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On Monday the 15 August 2005 HMAS Anzac returned home to Fleet Base West at Garden Island after being away for over 6 months during Exercise Northern Trident. Friends and family of the crew were on hand to welcome all of the ship's company in. 
Slouch hats and the Australian flag were presented to relatives of the deceased at the funeral service for the Dakota crew members at the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery Bomana, on 10 August 2005. Stories on the Dakota recovery are featured in the Air Force article of this issue. 
The tracks of two RAAF F-111s doing a "dump and burn" climb away from a fireworks display over Lake Burley Griffin in the finale of the Salute to Veterans. |
In the knowDon't miss out on the latest news, events and publications! Here are some of the most recent:
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In the news18 AugustSenior Australian business leader Mark Johnson has been appointed Chairman of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI). Mr Johnson is currently Deputy Chairman and one of the founders of successful global banking company Macquarie Bank as well as Chairman of the Australian Gaslight Company. Senator Hill said Mr Johnson has had a distinguished career in banking and senior levels of business in Australia, serving as one of the Prime Minister's three business representative on the Business Advisory Council for APEC. "The appointment of Mr Johnson reflects the Government desire to meet that charter and extend the geographical influence of ASPI. With business and the economy critical components of the strategic debate, it is also intended to further encourage a wider business participation," Senator Hill said. 16 AugustThe Federal Government has chosen Gibbs & Cox as the preferred designer for Navy's Air Warfare Destroyers (AWDs) - one of Australia's largest and most complex Defence projects worth up to $6 billion. "The selection of Gibbs and Cox as platform designer now completes the team whose responsibility it is to deliver the project," Senator Hill said Senator Hill said the Defence program office would now advise on a location to establish a state of the art AWD System Centre, which will house up to 200 personnel working on the development and through life support of the vessels. 16 AugustAustralia and the United States have joined forces in the development of leading edge technology by signing a joint agreement to further develop Australian active phased array radar technology. Defence Minister Robert Hill said both countries will share the development costs, technical expertise and benefits of the active phased array radar technology which is being developed by ACT electronics company CEA Technologies. Senator Hill said phased array radar technology has enormous potential to manage high threat environments. The total development cost is estimated to be approximately $30 million over three years. "I congratulate CEA Technologies for their ongoing support of this project and thank the Defence Materiel Organisation for the work done to bring about this joint project," Senator Hill said. 11 AugustA weapon released from a United States Marine Corps (USMC) F/A-18 Hornet struck the ground in close proximity to a control building on the Delamere Air Weapons Range in the Northern Territory last night. Emergency procedures were activated and no personnel were injured during the incident. A full investigation will be conducted by the RAAF Directorate of Flying Safety in consultation with the USMC and relevant external agencies.All bombing operations on the range have ceased and will not resume until appropriate investigations are complete. 9 AugustApproximately 20 RAAF members from Air Combat Group and six Air Force Battle of Milne Bay veterans attended a commemoration service in Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea, to honour their fallen comrades. The Governor for Milne Bay, other local officials and members of the community from the Milne Bay Province also attended the service held at Gurney Airport. The service included the unveiling of a commemorative plaque and a fly past by an Air Combat Group F-111 strike aircraft from No. 6 Squadron. "The service in Milne Bay is part of the national services that will be held this week to commemorate the end of World War II and the Victory in the Pacific. The service is in honour of those brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country," the Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Geoff Shepherd AM said. |
Spell it outThis month, we focus on some acronyms that are commonly found in a range of formal and informal Defence correspondence, but may not be universally understood.
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