6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment

6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
Badge of the 6th Battalion, RAR
Active	6 June 1965 – present
Country	Australia
Branch	Australian Army
Type	Mechanised infantry
Part of	7th Brigade
Garrison/HQ	Enoggera Barracks
Nickname(s)	Bluedog
Motto(s)	"Duty First"
March	Spirit of Youth (Band) The Crusaders (Pipes and Drums)
Mascot(s)	Australian Blue Cattle Dog
Anniversaries	18 August – Long Tan Day
Engagements	Vietnam War Battle of Long Tan Operation Bribie East Timor Battle of Same Iraq War War in Afghanistan Battle of Derapet
Decorations	Unit Citation for Gallantry Presidential Unit Citation (United States) Gallantry Cross Unit Citation (South Vietnam)
Commanders
Current commander	LTCOL Richard Niessl
Regimental Sergeant Major	WO1 John 'Matt' Lines
Notable commanders	Lieutenant Colonel C.M. Townsend Lieutenant Colonel David Butler
Insignia
Unit colour patch

6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (6 RAR) is a mechanised infantry battalion of the Australian Army. It was originally raised in Brisbane, Queensland, on 6 June 1965 and has since then served in a number of overseas deployments and conflicts including South Vietnam, East Timor, Iraq and Afghanistan. During the Vietnam War, the battalion earned a US Presidential Unit Citation from the United States when members from 'D' Company participated in the Battle of Long Tan on 18–19 August 1966. The battalion is currently based at Gallipoli Barracks in Brisbane and forms part of the 7th Brigade.