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sniper training

Australian Army soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment carry out a fitness test during a sniper pre-selection course at Lavarack Barracks, Queensland. Story by Captain Joanne Leca. All photos by Corporal Daniel Sallai.
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Prospective snipers give it their best shot

23/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2409 Views 0 Comments 3rd Battalion RAR, Lavarack Barracks, sniper training

Soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) took a shot at becoming snipers during the Sniper Pre-Selection

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An Army riflemen from 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, fires the Blazer Sniper Rifle during the live-fire phase of the Basic Sniper Course at Greenbank Training Area, Queensland. Story by Captain Cody Tsaousis. Photo by Sig Christopher Kingston.
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Basic sniper training at 6RAR

23/08/202224/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 5625 Views 4 Comments 6th Battalion RAR, sniper training

Soldiers from 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, showed no signs of nerves while undertaking phase two of the notoriously tough

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An Australian Army sniper with 2RAR (Amphib) sights in on a target with a Blaser Tactical 2 sniper rifle during live-fire training as part RIMPAC at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii. US Marine Corps photo by Lance Corporal Adam Montera.
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2RAR and US Marine snipers train together

25/07/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 8987 Views 2 Comments RIMPAC, sniper training

The US Department of Defence released a video and interviews with soldiers from the 2nd Battalion (Amphibious), Royal Australian Regiment,

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