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No.
1 Air Terminal Squadron members Corporal Dave Neilson, Corporal
Stuart Leonard, Leading Aircraftman Nathan Pearse, Leading Aircraftman
Aaron Nelder and Sergeant Pat Hines donned Santa hats and Hawaiian
shirts to unload the final C-130 sustainment flight for 2003
at Henderson Airfield, Honiara, just before Christmas, much
to the mirth of the crew and passengers. The load included parts
to repair one of the Caribous of No. 38 Squadron and, more importantly
for most, the Christmas mail.
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Flying
Officer Matthew Cocker (right) receives his Queen’s Gold
Medal for Leadership from Air Commodore Steven Walker, Commander
Northern Command, at a special ceremony at HQNORCOM. FLGOFF
Cocker, the Security Officer at HQNORCOM in Darwin, earned the
medal as a student at the RAAF Officers’ Training School
(OTS) in 2002. He had previously been presented with the ADI
Leadership Sword for the same course. The ADI Leadership Sword
and the Queen’s Medal are granted to the best overall OTS
students in a calendar year. |
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In
a promotion ceremony at the ADF Warfare Centre the Commandant,
Air Commodore Dennis Green (centre), recognised the dedication
of the unit’s clerical support staff, (from left) Sergeant
Sharene Kropman, Sergeant Brenda Beard, Flight Sergeant Craig
Sippitts and Flying Officer Leann McKeown. Previously a Sergeant,
FLGOFF McKeown has proceeded on Officer Training Course. FSGT
Craig Sippitts was promoted from Sergeant and posted to Vanuatu
as the Defence Attache Assistant. SGT Kropman has been promoted
to temporary rank and posted to No. 77 Squadron. SGT Beard has
been posted into the unit and promoted from Corporal. Also promoted
but not available for the photo was Leading Aircraftwoman Jess
Carr, now a Corporal in Canberra. |
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Members
of the logistics team at Baghdad International Airport (BIAP)
pose in front of their “Happy Shack” before returning
to Australia in January after a six-month deployment: (from
left) Flight Sergeant Ricci Harris, Aircraftwoman Cheryl Phillips,
Leading Aircraftman Ion Maden, Flying Officer Robbie Forbes,
Leading Aircraftman Michael Barr and Corporal Bruce Howland.
Among the fond memories for the team was organising a dining-in
night with the assistance of Airfield Defence Guards at BIAP.
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Sergeant Phil Gardham, SECPOL from ADFPCC (right), is congratulated
by Sergeant Scott Ide, a No. 28 Squadron SECPOL Reservist, after
receiving a Commanders award from the NSW Police Service for
assistance with the Monaro local area of command. SGT Ide also
received the Police Medal for 30 years’ service with NSW
Police at the award ceremony in Queanbeyan. |
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