The long goodbye: Spr Geoff Tait from 2CER Brisbane, spends a few final moments with his family before departing on Operation Spire just prior to Christmas.
Photo by WO2 Graham McBean, HQ 7 Bde

150 years young: The youngest member of 5/6RVR, Pte Alister Morris, cuts the unit's birthday cake with CO Lt-Col Mark Richards at a celebration ball at Flemington Racecourse.
Photo by Capt Ian Toohill, 3 Bde

Mail aid: Medic Cpl Michelle Rubbie, of 1CSSB, helps sort through the mounds of mail that arrived in Baghdad before Christmas.
Photo by Flt-Lt Lindsy Dooley

Stress relief: Maj Greg Nicholls, Lt-Col Sheldon Kidd and Maj Glen Marshall enjoy the benefits of a Defence Health display at a recent pre-command course in Canungra.
Photo provided by Defence Health