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Goodbye,
mate
THE body of a 3RAR soldier who died while on patrol in the
Solomon Islands has been brought home by his mates and laid
to rest.
Message
from the Chief
THE majority of Army members deployed as part of CJTF 629
on Operation Sumatra Assist have now safely returned home
to Australia.
CDF
praises B Sqn
CDF
Gen Peter Cosgrove addressed the future of B Sqn 3/4 Cav Regt
during a visit to the squadron on March 12.
2
Cav CO heads up Iraq task group
TWO senior military appointments to the Al Muthanna
Task Group (AMTG) deploying to southern Iraq have been announced.
New field kit due mid-year
ADVANCED new field equipment costing $35 million will
begin to enter service from June as part of the Army's Land
125 soldier modernisation program.
Memorial
visit moves recruits
THE first recruits to embark on the Advanced Soldier
Course at Kapooka have benefitted from a tour of the Australian
War Memorial.
Another bronzed Aussie
EXEMPLARY
service on operations with the Coalition has earned CO 1RAR
Lt-Col Chris Field a US Bronze Star.
East
Timor mappers thanked
AN
EAST Timorese governmental delegation has visited the Geospatial
Analysis Centre (GAC) facility in Bendigo to thank staff for
completing the first comprehensive East Timor mapping project.
Soldiers
safe after cyclone
A
NORFORCE assessment team has returned to Darwin from an island-hopping
flight to outlying indigenous communities that felt the full
force of Cyclone Ingrid.
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3
Bde troops are ready for anything
3
BRIGADE's ability to fill a short-notice ready reaction role
and its high work ethic are its greatest assets, according to
3 Bde commander Brig Mick Slater.
Unstinting service
MAJOR
General Jim Hughes has stood down from the last of his military
appointments with his retirement as Honorary Colonel of Monash
University Regiment (MONUR). Maj- Gen Hughes was dined out by
all ranks of the regiment in celebration of his 55 years of
service.
Long
Tan vet retires
Won Military Medal on second tour
THE
last serving member from the Battle of Long Tan is retiring
from service this month after nearly four decades of military
service.
Chance
to win study scholarship
NOMINATIONS
for the 2006 CDF Scholarship close on May 27.
Secdet
6B deploys
Farewell
in Brisbane for Iraq-bound soldiers
MORE than 40 infantry, cavalry and military police
soldiers deployed on Operation Catalyst on March 5 as rotation
replacements for soldiers serving on Secdet duties in Iraq.
Top
End cadet drive
A SMALL coastal indigenous community in our Top End
could well have notched up a record in defence recruitment.
Mod
squad finishes IET at Wide Bay
THE infantry's latest soldiers got off their P-plates
recently at Wide Bay Training Area after successfully completing
Mod 1 and Mod 2 of the reserve IET course conducted by Brisbane-based
9RQR.
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Thailand
support
Our
soldiers help with Op Phuket Assist
A SMALL group of ADF personnel has been helping Thai authorities
and the AFP to identify victims and repatriate survivors of
last year's Boxing Day tsunami.
Gunners
deploy to Butterworth
WITH
just two weeks notice, a composite rifle company of gunners
from 103 Mdm Bty and several other 1 Bde units have deployed
to Rifle Company Butterworth (RCB).
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Engineers
thank locals
1CER's
two month deployment in Banda Aceh has come to a close and in
a parting gesture the regiment held a parade of thanks for the
locals.
Warm welcome
1HSB
medical staff have received a warm welcome home from their deployment
to Op Sumatra Assist.
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