Soldiers welcomed home from Afghanistan in style
As the sun set over Riverway Stadium, the community of Townsville came together to welcome home soldiers recently returned from
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1RAR in Thailand for Ex Chapel Gold
Australian soldiers arrived in Chiang Mai Province in Thailand on Monday 9 July to conduct jungle warfare training with the
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New Colours for 1RAR
On Wednesday 16 and Thursday 17 May 2018, 1st Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), in conjunction with the 1RAR
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Upcoming Coral/Balmoral commemorations in Townsville
The 1st Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), in conjunction with the 1RAR Association and the Townsville City Council,
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50th anniversary of Battles for Fire Support Bases Coral and Balmoral
Today the Australian Defence community honoured Australia’s Vietnam veterans and their involvement on the battlefield in Vietnam, as the Australian
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1RAR shines at AASAM
For some time, 1RAR has focused intensely on becoming expert at battlefield shooting, producing world-leading small teams (‘small teams seal
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1st RPIR get advanced shooting training from 1RAR
Members of Papua New Guinea’s 1st Royal Pacific Islands Regiment benefited from a course of Enhanced Shooting Techniques with soldiers
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Talisman Sabre – Aussie ARE passes important test
The Australian Defence Force’s amphibious capability has passed an important milestone during Exercise Talisman Sabre 17. For the first time,
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Is Plan Beersheba ‘old hat’?
A recent letter to the editor here at CONTACT asked about apparent changes happening in infantry battalions, which have not
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1RAR celebrate unit’s 70th birthday
More than 200 former Australian soldiers from 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), descended on Coral Lines, Lavarack Barracks, Townsville, earlier
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