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10/27 Battalion Royal South Australian Regiment

Soldiers from the 10th/27th Battalion, the Royal South Australia Regiment, conduct a live-fire assault on an enemy trench system at the Murray Bridge Training Area at the conclusion of Exercise Rhino Run. Story by Captain Peter March. Photos by Signaller Andrew Foote.
Australian Army News 

10/27RSAR ready to respond

24/09/202527/09/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 3259 Views 0 Comments 10/27 Battalion Royal South Australian Regiment, Exercise Rhino Run

Residents of the Adelaide Hills town of Woodside were met with an unusual sight during Exercise Rhino Run, when soldiers

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A soldier fires his weapon during the Simpson Trophy shooting competition, held at the Murray Bridge Training Area, South Australia. Story by Captain Peter March. Photos by Private Jack Kleinig.
Australian Army News 

Sharpshooters on target at historic comp

20/11/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2084 Views 0 Comments 10/27 Battalion Royal South Australian Regiment, 6th/13th Light Battery, 9th Brigade, HMAS Encounter, Royal Australian Artillery, Simpson Trophy

The oldest shooting competition in the Southern Hemisphere, and one of the oldest in the world, the Simpson Trophy, took

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Soldiers fire a Javelin weapon system during the Direct Fire Support Weapons course. Story by Captain Adrienne Goode. Photo by Sergeant Peng Zhang.
Australian Army News 

Soldiers sharpen firepower skills

29/10/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1986 Views 0 Comments 10/27 Battalion Royal South Australian Regiment, 2nd (Australia) Division, 9th Brigade, Cultana

Soldiers from across the 2nd (Australian) Division completed the direct fire support weapons training course at Cultana Training Area in

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Australian and Malaysian Army soldiers conduct dry-fire rehearsals during Exercise Southern Tiger at Cultana Field Training Area, South Australia. Story by Captain Peter March. Photo by Corporal Cameron Pegg.
Australian Army News 

Diggers host Malaysian counterparts

22/10/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2006 Views 0 Comments 10/27 Battalion Royal South Australian Regiment, 3rd Health Battalion, 4th Mechanised Brigade, 9th Brigade, Cultana, Exercise Southern Tiger, Royal Malaysian Army

Australian and Malaysian personnel deepened old bonds in September on Exercise Southern Tiger. CAPTION: Australian and Malaysian Army soldiers conduct dry-fire

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Lance Corporal Winston Li of 10th/27th Battalion, the Royal South Australian Regiment, yells instructions during training at the Murray Bridge Training Area, South Australia. Story by Captain Peter March. Photos by Sergeant Peng Zhang.
Australian Army News 

Flexible training benefits reservists

16/02/202418/02/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2872 Views 0 Comments 10/27 Battalion Royal South Australian Regiment, 9th Brigade, Army Reserve, Reserve Accelerated Training Scheme (RATS)

9th Brigade’s Reserve Accelerated Training Scheme (RATS) is being run again in 2024 after a successful pilot last year. CAPTION: Lance

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Soldiers from 10th/27th Battalion, Royal South Australia Regiment, sharpen their infantry skills during Exercise Shrike Launch at Cultana Training Area, South Australia. Story by Captain Peter March. Photos by Sergeant Peng Zhang.
Australian Army News 

10/27RSAR test combat skills

16/08/202323/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2871 Views 0 Comments 10/27 Battalion Royal South Australian Regiment, 1st Armoured Regiment, 9th Brigade, Cultana, Exercise Shrike Launch

Soldiers from the 10th/27th Battalion, Royal South Australia Regiment (10/27RSAR), seized the opportunity to sharpen their combat skills during Exercise

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Australian Army soldier Sergeant John Downie (left), from University of New South Wales Regiment, during the 2022 Finke Desert Race, Northern Territory. Story by Corporal Jacob Joseph. Photo by Sgt John Downie.
ADF People 

Army rides high in Australia’s largest desert race

08/07/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2282 Views 0 Comments 10/27 Battalion Royal South Australian Regiment, 5RAR

Despite broken bones and blown engines, Army riders recorded strong results in Australia’s largest off-road desert race last month. CAPTION:

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