RTF is ready
1CER will deploy to Afghanistan in July as part of a combined Reconstruction Task Force (RTF) with 2 Cav Regt, 1CSR, 6RAR, 1 Int Bn and other elements from across the Army.

Army Budget boost
THE Army will receive $1.5 billion in funding under the Hardened and Networked Army (HNA) initiative, announced in the May 9 Federal Budget.

Radical reserve plan funded
RESERVISTS will receive a range of new benefits and incentives worth up to $7500 a year under a radical new plan announced in the 2006 Budget.

AMTG3 preparations complete
THE next contingent to be based in Al Muthanna Province in Iraq has been put through its paces at High Range Training Area in Townsville before its deployment.

Speak to the CA
EARLIER this year, much media attention was paid to the RODUM system.


Community spirit in the Solomon Islands
THE military profile on the Solomon Islands has been necessarily strong but not all aspects have involved a show of force.

Wounded SF soldier home
AN SF soldier with the SFTG has returned to Australia after being wounded in action in Afghanistan.

Sappers graduate with a bang
THIRTY-NINE newly graduated sappers have now joined their units after completing their Initial Employment Training (IET) at the School of Military Engineering (SME) in Sydney.

New Norforce depot opened
NORFORCE's Centre Squadron (Cen Sqn) has a new depot at Tennant Creek in the NT.

Shell unearthed in SA
WORKERS constructing a roundabout at RAAF Base Edinburgh got a surprise when they unearthed a large artillery projectile on May 1.

Farewell to a friend
"THERE will always be a Pte Jake Kovco, he will always be remembered and he will always be missed. Lest we forget."


A day for people
MORE than 200 students at a Canberra school have received a lesson on the Anzac spirit from CA Lt-Gen Peter Leahy.


173 Sqn makes Birdsville trek
173 SURVL Sqn has helped the town of Birdsville and Diamantina Shire commemorate Anzac Day with the inauguration of a new $30,000 war memorial in a newly refurbished Anzac park.

Soldiers put heart into work
THE Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) has announced new guidelines on how cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is performed.

Rehab program in roll-out phase
THE introduction of a new rehabilitation program will provide ADF personnel with the support needed in the event of injury or illness.

Minister sees mixed element action
FIFTY-SEVEN combat arms officers deployed to Puckapunyal on May 4 to take part in Army's Combat Officers' Advanced Course (COAC), Ex Chong Ju.

History call
NINETY years of history will be wrapped up in a new book marking 41RNSWR's birthday.

Mystery revs up
EVERY large Army barracks would have at least one. Not an HQ building or a medical centre, but an abandoned civilian vehicle or trailer in its car park.

Gong for gran
A GRANDMOTHER with 24 years' service in the Army Reserve has been awarded the Conspicuous Service Medal (CSM) in recognition of her outstanding service as 5 Bde Recruiting Liaison Officer.

New man for 8 Bde
THE new commander of 8 Bde likes what he sees and relishes the role the brigade will play in the future defence of Australia.

Doc battles the big dry
A DEPLOYMENT by an aviation squadron wouldn't be complete without an aviation medicine specialist and Maj Doug Randell is C Sqn 5 Avn Regt's man.

Smitty cops nature's force
AUSTRALIAN, British and American troops were attacked by an unseen and powerful force on the night of Easter Sunday in Southern Iraq.

The Abrams Files
An Australian owned Abrams tank is currently on exhibition at the US Armor Symposium at Fort Knox in Kentucky, showcasing the technological advances of the Australian variant.