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Change of Guard for Aus soldiers in Afghanistan
Tuesday, 16 February 2010, 6:11 pm | Australian Department Of Defence
A stronger Afghan National Army 4th Brigade, a visible security presence for Afghan locals in Oruzgan province, education opportunities for local children and a new medical centre, are among the key successes for the Australian soldiers of the Townsville-based ... More >>
Bomb Attacks Wound Two Australian Soldiers
Sunday, 14 February 2010, 10:46 am | Australian Department Of Defence
Taliban insurgents have targeted Australian forces in three separate road-side bomb attacks in the one day. Two Australian soldiers operating in southern Afghanistan were wounded in separate Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosions on Friday, ... More >>
HMAS Coonawarra Is Best Establishment In Navy
Saturday, 13 February 2010, 1:13 pm | Australian Department Of Defence
HMAS Coonawarra personnel have been acknowledged for having the best Navy establishment in the Nation in a presentation today by His Honour, Mr Tom Pauling AO QC, Administrator of the Northern Territory. More >>
HMAS Success Inquiry
Friday, 12 February 2010, 12:05 pm | Australian Department Of Defence
The Chief of the Defence Force, Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston, has today directed that a fresh inquiry into a range of matters arising from equity and diversity issues on board HMAS Success be conducted. More >>
Special Operations Group Talk With Afghan elders
Wednesday, 10 February 2010, 9:38 am | Australian Department Of Defence
The Australian Special Operations Task Group (SOTG) with their Afghan partner force have facilitated a major gathering (shura) of village elders and religious leaders in Chenartu, north-east of Tarin Kowt, as part of their current focus on reaching ... More >>
East Timor Honours Returning Aussie Troops
Monday, 8 February 2010, 1:57 pm | Australian Department Of Defence
The President of East Timor, Dr Jose Ramos Horta, has presented medals and expressed his nation's gratitude to nearly 200 Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel who are about to return home. More >>
Second Australian Soldier Identified AS Wounded
Thursday, 4 February 2010, 9:35 am | Australian Department Of Defence
A second Australian soldier has been identified as receiving minor wounds from a road-side bomb blast incident on the 30th of January 2010. The second soldier received minor head injuries as a result of the blast. A medical assessment does not class ... More >>
Three Afghan Soldiers Killed, Two Wounded
Tuesday, 2 February 2010, 3:40 pm | Australian Department Of Defence
Three Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers have been killed, and two wounded after an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) detonated under the vehicle in which they were travelling. More >>
ADF Reaches Out To Remote Communities In Oruzgan
Friday, 29 January 2010, 5:25 pm | Australian Department Of Defence
Australia’s Special Operations Task Group (SOTG) has successfully supported local Afghan police in establishing a stronger presence in remote parts of southern Afghanistan during the first part of winter. More >>
AHS Centaur Website And Hotline
Thursday, 28 January 2010, 4:26 pm | Australian Department Of Defence
The discovery of the wreck of the Australian Hospital Ship Centaur (AHS Centaur) will enable families of the Australians on board the ship to know the resting place of their loved ones, 66 years after it was sunk north east of Brisbane. More >>
ADF Support To Haiti
Thursday, 28 January 2010, 10:15 am | Australian Department Of Defence
The Australian Defence Force’s contribution to the relief effort in Haiti commenced today with the initial deployment of Royal Australian Air Force Air Traffic Controllers (ATC). More >>
Australia's Federation Guard Test Fire Guns
Thursday, 21 January 2010, 3:30 pm | Australian Department Of Defence
AFG will test fire two artillery pieces on the main parade ground at the Australian Defence Force Academy in preparation for parade duties in January 2010. More >>
Operation Improves Security For Locals
Monday, 11 January 2010, 10:40 am | Australian Department Of Defence
A major operation being conducted by Australian and Afghan National Army (ANA) forces has experienced early operational success, uncovering a significant number of caches to the east of Tarin Kowt, Oruzgan Province, southern Afghanistan. More >>
Australian Soldier Wounded By IED
Tuesday, 5 January 2010, 10:27 am | Australian Department Of Defence
An Australian soldier from the 2nd Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force was wounded 30 December 2009, when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) detonated during the conduct of operations in southern Afghanistan. More >>
Conversion Of Hmas Success
Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 2:27 pm | Australian Department Of Defence
Defence released a Request for Tender for modification of the Royal Australian Navy tanker HMAS Success to achieve International Maritime Organisation compliance More >>
Tobruk Returns From Humanitarian Mission
Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 2:24 pm | Australian Department Of Defence
The Royal Australian Navy’s heavy landing ship HMAS Tobruk arrived in her home port Garden Island, Sydney today, following a five week humanitarian deployment to the Pacific. More >>
Australian Pirate Busters Heading Home
Friday, 20 November 2009, 12:17 pm | Australian Department Of Defence
HMAS Toowoomba is heading home after a highly successful tour of duty in the Middle East conducting operations under Operation SLIPPER. More >>
National Parade To Mark The End Of Operation
Friday, 20 November 2009, 12:16 pm | Australian Department Of Defence
ABC TV is doing an outside broadcast of this event . The ABC will be providing head on feed pool of VIP speeches to all networks at 1530 through Parliament House. If other media outlets wish to record the broadcast they can do so off air between 1400 ... More >>
Kanimbla Returns From Humanitarian Mission
Friday, 20 November 2009, 12:16 pm | Australian Department Of Defence
Six weeks after sailing for the earthquake affected region of Padang, Indonesia, Royal Australian Navy ship HMAS Kanimbla has returned to her home port of Garden Island, Sydney. More >>
Urgent H1N1 Treatment Needed For At-Risk Groups
Friday, 13 November 2009, 11:30 am | Australian Department Of Defence
Immediate H1N1 antiviral treatment for people in at-risk groups with flu symptoms is vital for saving lives, according to updated United Nations guidelines released today, calling for greater urgency than earlier recommendations. More >>
