An old Leopard AS1 from the 1st Armoured Regiment churns up the red soil of South Australia. The Leopard is now off the ORBAT.



Australian soldiers from 1 RTF patrol Tarin Kowt in Afghanistan




Commandos from 4th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment during urban ops training at Holsworthy Barracks




An Australian ASLAV from Combat Team Courage in Southern Iraq





Lance Bombardier Yannick Fitzsimmonds of Oxenford, Queensland patrols the streets of Dili in Timor




Private Andrew Carmen who is based at Camp Terendak in southern Iraq as part of the overwatch Battlegroup West (OBW).





M1A1 from the 1st Armoured Regiment fire on static targets at Mt Bundy in Northern Australia.






Gunner Brayden Webb (foreground) and bombardier Alexander Buzescu (background) from16th Air Defence Regiment during Exercise Predator's Strike at El Alamein Army Camp, Cultana, South Australia.

Nice pics AussieNick

How many Abrams M1A1 tanks are in Astralian Army ...59 ? and for how long Leo's 1 are going to be in service ?

Lovely Photos...

I didnt know Aussies had M1A1 Abrams. Good for them!

I heard Aussie Army bought about 20 or more Abrams recently.

Nice pics, AussieNick.

Leopard is now out of service. Never got to fire a shot in anger.
And yes, we've just taken delivery of an initial 59 M1A1.

An Australian sldier from 1 RTF in Tarin Kowt





M1A1 Abrams AIM from 1st Armoured Regiment at Mt Bundy




Sergeant Conrad Lewson from the 1st Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers challenges Warrant Officer Class 1 Nicholas Rees from the Australian Reconstruction Task Force to an arm wrestle.




Private James Gengi from the Gapuwiyak Community in Arnhem Land prepares for a long range recon patrol in far northern Australia with NORFORCE




Commanding Officer of the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Jake Ellwood with the colours on parade readying the battalion to leave for Iraq



Corporal Kyle Stewart of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment holds Sergeant Courage (the regiment mascot) high as a General Salute is presented as 5 RAR, The Royal Australian Regiment Colours are marched on.



On patrol around the streets of Fatu Hada in Dili, is Private Phillip Boschen of Charlie Company, from the Townsville-based 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, as part of the Anzac Battle Group.




US Marines and Australian infantry dismount at Shoalwater Bay

Dawn in Southern Afghanistan for an Australian mounted patrol




L/CPL Woo from 6 Battalion Royal Australian Regiment firing his weapon in Timor




Lieutenant Nicholas Perriman in An Nasariyah, Iraq




An Australian soldier from 1st Battalion the Royal Australian Regiment dismounts a Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicle, to fire the 84mm rocket launcher in Southern Afghanistan






Soldiers from 6th Battalion RAR Regimental Police clear buildings in Timor




M113 from 1st Armoured Regiment firing .50 cal at Cultana in South Australia




Soldiers from 7th Battalion RAR patrol Southern Iraq




RAAF Hornet flying over Melbourne

Trooper Grant Wharton (Rear), and Trooper Matt Gaskin (Front) take a break in Southern Afghanistan. Both are from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment.




Observing over Hesco barriers from a Bushmaster IMV as MAG-58 are fired in Urazgan, Afghanistan.




An AP-3C Orion surveillance from 92 Wing RAAF flies over HMAS Manoora on Operation Cranberry






HMAS PARRAMATTA departs Sydney Harbour for the Northern Indian Ocean to participate in Operation Relex, on a cool and overcast day.





Soldiers from the North-West Mobile Force patrol cautiously by Zodiac




Soldiers from Combat Team Southern Cross (drawn from 25th/49th Battalion, Royal Queensland Regiment) withdraw from the Solomon Islands

nice to see a norforce picture in their....unusual unit, and by all accounts very very good at what they do

Originally Posted by Infern0

nice to see a norforce picture in their....unusual unit, and by all accounts very very good at what they do

Yeah the Pilbara Regt, 51st Bn Far Northern Queensland regiment and NORFORCE are some very interesting soldiers indeed.