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Exercise Green Blaze

Soldiers from 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment disembark a CH-47 Chinook during Exercise Green Blaze at Townsville Field Training Area. Story by Corporal Jacob Joseph . Photo by Trooper Dana Millington.
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New recruits get taste of the real thing

01/12/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 3807 Views 0 Comments 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, CH-47F Chinook, Exercise Green Blaze

With matted hair and sweat-drenched uniforms, some of 1RAR’s newest soldiers were put through their paces during Exercise Green Blaze

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