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THE SOFT TOUCH
NO. 25 (City of Perth) Squadron’s Leading Aircraftwoman Jennifer Work has been selected to coach the Australian Defence Force’s women’s softball team in the Arafura Games in Darwin in May.

Aussies deliver a cricketing lesson
AS the Poms were receiving a thrashing on the Aussie cricket fields this season, a brand new British outfit, the Royal Air Force ladies cricket team, geared up to show their male counterparts how it really should be done.

Riding to the top of Oz
A TEAM of cyclists made up largely of Air Force riders headed straight for the top in its bid to raise money for charity.

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Tindal triathlon takes toughest to the limit
INDIVIDUALS and teams stretched fitness levels to breaking point at the end of last year as RAAF Base Tindal held its annual Base Triathlon.

Combined event to begin at Richmond
THE Australian Services Triathlon Association’s (ASTA) 2003 Combined Sports Championships will kick-off with a cycling time trial at RAAF Base Richmond on February 27.

Pair on the run in Washington
TWO Air Force officers did the service proud in the 27th running of the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington D.C.

Going head to head in the big league
IN a first for rugby league in the Australian Defence Force, teams representing their respective service will go head-to-head at the 2003 National Inter-Service Rugby League Titles in Canberra from February 17-21.

ADF sides show touch of class to blitz competition
AUSTRALIAN Defence Force competitors from NSW and the ACT blitzed the opposition at the recent DEFCREDIT Touch Football Championships.

Jump aboard for Northsail
THE Australian Defence Force Sailing Association’s (ADFSA) annual Sailing Adventure, Northsail, which begins in Sydney in April, is looking for participants..

In the swim
THE question of who are the best male and female swimmers in the Australian Defence Force will be answered later this month when the Australian Services Triathlon Association (ASTA) and Frontline Defence Services conduct the ASTA National Swimming Championships.

Mixed bag for Masters hockey
THE ADF Hockey Association experienced mixed results in last year’s World Masters Games in Melbourne.

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