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| August 2008 |
| Investigation begins into separation of ACMI Pod from F/A-18 aircraft Air Force has begun an investigation into why an Air Combat Manoeuvring Instrumentation (ACMI) Pod separated from an Air Force F/A-18 aircraft in flight on Friday 29 August. (Date uploaded: 29 August 2008) View Gallery |
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| Melbourne, VIC visit John Tye welcomed the Great White Fleet’s 100th year anniversary ships to Port Melbourne with traditional dance, singing and didgeridoo playing, accompanied by one of the elders, John Belling. (Date uploaded: 29 August 2008) View Gallery |
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| Minister for Defence Visit to Williamtown Air Force Base Minister for Defence, the Hon. Joel Fitzgibbon MP visited RAAF Base Williamtown to meet RAAF personnel involved in the Number 30 Fighter Combat Instructor course and the United States Oregon Air National Guard deployment. (Date uploaded: 29 August 2008 - 04 image) View Gallery |
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| Zabol Bridges Soldiers from the Reconstruction Task Force (RTF) have deployed more than 400 kilometres through Taliban contested territory to rebuild two vital road bridges, blown up by the insurgents a few weeks ago. (Date uploaded: 29 August 2008 - 20 image) View Gallery |
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| HMAS Ballarat in New Zealand Royal Australian Navy Frigate HMAS Ballarat departed Cairns on 25 July 2008 bound for the Southwest Pacific. (Date uploaded: 28 August 2008 - 09 image) View Gallery |
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| Mindef Meeting With Speaker Of The House Of Commons, Canada The Minister for Defence, the Hon. Joel Fitzgibbon MP, met with a delegation of Canadian Parliamentarians led by the Speaker of the House of Commons, Canada, the Honourable Peter Milliken MP. (Date uploaded: 28 August 2008 - 05 image) View Gallery |
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| MINDEF & NATO Commander meeting The Hon Joel Fitzgibbon MP, Minister for Defence, meets with NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe, General Bantz (‘John’) Craddock, to discuss the security situation and outlook in Afghanistan. (Date uploaded: 27 August 2008 - 06 image) View Gallery |
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| Regional Force Surveillance Patrol A Regional Force Surveillance Patrol from NORFORCE’s Darwin Squadron has travelled to the indigenous community of Oenpelli to help celebrate the local cultural festival and conduct driver training across some of Arnhem Land’s most inspiring landscape. (Date uploaded: 27 August 2008) View Gallery |
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| Govenor General farewell parade
The Australian Defence Force held a Farewell Parade for His Excellency the Governor-General of Australia, Major General Michael Jeffery, AC, CVO, MC, at Sir Thomas Blamey Square in Canberra. (Date uploaded: 27 August 2008) View Gallery |
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| Jose Ramos-Horta visits Australian soldiers at the Gleno Forward Operation Base East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta paid a visit to Australian soldiers at the Gleno Forward Operation Base. (Date uploaded: 27 August 2008) View Gallery |
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| Parliamentary Secretary For Defence Procurement Inspects Robertson Barracks Greg Combet, Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Procurement visited Robertson Barracks in Darwin where he met Defence personnel and received briefings on a number of Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) projects. 13 images (Date uploaded: 26 August 2008) View Gallery |
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| Defence Indigenous Pre Recruitment Course Begins The Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, the Hon. Warren Snowdon MP, and the Minister for Employment Participation, Brendan O’Connor launch the Defence Indigenous Pre Recruitment Course (IPRC) in Townsville. 04 images (Date uploaded: 26 August 2008) View gallery |
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| Thales royalty cheque The Australian Minesweeping System, developed by the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO), has scored another export success with India being the latest to acquire the innovative system that protects ships from underwater mines. 01 image (Date uploaded: 26 August 2008) View gallery |
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| Fromelles Diggers To Be Given Individual Burials Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, the Hon Warren Snowdon MP, announces that the Australian and British Governments will seek to have the remains of their World War I soldiers, buried in mass graves near Fromelles, exhumed and given individual burials with military honours. 01 image (Date uploaded: 26 August 2008) View gallery |
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| NAIDOC Week NAIDOC Week celebrates Indigenous culture and the contribution Indigenous people have made to Australia. 03 images (Date uploaded: 26 August 2008) View gallery |
