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The Foreign Forces Desert Immersion Course instructs military personnel in Bedouin culture and desert tactics, techniques and procedures. Story by Flight Lieutenant Sharon Aldrich.

UAE survival training taps into Bedouin skills

26/02/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1217 Views 0 Comments Headquarters Middle East, NZDF, survival course

Military personnel have seized a chance to enhance their skills through a one-of-a-kind tactical desert training course. CAPTION: The Foreign

A RAAF KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft departs Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, during Exercise Cope North 25. Story b y Flight Lieutenant Madeleine Magee. Photos by Aircraftwoman Mikaela Fernlund.

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Tankers band together in Guam

25/02/202501/03/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1334 Views 0 Comments Exercise Cope North, Guam, Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF), KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport, No. 33 Squadron, US Air Force

Australian, Japanese and American refuelling aircraft have joined forces to feed thirsty fast jets in the skies above Guam. CAPTION: A

A RAAF 1 Squadron F/A-18F Super Hornet pilot, weapons systems officer and ground crew member meet for pre-flight checks during Exercise Red Flag Nellis 25-1 in Nevada, US. Story by Flying Officer Shanea Zeegers. Photos by Aircraftwoman Laura Flower.

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Enhanced teamwork for technicians in Nevada

25/02/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1143 Views 0 Comments Exercise Red Flag, F/A-18F Super Hornet, No. 1 Squadron, No. 77 Squadron, RAF, US Air Force

Personnel from Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom have joined forces at Exercise Red Flag Nellis 25-1 and

Phil Burton, centre, performs at Camp Baird Headquarters Middle East for deployed ADF personnel on Australia Day during the Forces Entertainment Tour. Story and photos by Leading Seaman Nadav Harel.

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Forces Entertainment at Camp Baird

20/02/202523/02/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1166 Views 0 Comments Camp Baird, Middle East Region

As the sun set on the dunes behind Camp Baird at Al Minhad Air Base in the United Arab Emirates,

A Royal Australian Air Force 77 Squadron F-35A Lightning II aircraft on the Nellis Air Force Base flightline during Exercise Red Flag Nellis 25-1. Story by Flying Officer Shanea Zeegers. Photos by Aircraftwoman Laura Flowers.

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High stakes in Exercise Red Flag over Las Vegas

20/02/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1682 Views 0 Comments Exercise Red Flag, F-35A Lightning II, F/A-18F Super Hornet, No. 77 Squadron, RAF, USAF

The Royal Australian Air Force has joined the United States military and Royal Air Force (RAF) in Exercise Red Flag

Commander Air Task Group Air Commodore Philip Gordon in front of an F/A-18A Hornet on the flight line of Australia's main air operating base in the Middle East region. This image has been digitally modified. Story by Warrant Officer Class Two Max Bree. Photos by Corporal Nicci Freeman.

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Reflecting on Op Okra Air Task Group

18/02/202523/02/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1383 Views 0 Comments Daesh, F/A-18A/B Hornets, F/A-18F Super Hornet, Middle East Region

Hornet pilots strapped into their aircraft in temperatures often exceeding 50 degrees before taking off for eight-and-a-half-hour sorties. CAPTION: Commander Air

Australian Army Captain Anthony Davis, left, instructs Iraqi soldiers of the Taji Military Complex's Non-Commissioned Officer Academy as they practise fire and movement towards a notional enemy position at the Taji Military Complex, Iraq. Story and photos by Sergeant Matthew Bickerton.

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Op Okra proved worth of combined-arms training

18/02/202523/02/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1199 Views 0 Comments 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment, Daesh, Operation Okra, Task Group Taji

A decade ago, Daesh seized large territories across north-western Iraq and eastern Syria, taking advantage of the Syrian civil war

Sailors from Australia, the USA and the UK work together to develop effective undersea domain dominance during a trilateral exercise in Norfolk, Virginia. Story by Commander Ian Jackson.

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Working to protect undersea infrastructure

14/02/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1226 Views 0 Comments AUKUS, Royal Navy, US Navy

Royal Australian Navy deployable undersea warfare forces have joined the US Navy and Royal Navy in furthering subsea and seabed

RAAF security aviators on a C-17A Globemaster III prepare for a deployment to the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq Rotation-B. Story and photos by Corporal Luke Bellman.

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Peacekeeping mission in safe hands

14/02/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1253 Views 0 Comments C-17A Globemaster III, Republic of Fiji Military Forces, United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq

Under the Iraqi sun, boots hit the ground as a Royal Australian Air Force security team established a perimeter for

RAAF armament technicians load explosive ordnance on to an F-35A Lightning II aircraft during Exercise Cope North 25, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Story by Flight Lieutenant Madeleine Magee. Photos by Aircraftwoman Mikaela Fernlund.

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Lightning crews drop bombshell in Guam

12/02/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1367 Views 0 Comments Exercise Cope North, F-35A Lightning II, GBU-39 small-diameter bombs, No. 75 Squadron

The Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) 75 Squadron has launched into Exercise Cope North 25 with a bang, testing the

A RAAF F-35A Lightning II aircraft departs during Exercise Cope North 25 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Story by Flight Lieutenant Madeleine Magee. Photos by Aircraftwoman Mikaela Fernlund.

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Lightning strikes in Guam

12/02/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 841 Views 0 Comments E-7A Wedgetail, Exercise Cope North, F-35A Lightning II, Guam, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport, No. 2 Squadron, No. 33 Squadron, No. 75 Squadron, RAAF Tindal, USAF

Hosted in the Indo-Pacific island of Guam, the last several iterations of Exercise Cope North have traditionally been an opportunity

Australian Army soldiers WO2 Bryan Griff and WO2 Paul Thornhill gather with contractors from Reeves Envico and Hebou to discuss the progress of the PNGAus Partnerships’ Potable Water Infrastructure Works at the PNG Defence Force’s Goldie River Training Depot, PNG. Story by Major Evita Ryan. Photos by Corporal Joshua Thomas.

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Army engineers tap into new water supply for PNGDF

07/02/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1419 Views 0 Comments 12th Chief Engineer Works (12CEW), PNGDF

Most of us consider a clean, accessible and infinite supply of water a normal part of our day, if not

Australia's third MQ-4C Triton, also known as 'AUS3', on its first test flight at Northrop Grumman’s Palmdale, California, facility on 29 October 2024. Photo supplied by Northrop Grumman.

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Third Aussie Triton readies for delivery

07/02/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1025 Views 0 Comments MQ-4C Triton

Northrop Grumman has successfully completed testing of Australia’s third MQ-4C Triton at its Palmdale, California, facility. FILE PHOTO: Australia’s third