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Exercise Eagle Walk, Chopper refuels thirsty tanks

Australian Army soldiers from 3rd Brigade in Townsville conducted a series of training activities at Townsville Field training area on Exercise Eagle Walk from 3 to 31 March 2023. Training which allowed soldiers to strengthen & enhance capability and increase efficiency of aviation refuelling of armour, which provides Army commanders with a broader range of…

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French Forces visit Townsville for Mission Jeanne D’Arc 2023

Members of the French Armed Forces embarked in amphibious ship FNS Dixmude received a warm welcome at the Port of Townville, one of many stops during Mission Jeanne D’Arc 2023. As part of the exercise a French joint naval force of approximately 800 personnel will undertake a circumnavigation of the globe from February to July…

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Leading Seaman Aviation Turley supporting flight trials

From the depths of the ship to the open air. LSA Joel Turley spent his first eight years in the Navy as a Marine Technician, and it was his posting onboard HMAS Anzac that he found himself working with the aviation branch. HMAS Choules has been conducting helicopter flight trials with the MH-60R Seahawk helicopter.…

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Ex Rhoden Strike – Army Reserves enhance combat warfighting skills #Shorts

Puckapunyal Military Area ️ Trainees demonstrate their newly acquired skills on Exercise Rhoden Strike. The challenging combined arms training activity featured the establishment of observation posts and reconnaissance patrols in support of a dawn raid on an enemy position, and prepared trainees to integrate into their #AusArmy Reserve regiments or battalions. 🪖 The exercise provides…

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Anzac Day in the Middle East region

Operation ACCORDION is the Australian Defence Force (ADF) overarching support mission to ADF operations and activities in the Middle East Region (MER). Operation Accordion also enables contingency planning and enhancement of regional relationships. The Australian National Headquarters – MER, known as Headquarters Middle East (HQME), oversees Operation Accordion through its support to deployed ADF personnel…

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Anzac Day 2023 Chief of the Defence Force

On Anzac Day, at memorials and ceremonies across the country, and around the world, we pause to remember and pay our respects to all those who have served our nation during peace & war. 108 years ago today, soldiers from Australia and New Zealand landed in the early light of dawn on the beaches of…

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ADF and NZ Defence Force personnel deployed to OP Mazurka commemorate Anzac Day

Operation MAZURKA is the Australian Defence Force’s contribution to the Multinational Force & Observers (MFO). Established in 1981, the MFO mission is to supervise the implementation of the security provisions of the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty and employ best efforts to prevent any violation of its terms. The Australian Defence Force contingent fills key positions within…

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