Australian Defence Force - Thread

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Australian soldiers don gas masks while training with the Malaysian specialist riot control unit in Timor-Leste.



Soldiers from Battle Group Samichon in Timor Leste have recently conducted routine training and cooperation with the United Nations’ Malaysian specialist riot control unit.



A member of Bravo Company dons a gas mask during an exercise with the Malaysian Specialist Riot Control Unit working for the United Nations in Timor Leste.



Soldiers from Battle Group Samichon in Timor Leste have recently conducted routine training and cooperation with the United Nations’ Malaysian specialist riot control unit.



Private Leigh Beazley, the platoon signal man, relays information via a radio during his deployment in East Timor.



Private Adam Ford, a rifleman with Bravo Company in Timor Leste, moves forward during a simulated patrol.



A rifleman from Battle Group Timor Leste 3 greets a local child during a routine patrol around Dili.



A rifleman from Battle Group Timor Leste 3 moves forward along a drain during a routine patrol around Dili.



A rifleman with Battle Group Timor Leste 3 talks to an interpreter during a routine patrol around Dili.



Riflemen with Battle Group Timor Leste 3 study a map of the local area during a routine patrol around Dili.



A rifleman with Battle Group Timor Leste 3 greets a young local during a routine patrol around Dili.



A rifleman with Battle Group Timor Leste 3 greets local children during a routine patrol around Dili.



Riflemen with Battle Group Timor Leste 3 are joined by an Army News reporter (centre) on a routine patrol around Dili.

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It's time for the news...


23 November 2010

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more news clips from ch.10...



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An Australian Army Tiger armed reconnaissance helicopter flies over Lavarock Barracks near Townsville, Australia Oct. 3, 2010. U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment deployed to Australia for bilateral exchange Exercise Golden Eagle to enhance U.S. and Australian interoperability and military-to-military relationships.

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Corporal Anthony Anderson, an Infantry Mobility Vehicle driver from the 6th Battalion of The Royal Australian Regiment (6 RAR), checks his passengers are secure in their seats prior to a Civil and Military Cooperation (CIMIC) patrol to check on local projects.



Inside a Bushmaster, Sergeants David Donovan from the 1st Military Police Battalion (left) and Darren Knight from the 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (right) prior to a Civil and Military Cooperation (CIMIC) patrol to check on local projects.



Private Benjamin Armstrong from the 2nd Battalion of The Royal Australian Regiment (2 RAR), provides security near the Al Khidr Ambulance station during a Civil and Military Cooperation (CIMIC) patrol to check on local projects.



Corporal Patrick Egan from the 2nd Battalion of The Royal Australian Regiment (2 RAR) provides security at the front gate of the Al Khidr Ambulance Station during a Civil and Military Cooperation (CIMIC) patrol to check on local projects.



Private Thomas Squires from the 2nd Battalion of The Royal Australian Regiment (2 RAR) provides security at the Al Khidr Ambulance Station during a Civil and Military Cooperation (CIMIC) patrol to check on local projects.



Sergeant David Donovan from the 1st Military Police Battalion at the Al Khidr Ambulance Station during a Civil and Military Cooperation (CIMIC) patrol to check on local projects.



Sergeant David Donovan from the 1st Military Police Battalion at the Al Khidr Ambulance Station during a Civil and Military Cooperation (CIMIC) patrol to check on local projects.



Sergeant Darren Knight from the Brisbane-based 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment provides security at the Al Khidr Ambulance Station during a Civil and Military Cooperation (CIMIC) patrol to check on local projects.

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Soldiers from Brisbane-based 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment during a Civil and Military Cooperation (CIMIC) patrol to check on local projects.



Sergeant Darren Knight from the Brisbane-based 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment maintains security during a Civil and Military Cooperation (CIMIC) patrol to check on local projects.



Corporal Patrick Eagan and Private Thomas Squires, both from the 2nd Battalion of The Royal Australian Regiment, with a curious young Iraqi boy during a Civil and Military Cooperation (CIMIC) patrol to check on local projects.



Private Thomas Squires from the 2nd Battalion of The Royal Australian Regiment, with an inquisitive Iraqi boy during a Civil and Military Cooperation (CIMIC) patrol to check on local projects.



Sergeant Darren Knight from the 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment on top of a Bushmaster to maintain security during a Civil and Military Cooperation (CIMIC) patrol to check on local projects.



