Charitable inclination
At home and abroad, Orion crew shows ...

By CPL Damian Shovell

The No. 92 Wing crew that has participated in fund-raising activities for charity at home and away.

AN AP-3C crew from No. 92 Wing has not just been active on operations in the MEAO.

The crew has been active in raising funds for charity, beginning when they were enjoying a few beers just before their threemonth deployment.

The engineer produced a set of clippers and reminded everyone that it was the “World’s Greatest Shave for a Cure” day.

At the cost of around $50-100 a person, the whole crew and a number of locals were soon sporting a number 0 haircut.

In the process a total of $815 was raised for the cause. Some locals did manage to keep their hair, but not before departing with a sizeable donation.

The crew also took part in the recent Relay for Life organised by ECSS members deployed from RAAF Base Amberley to raise funds for cancer research.

Among six teams that ran continuously for 18 hours, they raised $1410 in the process. The total amount raised by all teams was more than $8000.

The 92WG crew completed 448 laps of the course covering a total of 192km.

One member commented, “That’s enough for the whole crew to not have to do a PFT for the next six years!”

Images from Iraq

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Change in Command

Brigadier Peter Hutchinson has been appointed as the Australian commander in the MEAO. He replaces Commodore Campbell Darby. Based in Baghdad, BRIG Hutchinson will command the ADF’s contingent of about 850 personnel supporting the reconstruction of Iraq and the war against terrorism.

 

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