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| April 2008 |
| Flag lowering ceremony for Lance Corporal Jason Marks Lance Corporal Jason Marks, a 4 RAR Commando serving with the Special Operations Task Group (SOTG) in Afghanistan was killed during fighting with Taliban extremists in Oruzgan Province, approximately 25km southeast of Tarin Kowt, on April 27th 2008. 06 images (Date uploaded: 30 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| Aussies and Brits battle for Desert Ashes Australian forces and coalition guests came together at Camp Terendak to commemorate ANZAC Day. 09 images (Date uploaded: 30 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| Ambassador Robert D. McCallum Jr addresses Australian Vietnam veterans The Ambassador of the United States of America to Australia, Robert D. McCallum Jr addresses Australian Vietnam veterans and their families during a service to present 17 Australian veterans with the US Air Medal for their participation, support and heroism as forward air controllers in Vietnam. 07 images (Date uploaded: 30 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| Minister for Defence the Hon. Joel Fitzgibbon visits Tarin Kowt Australian Minister for Defence the Hon Joel Fitzgibbon flew to Tarin Kowt after receiving news of the death of Lance Corporal Jason Marks. 09 images (Date uploaded: 30 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| Governor-General visits Kandahar After 54 years in, or associated with, the Australian Defence Force, Major General Michael Jeffery AC CVO MC will retire as Governor General of Australia. 01 images (Date uploaded: 29 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| Lone Pine Service at Gallipoli ANZAC Day 25 April 2008 marks the 93rd anniversary of the first nationally significant military action fought by the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps in The Great War (World War One). About 9000 Australians died at Gallipoli, while another 18,000 were wounded. 06 images (Date uploaded: 29 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| Maritime patrol mission in Middle East The maritime patrol task group operates two AP-3C Orion Maritime Patrol Aircraft in missions over the Persian Gulf and Iraq in support of Operations CATALYST and SLIPPER. 06 images (Date uploaded: 29 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| Rotary Wing Group on station in Kandahar The deployment of the Rotary Wing Group is the second deployment to Afghanistan by Army Chinooks as part of Operation SLIPPER. 09 images (Date uploaded: 29 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| Abrams tank takes to railway link An M1A1 Abrams Tank and a M88A2 "Hercules" Armoured Recovery Vehicle were successfully loaded onto purpose-built rolling stock during the final railway transport trial at Berrimah Rail Yard in the Northern Territory. 04 images (Date uploaded: 29 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| Army Rugby team visits Villers-Bretonneux Once again the diggers from the Australian Army stand at the Somme in France, only this time it’s at the first ever ANZAC Day Dawn Service at the Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux. 01 images (Date uploaded: 29 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| Major General Hindmarsh thanks Orion detachment Commander of ADF troops in the Middle East Area of Operations, Major General Mike Hindmarsh visited the RAAF AP-3C Orion Detachment to present the Canadian Task Force with a commendation for outstanding support to the Australians. 06 images (Date uploaded: 29 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| Minister visits Dare War Memorial The Dare war memorial was built by members of the 2nd/2nd Independent Company in 1969. 05 images (Date uploaded: 29 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| Kapyong Day remembered in Timor Kapyong Day is commemorated each year on April 24 by the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, to remember those members of the Battalion who fought as part of the 27th Commonwealth Brigade in this decisive battle of the Korean War 22 - 25 April 1951. 04 images (Date uploaded: 29 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| Governor-General visits Iraq Diggers The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, His Excellency Major General Michael Jeffrey AC CVO MC, visited Australian troops located at Tallil in Southern Iraq. 08 images (Date uploaded: 29 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| Federation Guard on duty in France Australia's Federation Guard performed ceremonial duties at a series of five services around the Somme in honour of the French ANZAC Day Community Commemorations 2008, beginning at the Villers-Bretonneux Australian National Memorial on 26 April 2008. 06 images (Date uploaded: 29 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| Charge of Australian Light Horse commemorated The dedication of the park of the Australian soldier and the unveiling of a statue in commemoration of the charge of the Australian Light Horse. 06 images (Date uploaded: 29 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| Paratroopers drop in on ANZAC Day AFL match Defence paratroopers arrive at the ANZAC Day Australian Football League match between Essendon and Collingwood at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. 