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Time
to pay
Defence personnel with overdue bills
to the Commonwealth will soon face legal action.
2RAR
hunts arachnids
SOLDIERS of 2RAR employed a wide variety
of weapons systems during the annual live fire exercise “Black
Widow” at the High Range Training Area.
Apology
Army newspaper apologises to WO2 Graham
Treloar for any embarrassment or hurt.
Top
End cadets
Two new Australian Army Cadet Units
have officially joined the AAC family – at Bathurst Island,
just north of Darwin, and Wadeye (formerly known as Port Keats),
some 250km southwest of Darwin.
Water
under the bridge
MEMBERS of the Royal Australian Army
Dental Corps (RAADC) recently celebrated the 60th anniversary
of the corps in Sydney.
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From
one AO to another
FORMER
commander of Australia’s contribution to the coalition
to disarm Iraq, Brig Maurie McNarn, was made an officer of
the Order of Australia at Parliament House in Canberra on
June 4..
Umpire
counts down sport
The ADF Sports Council (ADFSC) is reviewing
the ADF sports policy, including the inappropriate sports
listing, in response to affected groups.
At
Her Majesty's pleasure
Australia Day Honours List.
IG
warns of unethical behaviour in Defence
Been putting the weights on your contractor
for some tickets to the footy or entry to a box at the Prime
Minister’s XI cricket recently?
Foundations
of history - CA's history
conference
CA
Lt-Gen Peter Leahy’s annual history conference, to be
held on July 10-11, will deal with the war in the Pacific
during the years 1943-44.
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LCM8s
prove versatility
Two
10FSB LCM8s, deployed in the Persian Gulf during Operation
Falconer, have emulated their predecessors from the WW2 pacific
theatre by landing troops and equipment ashore in combat operations
for the first time since 1945.
Fluffy
begins new life in US
AN Iraqi-born German Shepherd, used
by US Special Forces, which created enormous news coverage
in the US, has escaped euthanasia and has travelled to the
US to retire.
A
day in the life
The Australian contingent joined many
others in East Timor to commemorate UN International Peacekeeper’s
Day, parading in Dili on May 29.
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2RAR
and 2 Cav take it to the streets
Baghdad is one of the world’s oldest
cities in one of the oldest inhabited countries.
Cross
for peace
On Easter morning several members of
the PMG travelled to Buka in northern Bougainville, where
they were to place the Loloho Peace Cross into the safe keeping
of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Bougainville, Bishop Henk
Groenenberg.
A
trip to the Gettysburg address
The marching would have made a cub scout
blush, the sergeants had a hard time keeping the troops in
line at Little Round Top (it was commented that herding cats
would be easier) and come lunchtime the tea was not hot, but
ice cold in the best US tradition.
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