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JUSTICE
FOR ALL Burchett finds no culture of violence exists. AN AUDIT of the military justice system has found no evidence of a culture of violence in the ADF. Retired Federal Court justice James Burchett said in his report that, while bastardisation practices have existed at some military institutions in the... |
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RODUM
action holstered for non-issue material Pistol holsters purchased using personal or Direct Unit Funds have no grounds for RODUM action according to the ADF's Armaments Systems Program Office , DMO. |
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Soldiers
aim for new AIRN norm WTSS scores high with Chief. CHANGES to the Army Individual Readiness Notice (AIRN) policy for all soldiers will come into effect from Sept 1. A complete review of AIRN, first introduced in 1997, recently produced a complete revision, although few changes will be... |
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Unauthorised
boat arrivals to be housed by Defence DEFENCE is temporarily assisting the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs as part of a contingency plan for the reception, processing and detention of unauthorised boat arrivals until permanent facilities are complete. |
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Land Commander commmends outstanding service | |
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PMG
combines to keep Aussie link open THE most unlikely volunteers recently joined with the PMG's small engineering detachment to assist in emergency airfield repairs. The Kieta Airfield has recently deteriorated to a point that further rains would seriously erode the strip and sever the weekly RAAF lifeline... |
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Ausbatt
diggers air on ACA THE Nine Network's A Current Affair sent a crew into East Timor recently where it spent time patrolling with 4RAR Bn Gp around the mountain village of Memo. Reporter Jane Hansen, cameraman Drew Benjamin and sound recordist Matt Brown had already spent a full... |
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Capable
air power UNLIKE the Bell 206B-1 Kiowa, which will be replaced under the AIR87 Project (along with the equally aged UH-1H Huey gunship), Tiger is an advanced, hi-tech, 'skinny' aircraft (meaning the pilot and gunner sit in tandem, with the pilot up front) designed specifically for... |
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Army
looks Tiger in the eye ARH heads south. TIGER was recently announced as the aircraft to advance to the next stage of Project AIR87. In making the announcement, Minister for Defence Peter Reith said Eurocopter had offered the French/German Tiger to meet Australia's requirements for... |
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Letters
to the Editor AIRN diddle not acceptable. WHILE I have no problem with the concept of AIRN, I do have a problem with the administration of it. A case in point. About two months ago, I received a call from a Sydney-based unit wishing to know whether my unit was conducting a Steyr... |
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On
the bite Saltwater, Freshwater, Brisbane, Lake Jindabyne, A handy hint on applying boat stickers... |
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ARMY
GIVEN SLIP After three weeks on the slopes. SKIERS in the ADF recently had three weeks of competition in the inter-service championships in the Victorian ski fields. Downhill and Nordic teams descended on the Mt Hotham and Dinner Plains area for some hot competition in snow. |
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