05 images (Date uploaded: 29 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| Lance Corporal Jason Marks It is with great sadness that the Department of Defence announces the death of Australian Commando, Lance Corporal Jason Marks, serving with Special Operations Task Group in Oruzgan Province, approximately 25km southeast of Tarin Kowt, in southern Afghanistan. 02 images (Date uploaded: 28 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| ANZAC Day service at Camp Phoenix Operation ASTUTE is the Australian Government's response to a request from the Government of Timor-Leste to assist in restoring peace to their country. 06 images (Date uploaded: 28 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| Dawn service at the ANZAC Commemorative Site, Gallipoli ANZAC Day 25 April 2008 marks the 93rd anniversary of the first nationally significant military action fought by the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps in The Great War (World War One). About 9000 Australians died at Gallipoli, while another 18,000 were wounded. 07 images (Date uploaded: 28 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| ANZAC Day dawn service at P3 Orion Detachment ANZAC Day dawn service at the RAAF P3-Orion Detachment in the Middle East Area of Operations. 05 images (Date uploaded: 28 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| Dawn service at Camp Terendak, Tallil Australian forces and coalition guests came together at Camp Terendak to Commemorate ANZAC day. 09 images (Date uploaded: 28 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| ANZAC Day dawn service in Oruzgan Province ANZAC Day has been commemorated by Australian Diggers in Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan with a Dawn service attended by His Excellency Major General Michael Jeffery, AC CVO MC, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia. 04 images (Date uploaded: 28 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| Reviving of the Flame Ceremony held at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris On the 18th of February 1806 Napoleon decreed that a triumphal arch be built to the glory of the Grande Armée. When the building was inaugurated in 1836 by Thiers, President of the Council under the July Monarchy, its purpose was to commemorate the military exploits of France under the Revolution and the First Empire. 07 images (Date uploaded: 28 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| Baghdad’s International Zone Anzac Day Dawn Service Coalition and diplomatic partners gathered at the ADF’s Security Detachment (SECDET) compound in Baghdad’s International Zone for the Anzac Day Dawn Service 2008. Guests included the Australian Ambassador Marc Innes-Brown, the UK Ambassador Christopher Prentice, the US Ambassador Ryan Crocker and the Commanding General Multi-National Force - Iraq General David Petraeus. 06 images (Date uploaded: 28 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| ANZAC Day ceremony at the Holy Family Primary School, Karama An ANZAC Day ceremony held at the Holy Family Primary School at Karama in the Northern Territory, has been attended by soldiers from NORFORCE, and current serving parents. 03 images (Date uploaded: 28 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| Anzac day at the Cenotaph on the Esplanade in Darwin The dawn service commemorating Anzac day at the Cenotaph on the Esplanade in Darwin, Northern Territory. 08 images (Date uploaded: 28 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| Dedication to the Park of the Australian Soldier Beersheba Anzac Day Dawn Service, Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery, Jerusalem. 07 images (Date uploaded: 28 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| Sydney ANZAC Day March 2008 Her excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC, CVO leads off the Sydney ANZAC Day March 2008. 08 images (Date uploaded: 28 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| Anzac Day March at Bomaderry, NSW Australian Defence Force members from the Navy's HMAS ALBATROSS, HMAS CRESWELL and the Army's Parachute Training School, Commemorate the 93rd Anniversary of the 1915 landings of Australian and New Zealand Army Corps on the shores of Gallipoli. 08 images (Date uploaded: 28 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| Camp Victory Anzac Day Dawn Service Across the Middle East Australian troops have paused from their duties to observe Anzac Day. 03 images (Date uploaded: 28 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| Dawn Service at Villers-Bretonneux 20 Years after the war, King George VI addressed a crowd assembled for the opening of the Australian National Memorial at Villers-Bretonneux, on the 22nd of July 1938. 08 images (Date uploaded: 28 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| ANZAC Day AFL match Australian soldiers from Overwatch Battle Group (West)-4 swapped their usual desert camouflage uniforms for Collingwood and Essendon jerseys for their own 'ANZAC Day' AFL match. 16 images (Date uploaded: 24 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| HMAS SYDNEY II national service of thanksgiving and remembrance HMAS SYDNEY II national service of thanksgiving and remembrance for those lost in HMAS Sydney II on the 19th of November 1941. 