5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment

5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
Active	1965–1973 2006–present
Country	Australia
Branch	Army
Type	Motorised infantry
Part of	1st Brigade
Garrison/HQ	Darwin
Nickname(s)	The Tiger Battalion
Motto(s)	Duty First (Motto of the Royal Australian Regiment)
Colors	Gold
March	"Dominique" (band) "Men of Harlech" – slow
Mascot(s)	Sumatran tiger "Quintus Rama"
Engagements	Vietnam War Battle of Binh Ba East Timor Iraq War War in Afghanistan
Decorations	Gallantry Cross Unit Citation (South Vietnam)
Insignia
Unit colour patch

The 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (5 RAR) is a regular motorised infantry battalion of the Australian Army. Originally established in 1965 it would serve two tours of South Vietnam before it was linked with the 7th Battalion to form the 5th/7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment in 1973. In late 2006 the two units were de-linked, and 5 RAR again joined the Australian Army's order of battle in its own right. It has since served in Iraq, East Timor and Afghanistan.