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Family friends pair up in Afghanistan
THE dusty, hot landscape of central Afghanistan is a far cry from Sydney's northern beaches, but for Stuart Cree and Jennifer Stuart, it is now their home away from home. Stuart and Jennifer have both played key roles in the Australian Defence Force's Reconstruction Task Force, in Oruzgan Province, central Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan - somewhere colder than Wagga
LIKE everyone from Wagga, Brent Thompson understands weather extremes. However, this summer just gone was something to write home about; he felt the searing hot and harsh cold of the Hindu Kush Mountains of southern Afghanistan. |
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Perfect trade-off for Afghan graduates
ELEVEN more local Afghan men from Oruzgan Province have graduated from the increasingly-popular Australian-run Trade Trading School based in Tarin Kowt. |
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Gallipoli trip an honour for Federation Guard
WHILE there are no remaining Australian veterans of the Gallipoli campaign still with us, two members of Australia’s Federation Guard will carry their memories to commemorate the 92nd anniversary of the Gallipoli landings in 1915. |
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Herculean effort for RAAF pilot
AS the only female pilot with the Royal Australian Air Force’s Hercules squadron, Flight Lieutenant (FLTLT) Sarah-Jane Crane is about to bid farewell to the ‘big birds’ of the sky. |
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Tropical deployment for Reservists
For some young soldiers the idea of being on a tropical island surrounded by palm trees, white beaches and friendly locals would sound pretty good. But for Corporal Ian Wells of Kincumber, it will all be in a day’s work. |
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Youthful experience for young Private
ONE of the Australian Army's youngest soldiers serving overseas is helping make a difference on the ground in southern Iraq. Nineteen-year-old Private Nathan Smith is a rifleman with the Overwatch Battle Group (West)-Two operating from the Ali Air Base, Tallil in the province of Dhi Qar.
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Talkin' the talk in Solomon Islands
ACHIEVING a rapport with the people is what will ensure the success of the mission in the Solomon Islands, according to civil-military liaison officer Private Luke Amies. |
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Making a difference on first deployment
IN A little more than 12 months after joining the Australian Army, Private (PTE) Robert Slorach is already making a difference as an infantryman with the Overwatch Battle Group (West)-Two in the southern Iraqi province of Dhi Qar. |
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Take two to southern Iraq
GOING into southern Iraq for a second deployment in two years is all part of the “absolute ball” that Lance Corporal (LCpl) Brendan Southwick describes as his five-year career in the Australian Army. |
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1000 hours of air time
THE Australian Chinook detachment has achieved a major milestone, racking up 1000 operational flying hours on combat operations over Afghanistan. Chinook detachment commander Lt-Col Mick Prictor said the 1000-hour mark was cracked in January during a combined Australian-US aviation operation to support a relief in place for a Romanian battalion. |
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Building an Iraqi Army
CONTINUING the good work of Al Muthanna Task Group 1 (AMTG1) can be deemed akin to fitting a new pair of boots – the design is spot on; there just needs to be a period to walk them in. And so was the transition in Iraq from AMTG1 to AMTG2, which arrived for a tour of duty on Operation Catalyst in October 2005. |
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Diggers train Baghdad-bound troops
AUSTRALIAN troops serving in southern Iraq as part of Operation Catalyst have delivered a training program for 750 Iraqi soldiers who will be sent to Baghdad in support of the Baghdad Security Plan.
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Training the trainers
WHEN the first Al Muthanna Task Group (AMTG1) landed in Iraq in 2003, priority number one focused on training an Iraqi Army.
The training went beyond books and theory. The Australian Army Training Team Iraq based its task on the development of trust and on leading through example. |
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