Sergeant David Donovan from the 1st Military Police Battalion, provides security during a Civil and Military Cooperation (CIMIC) patrol to check on local projects.



Corporal Patrick Eagan from the 2nd Battalion of The Royal Australian Regiment while on a Civil and Military Cooperation (CIMIC) patrol to check on local projects.



Private Thomas Squires from the Townsville-based 2nd Battalion of The Royal Australian Regiment, provides security while on a Civil and Military Cooperation (CIMIC) patrol to check on local projects.



Private Thomas Squires from the 2nd Battalion of The Royal Australian Regiment while on a Civil and Military Cooperation (CIMIC) patrol to check on local projects.



Private Benjamin Armstrong from the 2nd Battalion of The Royal Australian Regiment while on a Civil and Military Cooperation (CIMIC) patrol to check on local projects

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Two Australian Light Armoured Vehicles (ASLAVs) on a Civil and Military Cooperation (CIMIC) patrol check on local projects.



Australian Light Armoured Vehicles (ASLAVs) on patrol as part of a Civil and Military Cooperation (CIMIC) patrol to check on local projects.



An Australian Light Armoured Vehicle (ASLAV) from the Brisbane-based 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment on patrol as part of a Civil and Military Cooperation (CIMIC) patrol to check on local projects.



Soldiers from the Brisbane-based 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment on patrol as part of a Civil and Military Cooperation (CIMIC) patrol to check on local projects.



Soldiers from the Brisbane-based 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment, Trooper (Tpr) Sean Kenny (left), Tpr John Linley (centre in turret) and Corporal Wade Clark (right in turret) check on local projects as part of a Civil and Military Cooperation (CIMIC) patrol.



Corporal Patrick Eagan from the Townsville-based 2nd Battalion of The Royal Australian Regiment, maintains security while on a Civil and Military Cooperation (CIMIC) patrol to check on local projects.



Private Thomas Squires from the 2nd Battalion of The Royal Australian Regiment while on a Civil and Military Cooperation (CIMIC) patrol to check on local projects.

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Brisbane-based 7 Brigade is conducting Exercise DIAMOND DOLLAR at Shoal Water Bay Training Area near Rockhampton, on the central Queensland coast.

DIAMOND DOLLAR is a brigade-size combined arms activity designed to hone combat skills including three weeks of unit individual training and Brigade-led battle group training.

Around 2000 personnel from 7 Brigade and supporting elements from 1 Brigade and 3 Brigade are undertaking a series of urban combat operations, live-fire exercises, bridge building and demolition, aero-medical evacuation drills, infantry and cavalry and armour manoeuvres, and danger close artillery fire support missions as part of the exercise.



A 6 RAR soldier assaults an enemy position during 2/14 LHR battle group training at Shoal Water Bay for Diamond Dollar.



A 6 RAR soldier supresses an enemy position during 2/14 LHR battle group training at Shoal Water Bay for Diamond Dollar.



6 RAR and 2/14 LHR combine arms to defeat an enemy position during battle group training at Shoal Water Bay for Diamond Dollar



8/9 RAR soldiers play enemy during 2/14 LHR battle group training at Shoal Water Bay for Diamond Dollar.



2/14 LHR ASLAV mop up an enemy position during battle group training at Shoal Water Bay for Diamond Dollar.



B Sqn 1st Armoured Regiment sweep through the enemy CP as part of the 2/14 LHR battle group on Exercise Diamond Dollar.



The 2/14 LHR battle group advance following destruction of the enemy CP during battle group training at SWBTA.

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Australian soldiers undergoing a range practice as part of the forward element of the Al Muthanna Task Group (AMTG) arrival in the Middle East Area of Operations (MEAO).



Australian soldiers undergoing a range practice as part of the forward element of the Al Muthanna Task Group (AMTG) arrival in the Middle East Area of Operations (MEAO).



Australian soldiers undergoing a range practice as part of the forward element of the Al Muthanna Task Group (AMTG) arrival in the Middle East Area of Operations (MEAO).



Corporal Josh Bowden of the Al Muthanna Task Group attending a range practice outside As Samawah.



Corporal Josh Bowden of the Al Muthanna Task Group attending a range practice outside As Samawah.



Corporal Josh Bowden of the Al Muthanna Task Group attending a range practice outside As Samawah with the British Light Dragoons.



Corporal Josh Bowden of the Al Muthanna Task Group attending a range practice outside As Samawah.