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| Tigers Land In Darwin The Army’s capability in the Northern Territory has received a significant boost with the recent arrival of the first three Armed Reconnaissance Helicopters, ‘Tigers’, to be based in Darwin. (Date uploaded: 26 August 2008) View gallery |
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| The 10th Garma Festival of Traditional Culture The Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, the Hon. Warren Snowdon MP discusses the opportunities that Defence can offer Indigenous people, and in turn what Indigenous people offer Australia through their service to the nation, at the Garma Festival of Traditional Culture. (Date uploaded: 26 August 2008) View gallery |
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| Minister for Defence meets with East Timor Prime Minister, Xanana Gusmao The Hon. Joel Fitzgibbon MP, Minister for Defence meets with HE Xanana Gusmao, Prime Minister of East Timor, in Canberra to discuss Defence Cooperation. 02 images (Date uploaded: 25 August 2008) View gallery |
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| JTF 637 move onto Butaritari Island as part of the second phase of Op KIRIBATI ASSIST The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has deployed a small Joint Task Force to the small Pacific Island nation of Kiribati to commence Operation KIRIBATI ASSIST. 04 images (Date uploaded: 25 August 2008) View gallery |
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| Traditional Butaritari Island welcome for Joint Task Force 637 Butaritari Island local residents invited the Joint Task Force 637 for a traditional welcome and blessing, where many local dishes are prepared. 08 images (Date uploaded: 25 August 2008) View gallery |
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| Unexploded ordnance recovery on the island of Bataritari Maritime Policeman Sergeant Otia Nebati assists members of the Joint Task Force 637 in the location of projectiles around the island of Butaritari by translating with the locals. 12 images (Date uploaded: 25 August 2008) View gallery |
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| AHS and LINZ agreement Mr Geoff Howard, Mr Adam Greenland and Ms Verena Borsos from LINZ Hydrographic Services and Mr Gavin Thompson from New Zealand Geospatial Intelligence Organisation (NZGIO), today met with key AHS staff at the Wollongong headquarters of the Australian Hydrographic Service to hold the final discussions before the AHS and LINZ agreement was signed. 02 images (Date uploaded: 22 August 2008) View gallery |
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| 11 Squadron’s Good Will Visit to Adelaide’s Women and Chidrens Hospital Members from Crew 6 of 11 Squadron visited the Children’s Ward of the Adelaide Women’s and Children’s Hopsital bringing showbags and gifts to cheer up the children. 08 images (Date uploaded: 22 August 2008) View gallery |
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| The Honourable Mr Greg Combet MP visits Darwin The Hon. Mr Greg Combet MP, Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Procurement, visited Northern Command Headquarters at Larrakeyah Barracks in Darwin where he met Defence personnel and received briefings on current operations and Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) related projects. 06 images (Date uploaded: 22 August 2008) View gallery |
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| Great White Fleet arrival and celebrations USS John S. McCain arrives at Fleet Base East, during the centenary of the Great White Fleet celebrations, with the Pacific Fleet band and the RAN band, Sydney detachment. 11 images (Date uploaded: 21 August 2008) View gallery |
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| Chief of Air Force Visits the Middle East Area of Operations Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Mark Binskin AM visits Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) personnel deployed in the Middle East, as part of Operation CATALYST and Operation SLIPPER. 09 images (Date uploaded: 21 August 2008) View gallery |
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| HMAS Parramatta departs for the MEAO HMAS Parramatta departs for the Middle East Area of Operations (MEAO) from Fleet Base East, Garden Island. 12 images (Date uploaded: 18 August 2008) View gallery |
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| Second Batch of Destroyed WWII Munitions The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has deployed a small Joint Task Force to the small Pacific Island nation of Kiribati to commence Operation KIRIBATI ASSIST. 05 images (Date uploaded: 18 August 2008) View gallery |
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| MINDEF at Holsworthy Minister for Defence, the Hon. Joel Fitzgibbon, experiences some first-hand commando training with 4RAR (Cdo) at Holsworthy Barracks yesterday. 01 image (Date uploaded: 15 August 2008) View gallery |
