An Australian Army soldier from Battle Group Heeler conducts a clearance of the Urban Operational Training Facility at Shoalwater Bay Training Area during Exercise Diamond Run 2024.
21 Aug 2024
Army
News

Readiness shines brightly on Ex Diamond Run

More than 1500 personnel converged on Rockhampton and Shoalwater Bay Training Area for 7th Brigade’s warfighting exercise, Diamond Run.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
Australian Army fuel specialists from the 1st Combat Service Support Battalion work alongside petroleum operators from UK's Commando Logistics Regiment to refuel Battle Group Tiger vehicles at Timber Creek, Northern Territory, during Exercise Predators Run 2024. Photos: Corporal Madhur Chitnis
21 Aug 2024
Army
News

Logistics teams fuel the fight

Australian and UK soldiers were part of a multinational team of petroleum operators fuelling the fight on Exercise Predator’s Run.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
Chaplain Dennis Park (left), Flight Lieutenant Leah Park (centre) and Musician Robin Park with their medals at the New South Wales State Taekwondo Championships.
20 Aug 2024
Army, Air Force
News

Taekwondo a family affair

The Park family's hard work paid off when they took home gold at the NSW Taekwondo State Championships.

Sports, health & wellbeing
Captain Scott Hosking performs his role as an Army data cataloguer.
20 Aug 2024
Army
News

Data cataloguer embraces niche Army role

Teaching himself computer programming languages led Captain Scott Hosking to a role suited to his passion.

People & service
Madeleine King MP handing over Sergeant John Brislin’s WWII medals to his son, Bruce Brislin, outside her office in Rockingham, WA. Photos: Supplied
19 Aug 2024
Army
News

WW2 medals lost but not forgotten

The family of a World War 2 veteran has finally received his medals after an international effort across three cities on two continents.

Commemoration & history | Relief & assistance
Robert Mergard helps Captain Debra Johnson and a TAFE SA student refine their espresso coffee making skills using the coffee machine and beans he supplied to the Amata community during the 2024 Army Aboriginal Community Assistance Programme in Amata, South Australia.
19 Aug 2024
Army
News

Coffee helps people connect in the outback

Army worked with TAFE South Australia to provide training opportunities to remote Indigenous communities in Amata, South Australia.

Community engagement
Chief Petty Officer Karen Lewis performs her role as a Navy Business Analyst.
19 Aug 2024
Navy, Army
News

Sailor excels in newfound passion  

After 24 years in the Navy, followed by seven years as a reservist, Chief Petty Officer Karen Lewis found her true calling in business and data…

People & service
Australian Army and Republic of Korea soldiers on a familiarisation training course for the K9 self-propelled howitzer and the K10 Armoured Ammunition Resupply Vehicle in South Korea.
19 Aug 2024
Army
News

Gunners come to grips with new howitzer

When Lance Bombadier Lachlan Kirk fired a K9 self-propelled howitzer for the first time, he realised the shock didn’t compare to an M777.

Capability & technology
Army soldiers from the Royal Military College at Duntroon put on a simulated infantry assault as part of the ADFA open day in Canberra on August 19, 2023.
16 Aug 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Career opportunities on display at open day

It is going to be all hands on deck for the Australian Defence Force Academy’s open day on August 17.

Community engagement | People & service
Warrant Officer Class One Benjamin Spain is a ground crew mission support standards officer within Army Aviation Command.
16 Aug 2024
Army
News

Ground crew career takes off

It’s a busy time to be in Army aviation for ground crew mission support, who are information technology and tactical communications specialists.

Capability & technology | People & service
Army soldiers from Rifle Company Butterworth Rotation 144 receive a historical briefing prior to conducting the Sandakan Death March in Sandakan, Malaysia.
16 Aug 2024
Army
News

Diggers retrace Sandakan Death March to pay tribute

Australian Army personnel recently had the opportunity to complete a section of the Sandakan Death March track in Borneo, Malaysia.

Commemoration & history | People & service
Captain Brendan Mulgrew performs his role as an Army Data Hub Engineer.
16 Aug 2024
Army
News

Data hub engineer proud to work in the cloud

An Army data hub engineer has merged his two passions: working with cloud systems and serving his country.

People & service