11th Brigade Training at Tully

11/02/2022
The 11th brigade has formed a composite company rotation through the Tully Training Area in central Queensland to refine their foundation warfighting skills. The Tully rainforest and jungle represents some of the toughest training environments available, with training catering to the individual and section in the first instance, then progresses…

Exercise Coastwatchers 22

10/31/2022
Exercise COASTWATCHERS is Defence’s premier bilateral exercise series with the Solomon Islands. It is developed jointly with the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) to build Solomon Islands’ Humanitarian and Disaster Relief (HADR) and policing capabilities. There are three iterations planned for 2022 – July, September and November. Exercise COSTWATCHERS…

Marine Air-Ground Task Force at UNITAS Exercise, 2022

10/28/2022
U.S. Marine Corps Lt Col. William Woodward, commanding officer of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 773, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve in support of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force UNITAS LXIII, gives an interview at São Pedro da Aldeia, Brazil, Sept. 13, 2022. UNITAS is the…

Exercise Koolendong 22

10/19/2022
U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D) 22, U.S. Army Soldiers, and Australian Army soldiers participate in exercise Koolendong 22 across the Northern Territory and Western Australia from July 10 through Aug. 2, 2022. Exercise Koolendong 22 is a combined and joint force exercise focused on expeditionary advanced base operations…