New Australian Defence Force Pictures

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Here are some of the latest update photos of what the Australian army is up to at the moment.

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Soldiers from 3RAR search a local gang member as part of Operation Astute in Dili

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Australian soldiers from the 3rd Battalion arrive in a Dili street to quell an outbreak of violence

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More violence quelling, although it looks like these guys are from 5/7th Battalion.

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HMAS Manoora lies at anchor off the coast of Dili, Timor-Leste, during Operation Astute as plumes of smoke rise into the air from the city.

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Blackhawks fly over Comoro

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APCs (Armoured Personnel Carriers) from 3/4 Cavalry Regiment enter the front gates to the Dili wharf precinct to strengthen security while HMAS TOBRUK unload troops and equipment ashore at Dili harbour, Timor-Leste, during Op Astute.

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ASLAVs from 2nd Cavalry Regiment closed down and about to be hit by a dust storm in Iraq

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The commanding officer of the Australian Army Training Team Iraq, Lieutenant Colonel Shaun Oleary, waiting for a Royal Air Force Merlin helicopter to land in Al Salman, southern Iraq.

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Diggers from 3 RAR as part of SECDET 9 attend the memorial service for Private Jake Kovco in Baghdad.

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Australian Light Armoured Vehicles (ASLAVs) and support vehicles of Combat Team Courage, Al Muthanna Task Group, in southern Iraq. Go Cavalry :horsie:

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Australian Bombadier instructing French soldiers on Exercise Croix Du Sud (southern cross). It is a multinational exercise in New Caledonia combining Australian, French, New Zealand, Tongan and other Pacific States.

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Australian soldiers from 4 Field Regiment, 108 Battery, scramble up a hill to take tactical possession of high ground at the beachhead in Canala Bay, New Caledonia, during Exercise Croix du Sud 2006.

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HMAS Sydney ship's company march along George Street.

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A commando from 4th Battalion in Martin Place in Sydney before the ANZAC day march.
 
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HMAS Armidale leaves Darwin harbour for Operation Breakwater

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An Australian soldier from Combat Team Quintus, Al Muthanna Task Group, keeps a keen watch in Southern Iraq.

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A dust storm sweeps over Camp Smitty as Troopers Jenkins (top) and Schwereb (bottom) wait to go on patrol in Al Muthanna Province, Iraq.

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Soldiers from Delta Company, 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment on the C-130 Hercules Aircraft from Townsville for Honiara in the Solomon Islands to assist the Australian Federal Police with the civil unrest.

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Patrolling through Chinatown in Honiara

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Trooper Chris Billen from Combat Team Quintus, Al Muthanna Task Group, in southern Iraq.

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Members of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), form an honour guard as an Army chaplain and piper escort the casket of Private Jake Kovco at Sydney Airport.

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Left to right: Lance Corporal Sam Ottley (New Zealand Army), Private Ben Katz (Australian Army), Private Lee Newham (Australian Army) and Private James Lewis (New Zealand Army).
The New Zealand soldiers have relieved the Australian soldiers stationed in Becora.

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Private Louie Merimba, from the 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment

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Australian soldiers from Combat Team Courage of the Al Muthanna Task Group wait to go on patrol.

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Lieutenant Rhys Myors, serving in Iraq.

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The North Korean ship Pong Su after being hit by an RAAF F-111 of the south coast of Australia.
 
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ANZAC day dawn service at camp smitty in Iraq.

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SAS Troopers with assets from 5th Aviation Regiment

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SAS troops from TAG-West launch a waterborne assault on HMAS Kanimbla
 
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Whats the amount of aboriginal(not non-white) troops in the aussie army if you know or what do you percieve it to be from your experience?
Is it less,more or the same as the amount in civilian life?
Or is it none that you know of?
 
Whats the amount of aboriginal(not non-white) troops in the aussie army if you know or what do you percieve it to be from your experience?
Is it less,more or the same as the amount in civilian life?
Or is it none that you know of?

It's not a very large percentage. Lower than in civi population, except for some units in far northern Australia such as NORFORCE and FNQR, who have up to 90% Aboriginal members.

As for your usual infantry regiment per say, maybe 1 or 2 aboriginal soldiers per company.
 
[QUOTE]Hey guys, I see the ADF using Camelbak, any idea which model is it?[/QUOTE]

What ever one the soldier purchased.
 
Looking for Private james lewis

Hi Nick
Was hoping by any chance if u may have the details or email address of this man.
I believe that he was in the royal nz army and relieved the australian troops in becora but this was in 2006. Where i had seen his photo.:)
I am in desprate need to find this man if you can help me?
 
Might be better to pm nick, he doesn't get on here much anymore. I would also suggest the photos are just generic taken from the Department of Defence and that nick wouldn't know the fella in question.
 
rumor has it Aussie ADF camo's will go digital camo in a few years. They're trialing a few patterns here and there.

Unlikely that we'll go digital. More likely that the Army will adopt an Australianised version of multi-cam. Similar to what the Brits did. Modified version of the Auscam pattern using multi-cam colours. Navy already have their DPNUs, and the RAAF have been looking at an "urban Auscam" for Base personnel. Failing that, RAAF will probably stay with woodland DPCUs at home and DPDUs in the MEAO.

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Hi Nick
Was hoping by any chance if u may have the details or email address of this man.
I believe that he was in the royal nz army and relieved the australian troops in becora but this was in 2006. Where i had seen his photo.:)
I am in desprate need to find this man if you can help me?

Yeah, even if I had his details I wouldn't hand them out over to a stranger over the net. Sorry.
 
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