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Out
of the blue A 1RAR soldier takes advantage of concealment provided by a smoke grenade at the High Range Training Area outside Townsville to repel a ficticious enemy force who had aggresively taken over the area. |
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Take cover CA Lt-Gen Peter Cosgrove will release information to commanders and soldiers about having adequate personal insurance cover in light of current operational tempo. Recent deployments by ADF member ... |
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Praying in
a time of war The ADF held a national day of prayer on November 8 for the deployment of personnel to the international coalition against terrorism. Ten ecumenical services were held around the country on the departure.. |
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A training
tool for soldiers An Atlas of Australia's Wars is a "cap stone" to Australia's military history, according to CA Lt-Gen Peter Cosgrove. Written by former CGS Lt-Gen John Coates, the atlas was launched by Lt-Gen Cosgrove.. |
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Election day
in Timor More than 1500 ADF personnel serving with the United Nations in East Timor were given the opportunity to vote in the recent Australian Federal Election despite being hundreds of kilometres from home. |
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Letters
to the Editor In 1995 after several years enjoyable service in the ARA I decided to make the move into civvy street. Not wanting to cut my ties completely and yet not ready for the commitment required by the GRes, I transferred to the AIEF. For the most part, this has proven to be a satisfactory... |
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Benefits of
when and how to stretch The last couple of physiotherapy articles discussed the structures that are involved in stretching, the different types of stretching and the process of tissue lengthening, namely stress, relaxation and creep. |
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The purpose
of exciting the nervous system As mentioned in previous articles, there is currently a paradigm shift in resistance (weight) training to a more functional approach. With the concept of 'the brain doesn't know muscle… |
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ADFA Rams raided
in season grand final The season is over for the ADFA Rams Australian Rules Football Club, whose reserve team contested the grand final without being able to capture a pennant. Solid preparation and performances in pre-season... |
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British tourists
routed by Aussie team A combined services cricket team from NSW soundly beat a team from the UK's RAF Shawbury in a recent match at David Phillips Oval in Sydney. The Aussies managed to rack up 226 runs in 45 overs to out-perform their British adversaries, who were all out for 106 after 30 overs. |
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Shooter remember
the .303 The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month was marked in most appropriate fashion in Canberra recently when members and supporters of the district's Army Rifle Association turned out in force for the annual Remembrance Day .303 shoot. More than 40 Lee Enfield. |
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