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A soldier fires his weapon during the Simpson Trophy shooting competition, held at the Murray Bridge Training Area, South Australia. Story by Captain Peter March. Photos by Private Jack Kleinig.

Sharpshooters on target at historic comp

20/11/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1184 Views 0 Comments 10/27 Battalion Royal South Australian Regiment, 6th/13th Light Battery, 9th Brigade, HMAS Encounter, Royal Australian Artillery, Simpson Trophy

The oldest shooting competition in the Southern Hemisphere, and one of the oldest in the world, the Simpson Trophy, took

Soldiers fire a Javelin weapon system during the Direct Fire Support Weapons course. Story by Captain Adrienne Goode. Photo by Sergeant Peng Zhang.

Australian Army News

Soldiers sharpen firepower skills

29/10/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1078 Views 0 Comments 10/27 Battalion Royal South Australian Regiment, 2nd (Australia) Division, 9th Brigade, Cultana

Soldiers from across the 2nd (Australian) Division completed the direct fire support weapons training course at Cultana Training Area in

Australian and Malaysian Army soldiers conduct dry-fire rehearsals during Exercise Southern Tiger at Cultana Field Training Area, South Australia. Story by Captain Peter March. Photo by Corporal Cameron Pegg.

Australian Army News

Diggers host Malaysian counterparts

22/10/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1120 Views 0 Comments 10/27 Battalion Royal South Australian Regiment, 3rd Health Battalion, 4th Mechanised Brigade, 9th Brigade, Cultana, Exercise Southern Tiger, Royal Malaysian Army

Australian and Malaysian personnel deepened old bonds in September on Exercise Southern Tiger. CAPTION: Australian and Malaysian Army soldiers conduct dry-fire

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 1596 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

An Australian Army soldier delivers a Platoon and Company Sergeants Battle Course lesson to Armed Forces of Ukraine personnel in the United Kingdom during March for Operation Kudu. (Image has been digitally altered for security purposes.) Story by Lieutenant Carolyn Martin. Photos by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.

Australian Army News UK

Reservists enhance Ukrainian soldiers’ survivability

17/04/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1883 Views 2 Comments 9th Brigade, Armed Forces of Ukraine, Army Reserve, Finnish Contingent, Operation Interflex, Operation Kudu

Four Australian Army Reserves engineers have deployed with the first rotation of Australian Army soldiers delivering leadership training courses to

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 2161 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

Lance Corporal Winston Li of 10th/27th Battalion, the Royal South Australian Regiment, yells instructions during training at the Murray Bridge Training Area, South Australia. Story by Captain Peter March. Photos by Sergeant Peng Zhang.

Australian Army News

Flexible training benefits reservists

16/02/202418/02/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1998 Views 0 Comments 10/27 Battalion Royal South Australian Regiment, 9th Brigade, Army Reserve, Reserve Accelerated Training Scheme (RATS)

9th Brigade’s Reserve Accelerated Training Scheme (RATS) is being run again in 2024 after a successful pilot last year. CAPTION: Lance

Signallers from 108 Signal Squadron test their interoperability with 144 Signal Squadron during Exercise Hermes Run in Mount Gambier, SA. Story by Captain Peter March. Photos by Sergeant Peng Zhang.

Australian Army News

Army gets ready for extreme weather

25/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1505 Views 0 Comments 144th Signal Squadron, 8th Signal Regiment, 9th Brigade, Army Reserve, Exercise Hermes Run

Reserve signal squadrons from Australia’s southern cities tested their preparedness for the high-risk weather season during Exercise Hermes Run from

Australian Army soldiers from units across 13th Brigade work with security elements of the RAAF protecting people and critical infrastructure at RAAF Base Curtin as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023 at Derby, WA. Story by Captain Jon Stewart. Photo by Corporal Janet Pan.

Australian Army News

2nd (Australian) Division reshaping for north-facing defence

13/10/202316/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2508 Views 0 Comments 13th Brigade, 2nd (Australia) Division, 8th Brigade, 9th Brigade, Army Reserve, Exercise Talisman Sabre, RAAF Curtin

The role of the 2nd (Australian) Division will focus on the defence of Australia’s north and offshore territories, in line

Australian Army soldiers prepare to participate in a live-fire platoon attack at Cultana Training Area as part of 9th Brigade's Exercise Rhino Run 2023. Story by Captain Adrienne Goode. Photos by Sergeant Peng Zhang.

Australian Army News

Combat in the outback

29/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2143 Views 0 Comments 9th Brigade, Cultana, Exercise Rhino Run

Standards were high as soldiers from South Australia’s 9th Brigade completed a major live-fire warfighting exercise at Cultana Training Area.

Signaller Matthew Crawford, of 8th Signal Regiment, helps 144th Signal Squadron test its high-frequency capability during Exercise Rhino Run. Story by Captain Adrienne Goode. Photos by Captain Peter March.

Australian Army News

Signallers dial up on the run

27/09/202303/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1457 Views 0 Comments 144th Signal Squadron, 8th Signal Regiment, 9th Brigade, Cultana, Exercise Rhino Run

144th Signal Squadron was bolstered with support from 8th Signal Regiment to provide the full scope of communications and information

An Air Force Cadet enjoys a protected mobility vehicle ride during an immersion experience as part of 9th Brigade's Exercise Rhino Run 2023. Story by Captain Adrienne Goode. Photos by Sergeant Peng Zhang.

Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force

Cadets get a taste of ADF life

20/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1522 Views 0 Comments 9th Brigade, ADF Cadets, Cultana

ADF cadets across South Australia were provided with the opportunity to visit 9th Brigade at Cultana Training Area on September

Soldiers from 10th/27th Battalion, Royal South Australia Regiment, sharpen their infantry skills during Exercise Shrike Launch at Cultana Training Area, South Australia. Story by Captain Peter March. Photos by Sergeant Peng Zhang.

Australian Army News

10/27RSAR test combat skills

16/08/202323/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1940 Views 0 Comments 10/27 Battalion Royal South Australian Regiment, 1st Armoured Regiment, 9th Brigade, Cultana, Exercise Shrike Launch

Soldiers from the 10th/27th Battalion, Royal South Australia Regiment (10/27RSAR), seized the opportunity to sharpen their combat skills during Exercise

Australian Army soldiers from the 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment present arms during the 9th Brigade Transition of Authority parade at RAAF Base Edinburgh, South Australia. Photo by Sergeant Tristan Kennedy.

Australian Army News

9th becomes Army’s newest combat brigade

28/10/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3919 Views 0 Comments 144th Signal Squadron, 1CSSB, 1st Armoured Regiment, 1st Brigade, 7RAR, 9th Brigade

Adelaide-based 9th Brigade has become the Australian Army’s first truly integrated combat brigade, with the incorporation of several full-time Adelaide-based