An Australian Army M1A1 Abrams main battle tank is unloaded from the United States Army Vessel SSGT Robert T. Kuroda at Tanjung Perak Port in Indonesia during Exercise Super Garuda Shield 2023.
29 Aug 2023
Army
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Tanks for the support

M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks have made the long journey to Indonesia for Exercise Super Garuda Shield.

Exercises & training
The Brothers in Arms memorial to Privates James and John Hunter near Ypres, Belgium.
29 Aug 2023
Army
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Soldiers retrace diggers' footsteps

An Army corporal led a study group through a World War 1 battlefield, encouraging them to imagine what really happened. 

Ceremonies & events
Danielle Hale and her service dog, Poppy.
29 Aug 2023
Navy, Army, Air Force
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Competitor tackles her fears

Danielle Hale will be fulfilling her childhood dream when she wears the Australian colours at this years Invictus Games.

Sports, health & wellbeing | People & service
Corporal Justin Wells picks a poppy on the Western Front.
28 Aug 2023
Army
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On the spot of a heroic stand

Walking in the footsteps of a World War 1 VC recipient has given an Australian soldier a new appreciation for diggers’ hardships.

Commemoration & history | People & service
Invictus Games Team Australia competitor James Barker at the Sydney Academy of Sport and Recreation, Narrabeen NSW.
28 Aug 2023
Army
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Feeling like a winner already

After suffering permanent physical disability in 2005, a former Army chef has found happiness in sport and mateship.

Sports, health & wellbeing | People & service
Corporal Zac Simpson lining up the ball to hit towards the opponent's goal.
28 Aug 2023
Navy, Army, Air Force
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Sticking it out on the pitch

Players from the ADF hockey team faced some of the nation’s best at this year’s Australian Country Championships.

Sports, health & wellbeing
Australian and Laos VIP representatives cut the ribbons to officially open the joint Australia-Laos Molecular Malaria Laboratory in Ventiane, Laos during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2023.
28 Aug 2023
Navy, Army
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Partnerships deepen in Laos

Deepening diplomatic and defence partnerships was the focus of the Indo-Pacific Endeavour visit to Laos.

Alliances & relationships | Operations & missions
Solider lays in the grass with a machine gun.
25 Aug 2023
Army
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Sticking with it

Hearing stories from a family friend in the Army inspired Private Thomas Adamson to follow in their steps.

People & service
From left, Army soldiers Lance Corporal Timothy Maloney and Private Liam McIvor, from the 9th Battalion, Royal Queensland Regiment, prepare to enter a building at Gallipoli Barracks, Queensland.
24 Aug 2023
Army
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Units learn from each other

Australian Army soldiers conducted a joint unit training activity with an urban focus in Brisbane, to enhance capability.

Exercises & training
Invictus Games Team Australia competitor Craftsman Erin Brigden at the Sydney Academy of Sport and Recreation, Narrabeen NSW.
24 Aug 2023
Army
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Competitor finally puts herself first

An ex-Army fitter armourer says her primary motivation for taking part in Invictus Games Düsseldorf is deeply personal.

Sports, health & wellbeing | People & service
Private Jeremy Janson in a Bushmaster vehicle.
24 Aug 2023
Army
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Going anywhere and everywhere

Private Jeremy Janson Army career has allowed him to step outside his comfort zone and explore outside Australia.

People & service
Australian Army soldier Corporal Brandon Camilleri, right, delivers quick orders during a bilateral air assault exercise with the Armed Forces of the Philippines on Exercise Alon in the Philippines.
23 Aug 2023
Navy, Army, Air Force
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Combined air assault a success

More than 600 soldiers from the ADF,  Philippines and US conducted an air assault near Rizal, the Philippines, during Exercise Alon.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training