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High flier: At the recent Gold Coast Indy 300 Flight Lieutenant Ben Meares, an F/A-18 pilot with 2OCU RAAF Williamtown, makes friends with Adam, a wheelchair-bound five-year-old from Chinchilla – who has recently undergone a kidney transplant as part of ongoing medical treatment. Photo by LAC Andrew Eddie PM’s PRAISE: Prime Minister John Howard, during his recent visit to RAAF Base Richmond, congratulates Flight Lieutenants Steven Cook and Keryn Johnson on a successful deployment for the Bali Assist medivac. Photo by LAC Craig Power The honour is ours: Members of HQ GSG and 382ECSS who were attached to 84WG Detachment at Manas Air Base pictured after the presentation of citation ribbons by Commander CSG AIRCDRE Stewart Cameron (centre) for their service in Kyrgyzstan. The recipients were CPL Bishop, FLTLT Brnada, SQNLDR Burma, CPL Carwardine, LAC Cooper, LAC Dellow, FLTLT Lane, CPL Nimmo, CPL Rose, SGT Schilling, WGCDR Shortridge, FSGT Thomas, FLTLT Travers, LAC Urquhart and FSGT Walker. Photo by LAC Steve Hobbs ACTIVE RESULTS: Group Captain Geoff Brown presents Sergeant David Kadel, of 82WG, with an Australian Active Service Medal for his service in East Timor. King of the kids: Squadron Leader Phil Arms, of ARDU, spends some time with Ben and Chris Hewish at RAAF Base Edinburgh. Ben has aspirations of becoming a Hornet pilot while Chris is fascinated with the hardware. Photo by ACW Sonja Inderwisch Rampant Service: Head of Defence Personnel Executive Rear Admiral Brian Adams presents Squadron Leader Ken Rampant with a clasp for 30 years’ service.