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The Royal Australian Regiment (RAR) is the parent administrative regiment for regular infantry battalions of the Australian Army and is the senior infantry regiment of the Royal Australian Infantry Corps. It was originally formed in 1948 as a three battalion regiment; however, since then its size has fluctuated as battalions have been raised, amalgamated or disbanded in accordance with the Australian government's strategic requirements. Currently, the regiment consists of seven battalions and has fulfilled various roles including those of light, parachute, motorised and mechanised infantry. Throughout its existence, units of the Royal Australian Regiment have deployed on operations in Japan, Korea, Malaya, Borneo, Vietnam, Somalia, Rwanda, Cambodia, East Timor, the Solomon Islands, Iraq and Afghanistan. ==Organisation== The Royal Australian Regiment (RAR) is part of the Royal Australian Infantry Corps, along with the six state-based infantry regiments of the Australian Army Reserve. It is the most senior of the corps' regiments in the order of precedence, and currently consists of seven Regular Army light infantry battalions:〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Royal Australian Regiment – A Brief History )〕 *1st Battalion (1 RAR)〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment )〕 *2nd Battalion (2 RAR)〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment )〕 *3rd Battalion (3 RAR)〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment )〕 *5th Battalion (5 RAR)〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment )〕 *6th Battalion (6 RAR)〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment )〕 *7th Battalion (7 RAR)〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment )〕 *8th/9th Battalion (8/9 RAR).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=8th/9th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment )〕 The battalions of the regiment are capable of providing seven of the ten regular battlegroups that the Australian Army has available for deployment. The current order of battle sees 5 and 7 RAR as part of the 1st Brigade based in Darwin and Adelaide;〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1st Brigade )〕 1, 2, and 3 RAR as part of the 3rd Brigade in Townsville;〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=3rd Brigade )〕 and 6 and 8/9 RAR as part of the 7th Brigade in Brisbane.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=7th Brigade )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Royal Australian Regiment」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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