SECOND Words and photos by Corporal Max Bree, ARMY newspaper
Singleton range appears from the darkness in the blue light of the Army’s new night-vision devices as sections from each battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment battled for the coveted Duke of Gloucester Cup in August. Rifle and machine gun fire breaks an eerie 2.30am silence at the urban-ops training facility as a fireteam suppresses enemy forces hiding in a darkened building. A second team stacks up next to the entrance and places a breaching charge, while laser dots 52
from their mates’ night-aiming devices dance over the building in search of targets. An explosion tears the door away and soldiers move in to clear out the enemy. Shouting and gunfire continue as soldiers move through the building’s many levels, engaging enemy they easily see through the blue-tinged light of their night-vision equipment. A pair of captured enemy are moved to a secondfloor outdoor area to be searched as the section posts security and continues the mission. Find, like, share at