Tonga tough
IT’S there on our TV – another friendly nation facing adversity – this time Tonga. 1RAR’s Ready Company Group (RCG) is placed on stand-by – stood down – then recalled.

Rescue on the Murray
A NSW teenager owes his life to the efforts of three soldiers after a swimming accident in Albury on November 11.

Our fallen honoured
TWO more names were added to the Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour this Remembrance Day.

Pilot gonged by the Queen
THE Queen awarded an Australian Army pilot with the UK Distinguished Flying Cross during a ceremony at Buckingham Palace on November 23.

AACAP parade marks ten years’ service
GALLIPOLI Barracks welcomed home the 2006 Army Aboriginal Community Assistance Program (AACAP) contingent in style on November 17, and celebrated the 10th anniversary of the program.

War paint for Army
THE professionalism and success of Australian soldiers will once again be caught on canvas with the commissioning of an official Army War artist.

Catholic journey for WYD
DURING July 15-20, 2008, the ADF will host Catholic members of foreign militaries in Australia for World Youth Day (WYD).

Motorbike safety checks
THE Defence Motorcycle Safety Awareness program is continuing to gain momentum with the first of a series of pre-holiday safety inspections beginning this month.

Task Force counters IED threat
LESSONS being learnt in Iraq and Afghanistan are being cycled back into the joint training continuum since the raising of the Counter IED Task Force earlier this year.

Balad medics recognised
MEMBERS of the second rotation of the Australian Medical Detachment deployed to Balad, Iraq from May to September 2005 have been presented with a Meritorious Unit Citation by Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Geoff Shepherd.

Freedom of Entry for SA Signallers
ADELAIDE Police Inspector Doug Barr challenged a gathering of armed soldiers in the district of Burnside on November 5.

Parade through Perth city
THE units of The Royal Western Australia Regiment marched through the streets of Perth recently to exercise their right to the Freedom of Entry to the city.

Riggers turn 40
HUNDREDS of riggers dropped into RAAF Base Richmond recently for the 40th anniversary of Army’s parachute rigger trade.

A worthy pause
EIGHTY-eight years after the guns fell silent on Europe’s Great War battlefields, Australians the world over joined in pausing to remember and honour those who made the ultimate sacrifice for the pursuit of freedom.

Sappers tap into talent
IN THE fading light on a dry and dusty patch of ground, adjacent to the airfield within the wall of FOB Davis in Uruzgan Province, 1RTF engineers recently completed the first stage of training with their Afghan National Army (ANA) counterparts.

Defending the ground
MORE than 100 members of 16 AD Regt have settled into a steady work routine in the regiment’s most significant operational deployment in 16 years, after arriving in Dili on October 30 to form G Coy of the Anzac Battle Group.

Benchmark award for Iraq tradies
A COMBINATION of teamwork, leadership and dedication has led to Overwatch Battle Group (West) achieving an Australian Army first with the award of Grade Two for Technical Regulatory Framework (TRF) compliance.

CIMIC aid sparks friendship
A SMALL village in Iraq’s Al Muthanna Province now has reliable electricity thanks to an Australian Army CIMIC project conducted by Overwatch Battle Group (West) this month.