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Firepower: Lessons from WWII Seminar Series This seminar series examines the decisive role of artillery and joint fires in World War II, highlighting how coordinated firepower shaped the outcomes of major campaigns. Drawing on historical case…

The Chief of Army Symposium (CAS) 2026 will be held in conjunction with Land Forces 2026 at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre, 6 to 8 October 2026. CAS 2026 is the Australian Army’s premier event. The strategic…

Firepower: Lessons from WWII Seminar Series This seminar series examines the decisive role of artillery and joint fires in World War II, highlighting how coordinated firepower shaped the outcomes of major campaigns. Drawing on historical case…

Firepower: Lessons from WWII Seminar Series This seminar series examines the decisive role of artillery and joint fires in World War II, highlighting how coordinated firepower shaped the outcomes of major campaigns. Drawing on historical case…

Celebrate an Army recruit's achievement in the March-out Parade Families and friends of an Army recruit who has completed their training at the 1st Recruit Training Battalion (1RTB), are invited to attend the March-out Parade. The event marks the…

Events

Today’s soldiers proudly carry on the customs and traditions of the Australian Army.

Today’s swords are replicas of the functional weapons of the past and are essentially a ceremonial weapon.

The slouch hat is an object strongly associated with Australian identity. The brim is made from rabbit-fur felt or wool felt and is always worn with a puggaree.

In the Australian Army a brown leather Sam Browne is worn on ceremonial occasions by officers and Warrant Officers Class One of all corps, except those who wear silver dress embellishments.

The pace stick was originally used by field gun teams to ensure correct distances between the guns on the battlefield, thus ensuring effective fire. Regimental Sergeants Major carry a pace stick as a symbol of their appointment.

The word ‘lanyard’ is commonly used to describe a short rope to hold something, and can be used to describe various items in use by the military.

Generals, Brigadiers and Colonels wear gorget patches, or 'red tabs', on the collar.

Aiguillettes are gilded cords worn by officers to distinguish special and senior appointments.

Silence for one or two minutes is included in ANZAC and Remembrance Day ceremonies as a sign of respect and a time for reflection.

Saluting is a military custom by which a soldier signals acknowledgement of the respect due to a superior rank.

The Rouse and Reveille are bugle calls played to signify different parts of the day.

Australians wear a red poppy on Remembrance Day to remember the sacred dead who rest in Flanders’ Fields, to keep alive the memories of the sacred cause for which they laid down their lives and as a bond of esteem and affection between the soldiers of all Allied nations.

Within the Australian Army, the parade ground holds a symbolic representation as a sanctuary for a unit’s fallen soldiers and is deemed hallowed ground.

The Ode comes from For the Fallen, a poem by the English poet and writer Laurence Binyon, and is used in association with commemoration services in Australia.

The Last Post is the bugle call that signifies the end of the day's activities.

There are four distinctive forms of honourable insignia currently in use by the Australian Army - standards, guidons, colours, and banners.

A catafalque is a raised structure supporting a stand that usually holds a coffin to allow mourners to file past and pay their last respects. A watch or catafalque party was traditionally mounted around the coffin to ensure the safety of the body while it lay in state.

On the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month, a minute's silence is observed and dedicated to those soldiers who died fighting to protect the nation.

The Australian Army is conducting training activities across Brymaroo and surrounding areas from 18 May to 29 May 2026. The community can expect increased Army personnel, aircraft, vehicles and equipment in the area, which is likely to generate…

Australian Defence Force (ADF) aircraft will operate in and around the Coalbank, Haden and Peranga regions as part of essential training activities from 11 to 22 May 2026.The training will involve the movement of personnel, multiple aircraft, heavy…