Ready to roll
Secdet 10 gears up for Baghdad’s streets.

Soldier recovering from rocket attack
TOWNSVILLE-based soldier Cpl Sarah Webster is in a stable condition in hospital in Germany after a rocket attack that injured four Secdet soldiers in Baghdad on August 14.

Officer injured in Lebanon APC accident
AN OFFICER has returned to Australia for specialist medical care after fracturing three vertebrae in a road accident in Southern Lebanon.

Legend revived
“THE 39th entered the annals of distinguished military history more than six decades ago but this occasion ensures that the inspiring deeds of a magnificent battalion will be passed onto a new generation of Australian servicemen, the 39th Personnel Support Battalion.”


Extra troops for RTF
AN ADDITIONAL 150 personnel will deploy to Afghanistan as part of the ADF Reconstruction Task Force (RTF).

Navy commends soldier
WHEN the senior service awards someone outside of their organisation, you know that person has done something extra special.

1 Div keeps up the pace as it reaches 92
IT’S easy to envy the energy that, at the age of 92, 1 Div is showing as it leaps toward providing Army with a century of service.

No blame for death
THE Board of Inquiry (BOI) into the death of WO2 David Nary, SASR, has found that no one was to blame for the incident.

Butterworth rotation
SOLDIERS from 1 Fd
Sqn, 1CER, have deployed to Malaysia on a three-month deployment.

It’s all about attitude
Soldiers confident in training and skills.

New rules on foreign awards
TAKE a good look at your colleagues’ ribbons and medals at your next Anzac Day march or unit reunion. Chances are that if some look foreign, they could well be.

Big win for bikers
A ROCK star and a race champion were among the scores of bikers who took to the track at the launch of the Defence Motorcycle Awareness Campaign.

Legacy gets a leg up
MORE than 1400 fans packed the Perth Concert Hall for an afternoon of music magic from a combined Australian Army Band and special guest artist Rhonda Burchmore to raise more than $30,000 for Legacy.

Opals a recruiting jewel
DEFENCE Force Recruiting has secured the naming rights of the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL), including national team the Opals.

Long Tan fog clears
THE fog of war that for decades clouded the enemy intent at Long Tan has finally cleared on the 40th anniversary of the battle that wrote a new chapter in the proud legend of Anzac.

MEAO loggies arrive home
A LANDMARK group of ADF loggies, including 43 Army personnel, who deployed together as the Force Level Logistic Asset (FLLA) returned to Australia on August 10 after a successful six-month deployment to the Middle East.

Astute engineers make progress
THE diversity of tasks conducted by engineers on Op Astute has reinforced the importance of maintaining basic soldiering skills, according to 3CER Capt Barry Mulligan.

Quarter century between patrols
A QUARTER of a century after commanding the section, the former boss of 5 Sect, 1RAR, has returned to his old callsign.

Red roo proves a winner
IT’S as Aussie as you can get, and now the famous red kangaroo is on the arm of every soldier serving in southern Iraq with the Australian Army’s newest unit.