Image Gallery: August 2009
12 August 2009
The Duke of Gloucester Cup 2009
The Duke of Gloucester Cup (DOG Cup) is a prestigious event for, Infantry (RAINF) Battalions, of the Royal Australian Regiment (RAR). All seven of the Regular Army Regiments come together from around Australia, in competition for the DOC Cup. Since its inception during the occupation of Japan in 1947, the DOC Cup challenges it competitors in a series of activities, which test each solders skills and technique in the art of soldiering.
The event ran from August 2 to 6 and sections competed in a range of activities at Singleton Military Area (SMA). The DOG Cup activities included section attacks and fighting withdrawals, urban assault, security, night navigation and shoot, Casualty Evacuation (CasEvac) scenarios, vehicle IED incidents, Vehicle Check Points (VCPs) and culminated in a 15km pack march and a bayonet assault course. The range of activities was designed to assess team dynamics and individual soldier skills under stressful and enduring conditions.
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Advance to Contact: Private Josh Norman, 20 from the 5th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) moves through the grass to engage an enemy position at Singleton Training Area for the Duke of Gloucester Cup.
(Date taken: 05 August 2009)
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Private Martin Ehlea,21 from the 5th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) keeps a look out for enemy movement during a section re-org.
(Date taken: 05 August 2009)
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Sentry: Private Private Martin Ehlea, 21 from the 5th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) looks over the top of his Wildcat sight as he maintains security with his section.
(Date taken: 05 August 2009)
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Judgment Call: Warrant Officer Class 2 Malcolm Hapgood, runs through his assessment of how things went with (left) Corporal Doug Burley from the 5th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) and 2nd In Charge (2IC) Lance Corporal after their assault on the Urban Assault mod of the Duke of Gloucester Cup in Singleton.
(Date taken: 05 August 2009)
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Private Josh Norman with the 5th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) provides outer protection for his section after compleating the Urban Assult phase of the Duke of Gloucester Cup in Singleton.
(Date taken: 05 August 2009)
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Heavy-duty: Private James Richardson, with the 5th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) keeps his guard up as he looks over the Wildcat sights of his Austyer providing security over watch for his team, at the Duke of Gloucester Cup in Singleton.
(Date taken: 05 August 2009)
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Dawn rising: Private Justin Evans from 7th Battalion the Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), the holds his weapon tightly to his chest as the sun slips over the horizon before he moves out with the rest of his section, in Singleton.
(Date taken: 06 August 2009)
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Heavy movers: Soldiers compete in the Duke of Gloucester Cup as they move their sections stores along a dirt track in Singleton.
(Date taken: 06 August 2009)
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Charge down: Private Kyle Rodney Wilfred Brown with the 8th/9th Battalion the Royal Australian Regiment (8/9RAR) moves to engage a traget on the Bayonet Assault Course during the Duke of Gloucester Cup in Singleton.
(Date taken: 06 August 2009)
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Pointy End: Private Blake James Critchley, 18 with the 8th/9th Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment (8/9 RAR) takes aim at targets as he provides covering fire for his mates during the bayonet assault course phase of the Duke of Gloucester Cup in Singleton.
(Date taken: 06 August 2009)
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Down n Dirty: A soldier moves under the wire at the Bayonet Assault Course phase of the Duke of Gloucester Cup in Singleton.
(Date taken: 06 August 2009)
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Taking a knee: Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR) wait out as they prepare to start the Bayonet Assault Course phase of the Duke of Gloucester Cup, in Singleton NSW.
(Date taken: 06 August 2009)
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Colonel Commandant of the Royal Australian Regiment Major General Brian Howard (retired) stands with Brigidier Michael Moon, at the presentions of the various winners of the Duke of Gloucester Cup, in Singleton, NSW
(Date taken: 06 August 2009)
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Out right winners: Duke of Gloucester Cup winners, winners of Fall of Plate trophy and the are the soldiers from the 2nd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR) Front Row: from left Private Daniel Smith, Lance Corporal Dirk Thompson and Private Mitchell Lake.
(Date taken: 06 August 2009)
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