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Royal Military College staff cadets in Nuclear Biological and Chemical (NBC) suits during a patrol as part of Exercise Shaggy Ridge in the Wide Bay training area, Queensland. Mid-caption: Staff cadets from the Royal Military College of Australia, Duntroon, tackle Exercise Shaggy Ridge. Named after a successful World War II campaign on the Kokoda Trail where Australian troops persevered in difficult terrain and with limited supplies, Exercise Shaggy Ridge similarly places cadets under physical and mental duress to test their leadership and decision-making skills. The 103 staff cadets are in the final phase of their 18-month training course at Duntroon, Canberra, and will graduate in June 2011 as part of the Royal Military College’s centenary celebrations. Four foreign students (from Brunei, Iraq, Pakistan and Papua New Guinea and) are part of the class. The Royal Military College prepares cadets for careers in the Army by promoting leadership and integrity, high ideals and the pursuit of excellence, and by inculcating a sense of duty, loyalty and service to the nation. Photograph by Corporal Bernard Pearson 1st Joint Public Affairs Unit

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Mid-caption: Staff cadets from the Royal Military College of Australia, Duntroon, have taken up residence in the southern Queensland towns of Tin Can Bay and Cooloola Cove as part of a four-week (4–31 March 2011) training exercise. The exercise tests and reinforces the skills the staff cadets will require leading soldiers on ‘stability’ operations such as those encountered by the Australian Defence Force in Timor Leste and the Solomon Islands. The 103 staff cadets are in the final phase of their 18-month training course at Duntroon, Canberra, and will graduate in June 2011 as part of the Royal Military College’s centenary celebrations. Four foreign students (from Brunei, Iraq, Pakistan and Papua New Guinea and) are part of the class. The Royal Military College prepares cadets for careers in the Army by promoting leadership and integrity, high ideals and the pursuit of excellence, and by inculcating a sense of duty, loyalty and service to the nation. Photograph by Corporal Bernard Pearson 1st Joint Public Affairs Unit

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Mid Caption: Around 400 members from the ADF are deployed on OP ASTUTE of which 169 Reserves and 8 Regular Army men and women will come from 8th Brigade, contributing 45% of the personnel including Infantry, Combat Engineers, Logistic and trade specialists as well as staff on the Joint Headquarters. This is an opportunity for Reserve soldiers to further develop their skills and experience for regional operations and work in a wider, tri-service environment, demonstrating the confidence the Army has in its reserve force. The end result will be a significant number of individuals and teams who have increased their professional military skills to be reinvested within their own units and across the Army Reserve through knowledge sharing initiatives. The training they are conducting in Canungra is part of nearly 3 months of preparation which has been conducted individually and collectively, over weekends, and continuous training periods since September of 2010 to ensure they are ready for their 8 months in Timor. Not everyone in the Reserve can make such a long-term commitment but these contemporary Reservists have demonstrated they are willing and capable to relieve the concurrency pressure on the full-time force and are an integral part of the ADF. There was no shortage of volunteers to fill the positions, in some cases, three volunteers for each position. It should be remembered that their efforts are made possible through the support and understanding of employers, families and their parent units. Photography by Bernard Pearson 1st Joint Public Affairs Unit

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Mid-caption: Warrant Officer Class 1 William Degenaro, OAM was farewelled at a moving memorial service in Canberra on 06 September 2011. The service was conducted by Army Chaplain Philip Anderson at the Royal Military Collage Chapel where over 600 family, friends and colleges gathered to pay their respects. A moving eulogy celebrating the life of William was delivered on behalf of the Army by Major General Gerard Fogarty, AM. At the conclusion of the service William was farewelled with an Honour Guard and Ceremonial Rifle Party. The service was also attended by Chief of Defence Force, General David Hurley, AC, DSC; the Chief of Army, Lieutenant General David Morrison, AO and the Regimental Sergeant Major of the Army, Warrant Officer Stephen Ward. Photograph Corporal Bernard Pearson

