Exercise Temple Tower News Today

Description Senior Indonesian Army officers currently visiting Australia, this week gained first-hand knowledge of how the Australian Army operates in the field. The twenty officers from all arms of the Indonesian Army visited the Sydney-based 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment which is currently taking part in exercise Temple Tower in North Queensland. The officers accompanied by the GOC Field Force Command, Major General K. Mackay and his Chief of Staff, Brigadier J. Hooton were bri...

Description For 120 soldiers of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force their part in Exercise Temple Tower came to a close with a familiarisation trip on one of the Navys Heavy Landing craft. Two LCHs, HMAS Labuan and HMAS Brunei are in Townsville to support the Army exercise which is currently taking place in the dense rain forests at Mt Spec near Ingham, Qld. The LCHs are being used to transport troops and supplies to Forrest beach from where they are taken in trucks to the exercise area. The PNG...