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APCs
on Track A GO-AHEAD for a major upgrade to the army's fleet of M113 vehicles was announced recently by Defence Minister Peter Reith. |
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end scientists invest in climate control Scientists from the Northern Territory University are helping the army solve a troublesome issue - keeping Leopard drivers and crew cool while they patrol Australia's tropical north. |
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Posting
admin to ease with new end-to-end service POSTING administration will become easier for defence members from July 1 with the centralisation of services under DHA co-ordination. |
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Everest
expedition continues in wake of avalanche tragedy THE army's Everest expedition leader Maj Zac Zaharias announced in Kathmandu recently that members of the Tenix Everest 2001 Expedition had, after extensive consultation, decided to continue with their attempt on the world's tallest peak. |
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Warm response
for Top End debut The Australian Army's newest entity in Darwin, 1 Tp Emergency Response Sqn (ERS) was formally welcomed to the Top End recently by commander 1 Bde Brig Damien |
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Diggers plough
into Kiwi training SOLDIERS from 23 Spt Sqn, part of 1CER in Darwin, are rebuilding the first 3km of the Tarn Track, an old tank track in the southern part of the Waiouru Training Area. |
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3RAR in Singleton
drop MEMBERS of 3RAR's reconnaissance platoon took to the skies above Singleton recently to hone their existing skills and learn new ones. |
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4RAR
(Cdo) gets back to basics SOLDIERS from 4RAR (Cdo) undertook a strenuous training regime in balmy Queensland recently to ready themselves for the serious job of peacekeeping. The battalion is packed up and ready to leave Australia in mid-April for the next six-month rotation of peacekeepers in East Timor. |
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Striking a
psych balance I HAVE watched with objectivity the use of Psych Corps in East Timor and would like to share some of these observations. But first some background to my concerns. |
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End hockey heats up As the National Defence Hockey Championships loom large, one of the army's northern territory representatives has been busy honing her skills on the interstate circuit in the Telstra Stix competition. |
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