“The destruction of the Regiment weighs heavily on my heart …”
“The destruction of the Regiment weight heavily on my heart. The current-serving decision makers do not care about heritage, history
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Medics confronted with multiple challenges
Personnel from the 3rd Health Battalion trialled innovative ways of deploying their equipment into the field swiftly and efficiently, under
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Supporting our supporters with Cowork Coplay
A lively group of program participants, government dignitaries and local Defence leaders celebrated the conclusion of the first Cowork Coplay
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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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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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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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Defence funds newspapers digitisation
Step back in time this summer with Defence early service newspapers, which capture the spirit of Australia’s armed forces and
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Eight squadrons in biggest mercy operation
Step back in time this summer with defence early Service Newspapers, which capture the spirit of Australia’s armed forces and
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Navy diving records broken then and now
Step back in time this summer with defence early Service Newspapers, which capture the spirit of Australia’s armed forces and
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The 30-year-old mystery of the wallet
Step back in time this summer with defence early Service Newspapers, which capture the spirit of Australia’s armed forces and
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From Mechanical Mule to modern mobility
Step back in time this summer with defence early Service Newspapers, which capture the spirit of Australia’s armed forces and
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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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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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Why is the RAAC so subservient?
The letter below asks questions related to the Royal Australian Armoured Corps, but what is the RAAC and who represents
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Honesty is always the best policy
Let’s look at what the Chief of the Defence Force and Minister have said were the reasons for the tanks
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Why won’t the Chief of Army answer this question?
Why was the need for a unit to evaluate emerging technologies so urgent that it justified demoting Army’s most senior
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Is the Chief of Army just a figurehead?
In the famous words of Julius Sumner Miller: Why is This so? 1st Armoured Regiment is the senior regiment
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Recruit School – 100 years of shaping Navy’s future
Chief of Navy Vice Admiral Mark Hammond hosted an official reception and Ceremonial Sunset on December 11 to honour 100
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ADF aids KIA recovery from Korean DMZ
Seventy-five years after the Korean War started, the Australian Defence Force has supported a successful remains recovery mission on a
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