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2nd/17th Battalion Royal NSW Regiment (2/17RNSWR)

A soldier from the 5th/6th Battalion, Royal Victoria Regiment prepares to record firing orders next to an 81mm mortar at Puckapunyal training area, Victoria. Story by Captains Andrew Lee and Mark Blackman. All photos by Corporal Michael Currie.
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Mortar course puts trainees on right trajectory

28/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1881 Views 0 Comments 11th/28th, 2nd Division, 2nd/17th Battalion Royal NSW Regiment (2/17RNSWR), 5th/6th Battalion, 9th Royal Queensland Regiment, Army Reserve, Puckapunyal, Royal Victoria Regiment, Royal Western Australia Regiment

A basic mortar course for trainees at 5th/6th Battalion, Royal Victoria Regiment (5/6RVR) was the first of its kind for

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Soldiers from the 5th Brigade clear a building using airsoft rifles at Holsworthy Training Area at the end of Exercise Arras Sprint. Story by Major Jesse Robilliard. Photo by Private Sarah Fisher.
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Domestic security abilities put to the test

02/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2583 Views 0 Comments 2nd/17th Battalion Royal NSW Regiment (2/17RNSWR), Army Reserve

Army Reserve soldiers from the 5th Brigade tested their ability to support civilian emergency services with urban combat training using

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