2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
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| 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment | |
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 Badge of the Royal Australian Regiment |
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| Active | 1945 - 15 August 1973, 1 February 1995 - Present |
| Country | Australia |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Role | Light Infantry |
| Part of | Australian 3rd Brigade |
| Garrison/HQ | Lavarack Barracks, Townsville, Queensland |
| Nickname | Men in Black |
| Motto | Second to none/Second to no Bastard |
| March | Ringo (Band) Back in Black (Pipes and Drums) |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel-in-Chief | HM The Queen (Australian Infantry Corps) |
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| Unit Colour Patch |  |
| Tartan | Australian (Pipers kilts and plaids) |
2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (2 RAR) is an Australian light infantry battalion. 2 RAR was first formed as the Australian 66th Battalion in 1945 and is currently based at Lavarack Barracks in Townsville where it forms part of the Australian 3rd Brigade.
2 RAR has seen active service during the Korean War, Malayan Emergency, Indonesian Confrontation and Vietnam War. In addition, the Battalion has participated in peacekeeping operations in Japan, East Timor and the Solomon Islands and has contributed rifle companies to the security force protecting the Australian embassy in Baghdad following the 2003 Invasion of Iraq. In May 2006 2 RAR's headquarters, support company and a rifle company deployed to Iraq as part of the third rotation of the Al Muthanna Task Group.
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[edit] References
- (English) A Short History of 2RAR
- (English) Australian War Memorial - Australian Military Units (2RAR)
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| Battalions of the Royal Australian Regiment |
| Current Battalions
1 RAR | 2 RAR | 3 RAR | 4 RAR | 5 RAR | 5/7 RAR | 6 RAR | 7 RAR |
| Note: The 5th/7th Battalion was formally delinked into the 5th and 7th Battalions in December 2006. These battalions will be fully formed during 2007, once 5/7 RAR returns from overseas deployment. |
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