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Soldiers look on as an Australian M1A1 Abrams tank passes by during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023. Photo by Corporal Michael Currie.
Letters to the Editor 

Ex Talisman Sabre 2025 – 1 Armd Regt’s role

30/06/2025 Bruce Cameron 119 Views 0 Comments

One of the consequences of the tanks being stripped from 1 Armd Regt is that it leaves 3 Brigade (designated

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An Australian Army Abrams M1A2 SEPv3 main battle tank fires during a training serial as part of a soldier qualification course at Puckapunyal Military Area, Victoria. Photo by Corporal Jacob Joseph.
Letters to the Editor 

2024 IRONSIDES Journal: More Uncertainty Raised

29/06/2025 Bruce Cameron 441 Views 0 Comments

It wasn’t only the CO who suggested that it wouldn’t be long before 1st Armoured Regiment became a tank regiment

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155mm rounds in the field. (Cropped) photo by Corporal Brandon Grey.
ADF News 

Defence cancels 155mm forging commitment

29/06/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2447 Views 5 Comments

In a positively-spun statement headlined “Defence’s commitment to domestic manufacturing of large calibre munitions”, the Department of Defence has effectively

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Commissioning crew of NUSHIP Arafura before the ship was formally commissioned as HMAS Arafura, at Fleet Base West in Western Australia. Photo by Able Seaman Connor Morrison.
News Royal Australian Navy 

HMAS Arafura finally commissioned

29/06/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1172 Views 1 Comment Arafura-class

More than six years after the ship’s keel was laid down and more than three years after she was launched,

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Soldiers of the 1st Armoured Regiment are briefed while sitting in front of their Centurion tanks at Vung Tau in South Vietnam during 1968. Photo by Starry, Donn A. Mounted combat in Vietnam. Department of the Army, via Wikipedia.
Letters to the Editor 

The Human Cost of Stripping Tanks From 1st Armoured Regiment

29/06/2025 Bruce Cameron 570 Views 2 Comments

The RAAC RSM acknowledged in the 2024 IRONSIDES (just published) that the decision to strip the tanks from 1 Armd

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Editor's Vlog 

Building walls in my lift shaft

29/06/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 446 Views 2 Comments Make-n-Do

It feels great putting things back into my excavations instead of always taking things out. This week I put walls

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A Leopard tank from 1st Armoured Regiment conduct manoeuvres during Exercise Predators Strike at El Alamein Army Camp, Cultana, South Australia. Photo by Able Seaman Kade Rogers.
Letters to the Editor 

RAAC newsletter IRONSIDES adds confusion re 1st Armd Regt’s status

27/06/2025 Bruce Cameron 533 Views 2 Comments

The 2024 edition of IRONSIDES was published recently. Those of us who looked for some clarity concerning the circumstances which

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An Australian Army trooper from the 1st Armoured Regiment remotely controls a weapon system on an optionally crewed armoured vehicle during a demonstration in Puckapunyal, Victoria. Photo by Sergeant Tristan Kennedy.
Letters to the Editor 

The ‘Combat Experimentation Group’

26/06/2025 Bruce Cameron 716 Views 0 Comments

On 29 Aug 24, an article in The Australian Defence Magazine [ADM] stated that: “The Army has re-roled one squadron

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Centurion tanks from 1st Armoured Regiment, and armoured personnel carriers from B Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, move along the main road of Binh Ba village. Over three days, armour and infantry dislodged a strong North Vietnamese Army group that had entered the village, for the loss of one Australian killed in action. AWM BEL/69/0389/VN. Binh Ba.
Letters to the Editor 

1st Armoured Regiment’s Legacy

23/06/2025 Bruce Cameron 592 Views 2 Comments

Prior to returning from Vietnam, the Commanding Officer of 4RAR/NZ, Lt Col Jim Hughes, MC (later Maj Gen) wrote to

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Australian Army Soldiers board a Royal Australian Air Force aircraft in support of Operation Beech, at RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Campbell Latch.
ADF News 

Troops and aircraft deployed to Middle East

22/06/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 34682 Views 15 Comments Operation Beech

To support Australians seeking to leave the Middle East, Australian Defence Force personnel and aircraft have been deployed to the

