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Australian soldier wounded by insurgent gunfire
Monday, 14 November 2011, 1:07 pm | Australian Defence Force
A Mentoring Task Force – 3 (MTF-3) soldier was wounded when a partnered patrol with the Afghan National Army came under fire from insurgents in eastern Uruzgan province overnight. The incident occurred on the afternoon of Thursday, 10 November ... More >>
Wreck in PNG likely to be a Japanese submarine
Saturday, 29 October 2011, 2:04 pm | Australian Defence Force
Wreck in PNG likely to be a Japanese submarine The uncharted wreck found yesterday, off Rabaul in Papua New Guinea, is likely to be a World War II Japanese submarine. Underwater vision taken by the Australian Minehunter, HMAS Gascoyne shows the wreck ... More >>
Report into the death of Private Timothy Aplin and others
Saturday, 15 October 2011, 10:50 am | Australian Defence Force
Inquiry Officer's report into the death of Private Timothy Aplin, Private Benjamin Chuck and Private Scott Palmer The Vice Chief of the Defence Force, Air Marshal Mark Binskin AO, today released the Inquiry Officer's report into the death of Private ... More >>
Afghan and Australian forces seize record narcotics haul
Saturday, 1 October 2011, 11:16 am | Australian Defence Force
Afghan National Security Forces supported by Australia’s Special Operations Task Group seized and destroyed a record amount of drug products on 26 September. More >>
Private Matthew Lambert
Tuesday, 23 August 2011, 4:09 pm | Australian Defence Force
It is with deep regret the Australian Defence Force announces the death of Private Matthew Lambert during operations in Afghanistan on 22 August 2011. Private Lambert was a member of the Mentoring Task Force - Three and was from the 2nd Battalion, ... More >>
Successful security operation in Uruzgan
Monday, 1 August 2011, 10:00 pm | Australian Defence Force
The first operation between the Afghan National Army’s (ANA) 6th infantry Kandak and the Australian Mentoring Task Force – Three (MTF-3) has uncovered several munitions caches and successfully disrupted insurgent operations in the Deh Rafshan area near ... More >>
A+ for effort – new girls’ school opens in Tarin Kot
Monday, 1 August 2011, 9:58 pm | Australian Defence Force
The education of girls in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan has been given a major boost with the recent opening of the Malalai Girls’ School in Tarin Kot. The 21-classroom school has three laboratories and took 15 months to build at a cost of US$1.6 million ... More >>
Australia joins Japan for bilateral air combat training
Tuesday, 26 July 2011, 9:47 pm | Australian Defence Force
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has successfully completed bilateral flying operations with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) for the first time. The air combat familiarisation sortie conducted on 14 July during Exercise Red Flag was ... More >>
Visit to Solomon Islands
Tuesday, 12 July 2011, 9:50 pm | Australian Defence Force
I will leave Australia this evening to visit the Solomon Islands tomorrow, Wednesday 13 July. In Honiara I will meet national leaders and visit Australian soldiers serving as part of the Australian-led Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI). ... More >>
ANZAC Forces Ready to Respond in the Modern Era
Saturday, 25 June 2011, 1:48 pm | Australian Defence Force
The Chief of the Defence Force, Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston, and the Chief of the Defence Force Designate, Lieutenant General David Hurley, met with New Zealand Chief of the Defence Force, Lieutenant General Rhys Jones, in Canberra today to sign ... More >>
Farewell to Lieutenant Marcus Case
Friday, 10 June 2011, 8:42 pm | Australian Defence Force
A funeral service with up to thousand family, friends and fellow soldiers commemorated the life of Lieutenant Marcus Case today at St Bedes Church, Balwyn, Victoria. More >>
Central Uruzgan insurgent commander killed
Monday, 6 June 2011, 3:21 pm | Australian Defence Force
The commander of the district-level insurgent group operating in central Uruzgan was killed during a deliberate Afghan and Australian Special Forces operation against a gathering of insurgents on Wednesday, 1 June 2011. More >>
Army and Air Force farewell young aviator
Saturday, 4 June 2011, 5:40 pm | Australian Defence Force
The embodiment of what it is to be an aviator is how Lieutenant Marcus Case has been remembered by his fellow aviators in Afghanistan overnight. More >>
Farewell to Commando Sergeant Brett Wood, MG
Saturday, 4 June 2011, 12:39 pm | Australian Defence Force
Farewell to Commando Sergeant Brett Wood, MG Hundreds of family, friends and fellow commandos have commemorated the life of Sergeant Brett Wood, MG, in a moving funeral service today at St Andrew’s Cathedral, Sydney. Thirty-two year old Sergeant Wood ... More >>
Lance Corporal Andrew Jones remembered
Friday, 3 June 2011, 8:26 pm | Australian Defence Force
A quiet soldier who enjoyed being with his mates, and who was always there for his team, is how Lance Corporal Andrew Jones was remembered by his ADF comrades in Afghanistan overnight. More >>
Australian Defence Force pays tribute to a fine soldier
Sunday, 29 May 2011, 1:34 pm | Australian Defence Force
Australian soldier Sergeant Brett Wood, MG was farewelled from Afghanistan yesterday in a moving memorial service and ramp ceremony at Multi National Base- Tarin Kot. More >>
Two Australian soldiers wounded by insurgent blast
Saturday, 28 May 2011, 9:43 pm | Australian Defence Force
Two Australian soldiers are in satisfactory condition after being wounded in action when their vehicle struck an insurgent-laid Improvised Explosive Device (IED) on Wednesday, 25 May 2011. More >>
Australian Commando killed by insurgent IED
Tuesday, 24 May 2011, 12:45 pm | Australian Defence Force
An Australian Commando serving with the Special Operations Task Group (SOTG) has been killed in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) strike during operations targeting insurgent networks. More >>
External legal review of allegations of abuse in Defence
Saturday, 21 May 2011, 2:02 pm | Australian Defence Force
The Minister for Defence, Stephen Smith MP, announced on 11 April 2011 an external legal review of the large number of allegations of sexual or other forms of abuse that have been raised since the recent Australian Defence Force Academy incident. More >>
Update on PC-9A aircraft incident
Thursday, 19 May 2011, 12:50 pm | Australian Defence Force
Squadron Leader Bruce Collenette, a qualified flying instructor aged 45, remains in a satisfactory condition in hospital. Flight Lieutenant Steve Andrews, a qualified pilot and instructor trainee aged 28, remains in a satisfactory condition, but has ... More >>
