Originally Posted by SigJohnson

bloody good photos there nick
one question, where the hell do you get them all from
dave

Dept Of Defence

Private Adam Marsh from the Brisbane-based 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, as part of the 1st Reconstruction Task Force provides a security screen during a patrol to visit the nearby Tarin Kowt hospital and police station in southern Afghanistan.





Lieutenant Daniel Le Breton updates Head Quarters as soldiers from the 7th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, part of the 1st Reconstruction Task Force provide a security screen during a reconstruction mission, conducting repairs and maintenance in the Oruzgan Province.




Trooper James Head from 2/14 QMI rests on arms during the Sunnyside memorial dedication service in Iraq





Driver Craftsman Ruan Westermann and Craftsman Chris Wright, smoke it up as they entertain the crowds at the Canberra Summernats in the "Armygeddon" street machine built by the Australian School Of Electrical & Mechanical Engineering




Collins Class Submarines, HMAS Rankin, HMAS Waller and HMAS Collins transitting in formation through Gage Roads, Cockburn Sound.




HMAS Collins transits through Cockburn Sound at sunrise.





An Australian Multi-Role Helicopter (MRH 90) in flight above Brisbane.





An MRH-90 flying over Brissy

A blackhawk from 171 Aviation Squadron conducts counter-terrorism ops in urban sydney




The Commander of the International Stabilisation Force, Brigadier John Hutcheson makes a speech to the New Zealand Defence Force during a traditional Powhiri ceremony in Kiwi Lines, Dili, Timor-Leste.





Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Minister for Defence Joel Fitzgibbon address members of the Overwatch Battle Group (West) at Ali Air Base, Tallil in Dhi Qar Province, southern Iraq, while on a visit to the Middle East Area of Operations.




General Officer Commanding Multi National Division (South East) Major General Graham Binns (centre) presents Private A Francis with a commendation for exemplary service during the Transition of Authority Parade from Overwatch Battle Group (West) - Three to Overwatch Battle Group (West) - Four at Australia's Camp Terendak, at Tallil in Southern Iraq.






The Govenor General, General Michael Jeffery, AC CVO MC (retd) addresses the ADFA Graduation parade on 13 December 2007.





Personnel from the Royal Navy's Submarine Parachute Assist Group (SPAG) jump out of a SK50 Sea King Helicopter in Cockburn Sound, Western Australia as part of Exercise Pacific Reach.





Soldiers from the Second Battalion the Royal Australian Regiment assess the road damage leading out of the Timor Leste village of Oetapo during a routine patrol out in the western districts of Timor Leste.




HMAS Maryborough is the newest Armidale Class Patrol boat to enter service in the Royal Australian Navy, sails under the Sydney Harbour Bridge

another great batch of pics

Chief of Army Lieutenant General Peter Leahy with the ARH Tiger, personnel and pilots on show at Summernats.





Major Matthew Campbell (right) and Sheikh Ali Manshed (behind), greet local players after the opening of a new soccer field.




Timor-Leste Battle Group 3 Vehicle Mechanic, Craftsman Adam Walsh (from 1 armoured), works on a vehicle suspension arm in the vehicle maintenance hangar at the helicopter base in Dili, Timor-Leste.




New M113-A4 delivery taken. The new vehicles are upgraded with new drive-train and engine, spall liner, track shrouds, extended with an additional road wheel, new motorised 1 man turret, with M2HB QCB, and other additions such as interior fit-out and pack storage.

Gonna love that pack storage.

those are some great pics there, AussieNick

Sergeant Michael Lyddiard prepares to return to work at 3rd Combat Engineer Regimentwith the support of his wife Katri, after losing an eye and an arm caused by an exploding IED that he was trying to defuse.

Good on you Sarge. I have huge respect for this guy. He has said that despite the injuries he has suffered it hasn't changed his love of the Army or his desire to serve in any way he can. What a champion.




An ASLAV-25 and an ASLAV-PC drive out of the smoke in Dhi Qar province in Iraq





Corporal Andrew Gellert in Dhi Qar on top of his ASLAV-PC





Captain Chris Seebohm glances around while reloading .50 cal ammo on his ASLAV




A Bushmaster IMV from the 6th Battalion Royal Australia Regiment moves along a road in Dhi Qar





Trooper Robert Doncaster from 2/14 Queensland Mounted Infantry provides top cover for his ASLAV convoy






The ship's company of HMAS Adelaide march past on the dock of HMAS Stirling. HMAS Adelaide is being decomissioned after 27 years of service. The ship is a guided missile frigate and has served in both gulf wars (op Damask and Catalyst) and has been deployed on Op Slipper in 2002. HMAS Adelaide also saw duty in many peace keeping and peacetime operations world wide.





Captain Mick Koen talks with a local in the Chora Valley, Afghanistan

hooah..............

Assault Pioneers from the 2nd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment flip a RHIB the right way up during in theatre continuation training in Timor




The commander of NATO's International Security Assistance Force General Dan McNeill (left) and the Deputy Commander Joint Task Force 633 - Afghanistan Brigadier Stuart Smith (right) congratulate Signaller Tuam Nguyen (17th Signal Regiment) on receiving the NATO campaign medal for Afghanistan.




Corporal Kevin Dellaway, a Load Master with Townsville based 5th Aviation Regiment, looks at flood damage in the Clermont area.





A Black Hawk prepares to take off, after dropping a load of emergency fodder to a property in the Clermont area.





Australia Day East Timor. Beach cricket.




Timor-Leste Battle Group 3, Assault Pioneers (2nd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment) take a break from their Water Operations Continuation training, being conducted in the district of Liquica, west of Dili.
The Townsville-based soldiers decided to get into the spirit of Australia Day early, with improvised beach cricket on the Liquica foreshore.
Wicket Keeper, Private Kalan Woodman with opening batsman, Corporal Mark MacArthur.





HMAS Adelaide, the RAN's oldest frigate departs fleet base west, en route to Sydney for the final decomissioning.




The body of Lance Corporal John Gillespie is brought home from Vietnam by members of 1 CSSB after he went MIA in 1971 when the UH1 Huey he was flying in was shot down over Southern Vietnam. He was a medic from the 8th Field Ambulance and was trying to evacuate a wounded ARVN soldier near the Long Hai hills. There is currently a campaign on to find then bring home Australian's who are missing in action.