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Thought I would start the thread covering the Australian Military, so if we have any Ozzies lurking here this is your opportunity to show off your Country's military Elite, Past & Present.

Here are some from the past



 
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HMAS Supply doing it tough in the Great Australian Bight 1980's & HMAS Torrens gets airborne during RAS approach 1980's
 
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Am I right in assuming these guys are Australian SAS?
 
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A ship's diver is winched to the deck as HMAS Ballarat's Romeo Seahawk helicopter conducts wet winching drills in the Gulf of Thailand on route to Sattahip for Exercise AUSTHAI 17.
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HMAS Ballarat's Romeo Seahawk helicopter conducts wet winching drills in the Gulf of Thailand on route to Sattahip for Exercise AUSTHAI 17.
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HMAS Success escorts ESPS Cristobal Colon into Darwin Harbour. The Spanish frigate is providing platform and familiarisation training to Royal Australian Navy as the service prepares to commission the first of three Aegis Guided Missile Destroyers, which share significant similarities with Cristobal Colon.
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HMAS Ballarat (foreground) and the Royal Thai Navy warship HTMS Sukhothai conduct exercises on passage to Sattahip, Thailand for Exercise AUSTHAI 17.
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HMAS Ballarat sails to Thailand to take part in AUSTHAI 2017.
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HMAS Canberra rounds the point of Garden Island as the ship sails out of Sydney Harbour.
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The crew of HMAS Ballarat cheers ship as the Singaporean Warships, RSS Independence and Sovereignty with the Reviewing Officer and VIP's on board, sail past HMAS Ballarat during the Singaporean Navy’s 50th Anniversary International Fleet Review.
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HMAS Ballarat in company with the Canadian Navy ships HMCS Ottawa and Winnipeg conduct Officer of the Watch manoeuvres during HMAS Ballarat's South East Asia Deployment.
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Ex-HMAS Sydney leaves Sydney Harbour under tow for to Western Australia where the ship will be recycled by Australian company Birdon Pty Ltd.
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HMAS Newcastle's boarding party return after conducting boarding operations during Maritime Readiness Evaluation (MRE) training in Jervis Bay, Australia.
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Seaman Electronics Technician Daniel Beatson loads ammunition into the Close In Weapons Systems during Maritime Readiness Evaluation (MRE) aboard HMAS Newcastle.
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Containment party member, Able Seaman Boatswain's Mate Dean Gough boundary cools a compartment during a damage control exercise as part of Maritime Readiness Evaluation (MRE) training onboard HMAS Newcastle.
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Officer of the Watch, Lieutenant Iris Van Kampen holds a watch on the bridge during Maritime Readiness Evaluation (MRE) training onboard HMAS Newcastle.
 
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Royal Australian Air Force technical personnel, from the Air Task Group, start post flight maintenance on an F/A-18A Hornet aircraft following an Operation OKRA mission out of the main air operating base in the Middle East Region.
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A Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18A Hornet aircraft takes off from the main air operating base in the Middle East Region for an Operation OKRA mission.
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Royal Australian Air Force personnel prepare to launch an F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft (left) and a KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport air-to-air refuelling aircraft at the main air operating base in the Middle East Region for an Operation OKRA mission.
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A Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18F Super Hornet (right) and a F/A-18A Hornet aircraft await clearance for takeoff for an Operation OKRA mission out of the main air operating base in the Middle East Region.
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A Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail airborne command and control aircraft from the Air Task Group turns into the apron at the main air operating base in the Middle East Region.
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Two Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18A Hornet multi-role fighter aircraft, from No. 77 Squadron, see the sun rise over Australian soil at RAAF Base Darwin after their return from Operation Okra.
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Royal Australian Air Force Armament Technician Corporal Raymond Heidrich from the Air Task Group quality checks munitions installed on an F/A-18A Hornet aircraft during his deployment to the main air operating base in the Middle East Region.
 
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Australian Army soldier Sergeant Joshua Hetherington gives direction in a combined Australian and Malaysian Army platoon attack during Exercise Southern Tiger / Diamond Walk at the Shoalwater Bay Training Area.
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Malaysian Army personnel with Australian Army soldiers from 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment on Exercise Southern Tiger / Diamond Walk at the Shoalwater Bay Training Area.
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Australian Army soldier Sapper Michael Young (left), from 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment, receives a brief from Rifleman Khagendra Manandhar of 1st Battalion, the Royal Gurkha Rifles during Exercise Diamond Walk 2017 at Shoalwater Bay training area, Queensland.
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An Australian Army soldier from 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment patrols alongside Gurkhas from 1st Battalion, the Royal Gurkha Rifles during Exercise Diamond Walk 2017 at Shoalwater Bay training area, Queensland.
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Australian Army soldier Private Brandon Cox from 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, provides fire support in a section attack during Exercise Diamond Walk 2017 at Shoalwater Bay training area, Queensland.
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Australian Army officer Major Shane Lacey somersaults from the top of Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur (KL) Tower during the KL Tower Jump event held in September 2016.
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Australian and New Zealand Defence Force personnel from Task Group Taji 4 train Iraqi Security Forces at Taji Military Compelx, Iraq.
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Iraqi Army Rangers practice firing at extended ranges with the Dragunov sniper rifle under the guidance of Australian and New Zealand Defence Force trainers from Task Group Taji 4 at Taji Military Complex, Iraq.
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Iraqi Army Rangers conduct a range practice as part the ‘train the trainer’ suite of instruction delivered by Australian and New Zealand instructors from Task Group Taji 4 at Taji Military Complex, Iraq.
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New Zealand and Australian Defence Force personnel from Task Group Taji 4 conclude the day’s training with Iraqi Army soldiers at Taji Military Complex, Iraq.
 

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