The Future is Clear
2RAR take part in amphibious exercises at Cowley Beach
2RAR soldiers prepare to launch a Zodiac
“ We did some short-notice planning requiring a degree of agility and the training outcome they achieved was incredible ,” he said . M1A1 Abrams tanks were embarked and disembarked from an amphibious platform , and an artillery raid was conducted from on board the ship . The artillery raid involved a CH- 47 Chinook lifting the medium gun from the deck of the ship and landing it ashore where a battery transported across the surface arrived simultaneously to operate it . “ They ’ re firsts for the Australian Army ,” LTCOL Pashley said . “ And only one other Army in the world ( US Army ) can lift a medium gun from an amphibious platform to achieve that result .” LTCOL Pashley said while the Battalion would now officially be recognised as a specialist unit , the requirement for it to be an infantry
Air mobile operations by night
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