08 images (Date uploaded: 24 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| Trooper runs in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch relay Trooper Andrew Behrndt from 2 Cavalry Regiment, who ran in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch relay through Canberra. 03 images (Date uploaded: 24 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| Photographic exhibition on the Australian involvement on the Western Front during World War I The Australian Embassy in Paris played host to a photographic exhibition on the Australian involvement on the Western Front during World War I. The images were provided by the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. The exhibition was opened by the Australian Ambassador to France, His Excellency David Ritchie and the Minister for Veterans' Affairs, the Honourable Alan Griffin. 05 images (Date uploaded: 24 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| Kranji War Cemetery Contingent members visit Kranji War Cemetery and the Memorial to the Missing in Singapore. 10 images (Date uploaded: 24 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| New Forward Operating Base named in honour of Sergeant Matthew Locke A newly constructed Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Afghanistan has been named in honour of Special Air Service (SAS) soldier, Sergeant Matthew Locke, who died in action late last year. 07 images (Date uploaded: 24 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| Cadets visit HMAS Coonawarra The cadets visited HMAS Coonawarra during the camp and spoke with some of the sailors employed there. 05 images (Date uploaded: 23 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| Final weeks for HMAS Arunta HMAS Arunta is in the final weeks of a six-month patrol in the Middle East Area of Operations. 15 images (Date uploaded: 23 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| RAAF Balloon at Canberra balloon fiesta 2008 Why does the Air Force operate a hot-air balloon? Every year the Air Force receives many requests for support that simply cannot be met with conventional aircraft, either because they can not be spared or because of remote localities. This is where the RAAF Balloon fits in. 08 images (Date uploaded: 22 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| ISF Engineers and the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit in Timor Leste Engineers from the ISF are working with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31MEU), based in Okinowa, Japan, to build a temporary classroom at Akanunu Primary School in Timor Leste. 16 images (Date uploaded: 22 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| ADF Cadets in Darwin ADF Cadets from across Australia have attended a Career and Lifestyle Camp in the Top End. 10 images (Date uploaded: 22 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| Long Tan Memorial The centerpiece of the mural is a painted replica of the Long Tan Memorial at 6 RAR's lines in Brisbane. Combat Team Heeler is made up of 2/14 Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry) and 6 RAR. 02 images (Date uploaded: 21 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| Combat Team ‘Heeler’ sharpens weapons skills" Overwatch Battle Group (West)-4 diggers from Combat Team Heeler fired the full range of Infantry and Cavalry weapons systems during a range practice near Tallil in Iraq. 06 images (Date uploaded: 21 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| Darwin soldiers train with the crocodiles For 14 soldiers from the 1st Combat Signal Regiment at Robertson Barracks in Darwin, wrestling saltwater crocodiles became all in a days work. 05 images (Date uploaded: 18 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| Handover of RTF-3 to RTF-4 in Afghanistan A parade has been held in Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan, to mark the Transition of Authority (ToA) from Reconstruction Task Force Three (RTF-3), led by Lieutenant Colonel David Wainwright, to Reconstruction Task Force Four (RTF-4), commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Yeaman. 07 images (Date uploaded: 18 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| Hamish and Andy broadcast live from Afghanistan In a first for Australian radio, top rating Australian DJs Hamish and Andy have raised morale for troops of the Reconstruction Task Force (RTF) in Afghanistan with a flying visit and live broadcasts from their base in Oruzgan Province. 13 images (Date uploaded: 18 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| Civil and Military Cooperation training Officers from the Timor-Leste Defence Force (F-FDTL) are undergoing Civil and Military Cooperation (CIMIC) training as a part of their officer's promotional course. The training took place at the International Stabilisation Force's base in Dili. 01 image (Date uploaded: 18 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| Training Team 9 provide finishing touch for Iraqi Army Australian Army Training Team Iraq - 9 have almost finished their mission of training and mentoring the Iraqi Army for their transition to self reliance. 