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8/9 RAR

Australian Army officer, Officer Commanding Alpha Company, Major Jared Slansky of 8th/9th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment emerges from the bear pit tunnel during Exercise True Grit at Tully Training Area, Queensland. Story by Captain Taylor Lynch. Photo by Sergeant Matthew Bickerton.
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Aussie and French troops show grit on jungle exercise

08/11/202213/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 970 Views 0 Comments 8/9 RAR, Exercise True Grit, French Armed Forces in New Caledonia

In the harsh humidity of far-north Queensland’s jungles, soldiers from the 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (8/9RAR), and the French

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French Armed Forces in New Caledonia soldier Private Thimeo, left, climbs over a vertical tyre obstacle during Exercise True Grit at the Tully training area, Queensland. Story and photo by Sergeant Matthew Bickerton.
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French get acquainted with Australian critters

08/11/202208/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 888 Views 0 Comments 8/9 RAR, Exercise True Grit, French Armed Forces in New Caledonia

Leeches, snakes, and a ‘velociraptor-like’ bird greeted soldiers from the French Armed Forces in New Caledonia in Tully, while training with the

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Ram Stallion enhances Army’s capability to work with RAAF

01/11/202205/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1127 Views 0 Comments 7th Brigade, 8/9 RAR, Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles, C-17A Globemaster III, Diamond Strike, No. 36 Squadron, RAAF Amberley

A combat team made up of several 7th Brigade units deployed to Wellcamp Airport, Toowoomba, Swartz Barracks, Oakey and RAAF

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Australian Army troopers from the 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment interact with members of the community during a heavy vehicle capability display as part the Gallipoli Barracks Open Day 2022, Brisbane. Story by Captain Cody Tsaousis. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.
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Action and crowds aplenty at open day

03/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 846 Views 0 Comments 7th Brigade, 8/9 RAR, C-27J Spartan, Gallipoli Barracks

About 20,000 people registered for the Gallipoli Barracks Open Day and were treated to a huge range of dynamic and static

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Australian Army rifleman Corporal Joshua Townsend coaches a soldier from the Republic of Fiji Military Forces during a live-fire qualifying shoot at Gallipoli Barracks. Story by Warrant Officer Class Two Max Bree. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.
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Fijian infantrymen set the standard

29/07/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1121 Views 0 Comments 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment, 7th Combat Service Support Battalion, 8/9 RAR, Coral Warrior 22, EF88 Austyer rifle, Gallipoli Barracks, Republic of Fiji Military Forces

A contingent of Fijian infantrymen are undertaking support company and other courses at Gallipoli Barracks over the next two months,

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A rifleman from Alpha Company, 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, fires an F88 Austeyr rifle during urban operations training held as part of Exercise Ram Horn at the Wide Bay training area. Story by Captain Taylor Lynch. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.
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Soldiers train for urban warfare

01/07/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 842 Views 0 Comments 8/9 RAR, Exercise Ram Horn, Urban Operations Training Facility

Soldiers from 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (8/9 RAR), have been training to prepare for operations in densely populated cities

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Soldiers from the Republic of Fiji Military Forces share a traditional Fijian Lovo with Australian Army soldiers from 8/9 RAR during the closing ceremony of Exercise Coral Soldier at Gallipoli Barracks, Brisbane. Story by Captain Taylor Lynch. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.
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Diggers treated to a Fijian feed

17/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 846 Views 1 Comment 8/9 RAR, Republic of Fiji Military Forces

Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) soldiers in Brisbane treated their Australian counterparts to a meal cooked in a traditional

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Republic of Fiji Military Forces soldiers watch Australian Army soldiers from 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, conduct an urban operations demonstration at Gallipoli Barracks, Brisbane. Story by Captain Taylor Lynch. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.
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Fijian soldiers welcome training opportunity in Brisbane

18/02/202221/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 871 Views 0 Comments 7th Brigade, 8/9 RAR, Operation Tonga Assist 2022, Republic of Fiji Military Forces

Republic of Fiji Military Forces soldiers preparing for Operation Tonga Assist 2022 had the chance to join 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment,

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