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WANTED: DIGGERS
VIEWS ON PAY REVIEW CA Lt-Gen Peter Cosgrove has asked all commanders to make sure their soldiers are aware of the Review of ADF Renumeration 2001, issued on Friday October 5. CDF Adm Chris Barrie has asked Lt-Gen Cosgrove to gather the views of Army members... |
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HQAST Bungendore
bound PRIME Minister John Howard recently announced the location for a $200 million project to relocate and collocate all elements of HQAST (Headquarters Australian Theatre). The new joint operational headquarters will be built at a site on the King's Highway... |
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Australian
troops to be sent against terrorists PRIME Minister John Howard has announced that Australia will provide a detachment of special forces soldiers to support the US in its fight against terrorism. Air-to-air refuelling aircraft would also be provided, with long-range surveillance aircraft and ... |
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Diggers build
new force A SMALL group of ADF personnel in East Timor is continuing to help convert a force made up predominantly of ex-guerrilla fighters into an effective national defence force. Along with their Korean, Portuguese and New Zealand counterparts... |
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Boaties big-gun
blast THE waters off Dili thundered to the sound of .50cal machine-gun fire recently as Townsville-based LCM8 crews honed their weapon skills in international waters. Weeks of planning went into the shoot to ensure the FLS (Force Logistics Squadron) LCM8 crews, drawn from... |
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Royal Australian
Army Pay Corps THE Royal Australian Army Pay Corps, one of the smallest Corps in the Army has had a very chequered existence in its 85 years. Raised and disbanded five times, it has only had a Regular Army component for the past 11 years of its life but has seen service in every theatre of war... |
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Letters
to the Editor I am a pathology technician who has been in the army for 10 years. Within that time I have seen some changes, however nothing that has bothered me to a great deal. Now I am seeing my career, as well as my fellow co-workers slide downhill... |
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Aussies 5th
in world AN AUSTRALIAN soldier found success when he joined the Australian Aerochute team and travelled to the USA for the recent 2001 World Powered Parachute Championship. Sgt Shane Hegarty, Army Aviation Centre, competed with five other Australians in a field of more than 100.. |
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