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The 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (6 RAR) is an Australian Army motorised infantry battalion which is currently based in Brisbane, Queensland and forms part of the 7th Brigade. 6 RAR was formed in June 1965 and made its first deployment to South Vietnam between May 1966 and June 1967. During this deployment the battalion's D Company distinguished itself at the Battle of Long Tan in August 1966. The Battalion later made a second deployment to South Vietnam between May 1969 and May 1970 and was based in Singapore between August 1971 and December 1973. During the 1980s and 1990s 6 RAR trialled a number of organisations which were later adopted by other units.