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1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment

Veteran Terry Conner, of 1st Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, at the Meritorious Unit Citation parade for the units' service in Somalia, held at Lavarack Barracks, Townsville. Story by Corporal Michael Rogers. Photos by Corporal Guy Sadler.
Australian Army History Lest We Forget News 

1RAR recognised for Somalia operation

16/04/202518/04/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1345 Views 3 Comments 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Operation Solace, Somalia

Stepping on to the streets of Baidoa, Somalia, was like stepping into a different world for newly promoted Corporal Terry

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Australian Army soldiers from the 1st Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, and Indonesian Armed Forces personnel conduct live-fire serials as part of Exercise Keris Woomera on HMAS Adelaide. Story by Lieutenant Commander Gary McHugh. Photo by Corporal Janet Pan.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Navy 

Flexing high-seas firepower with TNI

15/11/202416/11/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1503 Views 0 Comments 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Australian Amphibious Force (AAF), Exercise Keris Woomera, HMAS Adelaide, HMAS Stuart, TNI

High-end maritime warfare was on the agenda recently during Exercise Keris Woomera. CAPTION: Australian Army soldiers from the 1st Battalion, the

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Lance Corporal Ben Pascoe and Private Shanon Holloway take on the roles of Commanding Officer and Regimental Sergeant Major for the day at Lavarack Barracks, Townsville. Story by Captain Brittany Evans. Photo by Trooper Dana Millington.
Australian Army News 

Diggers take charge at 3 Brigade for a day

01/11/202407/11/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1126 Views 0 Comments 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Lavarack Barracks, Legacy

It was that time of year last month for soldiers from 1st Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment to raise funds

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An F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft drops a bomb at the Townsville Field Training Area as part of the Joint Terminal Attack Controller Course live-fire serials during Exercise Black Dagger 2024. Story by Flight Lieutenant Grace Casey-Maughan. Photos by Aircraftwoman Laura Flower.
Australian Army Royal Australian Air Force 

Exercise Black Dagger 24 right on target

25/10/202426/10/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 4335 Views 0 Comments 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Exercise Black Dagger, F/A-18F Super Hornet, JTAC, No. 1 Squadron, No. 4 Squadron, PC-21, RAAF Townsville

Royal Australian Air Force personnel called in weapons strikes from air combat aircraft and artillery units during Exercise Black Dagger

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A soldier from 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment participates on the obstacle course during the Duke of Gloucester Cup 2024 at the Jungle Training Area in Tully. Story and photos by Leading Seaman Nadav Harel.
Australian Army News Videos 

Townsville battalion toughs it out for DoG Cup

13/08/202413/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 3037 Views 0 Comments 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, 3rd Battalion RAR, Duke of Gloucester Cup

Wet, cold and tired – seven sections of infantry soldiers emerged from the Tully jungle after two weeks of being

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Philippine Army soldiers conduct an urban clearance serial led by the joint Australian training team - Philippines at Camp Melchor F. Dela Cruz. Story. by Captain Thomas Kaye. Photo by Sergeant Brodie Cross.
Australian Army News Overseas 

Australian and Filipino soldiers exchange tactics

24/07/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1401 Views 0 Comments 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Armed Forces of the Philippines, land mobile training team (LMTT)

Mortars, urban combat clearance, signals, first aid and combat shooting were just some of the categories of training conducted in

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ADF People Australian Army 

Heavy weapons on target

14/06/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1724 Views 0 Comments 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, DFSW, Exercise Brolga Run

Members of 1st Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment’s Direct Fire Support Weapon (DFSW) Platoon, have been subject to a range

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Australian Army soldiers from 1st Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, conduct a clearance before a live-fire activity at Tully training area in Queensland. Story by Captain Brittany Evans. Photos by Trooper Dana Millington.
Australian Army News Videos 

1RAR learn a lot in the jungle

28/02/202408/03/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 3027 Views 0 Comments 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment

Soldiers from 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, were led through a week of jungle warfare training at Tully, Queensland, in

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Soldiers conduct moving grenade drills at Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland. Story by Captain Brittany Evans. Photos by Trooper Dana Millington.
Australian Army News 

Lobbing grenades in Townsville

23/02/202424/02/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1550 Views 0 Comments 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, grenade, Townsville Field Training Area

Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, (1RAR) conducted static and moving grenade live-fire training at the Townsville Field

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Australian Army soldiers from 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, during live-fire practice with the 84mm Carl Gustaf, Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland. Story by Captain Brittany Evans. Photos by Corporal Guy Sadler.
Australian Army News 

1RAR building confidence with recoilless rifles

16/02/202418/02/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1653 Views 1 Comment 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Carl Gustav 84mm

Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, recently conducted static live-fire training with the 84mm Carl Gustaf, engaging 450-metre

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Australian Army Medic, then Sergeant Joanne Cook, examines a little girl with malaria in February 1993. Story by Corporal Luke Bellman. Photo by Corporal Gary Ramage.
Australian Army Health and Wellbeing History News Overseas 

Citation for troops who risked their safety to help Somalis

01/02/202402/02/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2153 Views 0 Comments 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, HMAS Tobruk, Meritorious Unit Citation, Operation Solace, Somalia

Meritorious Unit Citations (MUC) have been awarded to ADF units that served in Somalia between 1992 and 1995. CAPTION: Australian Army

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Soldiers from 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment disembark a CH-47 Chinook during Exercise Green Blaze at Townsville Field Training Area. Story by Corporal Jacob Joseph . Photo by Trooper Dana Millington.
Australian Army News Videos 

New recruits get taste of the real thing

01/12/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 3245 Views 0 Comments 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, CH-47F Chinook, Exercise Green Blaze

With matted hair and sweat-drenched uniforms, some of 1RAR’s newest soldiers were put through their paces during Exercise Green Blaze

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An Australian Army soldier completes the obstacle course during the 2023 Duke of Gloucester Cup in Singleton. Story and photo by Corporal Michael Rogers.
Australian Army News 

‘Superhuman’ soldiers vie for coveted DoG Cup

05/09/202307/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2809 Views 0 Comments 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, 2nd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, 8th/9th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Duke of Gloucester Cup

After seven days of tough competition, soldiers from 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, proved they are second to none after

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