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Private Kyle Franklin poses with a Mark IV 84mm Carl Gustav recoilless rifle during a Direct Fire Support Weapons course at Singleton Military Area. Story by Captain Katy Manning. Photo by Coporal Michael Currie.
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It’s all a balancing act

31/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1359 Views 0 Comments 11th/28th Battalion, Army Reserve, Carl Gustav 84mm, Javelin, MAG 58s machine gun

Based in Bunbury, WA, Private Kyle Franklin, of 11/28 Battalion the Royal Western Australia Regiment, has fast-tracked his career in

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