ADF's North-West Mobile Force soldiers, Italian aviators and RAAF Security Forces join NT police for a search at first light for the Italian Typhoon near Daly River.
05 Aug 2024
Army, Air Force
News

Responders join forces for ejection response

Army’s North-West Mobile Force responded to an emergency search-and-rescue effort near Daly River, NT, during Exercise Pitch Black.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
Army soldier Corporal Scott Christian from 2nd Force Support Battalion guides a forklift operator as they load rations onto a Man 40M truck at Cairns airport, Queensland, during Exercise Austral Shield 2024.
05 Aug 2024
Army
News

New logistics unit hits the ground running

The 8th Operational Support Unit soldiers escaped the southern winter to conduct the unit's first major exercise since it was raised this year.

Exercises & training | People & service
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Miller learns from local Djabugay Indigenous group members about their native lands around Barron Gorge hydroelectric power plant in Cairns during a cultural knowledge exchange ahead of Exercise Austral Shield.
05 Aug 2024
Army
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Navigating cultural sensitivities

The ADF and Indigenous locals exchanged knowledge in Baron Gorge, Queensland, ahead of Exercise Austral Shield.

Community engagement | Exercises & training
An enemy combatant bounds away from 1st Brigade and the Armed Forces of the Philippines as they clear an objective at the Bradshaw training area during Exercise Predator's Run.
05 Aug 2024
Army
News

Tigers' run a roaring mission success

Army's 1st Brigade took on it's first multilateral combined arms littoral exercise at part of Exercise Predator's Run.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
Australian Army communications systems operator Signaller David Muwandi from 109th Signal Squadron at RAAF Base Curtin, Western Australia, during Exercise Austral Shield 2024.
02 Aug 2024
Army
News

No comms, no bombs

An engineer by trade, Signaller David Muwandi wanted a challenge and hasn’t looked back since joining the Army Reserve.

Exercises & training | People & service
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
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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
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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.

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