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Photograph by Corporal Bernard Pearson Mid-caption: Staff cadets from the Royal Military College of Australia, Duntroon, have taken up residence in the southern Queensland towns of Tin Can Bay and Cooloola Cove as part of a four-week (4–31 March 2011) training exercise. The exercise tests and reinforces the skills the staff cadets will require leading soldiers on ‘stability’ operations such as those encountered by the Australian Defence Force in Timor Leste and the Solomon Islands. The 103 staff cadets are in the final phase of their 18-month training course at Duntroon, Canberra, and will graduate in June 2011 as part of the Royal Military College’s centenary celebrations. Four foreign students (from Brunei, Iraq, Pakistan and Papua New Guinea and) are part of the class. The Royal Military College prepares cadets for careers in the Army by promoting leadership and integrity, high ideals and the pursuit of excellence, and by inculcating a sense of duty, loyalty and service to the nation.

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Mid-caption: Warrant Officer Class 1 William Degenaro, OAM was farewelled at a moving memorial service in Canberra on 06 September 2011. The service was conducted by Army Chaplain Philip Anderson at the Royal Military Collage Chapel where over 600 family, friends and colleges gathered to pay their respects. A moving eulogy celebrating the life of William was delivered on behalf of the Army by Major General Gerard Fogarty, AM. At the conclusion of the service William was farewelled with an Honour Guard and Ceremonial Rifle Party. The service was also attended by Chief of Defence Force, General David Hurley, AC, DSC; the Chief of Army, Lieutenant General David Morrison, AO and the Regimental Sergeant Major of the Army, Warrant Officer Stephen Ward. Photograph Corporal Bernard Pearson

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20050627adf8237482_007.JPG Photograph by Corporal Bernard Pearson Members from 16 Air Defence Regiment participate in a live firing of the Rapier Missile System during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2005.. The Australian Defence Force (ADF) and United States (US) forces are participating in four weeks of intensive training at Shoalwater Bay, Rockhampton, Townsville and the Coral Sea during Exercise TALISMAN SABRE 2005 (TS05). More than 6,000 Australian and 11,000 US personnel from Navy, Army, Air Force, Marine and Special Forces units are participating in TS05, a merger of the TANDEM THRUST and CROCODILE series of exercises. TALISMAN SABRE’s primary aim is to conduct collective training and exercise inter-operability between Australian and US forces while further developing the ADF’s capability to undertake joint, combined operations and will also help build regional security and complement our regional partner’s activities with the US.

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Australian soldiers on patrol in Afghanistan aboard the Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicle (IMV). Deep Caption The Australian Special Operations Task Group (SOTG) is deployed to Afghanistan on Operation Slipper to conduct special operations in support of US-led Coalition security and reconstruction efforts in the country. Australian special forces professionalism and the experience that they have built up working with other countries over many years is valued by coalition partners involved in the operation. The deployment of the SOTG has also been welcomed by the government of Afghanistan. The Australian commitment to Afghanistan is an important and valued contribution to coalition forces’ efforts to bring improved security and stability to Afghanistan. The SOTG deployment is, additionally, an important part of Australia’s involvement with the international community to combat international terrorism.

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20050624adf8237482_004.JPG Photograph by Corporal Bernard Pearson A soldier from the 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment (Fort Richardson, Alaska), participates in a simulated night attack on an enemy position during the combined Exercise Talisman Sabre 2005 involving Australian Defence Forces and US Forces. The Australian Defence Force (ADF) and United States (US) forces are participating in four weeks of intensive training at Shoalwater Bay, Rockhampton, Townsville and the Coral Sea during Exercise TALISMAN SABRE 2005 (TS05). More than 6,000 Australian and 11,000 US personnel from Navy, Army, Air Force, Marine and Special Forces units are participating in TS05, a merger of the TANDEM THRUST and CROCODILE series of exercises. TALISMAN SABRE’s primary aim is to conduct collective training and exercise inter-operability between Australian and US forces while further developing the ADF’s capability to undertake joint, combined operations and will also help build regional security and complement our regional partner’s activities with the US.

