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Author: Bruce Cameron

Letters to the Editor 

Army’s Transformation: Sadly, It’s Not All Good

23/07/2025 Bruce Cameron 5083 Views 7 Comments

“There are no soldiers, no team, no call signs that won’t be affected by Army’s transformation and future direction, and

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Australian Army soldiers from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, conduct a live fire danger close serial in an M1A2 Abrams main battle tank at Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland. Photo by Lance Corporal Caitlyn Davill.
Letters to the Editor 

What CAN be Done to Return 1 Armd Regt to a Combat Role?

21/07/2025 Bruce Cameron 4062 Views 1 Comment

Those who permitted tanks to be stripped from 1 Armd Regt have really got the RAAC into a mess! They

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Australian Army M1A1 Abrams tanks await loading onto a ship in Australia, bound for Ukraine. Photo by Sergeant Tristan Kennedy.
Australian Europe News 

Aussie tanks arrive in Ukraine

20/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1219 Views 0 Comments Armed Forces of Ukraine, Ukraine

The transfer of the first tranche of Australian-gifted M1A1 Abrams tanks to the Armed Forces of Ukraine has been completed.

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Editor's Vlog 

Plumbing and (plumbing) procrastination

19/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1237 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

This week I set out to install a garden hose in a niche cut into the wall of my bunker

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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 

RAAC Attributes: What we Stand for

18/07/2025 Bruce Cameron 1280 Views 0 Comments

The Role of the RAAC hasn’t been changed to encompass the Combat Experimentation Group (CXG), as yet. It is still,

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Australian Operational Service Medal – Indo-Pacific on display during an award ceremony at the Navy Capability Centre – Henderson, Western Australia. Photo by Leading Seaman Rikki-Lea Phillips.
ADF News Pacific 

New medal for Indo-Pacific service

18/07/202518/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1892 Views 0 Comments

Approximately 150 personnel of ship’s company of HMAS Stuart are among the first in the nation to receive the Australian

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A ex-Australian Army Centurion tank bush bashing at South Gippsland Tank Adventures, to promote the tank's launch inside the global PC game World of Tanks. Photo by Brian Hartigan.
Letters to the Editor 

Giving up the Fight: Is This the RAAC Way?

15/07/2025 Bruce Cameron 870 Views 0 Comments

It might be for some. What would you do? You’ve gone to the assistance of an infantry platoon in danger

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Governor General Sam Mostyn congratulates Robynn Freeman, widow of Private Richard Norden, after presenting her with her husband's Victoria Cross for Australia. Mrs Freeman is flanked by her and Richard's sons, Scott and Shane. Photos by Paul Berry.
Australian Army News Veterans 

Norden VC investiture ceremony

15/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1683 Views 1 Comment

The Victoria Cross for Australia was formally presented to the family of the late Private Richard Norden today, in recognition

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A Japanese Ground Self Defence Force Chū-SAM Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile system fires during a combined joint live-fire exercise at Shoalwater Bay Training Area as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Photo by Leading Seaman Susan Mossop.
ADF News 

Ex Talisman Sabre 2025 officially launched

14/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1259 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

Australia’s largest bilateral military exercise, Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025, officially commenced today following an opening ceremony on board HMAS Adelaide.

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Soldiers from the Australian Army's 1st Armoured Regiment and the New Zealand Army's 16 Field Regiment conduct observation of a target at Project Convergence Capstone 5 (PCC5) at Fort Irwin, California on the 11th March 2025. Photo by Corporal Nakia Chapman.
Letters to the Editor 

1 Armd Regt: What it all Comes Down to (3 Cav Again?)

13/07/2025 Bruce Cameron 681 Views 0 Comments

There is no such thing as an RAAC chain of command. Neither the Representative Honorary Colonel nor the RAAC Head

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Editor's Vlog 

Artistic inputs in the basement

12/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 830 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

This week I get a little artistic in the bunker. Things are going in, instead of always coming out. I

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An Australian Army M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank from the 1st Armoured Regiment, drives through the Cultana Training Area, SA during Exercise Rhino Run 24. Photo by Corporal Johnny Huang.
Letters to the Editor 

The 2025 RAAC Corps Conference: Right Answers?

11/07/202513/07/2025 Bruce Cameron 873 Views 0 Comments

The Jun/Jul 2025 1 Armd Regt Assn newsletter contains a summary of this year’s RAAC Corps Conference, attended by the

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History 

The RAAC’s First Days: Brian Agnew’s Service

11/07/202511/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 664 Views 0 Comments WO2 Brian Agnew

Introduction ‘Baby Boomers’ come from the generation born between 1946 and 1964.  I’m one of them.  The generation before us

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The Standard of the 1st Armoured Regiment is marched onto parade.
Letters to the Editor 

Why bother campaigning for 1 Armd Regt to be returned to a combat role?

06/07/2025 Bruce Cameron 11380 Views 7 Comments

…the answer is easy. Those responsible can’t be allowed to continue detracting from 1st Armoured Regiment’s hard-fought heritage. A unit

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Editor's Vlog 

Building a brick arch

05/07/202505/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1512 Views 6 Comments Make-n-Do

It feels great to be putting things back into my excavations instead of always taking stuff out. This week I

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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 

Revisiting the decision to strip the tanks from 1 Armd Regt

04/07/202504/07/2025 Bruce Cameron 1147 Views 0 Comments

There is a growing suggestion that the Chief of Army was pressured into finding a unit to manage new and

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Mixed assets of 2nd Cavalry Regiment on Exercise Brolga Sprint at Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland. Photo by Corporal Caitlyn Davill.
Letters to the Editor 

Why 1st Armoured Regiment must become a tank regiment again (quickly)

03/07/2025 Bruce Cameron 607 Views 0 Comments

Sometimes one forgets that not all readers have a complete understanding of all the important issues. Rather than emphasising significant

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A controller vehicle is followed by two optionally crewed combat vehicles during a land autonomous systems teaming demonstration at Puckapunyal Military Area, September 2024. Photo by Corporal Michael Currie.
Letters to the Editor 

Thanks to serving soldier for insightful comments re 1st Armd Regt

01/07/202501/07/2025 Bruce Cameron 934 Views 0 Comments

A current serving member of 1st Armoured Regiment recently wrote an open letter to me. (I’d previously written a similar

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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 1275 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 1085 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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