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LT Michael Kenneth Housdan Fussell
LT Fussell enlisted in the Australian Army Jan 2002, appointed as a OCDT at The Australian Defence Force Academy. He completed a Bachelor of Arts and was a keen sportsman, with a keen interest in rugby.

Freedom of Entry Parade- HMAS WATERHEN
The 'Freedom of Entry' Parade tradition signifies mutual trust between a city and military unit and dates back to medieval times.

The Hon. Warren Snowdon MP Defence families / scouts
A new Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) has been formed between Defence Families of Australia (DFA) and Scouts Australia.

Offical Opening of the Asia Pacific Civil-Military Centre of Excellence
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd today officially opened the Australian Government’s new Asia Pacific Civil-Military Centre of Excellence.

Minister for Defence visit to Portugal
Minister for Defence, The Hon. Joel Fitzgibbon travelled to Portugal to meet with Portuguese Minister for National Defence, Mr Nuno Teixeira and Portuguese Foreign Minister, Mr Luis Amado.

Minister for Defence visits Navantia
During a recent visit to Spain, the Minister for Defence, the Hon. Joel Fitzgibbon, saw progress being made on some of Australia’s largest acquisition projects with Spanish ship designer and builder, Navantia.

ADF Cadet Scheme
The Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Support, the Hon. Dr Mike Kelly AM MP, recently received the report from the independent panel reviewing the Australian Defence Force (ADF) Cadets Scheme.

DSTO INDUSTRY DAY
The Industry Open Day in Melbourne, opened by the Hon. Warren Snowdon MP, Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, drew representatives from large defence companies as well as small and medium enterprises keen to explore opportunities for research collaboration and technology development in partnership with Defence Science Technology Organisation (DSTO).

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Confirmatory surveillance
NORFORCE soldiers conduct confirmatory surveillance unit tactical training during an Operation RESOLUTE pre-deployment training phase in the Northern Territory bush.

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AAFC Dining In Night
Members of No. 219 (City of Brisbane) Squadron, Australian Air Force Cadets, and their guests celebrate the squadron's 50th anniversary with a dining in night at Brisbane City Hall.

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HMAS Sydney II memorial, Port Adelaide
HMAS Sydney II memorial; held at the Naval Association of Australia - Port Adelaide Sub Branch. Approximately 300 guests attended the moving memorial.

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Headquarters Joint Operations Command facility handover
The Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Support, the Hon. Dr Mike Kelly AM MP, was pleased to announce that Defence had successfully delivered the new Headquarters Joint Operations Command facility to its new users on time and budget.

Australian Technology Information (ATI) Pty Ltd
Greg Combet, the Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Procurement, today formally opened the new premises of Canberra company, Australian Technology Information (ATI) Pty Ltd, which has recently moved to accommodate its growth and future commitments.

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OP Azure Remembrance Day
Australian Defence personnel serving with the United Nations in Sudan, conducted a commemorative service at the Khartoum War Cemetery as part of a Remembrance Day service honouring Australian lives lost during all conflicts.

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HMAS Sydney II Commemorative Service
HMAS Sydney II Commemorative Ecumenical Service held at the Basilica of St. Patrick in Fremantle for those lost in HMAS Sydney II, 19 November 1941.

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Exercise Sapper Charge
Construction of Army’s new combat training facility at Wide Bay Training Area was completed thanks to the efforts of around 130 Sappers from Brisbane’s 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment.

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HMAS TOBRUK hosts Open Day
HMAS TOBRUK hosted an Open Day for Navy Week at Station Pier, Melbourne.

EX LONG GUNS 2008 High Range, Townsville
Exercise Long Guns 2008 saw artillery from Australia and New Zealand grouped together to produce some very impressive fire-power at the High Range Training Area in Harvey’s Range Townsville on the 7 November 2008.

The Hon. Joel Fitzgibbon MP meets with Singaporean Defence Minister
Mr Fitzgibbon was in Shoalwater Bay joining Mr Teo to view elements of Exercise Wallaby, Singapore’s largest unilateral military exercise which is held at the Shoalwater Bay Training Area each year.

3rd Combat Engineer Regiment help out for Poppy Day
Members from 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment help out a mate whilst supporting the Townsville RSL on Poppy Day.

Rememberance Day 2008
The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month attained a special significance in the post-war years.

Gleno High School
Gleno High School in the Ermero District of East Timor, teaches 1,200 children. Recently the Principal asked G Company (G Coy), East Timor Battle Group V (EMBG V) for some help in teaching English.

Minister visits Thales Bushmaster project
Today, the Minister for Defence, the Hon. Joel Fitzgibbon visited the Bendigo facilities of two companies responsible for manufacturing equipment for the ADF, Thales Australia and Australian Defence Apparel (ADA).

MINDEF SP visits RAAF East Sale
The Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, the Hon. Warren Snowdon MP today congratulated 40 students at RAAF East Sale, who have completed the Initial Officer Course (IOC).

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Opening of the Bendigo GAC Facility
The Minister for Defence, the Hon. Joel Fitzgibbon MP, today officially opened the new ‘state of the art’ Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation (DIGO) facility in Bendigo.

10 Squadron and 92 Wing Standard Consecration
The parade acknowledged the Consecration of the first 92 Wing Standard and subsequently acknowledged the Consecration of 10 Squadron's replacement Squadron Standard.

Multi Million Dollar Base Redevelopment at Simpson Barracks Watsonia
The Minister for Defence, the Hon Joel Fitzgibbon MP, visited Simpson Barracks, Watsonia today and turned a sod to mark the commencement of a $101.3 million project for the Defence Force School of Signals (DFSS) project and upgrade works.

HMAS Anzac returns to Fleet Base West
HMAS Anzac returns home to Fleet Base West from a deployment which included a biannual exercise off the coast of Hawaii (RIMPAC), exercise Bersama Lima off of the coast of Singapore and exercise AUSTHAI off the coast of Thailand.

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RAAF Hercules 50th Anniversary
The RAAF celebrated 50 years of operating the C-130 Hercules.

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Abrams M1A1 Main Battle Tank lift 2008
On 28 October 2008, the Abrams M1A1 Main Battle Tank undertook a trial at RAAF Base Darwin to test its ability to be loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster.

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HMAS ANZAC ASEAN Deployment
Royal Australian Navy (RAN) frigate HMAS ANZAC returned to her home port of HMAS STIRLING, Rockingham, after more than five months deployed.

The Hon. Warren Snowdon visits Land Warfare Conference 2008
The Minister for Defence Science and Personnel the Hon. Warren Snowdon MP, unveiled a new robot called SPIKER designed to counter improvised explosive devices.

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