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6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment

Soldiers of Combat Team Charlie from Battle Group Ram prepare to make entry into an abandoned section of Trinity College in Lismore as part of urban clearance training during Exercise Ever Ready Ram. Story by Captain Cody Tsaousis. Photos by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.
Australian Army News 

Patrolling among locals for a realistic edge

15/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1003 Views 0 Comments 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, 8th/9th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles, C-17A Globemaster III, No. 36 Squadron, RAAF Amberley

Members of Battle Group Ram tested their readiness to deal with a civilian community on Exercise Ever Ready Ram in

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Major Harry Smith in Saigon, Vietnam, August 1966. Story by Warrant Officer Class Two Max Bree. Photos courtesy of the Australian War Memorial.
Australian Army History Lest We Forget News Veterans 

A true hero of Vietnam War farewelled

08/09/202308/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2023 Views 9 Comments 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, AWM, Harry Smith, Long Tan, Star of Gallantry, Vietnam

The man whose company held back a reinforced North Vietnamese regiment at Long Tan, before fighting for his soldiers to

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The Brothers in Arms memorial to Privates James and John Hunter near Ypres, Belgium. Story and photos by Corporal Jacob Joseph.
ADF People Europe History Lest We Forget 

Soldiers retrace diggers’ footsteps

30/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 615 Views 0 Comments 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Battle of Polygon Wood, Belgium, WWI, Ypres

On the night he died in 1977, Jim Hunter called for his older brother Jack. CAPTION: The Brothers in Arms memorial

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Australian Army soldiers from the 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment with members from the Long Tan Veteran's Association attend the 57th anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan service held at the at St John's Cathedral, Brisbane. Story by Corporal Rebecca Draheim. Photos by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.
ADF People History Lest We Forget Veterans 

Soldiers connect with veterans

25/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 375 Views 0 Comments 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Gallipoli Barracks, Long Tan

Marking 57 years since the battle, the camaraderie and unspoken exchanges among veterans were unmistakable as they met at St

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Australian Army reserve soldier Private Cameron Parkinson from 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment at Gallipoli Barracks in Enoggera, Brisbane. Story by Jon Kroiter.
ADF People 

Flexible service helps soldier achieve life goals

17/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 450 Views 0 Comments 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Army Reserve

Having extra cash each month is something that would interest any university student. CAPTION: Australian Army reserve soldier Private Cameron Parkinson

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Australian Army riflemen from Battle Group Heeler deliver ammunition in a simulated urban assault during Exercise Southern Jackaroo, Townsville Field Training Area. Story by Major Roger Brennan. All photos by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.
Australian Army News Videos 

Souther Jackaroo tests forces ahead of Talisman Sabre

07/07/202314/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1367 Views 0 Comments 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, 7th Brigade, Diamond Strike, Exercise Southern Jackaroo, Exercise Talisman Sabre, Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF), MRF-D, Townsville Field Training Area, USMC

As dawn broke across the Townsville Field Training Area, marines from the US Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) heard

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Soldiers of the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment stand to attention during the battalion's King's and Regimental Colours Parade. Story and photo by Corporal Jacob Joseph.
Australian Army History News Veterans 

First King’s Colours unfurled

08/06/202308/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2036 Views 0 Comments 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Chief of Army, Gallipoli Barracks, Governor-General of Australia, King’s and Regimental Colours

With the coronation of the new monarch earlier this year, the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR) has become the

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Corporal Justin Wells, right, of 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, near Hebel on the Queensland/NSW border during Operation COVID-19 Assist. Story by Corporal Luke Bellman. Photo by Trooper Jonathan Goedhart.
ADF People 

Proud to be an ambassador

01/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 660 Views 0 Comments 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Operation Flood Assist 2022

CAPTION: Corporal Justin Wells, right, of 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, near Hebel on the Queensland/NSW border during Operation COVID-19

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Private Mason Howell, of the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, on patrol during live-fire training at Kokoda Barracks, Canungra. Story by Captain Cody Tsaousis. Photo by Signals Christopher Kingston.
Australian Army News 

Ready for live-fire attacks and ambushes

19/10/202219/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1591 Views 0 Comments 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Canungra

Members of the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, deployed to Canungra training area in October to conduct Exercise Heeler Strike.

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Soldiers of 6RAR and members of the Long Tan Veterans Association light a candle during the Battle of Long Tan service held at St John's Cathedral. Story and photo by Captain Cody Tsaousis.
Australian Army History Lest We Forget News Veterans 

Mutual appreciation by young and old on Long Tan Day

23/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1012 Views 0 Comments 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Gallipoli Barracks, Long Tan Day, Vietnam War

Soldiers of the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), joined Vietnam War veterans to commemorate Long Tan Day in Brisbane on

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Soldiers from the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, conduct sea kayaking from Maroochy River to Mudjimba Beach as part of the adventure training exercise. Story by Captain Cody Tsaousis. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.
Australian Army News 

Adventure training at 6RAR tests teamwork

23/08/202224/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 894 Views 0 Comments 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Adventurous Training

Members of the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, completed several adventure training activities this month to enhance their mental and physical

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Captain Dylan Conway from the 6th Battallion, Royal Australian Regiment, has launched the second annual charity fundraising event, the Brothers N Books Read-A-Thon. Story and photo by Major Roger Brennan.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

Chapter and verse on charitable reading

19/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 933 Views 0 Comments 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Brothers N Books

The challenge is on for current and former Australian Defence Force personnel to break out the books for the 2022

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Australian Army soldiers from 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, collect flood-damaged household items for loading onto a truck as they clear a street in Chinderah, New South Wales. Story by Captain Annie Richardson. Photo by Warrant Officer Class Two Max Bree.
ADF Australian Army News Videos 

Army clean up in Chinderah

14/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1401 Views 0 Comments 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Operation Flood Assist 2022

Despite nearly continuous domestic deployments, disruptions to training, and dirty conditions, the smiles on the faces of 6th Battalion, Royal

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Private Rory Khochoba (left) from 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, working alongside the Lord Mayor of Brisbane, Adrian Schrinner, clearing debris from flood-damaged houses in Windsor, Brisbane. Story by Lieutenant Geoff Long. Photo by Corporal Jonathan Goedhart.
ADF Australian Army News 

Brisbane Lord Mayor rolled up his sleeves with Army

08/03/202210/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1241 Views 0 Comments 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Operation Flood Assist 2022

Lord Mayor of Brisbane Adrian Schrinner rolled up his sleeves and worked side-by-side with soldiers from 6th Battalion, Royal Australia

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Army Corporal Sebastian Evens (odd camera - right) from 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, applies a bandage to St Lucia resident Ms Ann Mckenzie. Story by Lieutenant NIc Hawkins. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.
Australian Army News 

Helping residents back on their feet

08/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 877 Views 0 Comments 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Operation Flood Assist 2022

Working alongside Brisbane residents to clean-up their houses during recent floods, Australian Army medics deployed to St Lucia and rendered

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Army soldiers Corporal Joel Down, left, Private Aaron Smith, centre, and Private Zach Quick from 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, assist Gympie residents clean up. Story by Lieutenant Geoff Long. Photo by Corporal Jonathan Goedhart.
Australian Army News 

Army lends a hand in Gympie

04/03/202204/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1405 Views 1 Comment 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Operation Flood Assist 2022

More than 80 soldiers from 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), have started the challenging work of helping Gympie locals

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