Edition 1162, March 22, 2007

Darts pose threat
AUSTRALIAN soldiers in Timor-Leste are used to welcoming smiles from locals, but they are also aware of the threat posed by some gang members armed with 15-25cm steel darts.

  
Striving to keep peace
THE security situation in Timor-Leste is generally calm, but there remains the potential for unrest.
Photo by Cpl Michael Davis


Sqn’s cyclone drama
1 SQN Pilbara Regt members on patrols were withdrawn to their HQ in Port Hedland but were forced to evacuate their depot and spend a tense night sheltering in their OC’s home amid a destructive cyclone and the threat of a tidal surge on March 8.

Norcom’s watch on weather
WILD weather and flash floods may have closed roads, cut power and slowed the arrival of the Abrams to Darwin earlier this month, but for the staff at HQ Norcom it was just business as usual.
Trooper’s sad return
TPR Joshua Porter has returned home.
Reconstruction team’s pride
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Features
First battle a landmark for nation
Pacific beauty

THIRTY years before the Gallipoli landings brought international attention for Australia’s military, our armed forces took part in their first campaign on the other side of the world.
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Seeking out criminals in the Solomon Islands can be a tough ask, but when the beauty of the tropics is matched by that of its people, the job is a lot easier.
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Personnel
Avoid cruellest cut
Financial program’s calculated benefits

CHAINSAWS are seen as little more than another garden accessory, but wrongly used or in the wrong hands they are an instrument of horror.
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THE Army finance officer of today is far from the pointy-headed bean counter poring over a spreadsheet while feverishly punching in numbers on a calculator to balance a mystical accounting ledger.
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It pays to take note of super proposals PROPOSED new superannuation legislation expected to take effect on July 1 will involve changes to retirement incomes and superannuation contributions.
Have say on your career THE mention of career management often evokes a strong reaction among Service people.

Lifestyle
Is your mouth deployable?
Reading on an imposing scale
Health

Your dental care could affect your general health. Sqn-Ldr Andrew Draper checks out your oral regime.
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 Spilt popcorn

ANZAC Day on Mount Everest is a book much in keeping with military form.
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Rev up - Miles cheaper Petrol prices too high? Capt Val Kim looks at three affordable fuel savers that could save you money, and the environment.
Sweaty Palms - In the zone for games liberation 'Killzone: Liberation' reviewed for PSP

Sports
Kapooka three-peat
Against the tide


SYDNEY Engineers’ Rugby team have scored a hat trick of Kapooka 10s titles by winning the 2007 rugby cup.
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RECORDS tumbled and egos were bruised at the Army School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering swimming carnival as one female competitor proved more than a match for the boys.
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Copping it sweet THE combined services ADF women’s Australian football team from Sydney and Canberra defeated a well-recruited NSW Police Services team in the annual NSW Police Games at Picken Oval Croydon Park on February 24.
Hard running earns bronze WO2 Gavin Wickham was overrun on the home stretch and had to settle for third at the Australian Defence Sports Triathlon Association’s long course championship.
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