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Lance Corporal Nathaneal Bull from Army School of Health is deployed to the Casey Fields testing site in Victoria. Photo: Leading Aircraftman John Solomon

Passionate about contributing to the cause

Army Medic Lance Corporal Nathaneal Bull is keen to be involved in Operation COVID-19 Assist.

Soldiers from 1st Combat Service Support Battalion will ride in effort to raise funds for The Cancer Council. Photo: Private Rodrigo Villablanca

Cycling for cancer

Some of Darwin’s fittest soldiers will push their legs to the limit as they cycle 1,200 km to help Australians affected by cancer.

Signaller’s Joshua Kindred and Adelaide Brown of 1st Combat Signals Regiment on Operation COVID-19 Assist in the Northern Territory. Photo: Petty Officer Peter Thompson

Keeping the unit connected

Soldiers deployed with Joint Task Unit Tiger are assisting NT Police and emergency services with a range of personnel and logistics support throughout the NT.

Private Joshua Perske from 8th/9th Battlion, Royal Australian Regiment, deploying on Operation COVID-19 Assist at Gallipoli Barracks, Brisbane. Photo: Corporal Nicole Dorrett

Battalion steps up again

Only a few months after returning from Operation Bushfire Assist, 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, has deployed once again in response to support authorities with the recent COVID-19 outbreak in Victoria.

Sergeant Peter Byrnes, from the 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, undertakes Exercise Ramsilience at Gallipoli Barracks, Brisbane. Photo: Trooper Jonathan Goedhart

Resilience training for battalion

Lieutenants and sergeants were put to the test on a series of resilience activities on Gallipoli Barracks.

Private Cooper Leopold is embedded with the US Central Command Partner Integration Enterprise in the Middle East.

Analyst relishes first deployment

Private Cooper Leopold is embedded with the US Air Force on Operation Accordion in the Middle East.

Major Simon Sullivan and Retired Brigadier “Warry” George Mansford at Jungle Training Wing, Tully.

Jungle training veteran returns to Tully

Jungle Training Wing at Tully received a visit from its legendary founder, Brigadier George Mansford.

Private Jacinta-Ann Frederiksen, of 7th Combat Service Support Battalion, trains using the battle simulation system at Gallipoli Barracks, Brisbane. Photo: Trooper Jonathan Goedhart

Driving into the future

Soldiers are learning how to safely operate protected mobility vehicles in an artificial environment. 

Lieutenant Colonel David Charlton of 4th/3rd Battalion, Royal New South Wales Regiment, and Ms Sandra Tam from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Photo: Corporal Sagi Biderman

Showing support for Pacific neighbours

Army reservists are drawing on their combined civilian and military experience as embeds in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) to support the whole-of-government response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Pacific region.…

Senior Constable Rob Edwards, of Queensland police, president of the Windorah Community Development Board, Marilyn Simpson, and Lance Corporal Anthony Paul in front of the newly renovated church in Windorah. Photo: Lieutenant Claire Duffy

Giving back to the community

Soldiers on Operation COVID-19 Assist have helped restore a church in Windorah, Queensland.