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7th Brigade Major leads a war game during Exercise Carbon Diamond at Gallipoli Barracks.

AST

Wargaming Conference 2023

This article summarises what the Cove Team learned attending the ADF Wargaming Conference hosted by the Australian Defence College.

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Handing over of the Defence Strategic Review Report.

OPP

The Cove's Defence Strategic Review Report Digest

If you haven’t had time to read the DSR yet, The Cove has done some heavy lifting for you with this quick digest.

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The DSR cover on top of a tank firing practice.

OPP

Chief of Army Message – The Defence Strategic Review

Watch the Chief of Army's message on the Defence Strategic Review here.

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An Australian carrying his wounded mate to a medical aid post for treatment, Gallipoli, 1915.

ASW

Path to the Gallipoli Campaign | Part 6: Evacuation and Reorganisation

Part 6 of the Path to the Gallipoli Campaign delves into the evacuation and reorganisation of Allied forces on the Gallipoli Peninsula. From ‘silent stunts’ to ‘drip rifles’, the ANZAC position steadily collapsed under the cover of darkness to be reallocated to other theatres in the war.

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A soldier standing during parade.

OPP

Cove Challenge 2023 – Why I Continue To Serve

That concludes the CoveChallenge '23! Thank you to all who answered the question: ‘Why Do I Continue To Serve’ in Army? Find our winners and all the submissions including the ones you have not seen yet in this article series.

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Posed photograph showing Australian troops charging uphill with fixed bayonets, probably taken on Imbros or Lemnos, 17 December 1915.

ASW

Path to the Gallipoli Campaign | Part 5: The Landing and Beyond

Part 5 of the Path to the Gallipoli Campaign breaks down the first day of the invasion and the following months, from the first Australian unit to engage in the battle of Gallipoli to the August Offensive.

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Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, await orders from the southern edge below Plugges Plateau. Colonel Dobbin is in the centre mid-ground, to the left of the branch.

ASW

Path to the Gallipoli Campaign | Part 7: Creation of the ANZAC Tradition

The 7th and final part of the Path to the Gallipoli Campaign delves into the origin of the word ‘ANZAC’, formalisation into a public holiday across the country – marked by dawn vigils and services – to commemorate the Australia’s first fight as a newly formed nation.

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A helicopter dropping supplies.

OPP

CoveTalk | 2 DIV PME Series – The Australian Civil-Military Centre

The 2 Div PME CoveTalk for April focused on the Australian Civil-Military Centre (ACMC). Nicola Rosenblum discussed the ACMC’s recent publication, ‘Same Space – Different Mandates’, which aims to improve stakeholder collaboration when responding to international disasters and complex emergencies, focusing on the complexity of interagency collaboration to promote productive relationships, dialogue, and constructive civil-military-police interaction.

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A view looking aft of lifeboat carrying unidentified men of the Australian 1st Divisional Signal Company as they are towed towards Anzac Cove at 6am on the day of the landing.

ASW

Path to the Gallipoli Campaign | Part 4: Movement to Gallipoli Peninsula

Part 4 of the Path to the Gallipoli Campaign explores the initial concept to attack the Ottoman Empire and take the Dardanelles Strait by Sir Winston Churchill up to the foreboding hours on the eve of the 25th April 1915.

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Australian troops going into action across Plugge's Plateau after the landing on 25 April.

ASW

Path to the Gallipoli Campaign | Part 3: Preparations for Battle

Part 3 of the Path to the Gallipoli Campaign sets up the ANZACs months of training in Cairo, Egypt, detailing how the expectation of a quick war and eagerness to see new places was replaced by boredom and disappointment amongst the ranks.

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