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Editor's Vlog 

Tackling the drainage issue in my lift shaft

21/06/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1044 Views 2 Comments Make-n-Do

Digging is finished in my lift shaft, so now I need to figure out what to do about the groundwater

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2nd Cavalry Regiment M1A2 Abrams tanks, conduct a live-fire danger-close serial at Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland, on 7 June 2025. Photo by Lance Corporal Caitlyn Davill.
Letters to the Editor 

Sometimes when we copy what others do, we get it wrong…

20/06/202522/06/2025 Bruce Cameron 1093 Views 0 Comments

This is what has happened with the new role that the Chief of Army designated for the 1st Armoured Regiment.

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An Australian Army soldier from 1st Armoured Regiment talks to a British Army soldier from 2nd Battalion, Royal Yorkshire Regiment, about emerging technologies during Project Convergence Capstone 5 (PCC5) in Fort Irwin, California, 9 March 2025. Photo by Corporal Nakia Chapman.
Letters to the Editor 

Open letter to CO and RSM, 1st Armoured Regiment

19/06/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 11379 Views 31 Comments

Dear Commanding Officer and RSM, 1st Armoured Regiment You may not be aware, but the Army and (surprisingly) the Armoured

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An Australian Army Abrams M1A2 SEPv3 main battle tank during a live-fire serial as part of a qualification course for Royal Australian Armoured Corps soldiers at Puckapunyal Military Area, Victoria. Photo by Corporal Jacob Joseph.
Letters to the Editor 

Letter to the Minister About 3 Bde Being Incomplete

15/06/2025 Bruce Cameron 963 Views 0 Comments

Dear Minister, Congratulations on your Government’s return to Office. As a Vietnam veteran who continues to take an interest in

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Editor's Vlog 

Floods, arches and freebies

15/06/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 785 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

A mixed bag this week – dealing with floods, arches and freebies. Each bring with them their own negatives. But

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An Australian Army soldier from 1st Armoured Regiment demonstrates hyper-teaming with uncrewed aerial systems on Project Convergence Capstone 5 at Fort Irwin, California, on 11 March 2025. Photo by Corporal Nakia Chapman.
Letters to the Editor 

How was the Decision Made That Stripped 1st Armoured Regiment of its Tanks?

12/06/2025 Bruce Cameron 1176 Views 3 Comments

Dear All, Did it just happen? Did the Chief of Army suddenly have a vision and tell the RAAC Head

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The 2nd Cavalry Regiment welcomes its second tank squadron at a T4 (D Squadron) Raising Ceremony at Lavarack Barracks, Townsville, Queensland. Photo by Private Jessica Gray.
Letters to the Editor 

Is 3 Brigade a Fully Capable and Equipped Armoured Brigade?

10/06/2025 Bruce Cameron 1106 Views 0 Comments

A recent radio broadcast emphasised that Australia is fully equipped and prepared to fight from and defend its northern bases,

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An Australian Army soldier from the 1st Armoured Regiment with an uncrewed ground vehicle equipped with a prototype communications system and experimental drone launcher during Project Convergence Capstone 5 at Fort Irwin, California. Photo by Corporal Nakia Chapman.
Letters to the Editor 

Why is 1st Armoured Regiment Still an RAAC Unit?

09/06/202509/06/2025 Bruce Cameron 938 Views 0 Comments

The Chief of Army has stripped 1 Armd Regt of its tanks, reduced it in size by two thirds, and

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Head of Military Strategic Plans Major General Colin Karotam talks with defence industry professionals during Exercise Autonomous Warrior 2022 at HMAS Creswell, Jervis Bay, Australian Capital Territory. Photo by Leading Seaman Ryan Tascas.
ADF ADF People News 

Military members honoured in King’s Birthday list

08/06/202515/06/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 505 Views 0 Comments

ADF personnel are recognised for a broad range of skills and contributions across three services in this year’s King’s Birthday

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Editor's Vlog 

A small problem with heavy rain

07/06/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 761 Views 2 Comments Make-n-Do

We had some heavy rain recently. Not as bad as some, mind you – but enough to flood a man’s underground

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