AAP May 19, 2010 3:41PM http://bit.ly/dA98Ki AUSTRALIAN and Afghan troops have uncovered 16 caches of insurgents weapons, ammunition, explosives and bomb making components in one five-day period, taking their haul to 55 caches so far this month. Commander of the Mentoring Task Force (MTF1) Lieutenant Colonel Jason Blain said that these finds had considerably reduced […]

The National President of the RAR Association, Major General ‘Hori’ Howard has offered his deepest sympathies to the families of Privates Tim Aplin, Ben Chuck and Scott Palmer of the 2nd Commando Regiment who were killed in action in Afghanistan on Monday 21st June 2010. The three commandos of the Special Operations Task Group were […]

Two Australian soldiers killed in action by an improvised explosive device on Monday afternoon (Australian time) have been farewelled by their mates from the 1st Mentoring Task Force at Multi-National Base Tarin Kowt.  The moving service to honour the ultimate sacrifice made by Sappers Jacob Moerland and Darren Smith was attended by all available Australian personnel […]

The National President of the RAR Association,  Major General ‘Hori’ Howard has offered his deepest sympathies to the families of Sapper Jacob Moerland and Sapper Darren Smith who were killed in action in Afghanistan on Monday. Both men from 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment based in Brisbane were serving with the 1st Mentoring Task Force and […]

Private Benjamin Ranaudo was killed in action on the 18th July 2009 age 22 years when an anti-personnel explosive device detonated in the Baluchi Valley, near Tarin Kowt in the Uruzgan Province in Afghanistan. He was returned to Australia on Sunday, 26th July and laid to rest with full military honours on Friday, 31st July. […]