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Two Australian Soldiers Wounded In Afghanistan
Sunday, 22 August 2010, 2:06 pm | Australian Defence Force
Two soldiers from Australia’s 1st Mentoring Task Force remain in a satisfactory condition after they were seriously wounded on Saturday when an IED detonated against their Bushmaster vehicle in the Baluchi Valley region of Uruzgan Province. More >>
Two Australian Soldiers Killed
Sunday, 22 August 2010, 9:47 am | Australian Defence Force
Two Australian soldiers serving with the 1st Mentoring Task Force in Afghanistan have been killed in action when they were struck by an improvised explosive device (IED). More >>
Diggers In East Timor Make Their Vote Count
Friday, 20 August 2010, 4:15 pm | Australian Defence Force
Brisbane-based soldiers deployed to East Timor were able to cast their votes in the 2010 Australian Federal Election, thanks to a joint initiative between the Australian Defence Force and the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC). More >>
Aid arrives in Pakistan
Monday, 16 August 2010, 6:57 pm | Australian Defence Force
The first delivery of AusAID stores for those affected by the recent flooding in Pakistan has arrived by Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C-17A Globemaster in Islamabad. More >>
Statement On Behalf Of The Family Of Trooper Brown
Sunday, 15 August 2010, 11:06 am | Australian Defence Force
This statement is issued on behalf of Trooper Brown’s parents Graham and Ann and his sister Stephanie. Today we were advised of the tragic death of our son, brother and mate while he was serving in Afghanistan. More >>
Minister for Defence statement
Saturday, 14 August 2010, 8:03 pm | Australian Defence Force
Australia’s forces have lost another soldier in Afghanistan, Trooper Jason Brown. Our thoughts today are with Jason’s family as they struggle to come to terms with this terrible news. More >>
Personal details of Australian soldier killed
Saturday, 14 August 2010, 8:02 pm | Australian Defence Force
It is with deep regret that the Australian Defence Force announces the death of Trooper Jason Brown during operations in Afghanistan. More >>
Australian soldier killed in Afghanistan
Saturday, 14 August 2010, 8:00 pm | Australian Defence Force
A Special Forces soldier serving with the Special Operations Task Group in Afghanistan was killed in action during an engagement with insurgents early this morning [AEST]. More >>
Exercise KAKADU 2010 begins off Darwin
Saturday, 14 August 2010, 7:58 pm | Australian Defence Force
What: More than 3,000 officers, sailors, airmen and women from four different countries are set to take to the waters north of Darwin to practice their maritime skills in Exercise Kakadu, an important international exercise hosted by the Royal Australian ... More >>
Black Hawk lands safely
Saturday, 14 August 2010, 7:56 pm | Australian Defence Force
An International Stabilisation Force (ISF) S70 Black Hawk helicopter which experienced technical problems during a routine training exercise yesterday landed safely at Liquica in East Timor. More >>
Pacific Partnership Arrives in East Timor
Saturday, 14 August 2010, 7:44 pm | Australian Defence Force
Health specialists and engineers from the US military and Australian Defence Force (ADF) will form the basis of a humanitarian assistance mission in East Timor over the next two weeks. More >>
Delayed Departure For Emergency Supplies
Friday, 13 August 2010, 4:43 pm | Australian Defence Force
Defence support to airlift emergency AusAID stores to flood-devastated Pakistan has been delayed due to a technical fault with one of its aircraft. The Royal Australian Air Force's C-17A Globemaster aircraft was due to leave Amberley today (12 Aug 10). More >>
Insurgents Kill Afghans In Uruzgan
Tuesday, 10 August 2010, 5:18 pm | Australian Defence Force
Insurgents in the Deh Rawud region targeted and killed three Afghan National Police officers and one civilian in two separate improvised explosive device (IED) attacks on the 7th of August More >>
Discovery of inert rocket launcher
Saturday, 7 August 2010, 2:04 pm | Australian Defence Force
Defence is investigating the origin of a used handheld M72 rocket launcher recovered from a South Australian residence yesterday. More >>
Globemaster to overfly Whyalla for training flight
Wednesday, 28 July 2010, 1:53 pm | Australian Defence Force
Residents of Whyalla may catch sight of Air Force’s biggest transport aircraft in their skies over the course of this week. More >>
Solomon Islands Police in explosive ordnance dispo
Wednesday, 28 July 2010, 1:24 pm | Australian Defence Force
Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Clearance Divers are conducting training exercises with Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Divers in the critical role of Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) at White Beach in the Solomon Islands. More >>
Indonesian National Defence Forces: SAR Course
Wednesday, 28 July 2010, 1:22 pm | Australian Defence Force
Eighteen members of the Indonesian National Defence Forces (TNI) have completed a maritime Search and Rescue (SAR) air-drop course held in Adelaide last week. More >>
Unexploded Ordnance in Nauru Disposed of
Tuesday, 20 July 2010, 11:10 am | Australian Defence Force
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) recently sent an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) detachment to Nauru to investigate unexploded ordnance on the island nation. More >>
Final Fromelles soldier laid to rest
Tuesday, 20 July 2010, 11:09 am | Australian Defence Force
Ninety-four years after they fell in the Battle of Fromelles, the last of 250 Australian and British soldiers has been buried with full military honours at a ceremony in France. More >>
Dutch Hand Over Security Of Chora Valley
Saturday, 17 July 2010, 10:44 am | Australian Defence Force
Having worked closely with Australian forces during the past four years, the Netherlands officially passed command of a patrol base in the Chora Valley, Uruzgan Province, to the Afghan National Army (ANA) and Combined Team-Uruzgan (CT-U) last week. More >>
