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 Constructive planning IT WAS every soldier’s nightmare.
An angry crowd baying for blood after a small child was crippled by an armoured vehicle. |
 Keen for Iraq tour SOLDIERS from Secdet 11 celebrated the end of training in Brisbane with some down-time and a quiet barbecue before their deployment to Iraq.
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 Army celebrates 106 glorious years A MOOD of celebration and reflection prevailed at a service in Blamey Square, Canberra, to mark the Army’s 106th birthday on March 1.
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Lavarack’s $6.4m upgrade A $6.4 MILLION upgrade and refurbishment of 11 Bde facilities at Lavarack Barracks is expected to begin this month.
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 1000 hours of air time THE Australian Chinook detachment has achieved a major milestone, racking up 1000 operational flying hours on combat operations over Afghanistan.
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 Special history A $4 MILLION history and research centre will be established at the SASR’s home in Campbell Barracks, Perth.
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Super review aims to please AN INDEPENDENT review of military superannuation arrangements has been commissioned.
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 Brother, it’s good to sea you again THE winds of war and peace usually separate families and loved ones, but in a twist of fate they reunited two ADF brothers for the second time in five years.
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 Tribute to a fine officer CAPT Paul Lawton was a highly intelligent person, loved music and is sadly missed by those who knew him.
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MRH 90 virtually here TWO important milestones have been met in the introduction of the MRH 90 into the ADF. |
 More trainers for Iraq SENDING an additional 70 trainers to Iraq will help the Iraqi security forces (ISF) conduct operations to make conditions safer for their people, according to an instructor who served in Iraq.
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Milestone signalled by parade ONE of Army’s premier signals regiments has turned 60.
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 Darwin bombed again AS SIRENS wailed and gunfire roared, WO2 Damien Lindsay could easily imagine the terror that went through the minds of every Australian during the 1942 Japanese bombing of Darwin.
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 Handing over an arsenal SOVIET RPGs, Kalashnikovs and night vision sights are among a cache of weapons captured in Iraq and Afghanistan now housed in the Australian War Memorial.
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 3 Bde gets mobility THE imposing Bushmaster was officially received into 3 Bde when Brig John Caligari accepted the new Infantry Mobility Vehicle (IMV) from the Defence Materiel Organisation on February 23.
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 Iraq service fosters mutual respect THE distance between Japan and Australia seemed to diminish last month as officers from both nations celebrated the success of past joint operations in Iraq.
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| Corporal course goes west SOLDIERS from around the country have teamed up to conduct their own Subject 2 for Corporal course in Western Australia. |
 Instructors awarded MILITARY instructors may now be qualified to receive one of several new awards. |
In brief
Timor shooting
DEFENCE and UN Police in Timor-Leste are investigating the shooting deaths of two Timorese men.
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 Brothers in arms SIBLING rivalry was expected among three brothers when they attended Kapooka, but the staff soon discovered the bond was simply unbreakable and a true form of mateship. |
 Soldiering on in the Solomons DESPITE a downward trend in violence, the Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands still needed to keep its guard up, according to Commander Combined Task Force 635 Lt-Col Rowan Martin.
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 Reservists pleased at taking the lead ALMOST a year since the April 2006 riots razed Chinatown, Honiara is slowly being reconstructed with the help of soldiers from Combined Task Force 635. |
 A market stroll stirs the patrol THE patrol has barely jumped out of their vehicles and is already talking with the locals. Most of the Solomon Islanders are friendly, chatty and offer their hand in greeting.
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