17th Sustainment Brigade Archives - CONTACT magazine

An Army soldier from Battle Group Heeler conducts a clearance of the Urban Operational Training Facility at Shoalwater Bay Training Area during Exercise Diamond Run 2024. Story by Major Martin Hadley. Photos by Corporal Johnny Huang.

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Readiness shines brightly on Ex Diamond Run

21/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1078 Views 0 Comments 17th Sustainment Brigade, 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, 7th Brigade, Exercise Diamond Run, New Zealand Army, Shoalwater Bay Training Area

More than 1500 personnel converged on Rockhampton and the expansive Shoalwater Bay Training Area in Queensland from August 10-20 for

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Army soldiers from the Australian Amphibious Force disembark a littoral landing craft during wet-and-dry environment rehearsals at Cowley Beach Training Area. Story and photos by Corporal Michael Rogers.

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Soldiers get their boots wet

03/07/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 905 Views 0 Comments 17th Sustainment Brigade, 3rd Brigade, 5th Aviation Regiment, Australian Amphibious Force (AAF), HMAS Adelaide, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin

Landing craft ferried soldiers and vehicles ashore, while CH-47F Chinooks airlifted M777 howitzers to help assure the Australian Amphibious Force

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Army soldiers from 10th Force Support Battalion conduct a beach landing of an HX-40M during Exercise Green Anchor. Story by Captain Joanne Leca.

Australian Army News

10th Force Support Battalion conduct beach landings

01/05/202418/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 971 Views 0 Comments 10th Force Support Battalion, 17th Sustainment Brigade, Exercise Green Anchor, HX-40M, LCM-8

Soldiers from the 10th Force Support Battalion (10FSB) conducted beach landings and reconnaissance missions during their annual littoral training at

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An officer from Australian Army 16th Aviation Brigade speaks to visitors about the EC-135 at the Randwick Barracks Open Day. Story by Captain Katy Manning. Photos by Private Sarah Fisher.

Australian Army News

Randwick Barracks capabilities on display

03/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1152 Views 0 Comments 16th Aviation Brigade, 17th Sustainment Brigade, Army No. 176 Air Dispatch Squadron, EC-135, Open Day, Phalanx, Randwick Barracks

Randwick Barracks received a steady flow of visitors on its first open day in many years. CAPTION: An officer from Australian

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Army Corporal Nathan Jones, part of the Joint Explosives Ordnance Support explosive ordnance disposal team, places a charge during Exercise Nepean Harvest 23 at Marrangaroo Military Training Area. Story by Captain Thomas Kaye. Photo by Sergeant Brodie Cross.

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Ammunition technicians get a blast out of training

11/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1754 Views 0 Comments 17th Sustainment Brigade

Ammunition technicians put theory into practice when they dealt with a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device on a recent exercise. CAPTION: Army

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A soldier from 9th Force Support Battalion fires an M4 during a live-fire exercise at the Greenbank Training Area, Queensland. Story by Captain Thomas Kaye. All photos by Captain Annie Richardson.

Australian Army News

Developing skills for international exercise

07/07/202309/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1448 Views 0 Comments 17th Sustainment Brigade, 9th Force Support Battalion, Exercise Surus Walk, Exercise Talisman Sabre

It’s not just the combat units that need to prepare for Exercise Talisman Sabre. CAPTION: A soldier from 9th Force Support

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Captain Harrison Keynes from 17th Sustainment Brigade undertakes Combat Marksmanship Continuum at the Weapon Training Simulation System facility at Holsworthy Barracks. Story by Captain Andrew Page. Photo by Captain Thomas Kaye.

Australian Army News

Training to survive a threat situation

18/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1512 Views 0 Comments 17th Sustainment Brigade, Army Combatives Program, Holsworthy Barracks

Members of Army’s 17th Sustainment Brigade brushed up on their warfighting skills on a Combat Behaviours training course. CAPTION: Captain

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Members of Headquarters 17th Sustainment Brigade joined RSL LifeCare and a number of other veteran charities for a community engagement activity at Our Big Kitchen, Bondi, NSW. Story by Captain Andrew Page.

Australian Army Health and Wellbeing News Veterans

Defence members cook off for a good cause

23/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1454 Views 0 Comments 17th Sustainment Brigade, RSL

Former and current serving members of the ADF went head-to-head in a kitchen cook-off competition during Veterans Health Week. CAPTION:

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Petroleum Operators from the 17th Sustainment Brigade pump fuel from an LCM8 to land Cowley Beach Training Area in Queensland. Story and photo by Captain Thomas Kaye.

Australian Army News

Moving fuel from ship to shore

12/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1723 Views 0 Comments 10th Force Support Battalion, 17th Sustainment Brigade, 9th Force Support Battalion, MRH-90 Taipan

Army’s fuel specialists, or ‘Operator Petroleum’, were out in force at Cowley Beach Training Area, certifying and maintaining their unique

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Corporal Jess Dwan and Private Rebecca Rice cuddle rescue kittens Snowy and Dotty at the Sydney Cats and Dogs Home in Strathfield. Story and photo by Captain Annie Richardson.

A paw-fect day

15/07/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1441 Views 0 Comments 17th Sustainment Brigade

Among the causes Warrant Officer Class Two Jayne Morley has donated her free time to in the past decade are

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Private Tejinder Singh (right) and Private Leon Hooke of 9th Force Support Battalion prepare an Army truck for travel to Lismore in northern NSW to assist with clean-up efforts. Story by Captain Annie Richardson.

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Making logistics happen

10/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1808 Views 0 Comments 17th Sustainment Brigade, Operation Flood Assist 2022

More than 250 Army soldiers from 17th Sustainment Brigade were rapidly preparing to respond to the flood crisis in Lismore in

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