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Combined arms training at Townsville
A Black Hawk from 5th Aviation Regiment inserts troops from 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, for a live fire exercise. The exercise was a part of a combined arms training activity conducted by Townsville-based 3rd Brigade ahead of Exercise TALISMAN SABER in July.
Photo by LAC Oliver Carter
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Navy vessels on border patrol
HMAS Pirie departing Smith Point refuelling depot at Christmas Island, as seen from the stern of HMAS Larrakia. At any one time, up to seven of the RAN's 14 Armidale Class Patrol Boats participate in Australia's whole of government maritime border security effort, Operation RESOLUTE.
Photo by Chief Petty Officer Martin Sammut
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Leaders visit Afghanistan
Chief of the Defence Force, General David Hurley, greets Captain Ned Robinson and Lieutenant Colonel Paul Duncan from Combined Team Uruzgan, while on a visit to Afghanistan with Defence Minister, Stephen Smith.
Photo by Corporal Chris Moore
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Sinking of HMAS Kuttabul commemorated
The Catafalque Party stand guard during the commemorations marking the 71st anniversary of the attack on HMAS Kuttabul, Garden Island. Twenty-one lives were lost when HMAS Kuttabul was sunk after being hit by a torpedo fired from a Japanese Midget Submarine during the night of 31 May-1 June 1942.
Photo by ABIS Jesse Rhynard
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Bicentennial flyover of the Blue Mountains
Three PC-9 aircraft from the RAAF Roulette aerobatics team fly in close formation as they depart RAAF Base Richmond to lead the bicentennial flyover of the Blue Mountains. The Roulettes were joined by in the air by approximately 70 private aircraft to commemorate the anniversary of the first crossing of the mountains in 1813.
Photo by LAC David Said
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Support for fundraiser
Members of the Army Band supporting the "Defence Bake Off" Soldier On fundraising event at Russell Offices, Canberra. The Defence EA Network hosted a nationwide morning tea at Russell Offices, Canberra to raise funds for Soldier On. The event raised over $2,700.
Photo by Sharon Akinyi
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A landmark $4.2 million dollar Australian Government-funded road project in the Mirabad Valley is complete, opening up a former insurgent safe haven to commerce and government services.
Diggers make Brisbane boy's dream come true
Soldiers from the 7th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment Task Group and AusAID advisers have helped make a dream come true for nine-year-old Brisbane boy, Mac Millar.
Specialist medical team making a difference in Kandahar
A team of eight Australian medical specialists is working with a contingent of medical staff from the United States at the Role 3 Medical Facility at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.
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