Iraqi Army Rangers certification exercise
The Iraqi Army Qwat Khasah (special forces) Battalion conducted two company-sized air mobile operations as part of the certification exercise
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Middle East
Aussie SF medic recounts bloody mission in Mosul
Another explosion rocks Mosul, this one resulting in a number of Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) soldiers being rushed to
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Task Group Taji 5 delivers sniper course in Iraq
Members of Task Group Taji 5 have delivered a sniper course to select members fo the Iraqi Army. Students were
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Watch RAAF build an aircraft shelter in 1 minute
Airfield engineers deployed to the Middle East Region (MER) construct temporary shelters on the flightline at Australia’s main air operating
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Afghan Army Academy milestone graduation
The Afghan National Army Officer Academy completed an historic graduation on 23 November, graduating its 100th female cadet. CAPTION: Afghan National
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350 Afghan Officer Cadets graduate latest training course
About 350 Afghan Officer Cadets graduated this week from an Australian/New Zealand training program. CAPTION: Afghan Officer Cadets on their final
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NZ Taji rotation welcomed home
About 100 New Zealand Defence Force soldiers returned home this evening from a six-month training mission in Iraq. CAPTION: Minister of
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Heavy weapons course at Taji Military Complex
Tracer fire and explosions ripped across the Iraqi Desert at the Besmaya Range Complex east of Baghdad as Task Group
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Hose and drogue inspection in Middle East
Defence released video of Royal Australian Air Force technicians conducting an inspection on the KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transport hose-and-drogue
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Latest Iraqi Forward Air Controllers graduate
The latest group of Iraqi Forward Air Controllers has graduated from training under Australian and New Zealand tutelage following a 10-week
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EF-88 completes first operational deployment
The ADF’s new service rifle – EF88 (enhanced F88) – has just completed its first full operational deployment, in the Middle
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Beersheba War Cemetery commemorative service
On Tuesday 31 October 2017, the Australian Defence Force participated in the Battle of Beersheba and Sinai-Palestine Campaign Centenary Service
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Beersheba 100th Anniversary Commemoration Service
On Tuesday 31 October 2017, the Australian Defence Force participated in a a joint Australian/New Zealand commemorative service at the
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Kiwis commemorate Battle of Beersheba
A New Zealand Defence Force contingent will mark the centenary of the Battle of Beersheba (Be’er Sheva) with Australian counterparts
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New Beersheba doco to focus on Indigenous cavalrymen
Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Dan Tehan has announced that the government will honour the memory of Indigenous diggers at the
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Raqqah is liberated
Syrian Democratic Forces have officially liberated the Syrian city of Raqqah – the nominal capital of Daesh’s self-proclaimed ‘caliphate’. CAPTION: RAAF personnel from
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Newcastle flies helo and UAV together
HMAS Newcastle has conducted the RAN’s first simultaneous operations of manned and unmanned aircraft during its current deployment to the
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Iraqi Army combined-arms training demonstration
Explosions and gunfire rang out at Taji Military Complex in Iraq in mid September as the latest students on the
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HMAS Warramunga farewelled for Middle East patrol
HMAS Warramunga and her ship’s 190 company has departed Fleet Base East at Garden Island, Sydney for maritime security operations
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GG saddles up for Afghan visit
Governor-General of Australia, General Sir Peter Cosgrove visited Australian Defence Force personnel in Afghanistan yesterday, 4 October 2017. CAPTION: Governor General
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