Today marks 25 years since Australia began its military contribution to the international campaign against terrorism, with Operation Slipper which commenced on October 11, 2001.

It saw Australian Defence Force personnel deployed to Afghanistan and across the wider Middle East. Among. Among them was Australian Army combat engineer John Ryan who joins Luke grant as this week's Remarkable Australian to reflect on Operation Slipper

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