THE
Army’s Darwin-based 1 Bde kicked off its deployment to
Ex Predator’s Gallop recently when it loaded ASLAVs and
other equipment onto HMAS Manoora at Darwin’s Fort Hill
Wharf.
The
Manoora loaded a squadron of 2 Cav Regt’s ASLAVs and tonnes
of engineering and other equipment for unloading in Townsville.
The
equipment led about 2200 personnel and hundreds of vehicles
from the rest of 1 Bde into Queensland for the exercise.
The
Bde deployed by land, sea and air to the Shoalwater Bay Training
Area in early August, before conducting Ex Predator’s Gallop
03, which included live-firing by 2 Cav Regt, 1 Armd Regt and
8/12 Mdm Bty, as well as brigade-level offensive operations.
Following
Predator’s Gallop, 1 Bde roll straight into Ex Crocodile
as the decisive combined arms force.
The
opportunity to load vehicles and equipment onto HMAS Manoora
came at short notice to the Bde, which seized the chance to
practice deploying vehicles over long distances by sea.
