The RAAC’s First Days: Brian Agnew’s Service
Introduction ‘Baby Boomers’ come from the generation born between 1946 and 1964. I’m one of them. The generation before us
Read moreIntroduction ‘Baby Boomers’ come from the generation born between 1946 and 1964. I’m one of them. The generation before us
Read more…the answer is easy. Those responsible can’t be allowed to continue detracting from 1st Armoured Regiment’s hard-fought heritage. A unit
Read moreIt feels great to be putting things back into my excavations instead of always taking stuff out. This week I
Read moreThere is a growing suggestion that the Chief of Army was pressured into finding a unit to manage new and
Read moreSometimes one forgets that not all readers have a complete understanding of all the important issues. Rather than emphasising significant
Read moreA current serving member of 1st Armoured Regiment recently wrote an open letter to me. (I’d previously written a similar
Read moreOne of the consequences of the tanks being stripped from 1 Armd Regt is that it leaves 3 Brigade (designated
Read moreIt wasn’t only the CO who suggested that it wouldn’t be long before 1st Armoured Regiment became a tank regiment
Read moreIn a positively-spun statement headlined “Defence’s commitment to domestic manufacturing of large calibre munitions”, the Department of Defence has effectively
Read moreMore than six years after the ship’s keel was laid down and more than three years after she was launched,
Read moreThe RAAC RSM acknowledged in the 2024 IRONSIDES (just published) that the decision to strip the tanks from 1 Armd
Read moreIt feels great putting things back into my excavations instead of always taking things out. This week I put walls
Read moreThe 2024 edition of IRONSIDES was published recently. Those of us who looked for some clarity concerning the circumstances which
Read moreOn 29 Aug 24, an article in The Australian Defence Magazine [ADM] stated that: “The Army has re-roled one squadron
Read morePrior to returning from Vietnam, the Commanding Officer of 4RAR/NZ, Lt Col Jim Hughes, MC (later Maj Gen) wrote to
Read moreTo support Australians seeking to leave the Middle East, Australian Defence Force personnel and aircraft have been deployed to the
Read moreDigging is finished in my lift shaft, so now I need to figure out what to do about the groundwater
Read moreThis is what has happened with the new role that the Chief of Army designated for the 1st Armoured Regiment.
Read moreDear Commanding Officer and RSM, 1st Armoured Regiment You may not be aware, but the Army and (surprisingly) the Armoured
Read moreDear Minister, Congratulations on your Government’s return to Office. As a Vietnam veteran who continues to take an interest in
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