Search and Destroy
As Coalition forces fight towards Baghdad, Australia’s military chief has a message for the ADF – “we will stick at this until it is resolved.”

21st-century battlefield
I write these few words on April 2 as the media is reporting the beginning of the “Battle of Baghdad”. The TV graphics are showing me blue arrows of the US V Corps trying to get to Baghdad through red lines that are marked “Medina” and “Baghdad”, with the red lines only 50km from the city centre.

Message to the ADF from the Queen
The Governor-General has received the following Message from the Queen, which is being conveyed to the Members of the ADF serving in the Gulf.

Aussie alongside Marines in war
The planning and conduct of a large multi-national offensive operation is increasingly complex, especially when serving with an allied military force.

Chariots of the desert
Iraq’s slowly diminishing armour faces some of the worlds most sophisticated AFVs – so who’s who in the tank park?

Frontline ops at sea
With the first round of Tomahawk missiles launched from US ships in the Persian Gulf, members of the 16 AD Regt were standing to by their RBS-70 missiles, ready to protect HMAS Kanimbla against any air or surface threat.

The media campaign
Civilian media were given the opportunity to touch and taste the equipment that Army soldiers are using on Op Falconer at a media conference in Canberra on March 25.

News In Brief

More child care help
DEFENCE has increased the entitlement for re-imbursement of additional childcare costs when parents are required to work back or are called away with little warning.

Big bang back even better
NO STRANGER to the deserts of the Middle East, a gun called Intrepid has been restored by 4 Fd Regt members and many other dedicated and zealous gun history buffs.

Program to help illicit drug users
Defence is taking a practical and progressive approach to illicit drug use, including steroids, in the ADF through the ADF Drug and Alcohol Program (ADFDAP).

Getting a taste of his pal
THERE are days when it would be great to take your four-legged friend to work.

Transition scheme
When it’s time to move on to greener pastures, Defence personnel may require a helping hand and a little sound advice.

Get your simulation here
SIMULATORS are becoming a crucial part of any military acquisition program and the scientists at DSTO in Edinburgh are working on a system that provides a digital environment for these trainers.

Birds of a feather Army-style
MCALISTERS come and go – that would appear to be the impression at ARTC Kapooka after another of the clan completed recruit training.


Not so fine straight from our pay
Defence Pay will release money from 300 ADF members pay accounts due to fines owed to the NSW RTA.

No strike on Taliban
AS Operation Valiant Strike drew to a close in the Sami Ghar mountains about 130km of Kandahar, Afghanistan, a new operation near Bagram started March 27.

Trainer 2000 engages Bagram base
BAGRAM – The Engagement Skills Trainer 2000, an indoor weapons training simulator, opened for use March 8 at Bagram Air Base.

Fallen Koreans mourned in EM
Emotions ran high as over 160 peacekeepers representing some 22 nations gathered into the courtyard of the HQPKF building in Dili on March 12, for a memorial service for four peacekeepers killed recently.