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By Land Component Commander Brigadier Dave Gawn Among all the excitement there is a healthy dose of scepticism around the concept of a Ranger type course. This is not a Ranger course in the traditional sense – it is not based around insertion skills such as parachuting and cliff assault...

Hi Guys, before Christmas I saw a media report that suggested that the NZ army had conducted a review of how it was going to organise its battalions. This review was a result of manpower shortages and new equipment. This review was finished the same time as the Defence Sustainability Initiative...

Commandos of the Australian 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (Commando), part of the occupation force in Iraq, seen clearing ammunition in Iraq. © Commonwealth of Australia 2000

Commandos of the Australian SAS, part of the occupation force in Iraq, seen patrolling at an airbase in the west of the country. © Commonwealth of Australia 2000

SAS soldiers on patrol in Iraq. © Commonwealth of Australia 2000

An SAS commando from Australia, part of the occupation force in Iraq, seen standing in front of the tail of an IraqiAF Mig-25 PU "Foxbat" aircraft. © Commonwealth of Australia 2000

Commandos of the Australian SAS, part of the occupation force in Iraq, are seen patrolling an abandoned air base in the west of the country. © Commonwealth of Australia 2000

Soldiers of the Australian SAS, who are part of the occupation force in Iraq. The soldiers are patrolling and clearing an air field in the west of the country. Copyright DoD.