Does 1st Armoured Regiment’s reputation matter?
“Why should it be of any importance whether it’s a tank regiment or an experimentation unit?”. Apart from the now
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Author: Posted by Brian Hartigan
SHOTS END TIMOR RAID – Diggers thwart enclave incursions
Following is a page-1 story from ARMY Newspaper published 3 February 2000By Corporal Brian Hartigan – now CONTACT Editor OECUSSI, JAN
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Fixing my forklift
Remember that red hand-operated forklift I bought a little while ago – the one that wouldn’t wheel with a load
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RNZAF training flight turns to real-life rescue
A training flight over the Hauraki Gulf turned into a real-life search and rescue operation for crew members of a
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What is 1st Armoured Regiment’s legacy to be for those who come after?
“A legacy: something left or handed down from the past; something with lasting impact for future generations.” It was almost taken
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RAAF slashes heritage fleet
Royal Australian Air Force will dispose of eight of its 19 heritage aircraft following a review of “technical and airworthiness
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DroneShield panelled for counter-drone solution
Australian company DroneShield has been selected as a supplier for the Australian Department of Defence’s (Defence) Project LAND 156’s Line
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The shameful treatment of Army’s most senior Regiment!
“Shameful describes something so bad, wrong, or disgraceful that it causes feelings of shame and dishonour; reflecting a failure to meet
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Hanging my new door
A door probably shouldn’t take this long to finish. But, since it’s my first time making a door, I guess
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Kenney Strikes Back in north and south parks
The Australian Army, United States Army and United States Air Force demonstrated a new capability as part of Exercise Kenney
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New software to manage Defence radio frequencies
Defence has completed operational test and evaluation on the new mySPECTRA software, designed to modernise management of the electromagnetic spectrum
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Olympian joins RAAF
Women’s Olympic street skateboarder Haylie Powell is excited to be following in her parents’ footsteps by joining the Royal Australian
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Change of command at Air Mobility Group
Air Mobility Group (AMG) aviators marched on the tarmac at RAAF Base Richmond on December 10 to farewell the outgoing
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War hero’s medals awarded 80 years late
Fire, exploding ammunition and a collapsing aircraft hangar didn’t stop acting Flight Lieutenant Tom Carmody (deceased) during the Second World
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Demise of 1st Armoured Regiment: Cases for and against
Arguments that have been made in support of 1st Armoured Regiment becoming an experimentation unit include those set out below:
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Why Chief of Army can’t be allowed to get away with it!
Get away with what? With throwing 1st Armoured Regiment under a bus and pretending that nothing’s happened … that’s what!
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National Commemorative Service to honour Nashos
On 14 February 2026, National Servicemen’s Day, a National Commemorative Service in Canberra will mark 75 years since the inception of
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Coalition enhanced on virtual Red Flag
The Virtual Flag: Coalition exercise, hosted annually by the 705th Combat Training Squadron, also known as the Distributed Mission Operations
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CONTACT sets massive new record
CONTACT has set a massive new record for the number of pages viewed on its web site in a calendar
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New veteran dental-care arrangements
New dental-care arrangements for veterans will see easier access to more dental providers and increase the money veterans can access
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