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1st Regiment RAR

Australian Army soldiers from 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, disembark from two US Marine Corps CH-53 Sea Stallions during a simulated urban close combat scenario on Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Story by Flying Officer Lily Lancaster. Photo by Corporal John Solomon.
Australian Army Pacific USA 

Urban close combat training takes off

29/07/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2575 Views 0 Comments 1st Regiment RAR, His Majesty’s Armed Forces Tonga, HMAS Canberra, RIMPAC, United States Marine Corps

A fictional village bustles with the chatter of role players and enemy party as Australian and Tongan infantry teams wait,

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Soldiers from 1st Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, assisted Bribie Island resident Beverly with clean-up around her home as part of Operation Flood Assist 2022 before helping celebrate her 91st birthday.
Australian Army History News 

Unlikely birthday celebration after clean-up

10/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2305 Views 0 Comments 1st Regiment RAR, Operation Flood Assist 2022

While 1st Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery (1 Regt), were providing relief and clean-up operations during Operation Flood Assist 2022 last

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