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Letters to the Editor 

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

23/07/2025 Bruce Cameron 630 Views 0 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 975 Views 0 Comments

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

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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 1183 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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Executive Officer of 2 Security Forces Squadron, Squadron Leader Tai Kohn, has her head shaved after the squadron completed 3521 laps around the RAAF Base Amberley running track to raise funds to fight ovarian cancer. Story by Corporal Sam Price. Photos by Leading Aircraftwoman Taylor Anderson.
ADF People Health and Wellbeing Royal Australian Air Force 

Squadron runs laps for cancer battle

18/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 880 Views 0 Comments No. 2 Security Forces Squadron, RAAF Amberley

Donations are still open for a 2 Security Forces Squadron fundraiser to support a member undergoing her second round of

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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 854 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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ADF People History 

Tradition in every stitch

15/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 559 Views 0 Comments Colours

Self-described “maker, manager, inventor and cleaner”, Umit Erturk, 73, and his wife Evangelia Erturk, 74, have handcrafted bespoke ceremonial regalia

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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 658 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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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 858 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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RAAF Base Richmond, a major hub for Air Force operations, marks its centenary this year. Photo by Aircraftwoman Maddison Scott.
History News Royal Australian Air Force 

Richmond marks centenary as NSW’s biggest airbase

11/07/202513/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1127 Views 0 Comments RAAF Richmond

The Royal Australian Air Force marked the 100th birthday of RAAF Base Richmond on June 30, celebrating the oldest RAAF

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Major Andrew Penhaligon, 133rd Battery Commander, 20th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, receives the battery flag from former battery commander, Major Allan Harrison (Retired), during the Regiments Locating Artillery Centenary Parade at Gallipoli Barracks, Enoggera. Story by Major Carolyn Barnett. Photo by Leading Aircraftsman Luke Donegal.
Australian Army History News 

Regiment marks historic milestones

11/07/202511/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 504 Views 0 Comments 20th Regiment RAA, Gallipoli Barracks

The 20th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery (20 Regt RAA), marked four milestones in a ceremonial parade last month at Gallipoli

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History 

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

11/07/202511/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 650 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 11364 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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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 1141 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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Sapper Dean Purcell and explosive detection dog Ledge before a morning run at the School of Military Engineering at Holsworthy. Story by Leading Seaman Nadav Harel.
Australian Army K9 Training News 

Explosive detection dogs have a blast on the job

04/07/202504/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1380 Views 0 Comments 1st Combat Engineer Regiment, EDD, Holsworthy Barracks, improvised explosive device (IED), Military Working Dogs, School of Military Engineering

Sapper Dean Purcell starts the day with a smile. CAPTION: Sapper Dean Purcell and explosive detection dog Ledge before a morning

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The Navy detachment from Harman Naval Station marches to the parade ground at the Australian War Memorial on Anzac Day in 1951. Story by Leading Seaman Nadav Harel. Photo from Australian War Memorial 134448.
History News Royal Australian Navy 

HMAS Harman – a ship without water

04/07/202504/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1499 Views 0 Comments AWM, HMAS Harman

About 120km from the nearest ocean sits Royal Australian Navy base HMAS Harman, outside of Canberra. CAPTION: The Navy detachment from

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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 599 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 930 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 1237 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 1076 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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Soldiers of the 1st Armoured Regiment are briefed while sitting in front of their Centurion tanks at Vung Tau in South Vietnam during 1968. Photo by Starry, Donn A. Mounted combat in Vietnam. Department of the Army, via Wikipedia.
Letters to the Editor 

The Human Cost of Stripping Tanks From 1st Armoured Regiment

29/06/2025 Bruce Cameron 874 Views 2 Comments

The RAAC RSM acknowledged in the 2024 IRONSIDES (just published) that the decision to strip the tanks from 1 Armd

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