Shot for gold
A soldier aims for Olympic glory
SOOTING champion Pte Tim Lowndes will be aiming for gold when he represents Australia at the Athens Olympics.

The key to good health
The roll-out of the ADF's revolutionary new health information management system, HealthKEYS, will begin on August 16 in units based in Darwin.

Art for future generations
THE final installment in a series of paintings celebrating the Royal Australian Engineer was presented to 13 Fd Sqn by Spr Ian Coate, during the 89th Waterloo Dinner at the Royal Perth Yacht Club.

Rwanda vets again eligible
RWANDA veterans waiting for tax exemption refunds should see them shortly after a review by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO).

A call from the deep
MEMBERS of the Army interested in becoming submariners can test the waters first. .


Security matters
SECURITY is everybody's business every day of the year - not just in times of crisis.


Cooks tittilate tastebuds
JUNIOR chefs from 1RAR and 4 Fd Regt have gone head to head in a cook-off, which will culminate in the top three teams competing in the final of the 3 Bde catering competition in November.

History
A view from the capola of Long Tan
The second in A Digger Recalls history series.
Cpl Cameron Jamieson reports.

Army farewells a friend
WO2 Nigel Southam, born September 16, 1966, was recently killed in WA in a motor vehcile accident.

Ville turns out for troops
A TRI-SERVICE march-past earlier this month in Townsville welcomed home ADF personnel who deployed on a range of recent operations including:

Clearances downgraded
MORE than 6000 ADF and Defence civilian clearances have been downgraded to confidential.

Aussie SF try Thai
AUSTRALIAN Special Forces recently deployed to Thailand to test their ability to work together with the Thai Special Forces in resolving terrorist incidents.

The truth value of unsung sacrifices
INDIGENOUS Service men and women were honoured at a memorial service in Canberra last month.


Air display remarkable
TOWNSVILLE skies were recently filled with 16 Bde putting on an impressive air-mobile operation display, using lift-helicopter variants.


In brief


TAX GUIDE 2003 - 2004

Canada preps for terror
A COMBINED Canadian Navy and Army exercise received a touch of Aussie Army experience when Cpl Peter Ivey from 1CSU joined members of 744 Communications Regiment in Edmonton, Canada, for Exercise HMCS Discovery.


For bravery in a time of peril
A UN SPECIAL-service medal has been presented to Col Jeff Davie by UN Secretary- General Kofi Annan, in recognition of his work as the Military Adviser to the Special Representative of the Secretary General in Iraq.


RIMPAC round-up
ADF personnel and their assets achieved the targets they set when they headed off to take part in RIMPAC 2004, COMFLOT, Cdre Davyd Thomas said at the completion of the exercise.

Personnel cuts to Op Anode
ONLY 100 Australian servicemen and women will remain in the Solomon Islands by the end of July.

Op Anode milestone
THE arrival of RAMSI one year ago has made the country a markedly different place.


Locals celebrate
THE anniversary of RAMSI's one year the Solomon Islands was an auspicious occasion for not only the troops and Participating Police Force but also for the locals who were given their first opportunity to openly thank RAMSI for their support.


Joint Ops WO awards on RAMSI
THE Joint Operations Command Warrant Officer Medallion (JOCWO) was awarded for the first time in the Solomon Islands to three women serving in RAMSI.