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Swifter
than eagles
Major
3 Bde Exercise gets off to flying start
HUNDREDS of civilians owe a debt of gratitude to the ADF following
the evacuation of Australians and other nominated foreign
nationals from the volatile island of Capronesia.
A
written tribute to Pacific operations
SUBMISSIONS from soldiers are sought for a book about life
and work on Operations Anode and Bel Isi.
Three
heads
THE
biennial BRITANZ discussions between the Chiefs of the Australian,
New Zealand and UK Defence Forces have been held in Canberra
recently.
Former
Defence chief passes on
FORMER Chief of Defence Force and three-time recipient of
the Order of Australia, Adm Alan Beaumont, passed away last
month after a long battle with illness.
A blast of a farewell for
25 Pdr
AN ERA ended on August 12 with the last firing of the
quick-firing 25-pounder gun (QF 25 Pdr). The Joint Proof and
Experimental Unit from the Proof and Evaluation Establishment
(PEE), Graytown, conducted the firing.
Bridging
the gap
A
NEW $7.3-million Combat Support Modular Bridge System (CSMBS)
is being tested at SME and may be added to the current bridging
inventory.
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Monster
V8 sells Army to civvies
This
sixby has real street cred
A GENERATION three 5.7 litre long-stroke V8 engine has been
donated to give power to a new street machine currently being
designed and built at ALTC.
Digital tests to start
Location
and data added to capability
NEW digital radio technology will be tested at Puckapunyal in
November and December this year to replace current analogue
equipment.
Trek
team takes to support role
THE
SCHOOL of Military Engineering (SME) Transport Section (Tpt
Sect) will provide a supporting role for a 6200km fundraising
trek across the outback throughout September and October.
Health
a priority
Flying
hospital passes first test brilliantly
THE
School of Infantry has been impressed with the level of service
provided in the climate-controlled and self-sufficient tents
of the Air Force’s Air Transportable Hospital (ATH).
Sea
trials underway
SIX
landing craft designed to halve the time it takes to transport
soldiers to shore will be introduced into service by 2005.
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Kit
for F-FDTL
AUSTRALIA
recently supplied more than $200,000 worth of field equipment
to the East Timorese army as part of the ongoing Defence Cooperation
Program (DCP).
Driven to ingenuity
THE
men of steel have learnt to drive hard in East Timor –
all in the name of field engineering.
Rock the Casbah
A
TOURING group of Aussie entertainers have proven a major hit
with ADF personnel throughout the Middle East.
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Port
fans fly flag
PORT
Power fans all over Australia are celebrating Port’s
win in the AFL Grand Final, and just as fervant is WO2 Mick
Leckie in Baghdad.
Cutting-edge CWPCs
CANADIAN
soldiers will be provided with state-of-the-art chemical warfare
protective coveralls from 2005.
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A
Catafalque explained
Legend
has it that the first catafalque (pronounced cat-a-falk) parties
guarded important and wealthy people’s coffins from thieves
and vandals.
The
words we remember
The
following was written by Pericles more than 2000 years ago,
long before the first Anzac Day, but not far from Gallipoli.
Pericles, an influential leader of Athens, was responsible for
a number of great building projects, including most of the surviving
structures on the Acropolis.
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Monash
bio launched
A
biography of General Sir John Monash has been launched at the
Australian War Memorial.
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