In safe hands
INDONESIANS and ADF personnel are embracing the handover of the Australian military's humanitarian operations in the Indonesian province of Aceh.

Op Pomelo ends
THE ADF's contribution to the UN mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea UNMEE) has ended, following the return of the last two Army officers assigned to the mission.

ASM issued for E.Timor service
THE ASM with East Timor clasp has been awarded to personnel who have deployed to East Timor since August 2003.

Beryllium hotline available
A Beryllium Information Service (BIS) is now operational through the ADF Defence Service Centre, Cooma.


Proposal to extend drug testing regime
PROPOSED legislation to extend the ADF's ability to conduct drug testing has been introduced into Parliament.


Life savers
ATTACKS in Iraq are providing some of the best product reliability and SOP tests available and are increasing the confidence of Australian soldiers there.


ASLAVs get extra steel and sting
NINE more Kongsberg Remote Weapon Stations (RWS) and 15 Bar Armour Systems (BAS) have added to the suite of operational improvements procured for ASLAVs serving in Iraq.

Reserves finish three-month deployment
THE first contingent of reserves to deploy on Op Relex II has been welcomed home by 2 Div after finishing a three-month deployment.



Advanced soldier
MARCH 21 marks a revolution in training delivered at Kapooka, with the first recruits undertaking the new Advanced Soldier Course, designed to better prepare soldiers to cope with the complexity and challenges of the modern battlefield.

9 Bde aids bushfire relief
PORT Lincoln residents were pleased when an element from 9 Bde, including both reserve and regular soldiers, arrived in the firedevastated Lower Eyre Peninsula to provide support to the volunteer clean-up operation. U

Plans for Pucka's MQs
A $19.6 million Federal Government plan to build 80 new married quarters at Puckapunyal is currently under way with all houses expected to be completed by November 2006.


Changes that you just have to wear
SPIT polishing, synonymous for decades with all things military, is heading the same way as the creases in your cams.


Karratha accommodation upgrade
NEW apartment accommodation is available for Members without Dependants (MWOD) posted to the Pilbara Regiment in Karratha.

New living conditions
MEMBERS Without Dependants (MWOD) required to live in service accommodation will now be given priority over those who only choose to live-in this accommodation.

Fighting fit at 50
2 CDO Coy celebrated 50 years of service to the nation by showing the community that it is strong, committed and has a proud history.

Deployable logistics
FOUR blokes exitedly huddled around a computer can only mean one thing ... a successful trial at 10FSN of a stand-alone data entry system allowing the recording of information by Q-Stores and workshops when the Standard Defence Supply System (SSDS) is not connected.

You look familiar
A NORTH Queensland man has finished his 20-year search for his brother thanks to the ADF Public Affairs Internet Team and Army news.
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Disabilities celebrated in UN day recognition
BLINDNESS, profound deafness in his right ear and epilepsy haven't stopped Capt Will Anderson, who suffered a significant peacetime accident in 1994.