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UN Humanitarian Chief To Visit Sri Lanka Next Week
Friday, 13 November 2009, 11:29 am | Australian Department Of Defence
The 17 to 19 November visit will be the fourth this year for Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes, who previously travelled there in February, April and May. More >>
Australian and Afghan Soldiers Wounded
Friday, 13 November 2009, 11:28 am | Australian Department Of Defence
An Australian soldier from the 2nd Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force (MRTF-2) and three Afghan National Army soldiers were wounded yesterday (11 November 2009) when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) detonated during operations in Southern ... More >>
Australian Soldier Wounded By IED
Thursday, 12 November 2009, 2:09 pm | Australian Department Of Defence
An Australian soldier is in a stable condition after receiving wounds when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) detonated during operations in southern Afghanistan. More >>
Special Forces Strike Insurgent Stronghold
Thursday, 5 November 2009, 2:42 pm | Australian Department Of Defence
Australian Special Forces have maintained pressure on the Taliban insurgency through striking and disrupting key insurgent strongholds. These strongholds have been responsible for the distribution of arms, ammunition, equipment and fighters across southern ... More >>
Roadside Bomb Injures Two Australian Soldiers
Tuesday, 3 November 2009, 3:51 pm | Australian Department Of Defence
An improvised explosive device (IED) has been used to target a dismounted patrol from the Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force (MRTF-2) in southern Afghanistan on Monday, 2 November. The device wounded two Australian soldiers and an Afghan National ... More >>
Navy Clearance Divers Complete Mission In Tonga
Monday, 17 August 2009, 12:57 pm | Australian Department Of Defence
The Tongan Government has advised Australia that the assistance provided by Royal Australian Navy Clearance Divers to help search for the MV Princess Ashika is now complete. More >>
Operation Kokoda Assist – Update
Monday, 17 August 2009, 12:56 pm | Australian Department Of Defence
Personnel from the Australian Defence Force (ADF), Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Papua New Guinea authorities are progressing with the recovery of victims of the Kokoda air crash despite arduous conditions at the site. More >>
Update: Navy Clearance Divers In Tonga
Thursday, 13 August 2009, 5:48 pm | Australian Department Of Defence
Tongan authorities yesterday announced that they have a high level of confidence that the site of MV Princess Ashika has been located 11 nautical miles south west of Nomuka in the Hapai group of Islands. More >>
Australian And Afghan Soldiers Wounded
Wednesday, 5 August 2009, 4:27 pm | Australian Department Of Defence
Australian and Afghan troops have been the target of several Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attacks in southern Afghanistan over the last few days. More >>
Australian Chinook Receives Fire
Wednesday, 5 August 2009, 4:26 pm | Australian Department Of Defence
During routine air operation tasks, an Australian Army CH-47D Chinook aircraft and a US helicopter came under small arms fire mid-morning on Monday, 3 August 2009. More >>
Private Benjamin Ranaudo Returns Home
Monday, 27 July 2009, 9:19 am | Australian Department Of Defence
Family, colleagues and dignitaries gathered today at Avalon Airport, Victoria, for the return to Australia of Private Benjamin Ranaudo, who was tragically killed on active service in Afghanistan last week. More >>
PTE Benjamin Ranaudo Returns Home
Wednesday, 22 July 2009, 1:42 pm | Australian Department Of Defence
Members of the 2nd Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force (MRTF-2) have farewelled their mate, Private Benjamin Ranaudo, who was killed in Afghanistan on Saturday the 18th of July. More >>
Personal Details Of Soldier Killed In Afghanistan
Monday, 20 July 2009, 1:04 pm | Australian Department Of Defence
Private Renaudo was a member of the Townsville based 1st Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment. He was a member of the Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force in Afghanistan and was killed while on operations north of Tarin Kowt early Saturday morning, Afghanistan ... More >>
Talisman Saber 09: USS Essex Media Availability
Monday, 20 July 2009, 1:03 pm | Australian Department Of Defence
WHAT: United States Navy Landing Helicopter Dock USS Essex (LHD 2) will be able to host a limited number of media out to the ship, currently underway off the coast of the Shoalwater Bay Training Area. More >>
Operational Incident In Afghanistan
Monday, 20 July 2009, 1:02 pm | Australian Department Of Defence
WHAT: Minister for Defence, Senator John Faulkner, and Chief of Defence Force, Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston, will be holding a press conference, regarding an operational incident in Afghanistan. More >>
Force Member Killed On Operations In Afghanistan
Monday, 20 July 2009, 1:01 pm | Australian Department Of Defence
An Australian soldier serving with the Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force in Afghanistan was killed while on operations north of Tarin Kowt yesterday morning, Saturday, Afghanistan time. More >>
HMAS Toowoomba Farewelled
Wednesday, 10 June 2009, 2:04 pm | Australian Department Of Defence
The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator The Hon Chris Evans, representing the Minister for Defence, today farewelled the ship’s company of Royal Australian Navy Anzac Class Frigate HMAS Toowoomba, as they departed for a six-month deployment ... More >>
Pressure Mounts, Another Taliban Leader Is Killed
Thursday, 7 May 2009, 1:15 pm | Australian Department Of Defence
Coalition pressure on the Taliban leadership continues to intensify with the successful targeting of another senior insurgent leader operating in the Oruzgan area. More >>
Home Coming For Middle East Combined Task Force
Saturday, 2 May 2009, 2:42 pm | Australian Department Of Defence
Representing the Minister for Defence, Member for Dobell, Mr Craig Thomson MP, and the Commander Australian Fleet, Rear Admiral Nigel Coates AM RAN, yesterday welcomed home the Combined Task Force 152 (CTF152) Command Group, led by Commodore Bruce Kafer ... More >>
Increase In ADF Forces In Afghanistan
Thursday, 30 April 2009, 1:20 pm | Australian Department Of Defence
Today, the Government announced a decision to enhance its military and civilian commitment to Afghanistan and specifically its intent to strengthen the capacity of the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF). More >>
