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ADF personnel assist the police on the NSW and Victoria border as part of Operation COVID-19 Assist. Photo by Petty Officer Jake Badior.

ADF’s NSW/Victoria border operations end

05/11/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1329 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

After four million vehicle checks on the NSW-Victoria border, JTU 629.1.3 finished its part in Operation COVID-19 Assist on 30 October.

WWII veteran and proud father Segeant Bert Le-Merton was accompanied by his son Trent as he continued his March On Challenge to raise money for veterans and their families.

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Happy Father’s Day Sergeant Bert

06/09/202007/09/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2376 Views 0 Comments

WWII veteran and proud father Sergeant Bert Le-Merton accompanied by his son Trent on Fathers’ Day during his 96km March On fundraiser.

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Meet Australia’s own fund-raising legend walker

14/08/202004/09/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3090 Views 1 Comment

Australia is about to be introduced to it very own World War II fund-raising walking legend – in the sprightly form of Sergeant Bert.

Navy personnel help members of the NSW Police Force on the NSW-Victoria border as part of Operation COVID-19 Assist. Photo by Petty Officer Jake Badior.

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Landlocked sailors get dumped with snow

28/07/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1802 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

Heavy snow was a highlight for many of the 120 Royal Australian Navy personnel deployed on Operation COVID-19 Assist in NSW Alpine regions this week.

ADF Australian News

On first deployment – straight out of Kapooka

22/07/202022/07/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2437 Views 0 Comments

Private Zach Rohrlach was one of 20 soldiers who just marched out at Kapooka when they were deployed on Operation COVID-19 Assist.

Chaplain Derek Croser with Jodie Meikle, Steven Childs – and 'the bed'.

Australian Australian Army News Operations

RAEME mafia steal farmer’s bed in dead of night

14/02/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7669 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

Army was recently thanked for successfully completing a very unusual midnight raid in front of bushfire-enemy lines on Kangaroo Island, South Australia.

Australian Army Abrams M1A2 SEPv3 main battle tanks during a live-fire serial as part of a qualification course for Royal Australian Armoured Corps soldiers at Puckapunyal Military Area, Victoria. Story and photos by Corporal Jacob Joseph.

Australian Army News

Soldiers up their game with new battle tanks

20/11/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 358 Views 0 Comments 2nd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, Armoured Corps, M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams

The Abrams M1A2 delivers everything a tank crew could want, according to soldiers recently qualified on Army’s newest tank. CAPTION: Australian

Commander 9th Brigade Brigadier Tim Orders presents World War 2 veteran, Glen Dobie, with his Australian Service Medal 1945-75 with Clasp 'PNG'. Story and photos by Captain Peter March.

ADF People Australian Army History Veterans

WWII digger receives service medal at 99

17/10/202418/10/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1324 Views 0 Comments WWII

Glen Dobie was 18 when he, like many other young Australians, answered the call to arms during World War II.

Australian Army soldiers from 5th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, engage a threat after receiving fire-control orders during a joint field training exercise conducted on Exercise Super Garuda Shield 2024 in Surabaya, Indonesia. Story and photo by Corporal Madhur Chitnis.

Australian Army News Overseas

Army linguists bridge culture gap in Indonesia

08/10/202412/10/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1135 Views 0 Comments 1st Combat Engineer Regiment, 5th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Exercise Super Garuda Shield, Indonesian National Armed Forces, linguists

Army linguists played an important role at this year’s Exercise Super Garuda Shield, held last month. CAPTION: Australian Army soldiers from

Air Force C-27J Spartan aircraft from No. 35 Squadron, takes off from Port Moresby International Airport, Papua New Guinea, during Operation Island Chief 2024. Story by Captain Peter Nugent. Photos by Corporal Emma Schwenke.

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On watch for illegal fishing

12/09/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 689 Views 0 Comments C-27J Spartan, No. 35 Squadron, Operation Island Chief, Operation Solania, PNGDF

As the C-27J Spartan soared skyward from Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, with fully laden fuel tanks, ahead awaited hours

Australian Army communications systems operator Signaller David Muwandi, of the 109th Signal Squadron, at RAAF Base Curtin, WA, during Exercise Austral Shield. Story by Captain Diana Jennings. Photo by Corporal Lisa Sherman.

ADF People

No comms, no bombs

07/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 640 Views 0 Comments 109th Signal Squadron, Army Reserve, Exercise Austral Shield, RAAF Curtin

An engineer by trade, Signaller David Muwandi decided he wanted a challenge, so he joined the Army Reserve and hasn’t

Australian Army soldiers practice offloading from a United States Army Reserve CH-47 Chinook in preparation for an insertion into the Field Training Exercise during Exercise Keris Strike in Sabah, Malaysia. Story and photo by Lieutenant Chloe Reay.

Australian Army News Overseas

Choppers gives bombardier a lift

31/07/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 906 Views 0 Comments 8th/12th Regiment RAA, Exercise Keris Strike, Malaysian Armed Forces

Just outside of Kota Belud in Sabah, Malaysia, three nations gather under the banner of Exercise Keris Strike 2024. CAPTION:

Sergeant Deborah Williamson, right, receives the McCarthy Rowbottom Jones Memorial Award by Group Captain John Rollo. Story by Corporal Melina Young.

ADF People Health and Wellbeing

Taking the pain out of going to the dentist

05/07/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 540 Views 0 Comments No. 2 Expeditionary Health Squadron, RAAF Tindal

Aviators at RAAF Base Tindal needing wisdom teeth removed can thank Sergeant Deborah Williamson for eliminating the 700km round trip

Team Australia captains Sergeant Emily Lahey, right, and Cooper Blackwood carry the Australian National Flag as they lead the Australian contingent competing at the Warrior Games 2024 on to the stage for the closing ceremony. Story by Flying Officer Belinda Barker. Photos by Flight Sergeant Christopher Dickson.

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Team Australia celebrates success at Warrior Games

03/07/202406/07/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 700 Views 0 Comments Warrior Games

The achievements of Team Australia were celebrated as the curtains closed on the 2024 Warrior Games. CAPTION: Team Australia captains Sergeant

Warrior Games 2024 Team Australia conducts wheelchair rugby training at the ESPN Athletics Centre in Orlando, Florida. Story by Simon Paton. Photos by Flight Sergeant Christopher Dickson.

ADF People Health and Wellbeing Veterans

Warrior Games showcases Defence resilience

21/06/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 751 Views 0 Comments 4th Brigade, Invictus Australia, Warrior Games

The Australian 2024 Warrior Games team have arrived in Orlando ahead of this year’s games, hosted by the US Department

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.

ADF People Australian Army

A career full of opportunities

07/06/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1310 Views 0 Comments

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

Royal Australian Navy Able Seaman Shannae Fiddyment, Petty Officer Eric Duthie, Able Seaman Grace Fox and Able Seaman Henrietta Bradford prepare communication equipment for a Remus 100S autonomous underwater vehicle during Exercise AUKUS at Pittwater, New South Wales. Photo by Able Seaman Lucinda Allanson.

Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology

Royal Australian Navy investing heavily in AI

22/05/202422/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1191 Views 0 Comments

Artificial intelligence (AI) predicting and countering undersea threats, and AI-enabled drones conducting surface and sub-surface missions, are happening now through