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An Australian Soldier patrols the perimeter of a Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Afghanistan under a full moon. Deep Caption The Australian Special Operations Task Group (SOTG) is deployed to Afghanistan on Operation Slipper to conduct special operations in support of US-led Coalition security and reconstruction efforts in the country. Australian special forces professionalism and the experience that they have built up working with other countries over many years is valued by coalition partners involved in the operation. The deployment of the SOTG has also been welcomed by the government of Afghanistan. The Australian commitment to Afghanistan is an important and valued contribution to coalition forces’ efforts to bring improved security and stability to Afghanistan. The SOTG deployment is, additionally, an important part of Australia’s involvement with the international community to combat international terrorism.

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Special Operations Task Group (SOTG), patrol at dusk. Deep Caption The Australian Special Operations Task Group (SOTG) is deployed to Afghanistan on Operation Slipper to conduct special operations in support of US-led Coalition security and reconstruction efforts in the country. Australian special forces professionalism and the experience that they have built up working with other countries over many years is valued by coalition partners involved in the operation. The deployment of the SOTG has also been welcomed by the government of Afghanistan. The Australian commitment to Afghanistan is an important and valued contribution to coalition forces’ efforts to bring improved security and stability to Afghanistan. The SOTG deployment is, additionally, an important part of Australia’s involvement with the international community to combat international terrorism.

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Australian soldiers patrol the perimeter of a Forward Operating Base in Afghanistan using the Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicle (IMV). Deep Caption The Australian Special Operations Task Group (SOTG) is deployed to Afghanistan on Operation Slipper to conduct special operations in support of US-led Coalition security and reconstruction efforts in the country. Australian special forces professionalism and the experience that they have built up working with other countries over many years is valued by coalition partners involved in the operation. The deployment of the SOTG has also been welcomed by the government of Afghanistan. The Australian commitment to Afghanistan is an important and valued contribution to coalition forces’ efforts to bring improved security and stability to Afghanistan. The SOTG deployment is, additionally, an important part of Australia’s involvement with the international community to combat international terrorism.

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20050222adf8237482_027.JPG Australia's Chief of Defence Force, General Peter Cosgrove during his visit to troops in Banda Aceh. As the drawdown of Australian Defence personnel in Sumatra commences, Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel have begun handing over functioning capabilities to be managed in the long term by civilian personnel and organisations. The ADF have been assisting Indonesian Government authorities as part of the Australian Government program of humanitarian relief following the Boxing Day tsunami. The ADF has been working in support of tsunami disaster relief in Indonesia's Northern Sumatra and Aceh Provinces since 28 December 2004. Relief assistance provided by Australia is part of a co-operative effort involving the ADF, DFAT (AusAID) and Emergency Management Australia. Water, tentage, medical supplies, blankets, and other emergency provisions, and logistical support have been provided. In the tsunami-devastated provincial capital of Banda Aceh, the ADF set up a water purification plant and established the ANZAC Field Hospital, a field hospital operated jointly by medical personnel of the ADF and the New Zealand Defence Force. The ANZAC field hospital performed its final operation on 20 February before handing it back to the Indonesians and AusAid. The Australian Navy amphibious transport ship, HMAS Kanimbla, delivered a detachment of Australian Army Engineers an 13 January, and has taken up station as a floating support and logistics base for relief and reconstruction work.

