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Australian Navy soldier dies in India
Australian senior navy sailor dies on HMAS Toowoomba in Mumbai India. 28-year-old soldier has died from a gunshot wound while onboard. The male sailor was alone in his cabin at the time of the incident. Defence has no yet released any details of the incident but the sailor’s family member has been notified.
Two Australian soldiers wounded during drug raid in Afghanistan
Drug factory, Afghanistan. Photo: AAP Two Australian soldiers have been reported wounded during a drug bust on a narcotics laboratory in Afghanistan. It was the biggest drug bust by Australian soldiers in Afghanistan with a value of $AUD 147 million. Weapons, ammunition and drug manufacturing equipment and chemicals were also found and destroyed during the [...]
Australian Navy hit by another sex scandal
It’s not the navy ship but the navy itself is sinking in sex scandal. This time the report is a young female, 21-year-old Navy Able Seaman was allegedly raped abroad a mine hunting ship. According to the report the sexual attack occurred at a Sydney naval base on the 30th of August and the incident [...]
Australian soldiers busted drug network in Afghanistan
Australian and Afghan soldiers have seized large quantities of heroin, opium and hashish when they raided properties in the Baghran district last week. Beside drugs, the troops also seized six tonnes of chemicals, 30 rocket propelled grenade boosters.
Another Australian commando, Todd Langley killed in Afghanistan
Australian commando, Sergeant Todd Langley is the 28th Australian soldier to be killed in Afghanistan. Photo: Defence Australian Defence lost another decorated hero and veteran commando sergeant Todd Langley. 35-eary-old, Sergeant Langley was from Sydney-based 2nd Commando Regiment. Todd, the father of four, three daughters and one son had served twice in East Timor and [...]
Navy forced cadet to lie about rape
Australian Navy Australia Navy forced a female navel cadet to lie about her being dragged into a room at HMAS Cerberus in Victoria and raped by three male cadets. The former female Navy cadet identified only as Claire told the ABC that after the 1996 rape, the navel investigators told her to lie about the [...]
Two Australian soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Two Australian soldiers have died in a separate incident in Afghanistan, raising Australian soldiers’ death toll to 26. One soldier was shot by an Afghan soldier and the second one died in a helicopter crash. Lance Corporal, Andrew Gorgon Jones. Photo: Defence Lance Corporal Andrew Gorgon Jones, 25, from Queensland was shot by his Afghan [...]
Body of Australian commando Brett Wood has returned home
The body of a 32-year-old commando, Brett Wood who was killed in Afghanistan on May 23 during a Special Operations Task Group (SOTG) in a road side bomb blast has been returned home. Afghanistan-based Special Forces have farewelled the body of their mate Sergeant Brett Wood. Sgt Wood of the 2nd Commando Regiment (formerly known [...]
Australian soldier Brett Wood killed in Afghanistan
Sergeant Brett Wood. Photo: Defence 32-year-old, Sergeant Brett Wood was killed in Afghanistan by a roadside bomb last night. Five other soldiers were wounded in two separate incidents and two were seriously wounded. Sergeant Wood was serving with the Special Operations Task Group when he was killed as a result of the explosion of an [...]
ANZAC Day Parade 2011 – Sydney Australia
Special Air Service Regiment Association marching during ANZAC day parade in Bathurst Street, Sydney. Photo: Thulung Photo 1st Commando Regiment Association, marching with pride. Photo: Thulung Photo Australian Intelligence Association marching in Bathurst Street on ANZAC day in Sydney with the banner forewarned is forearmed. Photo: Thulung Photo Australian Air force ladies smart marching during ANZAC day [...]
Australian soldiers serving in Afghanistan gets into trouble in facebook
Australian troops serving in Afghanistan could be discharged for their racial comments in Facebook.
Australian soldier, Jamie Larcombe farewelled in a military funeral at Kangaroo Island
Thousands of friends and family were present at Kangaroo Island in South Australia to farewell Sapper Jamie Larcome, the young Australian soldier who died in Afghanistan. His body was flown back to Australia on Sunday. Jamie was patriotic even from the age of ten (10) he hanged Australian flag in his bedroom and always [...]
Tony Abbott, his comment and Channel Seven but what about the real news?
Defence Minister Stephen Smith defended with offer of support for Tony Abbott over his remark about the incident that killed Australian soldier in Afghanistan. Mr Smith told Sky News, “I share the view that I don’t believe that Tony Abbott would say anything that was flippant or insulting or critical about an Australian soldier, an [...]
The body of Australian soldier recently killed in Afghanistan is on its way home
Body of Australian soldier recently killed in Afghanistan is on its way home
Australian soldier, Richard Atkinson killed by bomb in Afghanistan
Australia soldier Corporal Richard Atkinson with his father Ross and mother Kate. Photo: Defence Young West Australian Corporal Richard Edward Atkinson serving in Afghanistan was killed by road side bomb. 22-year-old Darwin-based soldier was killed by the blast about 9:30am Afghan time in Tangi Valley, which also wounded one of his mates. Young soldier Richard [...]
