Army

Children of soldiers of the 1st Combat Engineer Regiment make bubbles during the regiment's family day.

Service

A fun welcome to the Top End

The 1st Combat Engineer Regiment in Darwin held a family day on February 11 to welcome those who are new to the area.

Darcy Elbourne waves the Australian flag in the driveway of his home as Army personnel head out to conduct relief and recovery tasks during Operation NSW Flood Assist in Taree. Photo: Corporal Sagi Biderman

Service Disaster relief

Flagging gratitude to ADF flood support

Seventy-year-old Darcy Elbourne made sure he was on hand to welcome ADF personnel to Macquarie Barracks in Taree.

Soldiers from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment engage an enemy position with the Australian Light Armoured Vehicle’s 25mm M242 Bushmaster Chain Gun during a troop live-fire attack. Photo: Corporal Brodie Cross

Capability Exercises

Finessing foundation warfighting skills

Townsville’s 3rd Brigade kicked off the 2021 training year with Exercise Brolga Crawl.

Australian Army soldiers prepare to deploy to Operation NSW Flood Assist 2021. Photo: Corporal Nicole Dorrett

National

7th Combat Brigade answers call for help

Around 200 soldiers from the 7th Combat Brigade have departed Gallipoli Barracks in Brisbane for Operation NSW Flood Assist 2021.

Private Keegan Newbery, front, from the 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, conducts a room clearance during urban warfare tactical assault training at Gallipoli Barracks. Photo: Private Jacob Hilton

Capability

On-call soldiers step up urban training

Being on 72 hours’ notice to move for Operation COVID-19 Assist hasn't stopped 8th/9th Battalion soldiers from honing their skills in urban warfare.

Soldiers from the 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment's Reconnaissance, Snipers and Surveillance Platoon demonstrate the use of camouflage and concealment in the Canungra Field Training Area. Photo: Private Jacob Hilton

Capability

Platoon practises being 'invisible'

Soldiers from the 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, practised the skills of not being seen and not being heard on Exercise Wolf Crawl.

Students from the Bridge Erection Propulsion Boat course manoeuvre a bridge transporting a HX77 truck on the Georges River, Sydney. Photo: Petty Officer Lee-Anne Cooper

Capability

Boat course bridges the gap

Students from the School of Military Engineering undertook the Bridge Erection Propulsion Boat Course at Camp Sapper, Holsworthy Range on the Georges...

Commanding Officer of the 4th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery Lieutenant Colonel Peter Allan and Warrant Officer Class 1 Matthew Miller welcome the contestants of The Amazing Race Australia to Lavarack Barracks. Photo: Corporal Brodie Cross

National

Amazing test of skills

A gruelling obstacle course run or a head-scratching series of artillery calculations awaited contestants on The Amazing Race Australia at Lavarack...