Action over slurs
THE Anzac Battle Group is taking positive, proactive steps to reinforce its reputation as a completely neutral and highly professional force following inaccurate rumours and mis-reporting that appeared in the Timor-Leste media recently.

The kit list
MORE than $300 million of proposed purchases have been outlined in the Defence Clothing and Personal Equipment Procurement Plan: 2007-2011 (CPEPP).

Asses to Ashes
DONKEY racing and the applause of cricket Test captain Ricky Ponting have both featured highly on the sports calendar for Aussie troops in the MEAO.

OBG(W) takes watch in Dhi Qar Province
ADF personnel have formally taken over the operational overwatch role in Dhi Qar Province of southern Iraq from Italian Forces, after a ceremony at Camp Ur, an Iraqi Army Basic Training Centre near An Nasiriyah.

Success is in the air
UNMANNED Aerial Vehicles have undergone a series of trials in Australia’s North West to test their suitability for Australian surveillance operations.

Beary challenging
SOLDIERS from 8/12 Mdm Regt raised over $45,000 for the children’s ward of the Darwin Hospital in their 2006 Gunner Bear charity event.

WRA gets the nod
ADF members’ salary and salary-related allowances will increase by 4.2 per cent from November 16.

A top Ossie
THE medals of a highly decorated Australian soldier who served in three conflicts have been donated by his wife to the Army Museum at Victoria Barracks, Sydney.

South Australians honoured in stone
A MEMORIAL to South Australians killed and all who served in the Vietnam War was dedicated last month at the Torrens Parade Ground in Adelaide.

Seven of the best
A FEARSOME sight, one that still makes the hair on the back of your neck stand to attention; the feeling you get when confronted by all six past RSMs of the Army, in the same room, at the same time, with the current RSM-A WO Kevin Woods looking on.

Holiday for more healing
A NEW initiative to assist wounded ADF members and their families has been launched by the RSL & Services Clubs Association and the ADF.

Preparation makes perfect
SOLDIERS serving with 1RTF in southern Afghanistan spend hours in training before each mission.

RAP ‘lager’ than life
CONTINUED cooperation between the Dutch and Australian forces rebuilding Oruzgan Province has included our medics moving in to the Dutch “feld lagers”.

Making a difference
IT’S a mission like no other, conducting reconstruction projects in a complex, high-threat, dynamic and logistically challenged environment.

Party in pink
WOMEN deployed to Timor-Leste showed their support of the Cancer Council of Australia holding a Girls’ Night In.