Army Lance Corporal Nathan Carnie, from 1st Combat Engineer Regiment, speaks to a Yolngu man during a tour of the Gove Peninsula during Exercise Predator's Run.
02 Aug 2024
Army
News

Locals share sacred business with soldiers

Lance Corporal Nathan Carnie got a view of East Arnhem Land few get to experience while on Exercise Predator's Run.

Community engagement | Exercises & training
An Australian Army Hawkei Protected Mobility Vehicle – Light transporting mock-up NASAMS during Exercise Predator's Run on the Tiwi Islands, NT.
02 Aug 2024
Army
News

Sappers test capability in the Top End

What started with a convoy to one of Australia’s most remote areas finished with the same vehicles rolling off barges on the Tiwi Islands.

Capability & technology | Exercises & training
Corporal Timothy Rymill, right, and other Army medical personnel from 1st Health Battalion triage a simulated patient inside the Role 1 treatment facility at RAAF Base Curtin, WA, during Exercise Austral Shield.
02 Aug 2024
Army
News

Exercise Austral Shield troops in safe hands

Army reservist medic Corporal Timothy Rymill has tested his skills during Exercise Austral Shield within a joint Army and RAAF treatment team.

Exercises & training | People & service
Soldiers from Rifle Company Butterworth exit a United States Army Chinook during the Field Training Exercise during Exercise Keris Strike in Sabah, Malaysia.
01 Aug 2024
Army
News

Diggers show their mettle in Malaysian jungle

Three nations of soldiers joined up for three weeks of trilateral training in Malaysia for Exercise Keris Strike 2024.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
An Army ARH Tiger helicopter from 1st Aviation Regiment is refuelled from an Air Force C-130J Hercules by ground maintenance personnel in a remote region of the Northern Territory during Exercise Diamond Storm.
31 Jul 2024
Army, Air Force
News

Refuel capability develops new skills

Army and Air Force worked side by side to supply aviation fuel and sustain flying operations in a remote region of the Northern Territory.

Exercises & training
A 16th Aviation Brigade member provides a capability brief on the CH-47F Chinook to the Women Leaders Study Tour attendees at RAAF Base Townsville.
31 Jul 2024
Army, Air Force
News

Study tour reaches new heights

Civilian female leaders experience the roles that women in Defence do to help keep an aviation base operational.

Industry & partnership | People & service
Australian Army soldiers from the 7th Brigade compete in King of the Hill at Gallipoli Barracks, Brisbane.
31 Jul 2024
Army
News

King of the Hill crowned as cup heats up

Personnel from 7th Brigade took part in the King of the Hill race at Gallipoli Barracks, Brisbane.

Sports, health & wellbeing
The Australian Army South East Queensland women's football team playing against the British Royal Engineers Association Football Club, at Gallipoli Barracks, Brisbane.
31 Jul 2024
Army
News

British tour a win for Army football

Army's 7th Brigade hosts the British Royal Engineers Association Football Club in Queensland.

Alliances & relationships | Sports, health & wellbeing
Soldiers present a safety brief to Townsville Hospital Foundation charity recipients on the Army-leased AW139 helicopter.
30 Jul 2024
Army
News

Helicopter swoops in to lift young patients’ spirits

Children from a Townsville hospital experience a helicopter joy flight over the city thanks to Army's 5th Aviation Regiment.

Community engagement | Operations & missions
Indigenous Gimuy-Walubara man Jiritju Fourmile conducts a smoking ceremony with members of the 51st Battalion, Far North Queensland Regiment, to celebrate the opening of a new yarning circle at Porton Barracks in Cairns.
30 Jul 2024
Army
News

New circle for soldiers to have a yarn

Soldiers start a new chapter in Cairns with a smoking ceremony to celebrate the opening of a new yarning circle at Porton Barracks.

Ceremonies & events | People & service
Australian Army soldiers practice offloading from a United States Army Reserve CH-47 Chinook in preparation for an insertion into the Field Training Exercise during Exercise Keris Strike in Sabah, Malaysia.
30 Jul 2024
Army
News

Choppers gives bombardier a lift

Personnel from the Australian, United States and Malaysian Armies gather for Exercise Keris Strike 2024.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
Director of Exercise Austral Shield 2024 Brigadier Damian Hill, right, watches as Comcare director Peter Davies is shown over an Army vehicle at HMAS Harman, near Canberra. Photo: Corporal Cameron Pegg
30 Jul 2024
Army
News

Comcare gives nod of approval to Ex Austral Shield

Comcare personnel were invited to Exercise Austral Shield control headquarters to see Defence planning and safety processes in practice.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training