Reservist gets creative by blowing things up
For Lieutenant James Sullivan, ‘blowing up’ is just a part of the job description – whether he’s at his desk
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Holsworthy Barracks
Black Hawks train over Townsville
UH-60M Black Hawks arrived in Townsville last month from Sydney and Oakey for training activities with Chinooks and Apaches. CAPTION:
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Engineers learn skills at warfighters’ workshop
The forges have been running hot at Army’s School of Military Engineering at Holsworthy Barracks, where trade transfers and trainees
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An explosive exchange at Holsworthy
Hearing a British accent take charge of an Australian range is not something many diggers would be familiar with, but
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Bangs galore out of the box
Sappers on their Subject 4 Corporal’s Course at the School of Military Engineering, Holsworthy Barracks, are among the first in
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Learning the ropes to save lives
If you ever have the misfortune of finding yourself stuck at the bottom of a cliff, look up … you
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Explosive detection dogs have a blast on the job
Sapper Dean Purcell starts the day with a smile. CAPTION: Sapper Dean Purcell and explosive detection dog Ledge before a morning
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VC recipients inspire the troops
Trooper Mark Donaldson, VC, remembered thinking to himself that there was no one coming to help. CAPTION: Army Corporal Mark Donaldson,
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Tale of a sniper rifle has double-barrelled ending
Two Australian soldiers were killed and two wounded by sniper fire in the rice fields of Vietnam in January 1966.
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Sea change for Army’s new Black Hawks
Army’s UH-60M Black Hawks gained their sea legs at recent first-of-class flight trials, completing the first phase of the helicopter’s
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Making a space for manufacturing
Fox Rowell’s husband used to finish each year feeling the pressures of military life and talking about discharging. CAPTION: Sergeant Alan
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Recognising the ADF’s youngest supporters
More than 150 Sydney-based children of ADF members have been presented with medallions, commending them for resilience and personal growth
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Three dimensions of problem solving
Creativity and innovation were on display at the Makerspace facility in Holsworthy Barracks during National Science Week 2023, with soldiers
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Special forces gear up for the unknown
Special operations force elements from Australia, Papua New Guinea and the United States came together at Holsworthy Barracks in Sydney
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More to Baird, VC, than the warrior
Corporal Cameron Baird, VC, MG, is often remembered as a face-painted warrior from the popular portrait, but his closest mates
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Awards worth winning for reservists
Applications are open for the 2024 Prince of Wales Awards, which recognise the contribution made by reservists and their civilian employers to
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Troops get gold for Olympic Games program
Special Operations Command (SOCOMD) personnel who supported Australia’s Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games athletes and coaches were awarded a Chief of
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Training to survive a threat situation
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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Moment in time this soldier will never forget
Being selected as one of 40 ADF personnel to travel to London to be part of the Commonwealth contingent for
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Royal visitor at Holsworthy Barracks
Soldiers from the Royal Australian Corps of Signals (RASigs) and the Royal Australian Corps of Transport (RACT) provided a royal
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