ADF and Marines on Ex Koolendong in NT
More than 2000 troops from the Australian Defence Force and Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D) have completed a high-end live-fire warfighting
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Multinational exercise tests ship’s upgrade
HMAS Warramunga put her recently upgraded capability to the test during Exercise Malabar 2021. CAPTION: Warships from the Japan Maritime
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Suicide bomb attack at Kabul airport
A suicide bomb attack at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, yesterday has killed approximately 60 Afghan civilians and
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Extending our reach across oceans
Air-to-air refuelling is essential to Air Force capabilities; extending the reach of combat aircraft across vast distances. CAPTION: RAAF KC-30A
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Forces combine for HIMARS live-fire mission
The ADF and the Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) recently conducted a rapid insertion long-range fire mission in the
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Koolendong 2021 – most intense exercise in MRF-D’s 10-year history
Throughout this month, Australian soldiers, with the US Marines and sailors of Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D), will enter
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Allied forces conduct culminating clearances
Soldiers from the Australian and US armies combined to clear two final objectives during the land component of Exercise Talisman Sabre
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Australian ships join US-led exercise
HMA Ships Canberra and Ballarat have arrived in the Western Pacific Ocean for the opening phase of the US-led Large
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HMAS Parramatta switches sides
Lurking in the blue waters off the coast of Queensland, Australian frigate HMAS Parramatta and United States destroyer USS Rafael
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Air Force capability flying high
There were a number of firsts for Air Force during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2021, from the transfer of fuel from
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Replenishment at sea supplies a first for Brisbane
HMAS Brisbane and United States Navy Military Sealift Command replenishment oiler USNS Rappahannock conducted two replenishments at sea (RAS) within
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Troops come ashore on quiet beach in final push
If you were fishing near Forrest Beach, Queensland, over the past month, you might have seen landing craft from HMA Ships
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Battle Group Eagle swoops
Distinctive red-and-white shemaghs and blue baseball caps gave away the “enemy” soldiers scattered in defensive positions around a town under
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HIMARS first for Australian and US Air Force
A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C-17A Globemaster III is the first non-US nation to provide rapid air mobility to
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Refuelling first fosters partnership
High above the Coral Sea, a Royal Australian Air Force No. 33 Squadron KC-30A multi-role tanker transport (MRTT) trailed refuelling
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United in directing the fight from the sea
Fighter controllers from Navy and Air Force, and the United States Army, have joined forces to conduct tactical warfighting simulations
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Allies in the air and on the ground
Exercise Talisman Sabre is Australia’s largest and most important bilateral exercise with the United States, and our two nation’s P-8A
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Communications ready for Koolendong
Preparations are underway for high-end warfighting Exercise Koolendong, which is set to take place between elements of 1 Brigade and the
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US Marines assault airfield on Exercise Talisman Sabre
Townsville, Queensland – just as the last rays of light had retreated from the dry riverbed, a low rumble began
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Allies work together to deliver barrage
“Okay, if you’re a JTAC please raise your hand.” CAPTION: A F-35B Lightning II drops a GBU-12 – 500LB Paveway
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