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Nicole Thompson is part of the graphic design team with the Directorate of Communications, Change and Corporate Graphics, based at Campbell Park in Canberra.
08 Aug 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
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Creating memories through the power of design

People are generally surprised to hear that, as a graphic designer, Nicole Thompson works in Defence.

People & service
An Australian Army sapper from the School of Military Engineering prepares a fuse during Exercise Bardia, at the Holsworthy Training Area, Sydney.
07 Aug 2024
Army
News

Sappers get a blast out of training

Army's future combat engineers have been tested for their readiness in essential skills, activities and manoeuvres.

Exercises & training
Army soldier Sergeant Nathan Reinbott from 11th Combat Service Support Battalion talks to Army Reserve employers during their visit to Porton Barracks in Cairns, Queensland, as part of Exercise Austral Shield 2024.
07 Aug 2024
Army
News

Employers get a look at Army life

Bosses got a sneak peek at the Army Reserve aspect of employees’ lives during an immersion activity on Exercise Austral Shield.

Community engagement | Exercises & training
Squadron Leader Emma Kay, left, with a member of the public making a donation at the Lifeblood Centre in Canberra.
07 Aug 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Donations make a difference

The new Force Structure Operations team is leading the charge through their recent donations of blood and plasma to Lifeblood.

Sports, health & wellbeing | People & service
A soldier from 11th Brigade checks on his mates as he advances forward during an assault on an 'enemy' defensive position at Cowley Beach training area in northern Queensland.
07 Aug 2024
Army
News

Exercise shields Australia's north

Exercise Austral Shield wraps up after hosting 2000 personnel in response to simulated security threats.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
Australian Army soldiers wear the new winter uniforms around Russell Offices in Canberra.
06 Aug 2024
Army
News

New clothing range for Army personnel

Army’s range of general duties garments is expanding, with four new items being issued to provide warmth through the winter months.

Capability & technology
Australian and U.S. Army personnel take receipt of a U.S. Army M1075 Palletized Load System (PLS) vehicle in Darwin for Exercise OPEROSE following its rapid re-activation at Bandiana, Victoria.
05 Aug 2024
Army
News

Integrated long-range logistics

The integrated logistics necessary for Australian-US land-based Long Range Fires have been tested and improved following Exercise Operose.

Alliances & relationships | Capability & technology
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
News

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