DEEP BREATH
Random alcohol testing coming for soldiers
SOLDIERS can expect to face random and targeted alcohol testing in the near future, following the imminent release of a Defence Instruction on alcohol testing in the ADF.

2 Cav deploys
THE unique capabilities of 2 Cav Regt have been added to Australia’s force deployed to Iraq.

Desert eagles flying high
TWO members from the Port Headland-based Delta Tp of The Pilbara Regt recently embarked on an experience of a lifetime.

SOCOMD good to go
AS THE command ‘go’ is given simultaneous sniper fire from hundreds of metres away eliminates sentries with pinpoint accuracy just seconds before the first wave of mortar rounds land on target and obliterate defences to the powerful thump of high explosives.

3RAR parades to recall Kapyong
3RAR’s Kapyong Day commemoration on April 24 was held with the battalion’s customary grandeur as a traditional parade combined with an exhibition of the unit’s history and demonstration of the parachute capability.

7 Bde shows skills
SOLDIERS from 6RAR made a clean sweep of 7 Bde’s annual Military Skills Competition snaring all top three placings.

Sounds like a plan
IMAGINE if you could have a say in the way your unit does business, regardless of your rank or position.
Well JLU (NQ) have done just that.

Black Hawk flies in 3D at Oakey
HAS the multi-million dollar, Project Air 5046 Phase 3C, Black Hawk Simulator, met its aims for training at Oakey?

A family that marches in step
MARCHING out of Kapooka usually turns into a family affair – never more so for father and son pair Ptes Mark and Nolan Ramage who recently marched out together after 42 days of intense training.

Wet boots for paratroops
ASSAULT Pioneers from 3RAR crashed through the surf at Port Stephens recently to train new members and rehash old members in essential boating and watermanship skills.

Kits for kids
CDF Gen Peter Cosgrove and HPACC Jenny McKenry recently launched the Defence 2020 Protecting Australia’s People and Places education kit.

2RAR leaves for Baghdad
A PLATOON from 2RAR departed RAAF Base Townsville bound for Baghdad on May 11, tasked with the security of the Australian Embassy and the Australian diplomatic representatives in country.

DIO’s intelligence praised by CA
CA Lt-Gen Peter Leahy, has praised the work of the Defence Intelligence Organisation (DIO) through the course of the war against the Iraqi regime.

ADF and US forces go jump in Sydney
WHILE members of the 4RAR(Cdo) operate with US forces as part of the coalition in the Middle East, other elements of the battalion have been working on interoperability with US forces in Australia.

Army power at annual V8 challenge
AS WELL as the V8 power on the roads, patrons of the annual Clipsal 500 V8 Challenge also witnessed power of a different kind – displays by some of the ADF’s best, including the Red Berets, the RAAF Roulettes and the might of the Hornets from RAAF Edinburgh’s Aircraft Research and Development Unit.

6RAR’s top soldier
PTE Geoffrey Sheard was declared 6RAR Champion Soldier for 2003, following seven days of gruelling infantry challenges during the battalion’s annual Military Skills Competition.

JLU (SQ) keeps the green fleet running
Last year JLU (SQ) kept their shoulders to the wheel, repairing 105 vehicles – 55 Unimogs, 40 Landrovers and 10 Macks.

EM’s dawn perfect on Anzac Day
ANZAC Day, April 25, 2003 in East Timor was testament to the legend of the Anzac’s and the deep sentiment soldiers, sailors, airmen and airwomen feel about the occasion and being deployed on Operation Citadel and other UN non-operational projects.

Aussie support for ETDF continues
AN ORGANISATION of 27 Australians in East Timor are providing ongoing support to the developing East Timor Defence Force (ETDF).

DFC PKF hands over the reins
AFTER nine months of assistance to the evolving East Timor Government, Brig Justin Kelly is handing over his role as Deputy Force Commander (DFC) of the Peace Keeping Force (PKF).

For 5/7 in EM proud tradition continues
THE fourth consecutive Anzac Day for AUSBATT in East Timor struck a note of pride and endurance for the soldiers on Operation Citadel.

Languages the key for growth
TEACHING, interpreting and translating the muddle of multi languages that are spoken throughout the East Timorese population takes one keen expert.

Officer exchange
MULTI National Forces are part and parcel of overseas operations – so are the exchange programs that operate with or without war and peacekeeping tours. Operation Citadel and 5/7RAR are no exception.