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RAR Special Feature – Steady boots on the ground

09/11/202009/11/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5596 Views 0 Comments

As the flag comes down on RAR’s role in Afghanistan, Private Jacob Joseph takes a look at its role over the past 75 years for ARMY Newspaper.

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Australian Army soldiers from 2nd Commando Regiment secure a Sydney ferry in Middle Harbour, New South Wales, during counter-terrorism training. Photo by Corporal Kyle Genner.
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Commandos storm Sydney ferry

23/07/201923/07/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6100 Views 0 Comments

Exercise MARS RAT readies counterterrorism group for any eventuality, writes Corporal Sebastian Beurich, in ARMY Newspaper edition 1446, 25 July

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Australian Army recruits in training at 1st Training Battalion, Kapooka, NSW. 1RTB photo.
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Major changes to Army-recruit training at Kapooka

13/06/201928/08/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 26565 Views 0 Comments

Collection of related stories, published in ARMY, The Soldiers’ Newspaper, 30 May 2019 Revised recruit course A modern recruit course

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ADF’s new offensive mission in cyber warfare

08/02/201808/02/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5021 Views 0 Comments cyber warfare

(published in all three Defence newspapers 8 February 2018)    A new information warfare strategy has been added to the

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Is Plan Beersheba ‘old hat’?

20/06/201729/06/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 9622 Views 0 Comments 1RAR, 2RAR, 3RAR, Plan Beersheba, RAInf

A recent letter to the editor here at CONTACT asked about apparent changes happening in infantry battalions, which have not

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Hamel provides tough test at Cultana

18/07/201602/05/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7235 Views 0 Comments Exercise Hamel