The Cove Podcast

ADF on operations - In this episode we visit the Quartermaster at the ‘Q-Store’ of the 1st Armoured Regiment in Darwin, as members of the Task Group are issued clothing and equipment before they deploy.

ADF on operations - Captain John Moulton and Corporal Josh Cooper describe the medical training and marksmanship skills that will be delivered to Iraqi Security Forces during the mission.

Task Group Taji is a combined force of Australian and New Zealand Defence Force personnel that first deployed to Iraq in May 2015 at the request of the Iraqi Government.  In series one, we follow members of Task Group Taji IV through their mission specific training in Darwin in October 2016 as they prepare to deploy. In episode one, we meet the Commander of Task Group Taji IV, Colonel Richard Vagg. He explains why the Task Group is deploying to Iraq and how the Australian Defence Force members under his command are training for their mission.

In this podcast we here from Wyatt Frazer who discusses why he named his daughter after Australia's most famous war heroine, Nancy Wake, AC GM, and to hear his thoughts about fatherhood in the modern Army.

Interview with Anne Goyne by The Cove

Our new online learning portal, The Cove, was released on 9 December. Major Mick Cook spoke with the project lead, Lieutenant Colonel Tom McDermott, on how The Cove will provide professional military education opportunities for the men and women of the Australian Army.

Private Heather Anderson comes from a family with a strong history of military service. She is also one of the Australian Army's elite athletes. Major Mick Cook chats with her about being a combat medic and a top tier AFL Women's league draft pick.

There are similarities between sport and military life, such as teamwork, respect, physical training and competition. The Army has recently had three of its members drafted into the inaugural AFL Women's League. Major Mick Cook spoke with Private Kate Lutkins about her selection and future in the Army as an elite athlete.

Can you balance military service with an active sporting life? What happens if you are selected to play in the AFL and you are a serving Army member? Major Mick Cook met with Lieutenant Clare Lawton, a draftee for the inaugural AFL Women's League in 2017, to discuss these questions and more.

What is it like to train for four years to become an Australian Army Officer? What is the difference between life at the Australian Defence Force Academy and life at the Royal Military College - Duntroon? What hope do these officer trainees at the college have for the future? Major Mick Cook sat down with Staff Cadet Luke Hughes to discuss these questions and more.