Safe Base
Getting hit at around 36km/h by a 40kg trained attack dog and exposure to G-forces during flying training can both take a toll on the body.

Battle recalled

Watch what you wear
DEFENCE Materiel Organisation is investigating reports it has received of defects in the stocks of the new style male and female blue/white shirt (those with the Air Force badge attached).

Funeral for former CDF
A FUNERAL has been held for former CDF Admiral Alan Beaumont. He died last month after being ill for some time. A memorial service was held at St Paul’s Anglican Chapel at RMC Duntroon in Canberra on September 28.

ROG review under way
A REVIEW of the Redress of Grievance (ROG) system is under way to improve the responsiveness to complaints.

Unit honour
A MERITORIOUS Unit Citation has been awarded to the Air Traffic Control Detachment that served in Iraq.

Movement on home front
THERE has been no shortage of volunteers willing to move homes at RAAF Base Tindal lately. A multi-stage $18 million refurbishment program is under way on 200 Defence Housing Authority (DHA) homes at the base and at Katherine.

Defence cooperation
US Marine Corps self-defence instructors have been sharing their nonlethal techniques with the ADF.

Moving targets in sights
NEW technology developed by the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) will help military surveillance analysts to locate hard-to-find moving targets.

Our first bushman
SERGEANT Phillip Johnston is the first Air Force member to train on the Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicles that will transform the Air Force’s quick reaction force in future years.

Electronic pay advice roll out
ELECTRONIC pay advice for ADF members is being rolled out across the country over the next few months. This follows more than 2500 members trialling the system using PMKeyS Self Service in August and September.

A winning solution
IDENTIFYING ways for engineers to help solve their profession’s declining workforce numbers has earned a flight lieutenant recognition from his engineering peers.

Fat chance
OVERWEIGHT and obese ADF personnel may be prescribed some of the newer weight loss drugs that until recently they have not been allowed to use.

Snow show
THE Roulettes provided the only eye-level aerobatic display in Australia when they made a spectacular opening to the recent 2004 World Aerial Skiing Championships at Mount Buller.

Back to school
THREE members of the Roulette team returned to their old high schools to showcase their aerobatic flying skills on a recent trip to Brisbane.

Counselling gets boost
DEFENCE members and their families will soon have access to additional psychological counselling services.

Sew of support
THE Defence Special Needs Group (DSNG) has celebrated its 10th anniversary with a sausage sizzle and birthday cake at RAAF Base Richmond.

New protocols for Comcare
DEFENCE Safety Management Agency has developed a set of protocols for personnel to use when communicating with Comcare.

Hornet stalwart farewelled
A MAN who served as an important link in the Hornet program has retired after more than 14 years as the Engineering Liaison Officer in the RAAF Technical Liaison Office at the US Naval Air Station - North Island, California.

Meeting of chiefs
PERSONNEL safety was among the topics of discussion at the biennial Britain/Australia/New Zealand (BRITANZ) discussions between the chiefs of the Australian, New Zealand and UK defence forces held in Canberra recently.

Logisticians compare notes
Grant Pinder OPERATION Catalyst logisticians, including Air Force members, have attended a two-day conference to develop their expertise.

Hornets fly flag
HORNETS are being used for the first time in Exercise Red Flag, which gets under way this week at the Nellis Air Force Base in the US.

Cadets

Keeping up standards
RADIAL engines ruled the skies over RAAF Base Edinburgh over the weekend of October 2-4 when 13 Australian Air Force Cadets (AAFC) from wings around Australia took to the skies for their national flying standardisation exercise.
Learning lingo
A long stay at the top