Pay up
THE second instalment in the 30-month Workplace Remuneration Arrangement (WRA) comes into effect on November 4, with a 4 per cent wage increase across all ranks.

Steps to better protect aircraft
FURTHER upgrades to AP-3Cs and C-130s are being investigated as a result of experiences in the Middle East.

Get moving on forms
ABOUT 3000 people still have not lodged their Application For Relocation (AFR) form, which means the married quarters they are vacating are not available for viewing by other people being posted.

Award just what doctor ordered
FLIGHT Lieutenant Tanya Casey has become the first ADF doctor to receive the General Practice Registrar of the Year award.

Leave records to be vetted
MANAGEMENT Audit Branch will assess 495 leave records of Service personnel in coming months to ensure the accuracy of data entered on PMKeyS.

Safety pledge
THE final health report into the F-111 deseal/reseal programs has found some people involved in the programs have a lower quality of life and more health complaints than other personnel.

Dogs don’t flinch from helo winch
MILITARY working dogs and their handlers, from RAAF Base Amberley, were taken for a ride recently, thanks to a visit from 5th Aviation Regiment.

Banner of pride for OTS
THE Officers’ Training School (OTS) at RAAF Base Williams, Point Cook has been presented with the Governor-General’s Banner in a ceremony that paid homage to its outstanding service.

Display of vision
A REVOLUTIONARY change in the visual display used in Hornet simulators has won Sergeant Shane Damstra the Air Force’s Rolls Royce Eagle Trophy.

Heritage awards on but change next time
AFTER receiving the report of a comprehesive review of the Air Force’s annual heritage awards carried out in late 2003, Deputy Chief of Air Force has decided to launch a revised scheme in August 2005.

Coins mark UN peacekeeping
AUSTRALIANS who have served as UN or multinational force peackeepers have been honoured in a limited set of coins struck by the Perth Mint.

Doctrine issued
THE ADF Warfare Centre has issued a new set of joint doctrine publications about Defence logistics and evacuation operations.

Cold comfort
COMFORT zones do not exist at Extreme Cold Weather Refresher courses.

Upgrade at two bases
THE Defence Infrastructure Sub-Committee has endorsed proposals for a new base training and support facility at RAAF Base Townsville and new headquarters at RMAF Butterworth.

New logistics system to be deployable
A DEPLOYABLE logistics system is in the pipeline.

Turners couldn’t wait for rally
LEADING Aircraftman Graham Turner, of RAAF Base Williamtown, and his wife, Deb, decided that after he retired from the Air Force they would devote their time to raising money for Camp Quality, a charity established to support children with cancer and their families.

Brevet presentation
NEWLY commissioned Flying Officer Kevin Ingram is the eighth Airborne Electronics (AE) officer to be presented with the Southern Cross brevet.

Space insight
TWO officers have fresh insights into the international space arena following a nine-week intensive space review program.

Holidays with Tiwi Islanders are a first
THE Air Force has been part of the school holiday program in the Pirlingimbi community of the Tiwi Islands for the first time.

Back on air
THE voices of Air Force Air Traffic Controllers are still heard on the airwaves over Iraq, despite the withdrawal of the ATC Detachment from Baghdad International Airport.