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Major John Whipp, back right, supervises close combat drills with soldiers from the 7th Combat Brigade during his visit to the Gallipoli Barracks Combatives Centre, Brisbane. Photo: Corporal Nicole Dorrett
21 Dec 2020
Army
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Old-school moves make a comeback

Soldiers from 7th Combat Brigade training on the Army Combatives Program were shown how hand-to-hand combat was done in the good old days.

Capability & technology
Privates Taylor Cameron, left, and Richard Jonson, of the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, on Operation COVID-19 Assist with Queensland Police senior constables Wade Field and David Teunis. Photo: Corporal Nicole Dorrett
18 Dec 2020
Army
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Virus keeps soldiers on duty over Christmas

Members of the 7th Combat Signal Regiment and 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, are supporting Queensland's mandatory hotel quarantine for…

People & service
Officer Cadet Innes Lumsden at the Australian Defence Force Academy.
17 Dec 2020
Army
News

Leadership skills born in pandemic

Twenty-two-year-old Australian Army Officer Cadet Innes Lumsden has had a busy end to a busy year.

People & service
Officer Cadet James Boidin at the Australian Defence Force Academy.
17 Dec 2020
Army
News

Bushfires inspire cadet to join the Army

The 2013 Blue Mountains bushfires inspired Officer Cadet James Boidin to join the Army.

People & service
Corporal Barney Lelo is the transport non-commissioned officer/transport supervisor with the Force Support Element in the Middle East region. Photo: Corporal Tristan Kennedy
16 Dec 2020
Army
News

Career change a winner

A conversation with his brother-in-law led Corporal Barney Lelo to quit his civilian career as a trade assistant and welder and enlist in the Army in…

People & service
Officer Cadet Ishaq Ali at the Australian Defence Force Academy.
16 Dec 2020
Army
News

High marks a snapshot of ADFA life

Army Officer Cadet Ishaq Ali has packed a lot into his three years at the Australian Defence Force Academy.

People & service
A soldier prepares to help survivors as they approach a beach in Ambae after being rescued from a sinking ship in Vanuatu. Photo: Warrant Officer Class 2 Paul Farrell
14 Dec 2020
Army
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Soldiers come to the rescue

Soldiers helped local authorities rescue 12 survivors from a sinking boat off the Vanuatuan island of Ambae on November 22.

Alliances & relationships
Officer Cadet James Butler at the Australian Defence Force Academy.
13 Dec 2020
Army
News

Lifestyle change a hard adjustment for cadet

Switching from a rural lifestyle to the Australian Defence Force Academy hasn’t been easy for Officer Cadet James Butler. 

People & service
Trooper Aimee Doolan, from the 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry), left, and her mother, Warrant Officer Class 2 Julie Doolan, from the 7th Combat Brigade, at Gallipoli Barracks. Photo: Corporal Nicole Dorrett
09 Dec 2020
Army
News

Daughter driven by mother's example

Ask Trooper Aimee Doolan why she wanted to join the Army, and her answer is simple: it was the example set by her mother, Julie.

People & service
Lieutenant Thomas Roache during Exercise Wirra Jaya at Robertson Barracks, Northern Territory. Photo: Corporal Rodrigo Villablanca
07 Dec 2020
Army
News

International exercise goes virtual

Members of 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, conducted Exercise Wirra Jaya in a virtual format for the first time from Robertson Barracks.

Alliances & relationships
Chief Commissioner Red Shield Defence Services Brett Gallagher, left, accepts a cheque from Deputy Chief of Army Major General Anthony Rawlins at the end of the Army Headquarters' 24-hour Charity Challenge. Photo: Leading Seaman Craig Walton
07 Dec 2020
Army
News

Charity challenge supports Sally Man

Army Headquarters personnel raised money for the Sally Man in this year's 24-hour AHQ Charity Challenge.

People & service
Corporal Javier Aguirre, from the 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, with his bagpipes. Photo: Corporal Nicole Dorrett
07 Dec 2020
Army
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Pipes are calling for Bolivian-born soldier

Bagpipes might not be every Latino’s instrument of choice, but a soldier who arrived in Australia alone from Bolivia when he was 19 now leads his…

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