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6 RAR

Army Corporal Sam Jamieson from 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment trains with the United States Marine Corps at Shoalwater Bay training area, Queensland, as part of Exercise Southern Jackaroo 2022. Story by Major Jesse Robilliard. Photo by Corporal Dustin Anderson.
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Jackaroo removes fences to improve interoperability

26/05/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 3144 Views 0 Comments 6 RAR, EF-88, Exercise Southern Jackaroo, Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF), USMC

The Australian Army, United States Marine Corps (USMC) and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) are removing the barriers to success

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Australian Army soldiers, from 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, watch a demonstration of the M224 60mm mortar by United States Marine Corps personnel at Shoalwater Bay training area, near Rockhampton.
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Exercise Southern Jackaroo enhances international combat readiness

17/05/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2858 Views 0 Comments 6 RAR, 7th Brigade, Exercise Southern Jackaroo, Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF), Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, US Marines

Hundreds of Australian soldiers, troops from the Japanese Ground Self Defence Force (JGSDF) and US Marines have started a major

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Australian Army sniper team Private Jack Sendall (front) and Lance Corporal Reece Tomlinson from 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, conduct live-fire practise with the .50 calibre anti-materiel rifle at Wide Bay training area in Queensland. Story by Captain Taylor Lynch. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.
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Snipers hone long-range skills

09/02/202210/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 4279 Views 0 Comments 6 RAR

Snipers from the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), started the new year with a week in the Wide Bay

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