with high explosive during Exercise Terrier Walk at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland. Photo by Corporl Nicole Dorrett.

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Bridge demolition a real blast

01/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1581 Views 0 Comments Shoalwater Bay Training Area

Sappers from 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment made, and demolished, history on Exercise Terrier Walk by destroying Elanora Bridge in Shoalwater

Sergeant Ryleigh Egan, Joint Australian Training Team – Philippines (JATT-P), conducts a live-fire serial with the US Army on the M240B Medium Machinegun at Fort Magsaysay during Exercise Balikatan 23. Photo by Leading Seaman Nadav Harel.

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Aussie infantry ‘blooded’ in the Philippines

01/05/202301/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2830 Views 0 Comments 6RAR, Balikatan, Philippines

‘Balikatan’, meaning ‘shoulder to shoulder’ in the Filipino dialect of Tagalog, has been displayed through mateship and cooperation between Australian,

Royal Australian Air Force KC-30A MRTT conducts a refuelling operation with a Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-15J Eagle. Photo supplied.

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Milestone in air-to-air refuelling with Japan

30/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1522 Views 0 Comments KC-30A MRTT

The Royal Australian Air Force has completed air-to-air refuelling trials with Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-15J and F-15DJ Eagle

A Royal Australian Air Force officer trainee takes part in the field phase of the officer training course at Dutson Air Weapons Rangel, East Sale. Photo by Private Nicholas Marquis.

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Major changes to RAAF officer training

30/04/202330/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 25074 Views 3 Comments 1RTU, Officer Training School (OTS)

As an air-raid siren rings out and a simulated grenade explodes, officer trainees open fire to defend an imitation air

RAAF recruits take part in the confidence course at 1 Recruit Training Unit. Photo by Private Nicholas Marquis.

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Making aviators fitter and stronger faster

30/04/202330/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1908 Views 2 Comments

Underneath the words Fit to Fight, a flight of recruits are marched into the 1 Recruit Training Unit (1RTU) gymnasium

3rd Brigade Commander Brigadier David McCammon inspects soldiers from 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, on their Kapyong Parade at Lavarack Barracks, Townsville. Photo by Corporal Daniel Sallai.

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Old Faithful remembers Kapyong

30/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1564 Views 0 Comments 3RAR, Kapyong

Old Faithful’s story was remembered this week, as soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), commemorated Kapyong Day

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles speaks to Defence hierarchy about defence in the space domain in Canberra. Photo by Corporal Brenton Kwaterski.

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Defence chiefs ‘react’ to Strategic Review’s major changes

30/04/202307/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2204 Views 1 Comment Defence Strategic Review

Defence chiefs have [politely?] described the release of the Defence Strategic Review as a “significant moment” in Australia’s approach to

Commander US 7th Fleet Vice Admiral Karl Thomas, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Commander-in-Chief of Self-Defense Fleet Vice Admiral Saito Akira, Royal Australian Navy Commander Australian Fleet Rear Admiral Chris Smith and Commander Republic of Korea Fleet Vice Admiral Kim Myung-soo are greeted for a shipboard tour at the 2023 Fleet Commanders’ Roundtable Discussion hosted aboard ROKS Hansando in Busan, Republic of Korea. US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Reymundo A. Villegas III.

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Fleet commanders’ annual roundtable meeting

30/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2126 Views 0 Comments

Australia’s Fleet Commander Rear Admiral Chris Smith recently joined navy leaders from Japan, South Korea and the United States in

Members of the Joint Military Police Unit and No. 25SQN conduct a routine patrol on Defence Land in Exmouth as a part of Exercise Black Hole Sun. Photo by Sergeant Gary Dixon.

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Supporting Exmouth in its darkest moment

30/04/202330/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2282 Views 0 Comments

Western Australia’s town of Exmouth was one of the only places on earth to experience a total solar eclipse on

Chief of Navy Vice Admiral Mark Hammond salutes to the The Last Post during an Anzac Round NRL game at Accor Stadium in Sydney. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

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Rabbitohs celebrate Navy submariners

29/04/202329/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1540 Views 2 Comments ANZAC Day 2023

The South Sydney Rabbitohs celebrated Navy submariners in an Anzac Round NRL match by wearing a submarine-themed jersey and hosting

Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemasters at RAAF Base Learmonth during Exercise Northern Shield 2015. Photo by Corporal Janine Fabre

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$3.8billion to upgrade northern bases

27/04/202327/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2339 Views 1 Comment Defence Strategic Review

Following the release of the Defence Strategic Review on Monday, the government announced today it would invest $3.8billion over the

Director General International Engagement Strategy Brigadier Craig Shortt addresses the inaugural Defence Linguist Conference held at the Australian Defence College, Canberra. Photo by Sergeant Matthew Bickerton.

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Singing praises of Defence linguistics

26/04/202326/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1496 Views 0 Comments linguists

You might not expect to sing songs with your foreign counterpart, but participants at the recent Defence Linguistics Conference learned