12 images (Date uploaded: 17 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| US Marines arrive in Timor United States Marine Corp from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit from Okinawa Japan have arrived in Timor-Leste to work alongside Australian and New Zealand soldiers on engineering and medical tasks, including the building of a new classroom at a primary school east of Dili. 09 images (Date uploaded: 17 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| HMAS Sydney II Memorial Service Some 207km (112 nm) off Steep Point on the Western Australian coast, Navy Principal Chaplain Eric Burton, RAN, conducted a moving service over the site where HMAS Sydney II now rests after she was lost 66 years earlier. 09 images (Date uploaded: 16 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| Combat Team Heeler patrol checks Iraqi Army readiness Diggers from Combat Team Heeler and the Iraqi Security Forces Training Group conducted an operational readiness assessment with the 10th Iraqi Army Division during a patrol to Al Gharraf in Dhi Qar province. 08 images (Date uploaded: 16 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| Navy launches 'webisodes' at HMAS Creswell The Interactive display on line in 'Webisodes' Episode 1 - Welcome to RANC: Meet the Trainees and Explore the Naval College. 04 images (Date uploaded: 16 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| Completion of Exercise Croix Du Sud Fleet departure from the Poum lagoon at the completion of Exercise Croix Du Sud, in Northern New Caledonia. 08 images (Date uploaded: 15 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| FACE tour at Tallil Air Base Tallil Air Base in Iraq became the scene of much excitement as the Tour de Force 9 show arrived at Camp Terendak for two shows. 08 images (Date uploaded: 15 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| Senators on HMAS Arunta in Persian Gulf Senators Sandy Macdonald and Nick Minchin are taking part in the ADF Parliamentary Program, visiting Defence units in order to experience life in the ADF first-hand. 09 images (Date uploaded: 14 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| HMAS Arunta members show support for Anzac Day AFL match HMAS Arunta is in the final weeks of a six month patrol in the Middle East Area of Operations. 01 image (Date uploaded: 14 April 2008) View gallery |
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| Skylark provides eyes in the sky Gunner Joshua Staveley, 30 from Upper Kedron, Brisbane, is a Radar Operator with the Overwatch Battle Group (West) - 4 at Camp Terendak, Tallil. 08 images (Date uploaded: 14 April 2008) View gallery |
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| Departure from Exercise Croix Du Sud Exercise CROIX DU SUD 2008 (CDS08) is a five-nation military exercise conducted by the French Armed Forces New Caledonia (FANC) in New Caledonia during the period 28 March to 12 April. 06 images (Date uploaded: 14 April 2008) View gallery |
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| Mr Peter Lindsay MP takes part in ADFPP MR Lindsay is taking part in the ADF Parliamentary Program, visiting defence units in order to experience life in the ADF first hand. The exchange program also gives selected ADF personnel a chance to step into the shoes of our Senators and MP's. 13 images (Date uploaded: 11 April 2008) View gallery |
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| Air Force personnel deploy to Alaska for Exercise Red Flag 05 images (Date uploaded: 11 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| Amphibious operations during Exercise Croix Du Sud Captain Peter Laver, Commander Task Group 474.01, briefs VIPs onboard HMAS Kanimbla during Exercise Croix Du Sud. 09 images (Date uploaded: 11 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| Exercise Croix Du Sud During Exercise Croix Du Sud, off the coast of Noumea on a sultry day, Petty Officer Bosun Greg Simpson celebrated 21 years in the Royal Australian Navy, on 06 April. 13 images (Date uploaded: 11 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| Landings at Poum during Exercise Croix Du Sud Exercise CROIX DU SUD 2008 (CDS08) is a five nation military exercise conducted by the French Armed Forces New Caledonia (FANC) in New Caledonia during the period 28 March to 12 April. 10 images (Date uploaded: 11 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| HMAS Arunta thanked for job well done Fleet Commander Rear Admiral Nigel Coates (centre) is welcomed aboard HMAS Arunta by (L-R) Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Aaron Low, LCDR David McCue and Commanding Officer HMAS Arunta, Commander Timothy Brown. 06 images (Date uploaded: 11 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| Commander Joint Operations thanks Timor troops 05 images (Date uploaded: 11 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| Tour de Force 9 at Camp Holland Tarin Kowt in Afghanistan became the scene of much excitement as the Tour de Force 9 show arrives at Camp Holland for two shows. 22 images (Date uploaded: 10 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| Armoured Fighting Vehicle Field Firing Target System Range unveiled 07 images (Date uploaded: 09 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| HMAS Rankin wins Navy's top award Rockingham-based Collins Class submarine HMAS Rankin has been awarded the coveted Gloucester Cup by the Governor General of Australia His Excellency Major General Michael Jeffery, AC CVO MC. 08 images (Date uploaded: 08 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| Patrolling pays off in southern Iraq Australian soldiers from Overwatch Battle Group (West) - 4 have patrolled the perimeter of An Nasiriyah following recent insurgent violence in the city. 07 images (Date uploaded: 08 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| American VIPs visit Timor Operation ASTUTE is the Australian Government's response to a request from the Government of Timor-Leste to assist in restoring peace to their country. 04 images (Date uploaded: 05 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| Vehicle check point in southern Iraq Australian forces from Overwatch Battle Group (West )-4's Combat Team Waler conducted snap vehicle check points to observe, inspect and screen vehicles on troubled main supply routes within the province. 06 images (Date uploaded: 07 April 2008) View Gallery |
