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7th Combat Service Support Battalion

Members from Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles User Nations Group attended a capability display held at Gallipoli Barracks, Brisbane. Photos by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.
Australian Army News Sovereign industry 

Tactical vehicles tried and tested

03/11/202305/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 3454 Views 0 Comments 7th Brigade, 7th Combat Service Support Battalion, Gallipoli Barracks, Rheinmetall MAN

Soldiers who operate Army’s land tactical vehicles shared insights with representatives from other nations who use the machinery at a

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Ghost Robotics Vision 60 Quadrupedal Uncrewed Ground Vehicles are displayed at the 2022 Land Forces expo. Story and photo by Warrant Officer Class Two Max Bree.
ADF News Sovereign industry 

Expo showcased dogs of war

14/10/202219/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2380 Views 0 Comments 7th Combat Service Support Battalion, Land Forces Conference, Robotic and Autonomous Systems Implementation & Coordination Office (RICO)

They’re nicknamed robot dogs, but the mechanical movements of Army’s quadrupeds walking around Land Forces don’t prompt warm feelings like

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Australian Army rifleman Corporal Joshua Townsend coaches a soldier from the Republic of Fiji Military Forces during a live-fire qualifying shoot at Gallipoli Barracks. Story by Warrant Officer Class Two Max Bree. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.
Australian Army News Pacific 

Fijian infantrymen set the standard

29/07/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2526 Views 0 Comments 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment, 7th Combat Service Support Battalion, 8/9 RAR, Coral Warrior 22, EF88 Austyer rifle, Gallipoli Barracks, Republic of Fiji Military Forces

A contingent of Fijian infantrymen are undertaking support company and other courses at Gallipoli Barracks over the next two months,

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