Operation Okra
From sea to air in the Middle East
Navy Chief Petty Officer Kieran Lamond has returned home following the final mission of a successful year-long deployment in the Middle East.
Coalition partner enjoys time with Task Group Taji
A US artillery officer has been awarded an Australian bronze commendation for his role in protecting coalition forces at Camp Taji, Iraq.
An artist's impression of deployment
Imagery is a big part of Captain Julian Thompson’s life.
Making a difference in Iraq
On New Year’s Eve, smoke wafted from a tobacco pipe at the Taji Military Complex north of Baghdad to mark another year gone and a new one’s beginning.
Reservist keeping Defence members safe in Iraq
Wagga Wagga’s Peter Skinner is keeping Defence personnel in Iraq safe.
A family tradition of service leads to Middle East deployment
As a boy, Leading Aircraftman Anthony Everitt admired the F/A-18A Hornets that flew past the headlands near his home.
Cairns medics' unlikely reunion in Iraq
Taji Military Complex, 20 kilometres north of Baghdad, Iraq, is the last place you’d expect to run into someone you know from your home town.
Fierce welcome for new arrivals
Thirty-five New Zealand Defence Force personnel, who arrived at the Taji Military Complex, were confronted with a fierce welcome ceremony.
Major and his Bulldogs brother kick different goals
The family dynamic of the Wood family, from south-east Victoria, isn't like many others.
The power of language in Taji
For Sergeant Mitchell Reeves, his deployment to Iraq as an Arabic interpreter is proving to be the highlight of his career.
