Captain Verity Farragher, left, with Warrant Officer Class Two Paul Thompson and Warrant Officer Class Two Phillip Harris conduct a site inspection during the Army Aboriginal Community Assistance Program in Gapuwiyak. Photo: Corporal Lucas Petersen
19 Aug 2022
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Army engineer puts industry experience to use

When Australian Army Engineer Captain Verity Farragher saw the chance to work with one of Australia’s top construction companies, she jumped at it.

Capability & technology
A Bushmaster Electric Protected Mobility Vehicle after being unveiled during the Chief of Army Symposium 2022. In the background is a Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle fitted with ruggedized solar panels. Photo: Warrant Officer Class Two Max Bree
19 Aug 2022
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Charging ahead quietly and cleanly

Rumbling diesel Bushmaster engines could one day be a thing of the past, replaced by the quiet hum of electronics.

Capability & technology
Captain Dylan Conway from the 6th Battallion, Royal Australian Regiment, has launched the second annual charity fundraising event, the Brothers N Books Read-A-Thon. Photo: Major Roger Brennan
19 Aug 2022
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Chapter and verse on charitable reading

The challenge is on for current and former Australian Defence Force personnel to break out the books for the 2022 Brothers N Books Read-A-Thon.

People & service
Australian Army soldiers from Rifle Company Butterworth 136, together with members of the Royal Thai Army, practice close quarter battle drills during Exercise Chapel Gold 2022 in Nakhon Sawan, Thailand. Photos: Corporal Cameron Pegg
19 Aug 2022
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Jungle warfare training the gold standard

The current rotation of Rifle Company Butterworth welcomed the opportunity to train with the Royal Thai Army on Exercise Chapel Gold 2022.

Exercises & training
Navy and Army pilots, remote pilot warfare officers and aircrewmen graduate from 723 Squadron – Joint Helicopter School. Photo: Leading Seaman Ryan Tascas
19 Aug 2022
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Aircrew graduates receive their wings

The first aircrew to graduate from 723 Squadron – Joint Helicopter School in its 70th year have received their wings.

Capability & technology
22 Squadron from 13 Engineer Regiment has been created as a science, technology, engineering and maths incubator. Photo: Corporal Nakia Chapman
18 Aug 2022
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Army engineers a new way of thinking

The 13th Brigade in Western Australia has evolved from a part-time workforce brigade into a test bed for innovation and modernisation across Army.

Capability & technology
Australian Army soldiers from 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, on board F470 Zodiacs conducting small-boat training in the littoral environment during Exercise Tiger's Run 2022 on the Timor Sea. Photo: Corporal Rodrigo Villablanca
16 Aug 2022
Army
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Tiger training a shore thing

Soldiers from the 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, recently conducted small-boat exercises during Exercise Tiger's Run in Darwin.

Exercises & training
Australian Army officer Captain Sarah Kelly, public affairs officer, holds a child from the local community at Macarascas Elementary School, Palawan, Philippines. Photos: Corporal Brandon Grey
16 Aug 2022
Navy, Army
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Pacific Partnership makes a difference

Australian Defence Force medical and dental specialists have joined Pacific Partnership 2022 in Puerto Princesa, Philippines.

Alliances & relationships
Australian Army soldiers from the Royal Australian Infantry Corps parade their battalion colours during a ceremony held at the School of Infantry in Singleton to celebrate Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Photo: Corporal Madhur Chitnis
15 Aug 2022
Army
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Making history for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee

For what might have been the first time, all battalion colours of the Royal Australian Infantry Corps were on parade this month.

People & service
An Australian Army soldier from the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, moves across the traverse ropes during an obstacle course activity held as part of the Duke of Gloucester Cup in Singleton. Photos: Corporal Madhur Chitnis
15 Aug 2022
Army
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The battle of the battalions

The 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, are the new champions of Army’s premier military-skills competition.

Capability & technology
Major Paul Krohn teaching clinicians how to make silicone wound prosthetics.
12 Aug 2022
Army
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Faking it till they make it

The use of special effects to create fake wounds and injuries is one of the simulation techniques the ADF employs to train its health workers.

Sports, health & wellbeing
An Australian Army soldier from the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, provides security at Jungle Training Wing, Tully, during Exercise Kalimantan. Photos: Bombardier Guy Sadler
11 Aug 2022
Army
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Welcome to the jungle

With world-class training environments and aviation assets on their doorstep, the soldiers of Townsville are prepared to deploy into any environment…

Exercises & training