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| Exercise Croix Du Sud Exercise CROIX DU SUD 2008 (CDS08) is a six-nation military exercise conducted by the French Armed Forces New Caledonia in New Caledonia from the period 28 March to 12 April. 06 images (Date uploaded: 07 April 2008) View gallery |
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| Exercise Croix Du Sud 2008 Exercise CROIX DU SUD 2008 (CDS08) is a six-nation military exercise conducted by the French Armed Forces New Caledonia in New Caledonia from the period 28 March to 12 April. 16 images (Date uploaded: 07 April 2008) View gallery |
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| Helicopter operations training with Navy's new Augusta A109E The Navy has leased three Agusta Westland A109E helicopters from Raytheon Australia Pty Ltd for a period of four years. 08 images (Date uploaded: 07 April 2008) View gallery |
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| Paratroopers exercise during Ex Croix Du Sud Exercise CROIX DU SUD 2008 (CDS08) is a six-nation military exercise conducted in New Caledonia from the period 28 March to 12 April. 05 images (Date uploaded: 07 April 2008) View gallery |
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| Caribou fly-over recognises Air force Vietnam Veterans The efforts of RAAF personnel who operated Caribou aircraft during the Vietnam War were recognised in a ceremony in Canberra on Friday 4 April 2008. 06 images (Date uploaded: 04 April 2008) View gallery |
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| RAAF's birthday celebrated in Middle East Sailors, soldiers, airmen and airwomen of the Force Level Logistic Asset came together to celebrate the 87th birthday in style, taking a well earned rest from their hectic schedules. 03 images (Date uploaded: 04 April 2008) View gallery |
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| Soldiers thanked for service in Timor Invited dignitaries awarded Timor-Leste Battle Group soldiers with their Australian Service Medal (ASM) at the Force Extraction Centre in Dili after completion of their six-month deployment toTimor-Leste. 04 images (Date uploaded: 03 April 2008) View gallery |
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| Technical Support Troop help keep soldiers battle ready Soldiers from the Technical Support Troop with Overwatch Battle Group (West) 4 work day and night ensuring the battle groups equipment is ready for combat. 12 images (Date uploaded: 03 April 2008) View gallery |
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| Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) 87th Anniversary The Royal Australian Air Force celebrated its 87th birthday with a spectacular flypast across Canberra, along with an Anniversary Commemoration Cocktail Reception at the National Convention Centre. 18 images (Date uploaded: 03 April 2008) View gallery |
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| Combet inspects regional Victoria Defence sites Greg Combet, the Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Procurement, has visited Defence facilities in Bendigo, where he inspected the Bushmaster program at Thales. 06 images (Date uploaded: 03 April 2008) View gallery |
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| Sea King memorial services mark third anniversary Memorial services to mark the third anniversary of the Sea King helicopter accident on Nias Island, Indonesia, were held today in Canberra and at HMAS Albatross, Nowra. 05 images (Date uploaded: 02 April 2008) View gallery |
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| Air Force marks 87th birthday at Martin Place March 31 marked the 87th anniversary of the Royal Australian Air Force. 06 images (Date uploaded: 01 April 2008) View gallery |
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| HMAS Stuart farewelled for deployment to Persian Gulf Royal Australian Navy Anzac-class frigate HMAS Stuart and her ship's company of 185 men and women were farewelled in a traditional ceremony at Fleet Base East in Sydney before a large gathering of family and friends by the Minister for Defence, the Hon. Joel Fitzgibbon MP and the Commander Australian Fleet, Rear Admiral Nigel Stephen Coates, AM, RAN. 11 images (Date uploaded: 01 April 2008) View gallery |
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| Weapons sweep in Dili Australian soldiers provided a secure outer cordon for the United Nations Police (UNPOL) and the local Timorese Police (PNTL) during the search of a number of homes in the suburb of Bebonuk in the Timor-Leste capital of Dili during a weapons sweep. 12 images (Date uploaded: 01 April 2008) View gallery |
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