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The general public enjoys festivities at the Gallipoli Barracks open day, Enoggera, Brisbane. Story by Captain Cody Tsaousis. Photos by Private Andrew Shaw.

Australian Army News

Army on public display in Brisbane

21/06/202422/06/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1129 Views 1 Comment 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment, 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, ADF Red Berets, Army Explosive Detection Dogs, Australian Army Band, Boxer CRV, Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles, C-27J Spartan, Gallipoli Barracks, M113AS4, M1A1 Abrams

Thousands of people from the south-east Queensland community passed through the gates at Gallipoli Barracks for its open day at

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Army sappers from the 1st Combat Engineer Regiment and medics from the 1st Health Battalion practise critical first aid skills on the robotic training dog, Diesel during Canine Tactical Combat Casualty Care training. Story by Captain Annie Richardson. Photo by Signaller Kobi Rankin.

Australian Army Health and Wellbeing News

Critical care training for soldiers’ best friends

07/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1070 Views 0 Comments 1st Combat Engineer Regiment, 1st Health Battalion, Army Explosive Detection Dogs, School of Military Engineering

Explosive detection dog handlers from the 1st Combat Engineer Regiment and medics from the 1st Health Battalion conducted a training

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Explosive Detection Dog Archie from the 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment undergoes agility training on 20 September 2022 at Lavarack Barracks, Townsville. Story by Captain Diana Jennings. Photo by Brigadier Guy Sadler.

Australian Army News

Teaching dogs to detect and protect

05/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1388 Views 1 Comment 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment, Army Explosive Detection Dogs, Lavarack Barracks, Military Working Dogs

With tails wagging and snouts at the ready, explosive detection dogs (EDDs) are more than just cute faces. These canines

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WO2 Cameron Elliott provides training to a Malaysian explosives detection dog section during Exercise Anjing Perang in 2017. Story by Warrant Officer Class Two Max Bree.

Soldier’s work with dogs recognised in Queen’s Birthday honours

15/06/202217/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1936 Views 0 Comments Afghanistan, Army Explosive Detection Dogs, Military Working Dogs

A soldier was recognised in this year’s Queen’s Birthday honours for his determination to improve Army’s explosives detection dog (EDD)

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