Regiment History
March 1986 - present
2011
Operation Slipper
Operation Mazurka
EX Southern Reach
EX Paratus Walk 1
EX Blue Diamond
Ex Talisman Sabre
Ex Paratus Walk 2
EX Matilda
October M8246874 TPR Leo Paratus sworn in as new unit mascot
Provides PMV Troop SOTG XIV
Provides members MTF Two Southern Afghanistan
JNCO of the Year CPL Mc Sorley
Soldier of the Year TPR E.T.Scott
Paratus Cup C/S 11
Cambrai Trophy B SQN
Lancer Trophy C/S 21C
1AR Wins CAV Cup 2011
Regiment trials Abrams Reactive Armour Tiles (ARAT)
2012
EX HAMEL 2012
Launch COF
JNCO of the Year CPL Yardley
Soldier of the Year TPR Lewis
Patatus Cup C/S 22
Cambrai Trophy A SQN
Lancer Trophy C/S 11A
Premier SQN B SQN
1 AR Reunion Albury July
2013
1AR Selected for ACR Trial as part of plan Beersheba
EX Paratus Run
EX Talisman Sabre 13
EX Gold Eagle B SQN
Members deployed to AFGHANISTAN (CTU-4) ( ATF-1)
EX MATILDA 13 Combined 1AR Singaporean Armour
Launch CONTACT,TANK…WAIT OUT.
Opening of Mick Rainey MM Club.
JNCO of the Year CPL Youngs
Soldier of the Year TPR O’Shannessy
Lancer Trophy C/S 2D
Cambrai Trophy A SQN
Paratus Cup T13
2014
Paratus Cup to be contested by Tank, Cav and APC Troops
Gunnery camp held at Mt Bundey
Crew led by SGT Matt Watt participated the 1st Tank Battalion USMC Tiger Cup Gunnery Comp, placed fourth out of 15 crews.
The regiment deployed to the Bradshaw training area for the first time.
RHQ made transition into ASLAV
Mine ploughs and deep fording kits for MIAI arrive at the regiment.
Cambrai Mounted Parade held on Nov 21
Tanks support 2nd Cavalry Regiment Welcome parade in Townsville.
Tanks M88 ASLAV and M113AS4 prepositioned in Cultana for Ex in FEB 2015
D SQN held Cambrai Mounted Parade held in Edinburgh SA. Parade attended by CO and RSM.
Paratus Cup won by 1 Troop B SQN
JNCO of the year LCPL Riley A SQN
Soldier of the year PTE(LCPL) Love HQ SQN
Lancer Trophy 13A
Cambrai Trophy for best gunnery SQN B SQN
Champion SQN 2014 D SQN.
2015
Spent first year as the army's only Armoured Cavalry Regiment.
Regiment transitions from Reset to readying a part of Army's Force Generation Cycle.
By July the Regiment had provided armour support to all three Combat Brigades.
Regiment participated in1st Brigades Exercise Predator's Run.
Paratus Cup and Lancer Trophy, Tank, Cavalry and APC platforms will compete.
Regimental training cell and Operations cell have designed assessment regimes to ensure that all troops and crews compete evenly despite the platform variations.
The regiment remains split between Darwin and Adelaide, the Regiment is scheduled to to co-located not before2017.
Due to exercises in South Australia in Nov 2015 and Feb 2016 the Cambrai Parade was held in Edinburgh in 2015.
D SQN (APC) assumes history and heritage of the Regiments oldest SQN, A SQN with effect of 15 Nov 2015.
Regimental Associations hold a reunion in Albury the CO and RSM attend.
Honorary Colonel MAJGEN Roger Powell retires and replaced by MAJGEN Craig Orme.
New command team of LTCOL Gardiner and WO1 Robinson will lead the Regiments deployment to IRAQ.This will be the first time the regiment has led a deployment in its 66 year history.