5 Avn Regt departs, fully prepared
INTENSE training and mission- essential tasks were completed by members of 5 Avn Regts, C Sqn, before farewelling family on February 11.

17,400 and ... now where was I?
THE four yearly Defence Census is rapidly approaching when all permanent and active reserve members of the ADF as well as all Defence APS personnel will be asked to complete Census questionnaires.

Psychs study stress on ADF
Defence families are more likely to experience marital problems than civilian families, according to ADF pyschologists and support staff.

Changes to super rules for divorce
ADF members will soon be able to split their superannuation as part of a divorce settlement following a marriage breakdown.

New DHA complex opens in Darwin
MINISTER for Defence Robert Hill officially opened DHA’s latest housing complex, Vantage Point, in Darwin on January 31.

Californian invasion
Queenslanders play host to US National Guard
THE alliance between Australia and the Unites States was strengthened recently when soldiers from 31RQR participated in Exercise Pacific Reserve with the US National Guard.

Task force steps up to the line
FINAL elements of the 500-strong Special Forces Task Group were farewelled during a ceremony at Holsworthy Barracks, Sydney, as they prepared to deploy as part of Operation Bastille.

Off to the Gulf on Operation Bastille
A list of Australia's commitment.

It’s a long way to the top just to get fit
“The best way to see Sydney” is how Spr Glenn Power described the recent Centrepoint Tower ‘Run-up’ conducted by Engineer IETs in Sydney recently.

Govt says thanks for fighting fires
The Government has acknowledged the dedicated effort of Defence personnel in the recent bushfires crisis.

Birthday parade in Canberra on Feb 28
CELEBRATIONS for the Army’s 102nd birthday will be held in Canberra at 10.45am on February 28 at the Australian Army National Memorial on Anzac Parade, followed by a barbecue and cake-cutting ceremony in Reid Park in Canberra.

3CSR’s clear signal to 3 Bde
GREAT service has become better since the formation of 3CSR in Townsville on February 14.
3CSR is the amalgamation of HQ Coy and 103 Sig Sqn with the new regiment comprsing of Spt Sqn and 103 Sig Sqn.

A cool allowance for NT families
ARMY families in Darwin will be cooler this wet season through a trial launched recently to offer an air-conditioning allowance to local ADF families.

Quiet Tigers
A photo essay by Cpl Wade Laube in East Timor.

ADF French linguists aid 6RAR
DURING November last year, three ADF School of Languages French students were sent on their first assignment as linguists – two weeks on the ground in New Caledonia.

Paras drop fuel in Bagram
BAGRAM Air Base, Afghanistan – Parachute riggers have dropped 38,088 gallons of fuel to the Forward Area Refueling Point in support of Operation Eagle Fury in the Bahgran Valley.

Walk the miles
Reservists with 5/7RAR in East Timor have found a unique link to WW2 and another Reserve company.

Three amigos reunited
MAJ Tom White, Capt Steve Tilbrook and I linked up for the second time on operational service with the UN.

Australians and Japanese rock Timor
A GREAT deal of engineering is universal, so it is hardly surprising the engineers of several countries are working together in the multi-national environment of East Timor.