79 Kabul. The 101st Battery was supported by officers, warrant officers and senior NCOs from the 103rd Battery. The Second Artillery Training Team came into operational theatre in November of 2010. In the new year of 2011 the RAA decided to change the regimental structure to increase the batteries to accommodate a lone Gun Battery and three Observer Batteries. The currently deployed members of 103 Battery (part of MTF-2) formed 115 Battery. This tour held an extremely high tempo, 300 rounds of the US M777 Howitzers, 200 rounds of the Afghan D-30’s and 200 rounds of the Australian 81mm mortars were fired. One FO Ack received heavy wounds during this tour, as well as Bombardier D. Robertson of 102 Battery being awarded the Medal of Gallantry for his actions. All 8/12 Regiment members left Afghanistan in June or July of 2011 to finally take some leave, that was well overdue and rightly earned. Figure 1 Major Cooper of the 103rd Battery with an Afghani Forward Observer from 4/4/405 Hero Corps firing a registration near Charmestan Valley, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Figure 1 Brumby Troop's photo as it appears in the guard room today. Original photo
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