Australian Army Logistic Training Centre & Land Combat College Gains New Role

The Australian Army’s Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group’s (CASG) Land 121 team is to transfer its training responsibilities to the Army Logistic Training Centre and Land Combat College this month. The announcement of the training handover was made late in December, 2024 by Australia’s Ministry of Defence.

The Army CASG Land 121 Team had trained 16,000 personnel over 13 years.

Head Land Systems Major General Jason Blain said the introduction of the new vehicles represented an almost total fleet changeover. “The new Rheinmetall-MAN trucks replaced the old Unimogs and Macks, while G-Wagon and Hawkei have replaced our old Land Rovers,” Major General Blain said. He added, that “the Hawkei represents an entirely new capability, replacing approximately one-third of the old Land Rover fleet, with a vehicle protecting occupants from blast, small arms fire and shell fragments.”

Training was conducted for Army and RAAF personnel at North Bandiana and RAAF Base Amberley, when from 2011, the Land 121 introduction into service training team provided training on Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon, Rheinmetall-MAN medium heavy trucks, Haulmark trailers and associated modules, and the Thales Hawkei.

More than 200 ADF members were posted to conduct the training, supplemented by a CASG-contracted instructional workforce, the Defence release said, adding that about 12,000 operators were trained at Amberley, and about 4000 maintainers and recovery mechanics at North Bandiana.