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Families to
get more benefits Defence will be providing greater support for Army families with a set of new initiatives from DPE. Spouse Professional Fees and Courses and Welcome to the ADF packages will join the range of programs and... |
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Desert warriors
take aim More than 700km away from home and taking on a job nobody from this remote part of Australia had ventured into before was going to be a big ask for a new group of Norforce soldiers. In mid-October, 10... |
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UN sacrifices
remembered United Nations Day, October 24, was marked by a ceremony and parade attended by a crowd several hundred strong, including Governor General Peter Hollingworth, and CA Lt-Gen Peter Cosgrove. |
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Entering the
portal to increase knowledgeSoldiers
with access to the Defence intranet can now make use of an on-line information service that provides a wealth of information of specific interest to Defence members. |
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Pentagon staff
honoured Seventy Pentagon personnel were honoured recently for their acts of bravery on September 11 when a jetliner crashed into the Pentagon and sent a rolling ball of fire through its corridors. |
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Depleted uranium
study issued The US Department of Defense has released a preliminary report which establishes no link between depleted uranium (DU) exposure and health issues among veterans of the Balkans conflict. |
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El Alamein remembered Members of Op Mazurka, the Australian contingent in the Sinai, have commemorated one of the pivotal engagements of WW2 - the Battle of El Alamein. Five soldiers from Op Mazurka Contingent 16A... |
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Townsville's Chooks give Darwin a big liftTownsville-based aviators beat up a storm in the Top End recently when they combined forces with 1 Bde to rehearse heavy air-lift operations with Darwin-based units. | |
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From the billabong
to the beach The Hawkesbury River has produced some nice school jewfish on live bait - small mullet and yacka's seem to be the goods. If you're a fan of some bread-and-butter fishing try targeting large sand whiting with ... |
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Mueller's men
merciless A VCDF rugby union team made Lt-Gen Des Mueller a happy man after it whitewashed a team from the Australian Command and Staff College (ACSC) 42-0 at ADFA in an entertaining evening on October 31 at... |
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Olds and bolds
answer the call Canberra's oldest turf wicket hosted the ACT Inter-service Cricket Competition, a precursor to a national, combined service event. The three-day series at RMC Oval saw each of the services field a team for... |
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