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Ready
and able
A RECONNAISSANCE team is currently in southern Iraq's Al Mathanna
province to make preparations for 450 mainly Darwinbased troops
and 40 2 Cav Regt ASLAVs to arrive.
Pulling
their weight
A THREE-day battle for the toughest tanker has been fought
by 25 members of 1 Armd Regt in a sixevent physical challenge
at Robertson Barracks.
Show
respect to your mates
OFFENSIVE
behaviour, especially racial vilification, is unacceptable
within the Army, CA Lt-Gen Leahy has stressed.
High
standard of health care
THE Regimental Aid Post (RAP) of 1RAR set a new
standard in the provision of quality health care to soldiers
when it became the first medical practice in the Army to achieve
accreditation against civilian health care standards.
In brief
104
years of service
THE focus of soldiers is, as always, on preparing
and supporting their mates on operation, CA Lt-Gen Peter Leahy
reminded crowds at the Army's 104th birthday parade in Canberra.
Army offers OJT for apprentices
1CER
is providing on-the-job experience to local apprentices in
the Group Training Apprentice Scheme.
On
the money
Captains score well in game show
FAME
and fortune for two captains from Gallipoli Barracks was only
a few questions away when they appeared on Who Wants to be
a Millionaire.
Reserve
officers' march-out
RMC
has seen the graduation of 71 reserve cadets.
Awards
merited
COMMENDATIONS
for service will now be based on an order of merit following
recent changes to service policy.
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LAT's
a real talking point
LANGUAGE
Aptitude Testing (LAT) will get under way next month when the
Manager for Languages - Army, Bob Tyne, takes the LAT tour on
the road.
A
major milestone
THE
prospect of retiring from the Army after 41 years' service doesn't
daunt Maj Geoff Coulter. He regards it as just a different posting
with a different job description.
Bulletin
board
Various
notices.
Army's
iron arms
First
sidelifter introduced into service
A NEW self-loading trailer system that will improve
the capability of distribution of heavy equipment has been handed
over to 26 Tpt Sqn for trialling.
Muddy
march on Melaleuca
Late last year, 17 members of 131 STA Bty made the
journey from Queensland to Tasmania for adventurous training
on Exercise Melaleuca March.
Lamington
Drive no piece of cake
Anything but a cake walk describes 2HSB's annual
adventurous training exercise Lamington Drive, run late last
year.
IETs
on target
On
course at Singleton Military Training Area
Three ex-ARA infantry corporals and a driving instructor
with 50 years' behind the wheel have headed an experienced training
team for 2 Div Reserve soldiers attending recent IET courses
at Singleton.
Directing
fire
The thumping of 84mm Carl Gustaf rounds striking
at an old Centurion tank from a firing bay reverberated about
Singleton's Direct Fire Support Weapon (DFSW) range.
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Heading
home
ONE of the final tasks undertaken by 1CER engineers has
been reconstruction of a local mosque in Banda Aceh destroyed
by the devastating tsunami.
Divers
in Aceh action
1CER
refloats fishing boats
FOR
the first time since the Vietnam era, Army Working Divers have
dived in an operational environment.
Soldiers
clean up their act
THE
tons of equipment used to clean up Banda Aceh on Operation Sumatra
Assist is being scrubbed by a Force Extraction Team (FET) in
preparation for Australian Quarantine Inspection Service (AQIS)
inspections and return to Australia.
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Getting
fired up
OPERATIONAL
Support Squadron (OSS) have been deployed in Banda Aceh since
January 13 and have had the rewarding job of rebuilding vehicles.
Vote's
in for Major
FOR
Maj Matt Jones, helping the Iraqi people prepare for their first
free election has been his job for the past six months.
Swords
out for US Army
THE
US Army is preparing to field up to 18 armed robot soldiers
for operations in Iraq, with delivery expected by mid-year.
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