CAREER CHANGE
A NEW initiative known as People Central is set to change the way Air Force does business by providing members with greater input into the management of their own careers.

Twilight delight
It was cancelled last year because of the Air Force’s high operational tempo, but the RAAF Williams Twilight Spectacular burst back into the limelight at Point Cook on March 27.

Air Force turns 83
Various images of Air Force celebrations.

Colourful martial art aids charity
ALTHOUGH Squadron Leader Garry McKee is working on the other side of the world he still finds time to support a charity close to his heart – the Australian Leukaemia Foundation.

Hornets to get more defences
OUR F/A-18 Hornets will be equipped with state-of-the-art electronic warfare self-protection systems to ensure they can defend themselves against the most modern air-to-air and surface-to-air missiles.

Edinburgh celebrates
SERVING and former personnel came together at RAAF Base Edinburgh on March 22 to share memories and celebrate the base’s half century.


Span of attention
AIR Force personnel deployed with the ECSS contingents in the Solomon Islands as part of Op Anode have been building bridges with the local community – literally.


Star turn for Orions
NO. 92 Wing’s AP-3Cs are to be equipped with the new electro-optical Star SAFIRE III surveillance system.

Donors sought
AIR Force members have been urged to give blood.

Our shooting stars
NO. 1 Airfield Defence Squadron hit the bullseye by beating their Army counterparts to take top honours at the Simpson Trophy rifle competition in Adelaide.

Airfield defence receives boost
A NEW purpose-built facility for No. 1 Airfield Defence Squadron has opened at RAAF Base Edinburgh.


Jamming down on that damn spam
BOMBARDMENT of DRN accounts with junk email has prompted the ADF to invest in software to help stem the flow.

Olympic triathlete visits Pearce
RAAF Base Pearce has played host to one of Australia’s newest Olympians, Simon Thompson.

Draggie in the zone
AN AIR Force Draggie has conducted aerial maritime surveillance patrol operations of Vanuatu’s Economic Exclusion Zone (EEZ) as part of Op Solania.


Banding together to get a tattoo
YARROWS Stadium in New Plymouth, New Zealand, is usually a host stadium for the Rugby Super 12 competition, but it was recently the site of a very different type of spectacle – the 2004 Taranaki Searchlight Tattoo.