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Industry and military join forces in WA

AUSTRALIA'S most significant export assets are largely grouped in and around the Kimberley and Pilbara regions of northwest...

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21st Aug. 2019 6:08 AM

WORKING TOGETHER: The defence of this critical region requires access for heavy-duty military transports, with huge increases in frequency during force exercises.

Service in Afghanistan something Major will never forget

Gladstone resident Major Ed Dahlheimer recently returned from a 10-month tour.

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20th Aug. 2019 10:08 AM

ON TOUR: Gladstone resident and Australian Army officer Major Ed Dahlheimer (left) with fellow Gladstone resident, Private Christopher Lockyer, at the coalition flags in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Mateship got him through

Tony Simon recounts his days at war.

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16th Aug. 2019 11:08 AM

REMEMBERING: Tony Simon served in the Australia Army during the Vietnam War.

Carmila family remembers Vietnam veteran killed in action

Len Hoare remembers his brother as a 'spur of the moment' person. When his older sibling enlisted in the military, it...

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06th Aug. 2019 2:08 PM

BRAVE SACRIFICE: Cpl Frederick William Hoare was remembered at a service 50 years on from his death.

Kokoda trek to close traumatic chapter for veteran

She's served 33 years in the Army as an investigator, military police and forensic photographer, so it's surprising that...

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02nd Aug. 2019 4:08 PM

NEW JOURNEY: Maureen Bronjes, who has PTSD from her service in the army, will join Mates4Mates and a group of veterans to walk the Kokoda Track from August 16.

Veteran's traumatising visit to Mackay business

An East Timor vet is calling for greater awareness after a store in Mackay asked him and his service dog to leave.

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29th July 2019 3:07 PM

East Timor Veteran Ashley Smith is raising awareness about services dogs and their importance after he was discriminated against at a Mackay newsagent.

Surprise find in USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier

GALLERY: Take a look inside a joint military operation between Australia and the US on one of the largest aircraft carriers...

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23rd July 2019 6:07 AM

50 YEARS ON: Remembering Paul Leslie Smith

'When you do something that is scary or dangerous because you need to save somebody and you're afraid, but you do it...

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16th July 2019 1:07 PM

TRIBUTE: Sisters Diane Smith and Patricia Clews hold a photo and letter from their brother Paul Leslie Smith.

GALLERY: Why you will see Army helicopters circling Mackay

More than 34,000 defence personnel from five countries have arrived in Queensland

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12th July 2019 7:07 AM

Members of 16th Regiment armed with their RBS-70 watch over the battle field as two US Army Apache Attack helicopters demonstrate their capability at Shoalwater Bay Training Area in Central Queensland.

Family remember Gympie man lost in Vietnam War, 50 years on

'He was only over there six weeks when he was killed.'

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29th June 2019 6:06 PM

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