Exercise Steele Tuff 2010
Six sections of 9 RQR competed in Exercise Steel Tuff 2010 for the Military Excellence Awards sponsored by our Association. The exercise was conducted over the Saturday and Sunday of the 11th and 12th September at Gallipoli Barracks, Enoggera.
The Commanding Officer of 9 RQR, Lt Col. Michael Bond said “We have 73 soldiers in Darwin completing their final training before deploying to East Timor. Their deployment represents the majority of the largest deployment of the Reserves since the Second World War. The six Steel Tuff sections were therefore largely the younger soldiers of the Battalion. They were asked to ‘stand up’ and they did."
The competition involved the usual array of challenging stands culminating in the obstacle course and the Battalion tug of war competition. The winning section came from Alpha Company based at Yandina. Corporal Adam Noke led his section to victory, including the tug of war competition.
The Battalion remains very grateful to the Association for their support to the competition. The Association was represented by President Phil Ainsworth and Committee member “Snappy” Tom Dowling who presented the much sought after Military Excellence medallions to the eight members of the winning section who are:
8213041 Cpl Adam Noke
8509354 Lcpl Andre McKenzie
8541895 Pte Kieran Hoy
8516476 Pte Nathanael Young
8525123 Pte James Drew
8232933 Pte Joshua Bailey
8501726 Pte Tredoux Pretorus
8535939 Pte Issac Jamieson
The Commanding Officer of 9 RQR, Lt Col. Michael Bond said “We have 73 soldiers in Darwin completing their final training before deploying to East Timor. Their deployment represents the majority of the largest deployment of the Reserves since the Second World War. The six Steel Tuff sections were therefore largely the younger soldiers of the Battalion. They were asked to ‘stand up’ and they did."
The competition involved the usual array of challenging stands culminating in the obstacle course and the Battalion tug of war competition. The winning section came from Alpha Company based at Yandina. Corporal Adam Noke led his section to victory, including the tug of war competition.
The Battalion remains very grateful to the Association for their support to the competition. The Association was represented by President Phil Ainsworth and Committee member “Snappy” Tom Dowling who presented the much sought after Military Excellence medallions to the eight members of the winning section who are:
8213041 Cpl Adam Noke
8509354 Lcpl Andre McKenzie
8541895 Pte Kieran Hoy
8516476 Pte Nathanael Young
8525123 Pte James Drew
8232933 Pte Joshua Bailey
8501726 Pte Tredoux Pretorus
8535939 Pte Issac Jamieson
Tom Dowling and Phil Ainsworth with the winning section at Enoggera Barracks, Brisbane.
Phil Ainsworth speaking to the winning Section with Tom Dowling looking on.
Phil Ainsworth presenting the Medallion and Certificate to Pte Jamieson.
