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Challenge
met with increased funding
- Budget 2003
The
Government will increase spending on Defence by $2.1 billion
over the next five years from 2002-03 to meet the challenges
of the changed strategic environment and the increased tempo
of ADF operations, Defence Minister Robert Hill said on
May 13.
Reserve
comes of age
Army
reservist Capt Ian Toohill visits A Coy, 5/7RAR, as its
tour of duty in East Timor – as the first reserve combat
sub-unit to serve on operational duty since WW2 – comes
to an end.
Think
tanks
THE
trend in arms-corps training is moving away from corps-specific
training and leaning towards all soldiers with specific
combat requirements – this is the message from the
School of Armour’s 2IC Maj Robert McLaren during a
recent interview with Army.
Fire
fights in Iraq's desert
WITH
the ground campaign over, details have been made public
of how the SASR fought and won in the deserts of western
Iraq, achieving their mission without losing a member.
Extremes
of heat and cold in the west
The
western desert of Iraq is an inhospitable place.
Welcome,
we're Aussies
SASR
troopers were involved in highway interdiction tasks in
western Iraq after neutralising the threat of Iraqi missile
launches.
CA
and RSM-A visit troops in the MEAO
CA,
Lt-Gen Peter Leahy has completed a visit to the Middle East
Area of Operations (MEAO), visiting troops before they return
to Australia.
Mum's
the word in the MEAO
For
at least one Army mum, mother’s day this year was more
than a world away from her family.
5
Avn Regt busy behind the scenes
While
much media attention has been focused on SF elements, members
of 5 Avn Regt have played a busy role away from the spotlight
in the current operation in the Middle East.
Part
ship's Coy happy to be SAD
HMAS
Kanimbla, one of three RAN vessels currently on patrol in
the waterways of The Gulf, distinguishes herself in many
ways including by the composition of her ship’s company.
By
the rivers of Babylon
A
submariner doesn’t normally serve inside Iraq but when
Leading Seaman Rachel Irving from Navy News was assigned
to report on Op Falconer, she visited the Special Forces
Task Group which had captured Al Asad Airbase.
Pleasure
domes amid the poverty
BAGHDAD,
Iraq May 2, 2003 – Seeing television, newspaper and
magazine images of Saddam's palaces is one thing. Seeing
them in real life is something else.
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