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The
long goodbye
UNMISET
troops hold last parade
FOLLOWING almost six years of UN peacekeeping missions in
Timor- Leste, the last armed operation closed on May 20, finally
signifying that peace has returned to the nation.
Big
plans for exercise
DESPITE high levels of operations, Australia and the US are
gearing up for what will be the biggest combined exercise
of the year.
Long-serving
CA to make history
THE
announcement of new command arrangements for the ADF might
produce an historic first for the CA.
Safety
first
THE largest gathering of senior Army leaders in
modern times was summoned to Canberra by CA Lt-Gen Peter Leahy
to discuss only one thing - Occupational Health and Safety.
A decade of Army Chooks
THE Chinooks have marked 10 years of operations with 5
Avn Regt.
Training
team's success
THE Australian Army Training Team Iraq 3 (AATTI-3)
has achieved the first of its objectives with the graduation
of the inaugural intake of Iraqi soldiers.
Helping to build bridges in
Iraq
THE Australian-Iraqi Army relationship in Al Muthanna
province has been cemented with a handshake following a recent
meeting between the two local commanders.
Change of guard
THE guard may have changed at Camp Smitty but it
is still tiger territory.
AMTG's helo support
HELICOPTER
support is on hand at Camp Smitty with the assignment of a
detachment of Britain's Joint Helicopter Force - Iraq to the
base.
Loggies welcomed
A
SMALL band of Australian logistics personnel have moved into
a massive coalition airbase near An Nasariyah.
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$87m
upgrade for Canungra
THE
Canungra Military Training Area is expected to receive a major
refurbishment that will keep it effective for the next 30 years.
Rewarding
rehab
1HSB
wins Defence Safety Award category
1HSB
has won the category three Defence Safety Award that covers
Rehabilitation and Return to Work.
ARTAP
wants apprentices
CIVILIAN
and military managers from all over Australia have met at HMAS
Penguin and exchanged lessons learnt during the pilot years
of the Army Reserve Traineeship and Apprenticeship Program (ARTAP).
Outstanding
dedication commended
MEMBERS
of 68 RCB have been awarded a Unit Commendation for their outstanding
dedication to duty.
Major
search finds tourist
SOLDIERS
of 7 Bde have assisted the Department of Emergency Services
in the search for a missing tourist on Moreton Island near Brisbane.
New
estate honours VC winner
A
NEW $21.6 million DHA housing development at Adamstown has been
named after a VC winner.
UAVs
will raise STA profile
WHEN
20 Locating Regt was disbanded 35 years ago, few would have
imagined that the addition of tactical UAVs would see the regiment
raised again.
Radars
on location
THOUGHT
the least likely to be deployed asset of 131 STA Bty's surveillance
and target acquisition capability, the AN/ TPQ-36 is part of
the AMTG.
Patrolling
the Pilbara
ARMY's
regional surveillance capability has been employed in Australia's
north-west in a four-week operation that will benefit other
government agencies.
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