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ONE
IN 10 MILLION
IT
might seem inconspicuous, but the RSL care parcel delivered
to Corporal Christopher Bensted, of No. 381 Expeditionary
Combat Support Squadron, signifies a weighty achievement.
 
A
grand time in Melbourne
TWO
Richmond-based C-130 Hercules undertook the base’s third
disaster relief operation in two months when they transported
emergency stores to cyclone-torn Vanuatu on March 1.
P-3C
makes last flight
PILOTS
and navigators are among specialist ADF personnel who will
get a bigger payment when they retire after a Government decision
to pay superannuation on specified elements of their allowances.
NEWS
IN BRIEF
Various
short news stories.
Dream
Hornet flight
IT’S
taken 18 years, but Leading Aircraftman Grant Parrish has
finally achieved his ultimate dream – to fly in an F/A-18
Hornet.
Wedgetail
era opens
AUSTRALIA’S
new Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) Wedgetail
aircraft have a new home.
Point
Cook hosts Twilight Spectacular
THE
skies above RAAF Williams, Point Cook will light up on March
27.
Command
changes
A
new Joint Operations Command will be established to simplify
and streamline the ADF’s command structure and allow
more effective control of forces on operations.
Online
learning system launched
A
NEW online learning system for the Australian Defence Organisation
(ADO) will deliver training and education to more than 90,000
military and civilian personnel.
OK,
Sampson, here’s the drill
A
SPECIAL patient left a lasting impression on dental staff
at RAAF Base Townsville when he was dragged out of the surgery
on all fours.
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Views
on plan valued
FEEDBACK
is sought on the Air Force Plan.
The plan is CAF Air Marshal Angus Houston’s strategic
level direction that outlines how the Air Force will meet
the objectives set for it by the government, CDF and the Secretary
of Defence.
Reaping
the fringe benefits
A
head count reveals hundreds of Air Force members around the
nation rallied to support the Leukaemia Foundation’s
largest fund-raising event, the World’s Greatest Shave
for a Cure on March 12-13.
Network
warfare guidance
WITH
the issuing of the Network-centric Warfare Road Map pamphlet
in late March, ADF personnel will be able to understand concepts
that will guide the future ADF.
EW
upgrade approved
APPROVAL
has been given to Project Bunyip, a $150 million project to
upgrade the ADF’s electronic warfare (EW) capabilities
with new deployable EW equipment.
Wing’s
top man
A
FORMER Flight Sergeant newly commissioned as a Flying Officer
has won the inaugural TC Delahunty Award.
Teams
to focus on our future
ARE
you ready for the future? We often get bogged down in managing
day-to-day crises and we forget to look ahead.
Making
best use of space
The
world has changed a lot in the past 100 years. Just 11 years
after the first flight of an aircraft in 1903, aeroplanes
were being used in World War I. It was inevitable that as
soon as man first propelled a satellite into space in 1957,
this technology would be used by the military.
Facts
behind admin inquiry
When
commanders are notified of an incident or complaint it might
be necessary to conduct an administrative inquiry.
Singapore
sensation
THREE
F-111s from No. 1 Squadron drew considerable interest when
they joined aircraft from around the world at Asian Aerospace
2004 at Singapore’s Changi International Airport from
February 24-29.
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