Joining Forces
THE merging of DPO and DPA on September 1 will create a new directorate offering more job opportunities, more consistent advice and support and equitable personnel management for all Air Force personnel.

Olympic effort
AIR Force personnel in the Middle East are not just following the fortunes of the Australian team at the Athens Olympics.

New HQ approved
A proposal to build Defence’s new joint operational headquarters near Bungendore in NSW has been approved by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works.

Legacy support

$10,000 Fellowship available
APPLICATIONS are invited for the 2004 award of the Spitfire Memorial Defence Fellowship.

Listen up, this is a first for air combat
INTERNET Protocol (IP) technology has been used by the Air Force for the first time in support of air combat operations.

Hornets get new missile
THE world’s most potent and technologically advanced short-range air-to-air missile has been accepted into service for the Hornet fleet.

Ride in rain was no pain for gain
FIVE RAAF Base Townsville members have ridden their bicycles from Townsville to Cairns for charity.

Taking rewarding steps
FIFTEEN personnel from RAAF Base Tindal’s No. 75 Squadron and RAAF Base Amberley’s No. 23 Squadron have conquered blisters, fatigue and pain in a 170km march.

Program to readjust
TOWNSVILLE is about to pilot a Coming Home Readjustment Program for ADF members (and their partners) who have recently returned from military operations.

School reunion
ADF School of Languages will celebrate its 60th anniversary with a reunion and open day.

The flipside of flying
AN AFL star has found out first-hand the rough and tumble he’s used to on the field can occur in the skies.

Swarms are on their way
SWARMS of small expendable Unmanned Aerial Vehicles may become part of Australia’s defence arsenal in the future.

UAV in first: flying alone
IN WHAT has been called a world first, a Defence Science and Technology Organisation-operated Unmanned Aerial Vehicle has achieved autonomous flight.

Open for show
ABOUT 3000 people witnessed a showcase of Air Force capabilities at the RAAF Base Tindal Open Day on August 15.

Eager actor rejoins
RAAF Base Amberley Aircraftman Kevin Armstrong is so keen on rejoining the Air Force he volunteered to be “burnt” in the name of confirming safety procedures.

Warriors fire up
NO. 3 Airfield Defence Squadron has helped Air Force students of the Australian Command and Staff College (ACSC) gain their annual requalifaction on individual weapons and increase their knowledge of Airfield Defence Guard capabilities.

Wings from father
OFFICER Cadet Brendan Quaife’s father has been involved in his graduation in more ways than one. OFFCDT Quaife was among 21 Air Force pilots and two Navy pilots who jointly graduated from pilots’ courses 197 and 198 on June 27.

Security survey
WHAT do you think about the products that the Defence Security Authority (DSA) provides and are its security messages reaching your base?

Family’s strong links to Darwin
FLIGHT Lieutenant Angus Porter and his dad have been reunited in Darwin, a place that has much history for both of them.

Son’s lead followed
MANY children have followed their parents into an Air Force career.

International Stories

Challenging the US
CHALLENGING the views of US military officers has led to a career highlight for Squadron Leader Lionel Bentley.

Muru now has time to spare
MURURGASAN Kuppusamy – or Muru as he is known – has retired after working for the Air Force at RMAF Butterworth, Malaysia, for the past 39 years.

Praise for logistics
THE logistics support provided to ADF units in the MEAO has received praise from two senior officers. Head of Strategic Operations Air Vice-Marshal Christopher Spence and Chief of Joint Logistics Major-General Peter Haddad, recently visited the Middle East.

That’s it, over and out
THE Australian accent is no longer heard in the control tower at Baghdad International Airport. The Air Force’s ATC Detachment handed over air traffic control services to the Iraqi Ministry of Transport on July 31 at 6am.

Sport’s support
ADF members serving in Iraq and the Middle East have received their own Olympic Herogram from the Australian Olympic men’s and women’s basketball teams.

Bulletin Board

In Brief