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20050222adf8237482_133.JPG Australia's Chief of Defence Force, General Peter Cosgrove during his visit to troops in Banda Aceh. As the drawdown of Australian Defence personnel in Sumatra commences, Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel have begun handing over functioning capabilities to be managed in the long term by civilian personnel and organisations. The ADF have been assisting Indonesian Government authorities as part of the Australian Government program of humanitarian relief following the Boxing Day tsunami. The ADF has been working in support of tsunami disaster relief in Indonesia's Northern Sumatra and Aceh Provinces since 28 December 2004. Relief assistance provided by Australia is part of a co-operative effort involving the ADF, DFAT (AusAID) and Emergency Management Australia. Water, tentage, medical supplies, blankets, and other emergency provisions, and logistical support have been provided. In the tsunami-devastated provincial capital of Banda Aceh, the ADF set up a water purification plant and established the ANZAC Field Hospital, a field hospital operated jointly by medical personnel of the ADF and the New Zealand Defence Force. The ANZAC field hospital performed its final operation on 20 February before handing it back to the Indonesians and AusAid. The Australian Navy amphibious transport ship, HMAS Kanimbla, delivered a detachment of Australian Army Engineers an 13 January, and has taken up station as a floating support and logistics base for relief and reconstruction work.

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20050616adf8237482_167.JPG Photograph by Corporal Bernard Pearson The Australian Defence Force (ADF) and United States (US) forces are participating in four weeks of intensive training at Shoalwater Bay, Rockhampton, Townsville and the Coral Sea during Exercise TALISMAN SABRE 2005 (TS05). More than 6,000 Australian and 11,000 US personnel from Navy, Army, Air Force, Marine and Special Forces units are participating in TS05, a merger of the TANDEM THRUST and CROCODILE series of exercises. TALISMAN SABRE’s primary aim is to conduct collective training and exercise inter-operability between Australian and US forces while further developing the ADF’s capability to undertake joint, combined operations and will also help build regional security and complement our regional partner’s activities with the US.

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20050616adf8237482_149.JPG Photograph by Corporal Bernard Pearson The Australian Defence Force (ADF) and United States (US) forces are participating in four weeks of intensive training at Shoalwater Bay, Rockhampton, Townsville and the Coral Sea during Exercise TALISMAN SABRE 2005 (TS05). More than 6,000 Australian and 11,000 US personnel from Navy, Army, Air Force, Marine and Special Forces units are participating in TS05, a merger of the TANDEM THRUST and CROCODILE series of exercises. TALISMAN SABRE’s primary aim is to conduct collective training and exercise inter-operability between Australian and US forces while further developing the ADF’s capability to undertake joint, combined operations and will also help build regional security and complement our regional partner’s activities with the US.

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20050616adf8237482_007.JPG Photograph by Corporal Bernard Pearson The Australian Defence Force (ADF) and United States (US) forces are participating in four weeks of intensive training at Shoalwater Bay, Rockhampton, Townsville and the Coral Sea during Exercise TALISMAN SABRE 2005 (TS05). More than 6,000 Australian and 11,000 US personnel from Navy, Army, Air Force, Marine and Special Forces units are participating in TS05, a merger of the TANDEM THRUST and CROCODILE series of exercises. TALISMAN SABRE’s primary aim is to conduct collective training and exercise inter-operability between Australian and US forces while further developing the ADF’s capability to undertake joint, combined operations and will also help build regional security and complement our regional partner’s activities with the US.

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20050617adf8237482_165.JPG Photograph by Corporal Bernard Pearson Members of the Army Red Berets Parachute Team from the Parachute Training School located at Nowra NSW, conducted parachute displays at the Rockhampton Show during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2005 involving Australian and US Forces in Rockhampton. The Australian Defence Force (ADF) and United States (US) forces are participating in four weeks of intensive training at Shoalwater Bay, Rockhampton, Townsville and the Coral Sea during Exercise TALISMAN SABRE 2005 (TS05). More than 6,000 Australian and 11,000 US personnel from Navy, Army, Air Force, Marine and Special Forces units are participating in TS05, a merger of the TANDEM THRUST and CROCODILE series of exercises. TALISMAN SABRE’s primary aim is to conduct collective training and exercise inter-operability between Australian and US forces while further developing the ADF’s capability to undertake joint, combined operations and will also help build regional security and complement our regional partner’s activities with the US.

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