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Australian Army personnel from the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (6 RAR) have completed Exercise Heeler Strike — a two-week activity held at the Canungra training area in Kokoda Barracks, Queensland.
Troops from the Alpha, Bravo, Delta and Support Companies engaged in live-fire serials aimed at honing platoon live-fire attacks and ambushes.
Second-in-command of Bravo Company, Captain Zachary Williams, noted the importance of the exercise in furthering the development of Army personnel.
“By achieving this capability, next year we can commence exercises in combined arms, and we’ll be working alongside tanks, engineers and artillery,” CAPT Williams said.
“Then we’ll move into company live-fire as our preparation continues for Talisman Sabre 23.”
Corporal Benjamin Smith welcomed the opportunity to put theory into practice.
“It’s been great. We’ve been able to put together the training we’ve done over the past few months and use it in a field environment,” CPL Smith said.
“It went really well, and we always look forward to firing rounds down range, so everyone was stoked to be part of the exercise.”
Exercise Heeler Strike was the latest training activity completed by 6 RAR, coming just months after soldiers from the regiment took part in phase two of basic sniper training at Greenbank Training Area, testing shooting accuracy across a range of distances and scenarios.
The training activities, overseen by exacting instructors, included stress-based scenarios, which aimed to improve decision-making skills in pressure situations.
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