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Sentimental
visit to Amberley FORMER Royal Australian Air Force F-111 navigator and instructor, Squadron Leader (ret'd) Paul Thayer recently paid a sentimental visit to the new No. 82 Wing Headquarters at RAAF Base Amberley. |
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CTOLF-35 is
first choice THE Air Force is expected to choose the conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) version of the new Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) to enhance Australian air combat capabilities. |
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'Padded cell'
for trainees AIR Force personnel undergoing Security Police (SECPOL) training at RAAF Base Amberley are spending plenty of time in a "padded cell" - but it has nothing to do with their sanity. |
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A crash course
in acting While Royal Australian Air Force personnel and Red Cross and State Emergency Services volunteers are not renowned for their acting skills, they proved to be convincing "victims" at RAAF Base Edinburgh's annual Crash Exercise. |
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New airman
stream A NEW employment stream has been created in the Air Force that will result in a more proficient Explosive Ordnance workforce, while maintaining the multi-skilled benefits of the current technical trade structure. |
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Strict rules
for air shows AUSTRALIANS would have recoiled in horror at the sight of the Sukhoi-27 military aircraft cart wheeling into a crowd in the Ukraine last month, killing more than 80 people. |
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Wedgetail under
way A significant milestone was recently achieved for the "Wedgetail" Airborne Early Warning and Control Project (AEW&C) in the United States. |
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Taking the
plunge Airborne Electronics Officer Flight Lieutenant Tim Hunt, of No. 92 Wing at RAAF Base Edinburgh, recounts his nine days on board HMS Trafalgar during Fincastle 2002, the recent international anti-submarine competition between teams from Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. |
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Aspiring to
fresh heights The chance to climb the fourth highest peak in the United States proves a high point for Squadron Leader Simon Giles, as he reports. |
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Sock it to
them TWELVE goals in two games and a dominant display against the defending champions earned a talented Air Force side the New South Wales Interservice Soccer (NSWISS) trophy. |
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KINGS OF THE
HILL AIR Force skiers and snowboarders proved they really do know how to fly after taking off with a cargo load of titles at the recent National and International Interservices Alpine Sports Championships at Mt Buller. |
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Our skiers
go the distance in biathlon THE Air Force has again convincingly won the National Interservice Cross-Country and Biathlon Ski Championships at Mt Hotham, winning all events except the men's relay race. |
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