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Soldiers of the newly re-linked 5th/7th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, march off the parade ground following the unit’s merger at Robertson Barracks. Story and photos by Warrant Officer Class Two Max Bree.

Australian Army News

Battalions re-linked at parade

10/12/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 245 Views 0 Comments 5/7 RAR, 5th Battalion RAR, 7th Battalion RAR, Colours, Robertson Barracks

Amid three volleys of rifle fire and green and yellow smoke, the 5th and 7th Battalions of the Royal Australian

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Pig mascots William and Elizabeth are farewelled by the 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment at RAAF Base Edinburgh. Story and photos by Corporal Michael Rogers.

Australian Army News

7RAR says goodbye to its mascots – doesn’t say why

19/07/202421/07/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1740 Views 0 Comments 7th Battalion RAR, RAAF Edinburgh

Clad in unit colours, William and Elizabeth, the beloved pig mascots of the 7th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR),

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An Australian Army soldier fires an M3 Carl Gustav during the culminating activity on Exercise Rhino Run at Cultana Training Area, South Australia. Story by Captain Peter March. Photo by Sergeant Peng Zhang.

Australian Army News

Exercise culminates in explosion of firepower

07/06/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1303 Views 0 Comments 1st Armoured Regiment, 1st Combat Engineer Regiment, 7th Battalion RAR, 9th Brigade, Cultana, Exercise Rhino Run, US Marines

Exercise Rhino Run culminated in a 24-hour crescendo of combat power by 7th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), 1st

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Members of the 7th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment that recently deployed on Operation Kudu at Edinburgh Defence Precinct, Adelaide. Story and photo by Captain Peter March.

Australian Army News Overseas UK

Government commits more support for Ukraine

06/03/202408/03/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1864 Views 1 Comment 7th Battalion RAR, 9th Brigade, Armed Forces of Ukraine, Operation Kudu

More troops have been deployed on Operation Kudu as part of Australia’s continued support of Ukraine, two years on from

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Deployed soldiers from 7th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, on parade during their Operation Kudu farewell ceremony at Edinburgh Defence Precinct, Adelaide. Story and photos by Captain Peter March.

Australian Army News Overseas UK

Ukraine community farewells SA-based soldiers

19/01/202419/01/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1960 Views 0 Comments 2nd Health Brigade, 7th Battalion RAR, Armed Forces of Ukraine, Edinburgh Defence Precinct, Land Combat College, Operation Kudu

Soldiers from the 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), 2nd Health Brigade and Land Combat College were farewelled in a

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Master Corporal James Gendron, from the Canadian Armed Forces, was gifted Hoppy the koala by the Australian Army in 2009, as a thank you for piping at a ramp ceremony for serviceman Andrew Hopkins following his death in Afghanistan. Story by Belinda Barker. Photo by Chief Petty Officer Andrew Dakin.

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Fallen Australian inspires Team Canada

27/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 3405 Views 1 Comment 7th Battalion RAR, Afghanistan, Invictus Games

Corporal Mathew Ricky Andrew Hopkins of the 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, was killed in action in Afghanistan in 2009

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Members from the 7th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), march on parade as part of the 7RAR Iraq Theatre Honour Parade, on the Torrens Parade Ground, Adelaide. Story by Captain Adrienne Goode. Photos by Private Johnny Huang.

Australian Army News

7RAR awarded Iraq theatre honour

19/10/202321/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1867 Views 0 Comments 7th Battalion RAR, Afghanistan, Iraq

7th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR) was honoured for the unit’s achievements in Iraq during a formal parade at

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Australian and Malaysian Army soldiers training together during Exercise Southern Tiger 2023 at Cultana Training Area, SA. Story by Captain Adrienne Goode. Photos by Corporal Saar Hayon.

Australian Army News

Tigers let loose on the field

11/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1355 Views 0 Comments 7th Battalion RAR, Cultana, Exercise Southern Tiger, RAAF Edinburgh, Royal Malaysian Army

This year’s Exercise Southern Tiger marked a return in scale not experienced in recent years, with a company-sized group of

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Major Mark Moloney (retd) received a Medal for Gallantry on September 12, 2023 for his actions under hazardous conditions in Vietnam at the 'Battle of the Bunkers', on February 7, 1968. Story and photo by Private Nicholas Marquis.

ADF People History Lest We Forget Veterans

Veteran finally recognised for ‘battle of the bunkers’

22/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1880 Views 0 Comments 7th Battalion RAR, Vietnam War

Under intense gun fire and with 27 shrapnel wounds from exploding rocket-propelled grenades in his back, Major Mark Moloney (retd)

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Lance Corporal Madison Parrello (centre) and Private Genna Price (right) from 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, talk to scouts in Lismore, New South Wales, during Operation Flood Assist 2022. Story by Flight Lieutenant Dee Irwin. Photo by Corporal Jonathan Goedhart.

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Scouting about in Lismore

11/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2228 Views 0 Comments 1st Brigade, 7th Battalion RAR, Operation Flood Assist 2022

Army soldiers from 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), bought some joy to a group of Lismore scouts in northern New

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An Australian Army soldier deployed on Operation Flood Assist 2022 prepares to show Rivers Secondary College students over a Rheinmetall MAN M40 truck during a visit to the school in Lismore, New South Wales. Story and photo by Leading Seaman Jarrod Mulvihill.

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ADF invited back to school

11/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2188 Views 0 Comments 1st Armoured Regiment, 7th Battalion RAR, Operation Flood Assist 2022

Rivers Secondary College students in Lismore took a bit of time off from their usual classes recently to talk to

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