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| Diggers Bring Hope and Australian Football to Afghan Orphans Australian Diggers serving in Kabul take time out to visit an orphanage and teach Afghan kids about Aussie Rules using footballs donated by the Sydney Swans. 04 images (Date uploaded: 15 August 2008) View gallery |
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| Ministerial Visit: AP-3C Orion Upgrade The Minister for Defence, the Honourable Mr Joel Fitzgibbon MP, announces a $68 million program to provide enhancements to the ADF’s Maritime Patrol Capability. 03 images (Date uploaded: 15 August 2008) View gallery |
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| RAMSI kicks for peace in Solomon Islands RAMSI military, police and civilian staff came together with local friends to celebrate the 150th birthday of AFL on August 7, 2008. 05 images (Date uploaded: 15 August 2008) View gallery |
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| Demolition of the first batch of WWII Munitions The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has deployed a small Joint Task Force to the small Pacific Island nation of Kiribati to commence Operation KIRIBATI ASSIST. 10 images (Date uploaded: 14 August 2008) View gallery |
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| Collection and Identification The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has deployed a small Joint Task Force to the small Pacific Island nation of Kiribati to commence Operation KIRIBATI ASSIST. 15 images (Date uploaded: 12 August 2008) View gallery |
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| Reconnaissance The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has deployed a small Joint Task Force to the small Pacific Island nation of Kiribati to commence Operation KIRIBATI ASSIST. 13 images (Date uploaded: 12 August 2008) View gallery |
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| Troops arrive in Kiribati The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has deployed a small Joint Task Force to the small Pacific Island nation of Kiribati to commence Operation KIRIBATI ASSIST. 07 images (Date uploaded: 12 August 2008) View gallery |
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| Timor Bishop Opens Church About two months ago the village of Darlau situated on a ridge line about an hours drive from Dili was proud of its new church built by local labour and funded by the Catholic Church of Australia. 07 images (Date uploaded: 11 August 2008) View gallery |
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| Exercise Northern Challenge 2008 Six F-111 aircraft from Number 6 Squadron RAAF Base Amberley and over 150 personnel deployed to RAAF Base Townsville came together for Exercise Northern Challenge from 30 June to 18 July 08. 23 images (Date uploaded: 08 August 2008) View gallery |
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| RAAF Base Edinburgh Raises Funds for Prostate Cancer Mix 102.3 Finger Bun Blitz fundraiser at RAAF Base Edinburgh. 02 images (Date uploaded: 08 August 2008) View gallery |
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| Commander visits troops Commander of the International Stabilisation Force Brigadier (BRIG) Mark Holmes in East Timor visited troops at Forward Operating bases at Maliana and Gleno. 04 images (Date uploaded: 08 August 2008) View gallery |
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| More on HMAS Melbourne Exercise Kakadu IX is a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) multilateral exercise aimed at developing interoperability in maritime operations in an international environment; based in the Northern Australian Exercise Area off Darwin. 11 images (Date uploaded: 08 August 2008) View gallery |
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| Celebrate AFL's 150th Anniversary Australian Defence Force members deployed on operations in the Middle East, took time to celebrate a birthday of a different kind with the Australian Football League 05 images (Date uploaded: 08 August 2008) View gallery |
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| Reconstruction Task Force 4 - Celebrate AFL's 150th Anniversary Reconstruction Task Force 4 is expanding its operations north from its base in Tarin Kowt, building a series of patrol bases for use by International Security Assistance Force and the Afghan National Police and Army. 08 images (Date uploaded: 08 August 2008) View gallery |
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| ADF Brings AFL to Global Audience Local Timorese kids go up for the ball during a game of Australian Rules Football. 13 images (Date uploaded: 07 August 2008) View gallery |
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| 1 Squadron and 6 Squadron Family Day Activities captured during No.1 Squadron and No. 6 Squadron family and friends day at RAAF Base Amberley. 05 image (Date uploaded: 06 August 2008) View gallery |
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| Army Reservists Attract Hunter and New England Federal Member for Hunter and Minister for Defence, Joel Fitzgibbon, commended a joint Army Reserve and Alliance People Solutions traineeship course which is being conducted in the Hunter and New England regions. 01 image (Date uploaded: 06 August 2008) View gallery |
