Multinational integration during amphib landings
Over the last few days, the Australian Amphibious Force has completed significant Force Integration Training (FIT) and Wet and Dry
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Author: Posted by Brian Hartigan
Amphibious landing during Talisman Sabre 2025
Boots and heavy vehicles hit the shores of Cowley Beach, kicking off the first phase of a littoral amphibious training
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1 Armd Regt’s Service is Remembered; But, is it Valued?
As part of his ANZAC Day address for 2025, the Chief of Army, Lt Gen Simon Stuart, AO, DSC, said
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Army’s Transformation: Sadly, It’s Not All Good
“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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What CAN be Done to Return 1 Armd Regt to a Combat Role?
Those who permitted tanks to be stripped from 1 Armd Regt have really got the RAAC into a mess! They
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Aussie tanks arrive in 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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Plumbing and (plumbing) procrastination
This week I set out to install a garden hose in a niche cut into the wall of my bunker
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RAAC Attributes: What we Stand for
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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New medal for Indo-Pacific service
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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Giving up the Fight: Is This the RAAC Way?
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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Norden VC investiture ceremony
The Victoria Cross for Australia was formally presented to the family of the late Private Richard Norden today, in recognition
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Ex Talisman Sabre 2025 officially launched
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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1 Armd Regt: What it all Comes Down to (3 Cav Again?)
There is no such thing as an RAAC chain of command. Neither the Representative Honorary Colonel nor the RAAC Head
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Artistic inputs in the basement
This week I get a little artistic in the bunker. Things are going in, instead of always coming out. I
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The 2025 RAAC Corps Conference: Right Answers?
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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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
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Why bother campaigning for 1 Armd Regt to be returned to a combat role?
…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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Building a brick arch
It feels great to be putting things back into my excavations instead of always taking stuff out. This week I
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Revisiting the decision to strip the tanks from 1 Armd Regt
There is a growing suggestion that the Chief of Army was pressured into finding a unit to manage new and
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Why 1st Armoured Regiment must become a tank regiment again (quickly)
Sometimes one forgets that not all readers have a complete understanding of all the important issues. Rather than emphasising significant
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