Background

  • Exercise Haringaroo is a biannual reciprocal infantry company exchange conducted between Land Command and the Royal Malaysian Army (TDM).
  • Exercise Haringaroo occurred on a triannual basis but since 2004 was reduced to a biannual activity due to MY resource availability.
  • Exercise Haringaroo is typically two weeks in duration.
  • The responsibility for planning and conducting each exercise is usually delegated to the sponsoring Infantry Brigade.
  • An exercise Initial Planning Conference (IPC), Final Planning Conference (FPC) and reconnaissance of host unit facilities will occur prior to commencement of the exercise.
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Aim

  • The aim of Exercise Haringaroo is to further develop interoperability between the Australian Army and the TDM at the tactical/unit level.
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Objectives

The Australian exercise objectives are to:

  • Improve levels of understanding of culture, customs and language among individual members of the TDM and Australian Army.
  • Conduct a combined field activity with a focus on military operations.
  • Gain a working knowledge of TDM operational, logistic and administrative procedures.
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Participants

The following Ex Haringaroo contingents have/are to deploy:

  • 2007 Ex Haringaroo 56 RCB 57 (3 CER)
  • 2007 Ex Haringaroo 57 RCB 80 (2/17 RNSWR)
  • 2008 Ex Haringaroo 58 RCB 83 (2 CER)
  • 2008 Ex Haringaroo 59 RCB 84 (2 Div)
  • 2009 Ex Haringaroo 60 RCB 86 (TBC)
  • 2009 Ex Haringaroo 61 RCB 87 (TBC)
  • 2010 Ex Haringaroo 62 RCB 90 (TBC)