Where is 2RAR located?

Where is 2RAR located?

Townsville
The 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (2 RAR) is an amphibious light infantry battalion of the Australian Army part of the 1st Division Amphibious Task Group based at Lavarack Barracks in Townsville.

Where is 3 RAR based?

Kapyong Lines, Townsville
The 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3 RAR) is a mechanised infantry battalion of the Australian Army, based in Kapyong Lines, Townsville as part of the 3rd Brigade.

Does Australia have SAS?

Special Air Service Regiment (SASR), also called Special Air Service (SAS), Australian special forces unit that exists within Australia’s Special Operations Command. The unit was formed in July 1957 as the 1st Special Air Service Company, Royal Australian Infantry, and it was modeled on the British Special Air Service.

Can a sergeant become an officer?

Luckily, all five branches of the armed forces have made it possible for an enlisted service member to become an officer. Although a service member can be promoted to warrant officer because of his technical expertise, someone who wants to become a commissioned officer must attend officer candidate school.

What does 2RAR mean for Australia’s Amphibious Force?

“Working as part of a joint team, 2RAR (Amphib) will be the eyes and ears of Australia’s amphibious force, specialising in the use of small boats and the conduct of reconnaissance, surveillance and sniping in a littoral environment,” he said.

When was 2 RAR converted to Amphibious Ready?

In 2011, 2 RAR was selected to be the Army’s Amphibious Ready Element Landing Force embarked on the Navy’s new Canberra -class amphibious assault ships. The conversion process was completed in October 2017.

What does 2RAR do?

As such, 2RAR will be responsible for training landing forces for amphibious operations.

What happened to 2 RAR?

As part of this change, 2 RAR transitioned to a new structure in January 2018 which comprises a battalion headquarters, a security company with four infantry platoons, a support company and an administration company. The battalion is planned to generally deploy as the main element of the Australian Amphibious Force’s Joint Pre-Landing Force (JPLF).