Image Gallery: September 2007
Exercise Southern Reach
13 September 2007
During the period 20 August - 30 November, soldiers from the 1st Brigade are participating in Exercise Southern Reach, a training activity in the Cultana Field Training Area, South Australia.
The number of personnel currently training in Cultana has now peaked at approximately 1000 personnel for the Combat Training Centre’s Heavy Battle Group Rotation taking place from 8 - 21 September.
There are also approximately 143 armoured vehicles at Cultana for Exercise Southern Reach including 31 Abrams Tanks, 18 ASLAVs, and 82 M113 Armoured Personnel Carriers.
The 1st Brigade is the Australian Army’s mechanised Brigade which operates armoured vehicles and conducts combined combat arms missions involving armoured, cavalry, infantry and artillery soldiers and equipment. Combined training is very important to ensure the different specialisations can operate effectively together during combat. In addition the supporting elements that are participating in the exercise including engineers, logistics, communications and services support units.
| 220070910adf8243523_064 Two Abrams tanks from the Darwin-based 1st Armoured Regiment move through the Cultana Training Area near Whyalla in South Australia, in preparation for the following day's live-fire Combat Training Centre (CTC) Heavy Battlegroup activity. (Date taken: 12 September 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20070910adf8243523_105 A Unimog from the Darwin-based 1st Brigade moves along the Cultana Training Area near Whyalla in South Australia, in preparation for the following day's live-fire Combat Training Centre Heavy Battlegroup activity. (Date taken: 12 September 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20070911adf8243523_029 155mm M198 Howitzer artillery guns from 8/12 Medium Regiment fire in support of the Abrams Tanks from Darwin-based 1st Armoured Regiment during a live-fire shoot for a Combat Training Centre Heavy Battlegroup activity at the Cultana Training Area in South Australia. (Date taken: 12 September 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20070911adf8243523_041 An Abrams tank from Darwin-based 1st Armoured Regiment fires at targets from alongside a gunline of 155mm M198 Howitzers from 8/12 Medium Regiment for a Combat Training Centre Heavy Battlegroup activity at the Cultana Training Area in South Australia. (Date taken: 12 September 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20070911adf8243523_077 Two Abrams tanks from Darwin-based 1st Armoured Regiment move forward on the hunt for targets during a live-fire shoot for a Combat Training Centre Heavy Battlegroup activity at the Cultana Training Area in South Australia. (Date taken: 12 September 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20070911adf8243523_086 Local media record the movement of Abrams tanks from 1st Armoured Regiment during a live-fire shoot for a Combat Training Centre Heavy Battlegroup activity at the Cultana Training Area in South Australia. (Date taken: 12 September 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20070912adf8243523_015 Cooks from the Darwin-based 1st Brigade prepare their fresh ration "hot-box" in the kitchen at the Cultana Training Area in South Australia. (Date taken: 12 September 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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