Major Ed Smeaton, the Officer Commanding the Force Level Logistic Asset in the Middle East, takes aim across the bonnet of a US Humvee vehicle during a desert range practice.



Member of Security Detachment Seven (SECDET VII) conducting range practice.



Corporal Nathan Heckel and Private Stewart Alpert - both from 6 Royal Australian Regiment (6 RAR) sniper cell on the range in Baghdad.



Corporal Nathan Heckel and Private Stewart Alpert - both from 6 Royal Australian Regiment (6 RAR) sniper cell on the range in Baghdad.



Privates Mathew Clothier (left, with a Grenade Launching Attachment (GLA) equipped Steyr F88S) and Nathan Buswell (Sniper Team Leader, right with an SR-25) both from the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment (2 RAR), pictured in a fighting bay - one of many surrounding Camp Smitty.



Private Mathew Clothier from the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment (2 RAR), pictured holding the 7.62mm (.308) caliber Accuracy International (SR-98) bolt action sniper rifle fitted with a nightscope in a fighting bay - one of many surrounding Camp Smitty.



1st Combat Signals Regiment, Signalman Stefan Holod puts his F88 Steyr rifle to the test as part of a range practice during training for the Australian 1st Reconstruction Task Force (RTF) for Afghanistan.



Members of Battle Group Reserve hone their skills on the 9mm Browning pistol at a range practice in southern Iraq recently.



Lieutenant Alvaro Charry from the Battle Group Reserve hones his skills on the 9mm Browning pistol during a range practice in southern Iraq.



Captain John Van Hettam from Battle Group Reserve conducts a range practice with his 9mm Browning pistol as part of Overwatch Battle Group (West)-3.

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A group of five cows, three sheep and a dog, all being herded by a boy of about 15, pass by as heavily laden soldiers with the most modern of weapons and armour, make way.



The patrol stops on a hill to wait for pick-up, nothing better than the sound of your ride after a patrol.



Looking north from the defensive position, nothing can compare to the towering mountains that descend to the 'green zone', a lush strip of dense vegetation feeding off the Tiri Rud.



A member of the patrol interacts with a local Afghan boy on the road to Yaklengah.

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6th Battallion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR) soldiers dismount from their Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicle during their initial mission specific training for deployment to Iraq with Overwatch Battle Group (West)-4.



Members of Alpha Company 6th Battallion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), return from training in a command variant Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicle. It was the infantry company's initial mission specific training for deployment to Iraq with Overwatche Battle Group (West)-4.



Private Ed Babington, 6th Battallion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR) conducts clearance drills for the section Bushmater during initial mission specific training for deployment to Iraq with Overwatche Battle Group (West)-4.



Private Lucas Wooley, Alpha Company, 6th Battallion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR) practises infantry minor tactics and Bushmaster drills during training for the fourth rotation of the Overwatch Battle Group (West) in southern Iraq.



Diggers administer first aid after an exercise improvised explosive device attack during training for the fourth rotation of the Overwatch Battle Group (West) in southern Iraq.



Cavalry and infantry cordon off a stricken Australian Light Armoured Vehicle during an exercise improvised explosive device attack at Shoalwater Bay Training Area.

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Recruits from the Special Forces Direct Recruiting Scheme (SFDRS) were fired on from above and below during a live fire bunker assault in Singleton on 2nd December 2004. Fighter jets (F/A-18s), armoured personnel carriers (APCs), machine guns and explosives unleashed simulated fire on the recruits as they attempted the assault as part of their selection to join Australia’s elite Special Forces.

With only six months in Defence, the SFDRS recruits successfully achieved their mission using live ammunition with small arms (M4 and F89) and grenades. This was the last major test for the recruits before the successful members are posted into Special Operations Command.

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Thanks for providing those excellent pictures, vor033! I especially liked those of the Australian Abrams tanks.

Personally, I find this thread one of the most interesting around here.

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Around 800 soldiers of the 6RAR Battle Group took to High Range in November and December 2009 for a series of live fire exercises and Afghanistan mission rehearsals.

The soldiers, mostly from Brisbane’s 7th Brigade, spent two weeks honing skills in live fire exercises designed to physically and mentally harden them for the dangers in Uruzgan.

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Lieutenant Alvaro Charry from the Battle Group Reserve hones his skills on the 9mm Browning pistol during a range practice in southern Iraq.

Lt Charry? That was kept bloody quiet. Another one of the long term digger mafia turned dark side. 3 years ago, I suppose he'd be a Captain now.