STRIKE
Septimus
Private Bailey Davy-Elevsen, supported by Private d’Artagnan Robinson, prepare to fire a Mark 47 lightweight automatic grenade launcher
PHOTOS BY SERGEANT ANDREW SLEEMAN Australian Army Soldiers from The 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, conducted Exercise Septimus Strike at Townsville Field Training Area in May. During the exercise, soldiers and officers paused to view a firepower capability demonstration during which the Direct Fire Support Weapons Platoon fired a Mark 47 lightweight automatic grenade launcher, 84mm Carl Gustav and FGM-148 Javelin missile. The exercise focused on certifying A and C Company, 1RAR, to ‘ATL 3B’ which sets conditions for the conduct of the Sea Series of amphibious exercises. Sea Series is a set of three progressively bigger annual exercises designed to hone and certify Australia’s Amphibious Forces. The first, Sea Horizon, is a planning exercise in preparation for the subsequent Sea Explorer and Sea Raider exercises. During Exercise Sea Explorer, hundreds of soldiers, sailors and aviators aboard amphibious ships practice beach landings of soldiers, vehicles and equipment. Exercise Sea Raider switches focus to tactics and possible integration with allied forces.
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Private Valen Richardson prepares to fire an 84mm Carl Gustav
CONTACT Air Land & Sea – Issue 74 – June 2022