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| RAAF Base Tindall Freedom of Entry Parade Katherine Freedom of the City march in Katherine conducted by Air Force members at Tindal. 05 images (Date uploaded: 06 August 2008) View gallery |
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| RAAF Base Tindal Open Day During the Open Day members and their families posted to Tindal were given an opportunity to view and gain an appreciation of the many facets and duties undertaken at RAAF Base Tindal. 10 images (Date uploaded: 06 August 2008) View gallery |
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| HMAS Melbourne Sailors and airmen from Australia, New Zealand, the French Armed Forces - New Caledonia, Singapore, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Pakistan, Japan and Thailand; with observers from the Philippines, Indonesia and India; gear up for an international Defence exercise. 11 images (Date uploaded: 06 August 2008) View gallery |
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| Ships formation Two thousand sailors and airmen from nine nations are gearing up in northern Australia for Exercise Kakadu IX, an important international Defence exercise. 18 images (Date uploaded: 05 August 2008) View gallery |
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| 34 Squadron's Unsung Hero An ‘unsung hero’ of the Air Force within its operational realm is No 34 Squadron. 07 images (Date uploaded: 04 August 2008) View gallery |
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| Governor-General visits HMAS Ballarat His Excellency Major General Michael Jeffery AC CVO MC (Retd), Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia visits HMAS Ballarat, in the port of Nuku'alofa in Tonga for the coronation of King George Tupou V. 06 images (Date uploaded: 04 August 2008) View gallery |
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| Military Working Dogs Celebrate 50 Years of Faithful Service The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is celebrating 50 years of military working dog training with the Graduation Parade of the Air Force’s newest Military Working Dogs and their handlers on Thursday 31 July. 04 images (Date uploaded: 01 August 2008) View gallery |
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| Unexploded Ordinance (UXO) Clearing a 107mm rocket impact in Afghan family’s back yard, Uruzgan Province. 05 images (Date uploaded: 01 August 2008) View gallery |
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| NATO Secretary General in Afghanistan NATO Secretary General Jaap De Hoop Scheffer and his wife Jeannine in the Baluchi Pass, Afghanistan. 04 images (Date uploaded: 01 August 2008) View gallery |
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| RTF4 on patrol Reconstruction Task Force 4 is expanding its operations north from its base in Tarin Kowt, building a series of patrol bases for use by International Security Assistance Force and the Afghan National Police and Army. 07 images (Date uploaded: 01 August 2008) View gallery |
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| RTF4 construction projects Reconstruction Task Force 4 is expanding its operations north from its base in Tarin Kowt, building a series of patrol bases for use by International Security Assistance Force and the Afghan National Police and Army. 12 images (Date uploaded: 01 August 2008) View gallery |
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| Attack Reconstruction Task Force mortars fire on Taliban extremist positions after a rocket attack in Baluchi, Afghanistan. 08 images (Date uploaded: 01 August 2008) View gallery |
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| Australian Flag Presentation The flag was signed by troops in East Timor as part of the International Stabilisation Force. 05 images (Date uploaded: 01 August 2008) View gallery |
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| QLD Governor handover parade Parades have been held at Government House and Parliament House in Queensland to commemorate the end of term of outgoing Queensland Governor Ms Quentin Bryce, AC, and the swearing in of her replacement, Ms Penny Wensley, AO. 07 images (Date uploaded: 01 August 2008) View gallery |
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| Mass Casualty Exercise Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC) became a swarm of activity as the participating units of Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2008 (RIMPAC) combined during a mass casualty scenario in Hawaii. 08 images (Date uploaded: 01 August 2008) View gallery |
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| Flight Deck Operations on HMAS Tobruk The flightdeck team onboard HMAS TOBRUK is closed up at flying stations to receive a United States SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter from the USS BONHOMME RICHARD, the helicopter conducts take off and landing practice on HMAS TOBRUK's aft flightdeck. 08 images (Date uploaded: 01 August 2008) View gallery |
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