Defence Australia

The School of Military Engineering at 📍 Holsworthy Barracks, NSW, is the premier training facility for the Royal Australian Engineers.
 
Over a period of 3️⃣ months for the Initial Employment Training (IET) and 8️⃣ months for the Regimental Officer Basic Course (ROBC), Australian Army trainees complete training packages that include, but are not limited to:
💪 Army Combative Program (ACP)
💥 High Explosives (HE) qualifications
💥 MAG58
💥 GLA
💥 9mm weapons qualifications
🌲 Tree felling
🪵 Chipping courses

Completing their IET and ROBC qualifies them as ‘Sappers’ – Combat Engineers, and Engineer Officers in the Australian Army.

📷 LSIS Kylie Jagiello & CPL Jack Pearce

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Happy Birthday Royal Australian Air Force! 🎂🥳✈️

Celebrating 105 years of keeping our skies safe, at home and abroad. 🇦🇺

Today, the Royal Australian Air Force honour their pioneers, reflect on the cost of early aviation, and reaffirm their commitment to a strong safety culture.

Thank you for your continued service to Australia ❤️

📷 LACW Paris Rigney, WOIS Damian Pawlenko, LACW Aiesha White-Kratz, SGT Dan Pinhorn, FSGT Christopher Dickson & AC Ivan Smotrov

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Transfer complete ✅🚁

During her 2026 Regional Presence Deployment, HMAS Toowoomba's MH-60R Seahawk conducted a PAX transfer from the forecastle of the ship in 📍 Philippines Sea.

Regional Presence Deployments play a vital role in Australia’s long-term security and prosperity by protecting Australia’s interests, preserving an international rules-based order, enhancing cooperation and relationships with regional partners and allies, and developing capability and interoperability.

📷 LSIS Zac Dingle

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Defence Australia

Modify and operate 🎮

The Australian Army is accelerating its drone capability through the Modify and Operate Attack Drones (FPV) course at the 📍 Puckapunyal Military Area in Victoria.

Delivered by instructors from the Land Combat College (LCC) and 2 RAR, this training equips soldiers from a wide range of combat and combat support units with the skills to rapidly integrate and scale multi‑role and attack drone capability within their units and formations.

📷 SGT Nicole Dorrett

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Defence Australia

Noise complaints? Not in this postcode.

Australian Army soldiers from the 1st and 3rd Battalions, Royal Australian Regiment, recently conducted a joint live‑fire activity at the 📍 Townsville Field Training Area, QLD.
 
Soldiers employed the:
💥 Javelin FGM‑148 anti‑tank guided missile
💥 12.7mm M2 Browning machine gun
💥 MAG 58 machine gun
 
The activity refined weapons proficiency and strengthened interoperability between the battalions.

📷 LBDR Lize-Mari Swart

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Small 💪 Training

The Royal Australian Navy's HMAS Toowoomba Ship’s Boatswains conducted Small Arms Training in the 📍 Philippine Sea during their 2026 Regional Presence Deployment.

During the training, the crew released target flares and fired the Browning 12.7 mm M2 heavy barrel quick change barrel machine gun.

📷 LSIS Zac Dingle

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A major boost for ADF health on the NSW south coast 🩺

New Defence health facilities are supporting ADF personnel following the opening of the HMAS Creswell Medical Clinic and the refurbishment of the Albatross Health Centre. The Creswell clinic expands capacity to 500 personnel, while the upgraded Albatross centre now supports 1600 personnel and includes enhanced allied health and physiotherapy services.

These projects form part of Defence’s ongoing investment in modern, fit‑for‑purpose healthcare infrastructure to strengthen the health and readiness of ADF members.

📷 LSIS Susan Mossop & POIS Peter Thompson

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Defence Australia

Hearing a British accent take charge of an Australian range is not something many diggers would be familiar with, but at the School of Military Engineering (SME) it is a tradition engrained into the fabric of its Holsworthy range. 🇦🇺 🇬🇧

For more than 60 years, there has been a British Army Quartermaster Senior Instructor in charge of the SME demolitions department, and Warrant Officer Class 2 (WO2) Ross Meehan is the latest to carry the mantle.

Read more ➡️ www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2026-03-16/exp…

📷 CPL Hamid Farahani

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Defence Australia

🌊⚓As part of Exercise Kakadu 2026, Commander Australian Fleet RADM Chris Smith AM, CSM, RAN hosted the Fleet Commander's Conference at the National Maritime Museum in Sydney. Representatives from 19 partner nations came together to discuss maritime security, open sea lanes, and the partnerships that underpin trade, stability, and peace across the Indo‑Pacific.

📷 LSIS Ernesto Sanchez Jr

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In her namesake city of Ballarat, Victoria, HMAS Ballarat conducted a Freedom of Entry Parade, a mark of respect and the highest accolade a town can award a military unit.
 
Freedom of Entry exercises are important in strengthening bonds between Defence and the Australian community. They also provide an opportunity to build familiarity, trust, and confidence with local communities.
 
The tradition of Freedom of Entry began when trusted military units were officially welcomed into walled towns, allowing them ‘freedom of entry’ to replenish their food and arms.
 
📷 POIS Bradley Darvill
 
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