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Dakota
ghosts now at peace
THE
ghosts of Dakota A65-61 have finally been laid to rest, 60
years after vanishing on their way home from World War II.
Top
techs honoured
TWO
aircraft technicians who graduated top of their class last
year have recently returned to Wagga for the Riverina Institute
of TAFE’s 13th Annual Awards.
Free
legal aid available
A
MEMORANDUM of understanding has been struck between the Law
Council of Australia and the RSL to provide free emergency
legal aid to all Defence Force personnel.
Milne
Bay memories
THREE
Air Force squadrons recently returned to the site of one of
their finest hours.
Pigs
to get more punch
AIR
Force F-111s are to be given significant extra punch when
they are fitted with the AGM-142E (Raptor) stand-off weapon
(SOW).
The
air up there
BEHIND
the ordered façade of No. 92 Wing’s headquarters
at RAAF Base Darwin was a bustling hive of activity with an
important job.
Meeting
up with an old mate
WHEN
Group Captain Warren Ludwig was piped aboard HMAS Kanimbla
for the official launch of Exercise Kakadu VII he walked back
into history.
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Help
recruitment
NEWLY
appointed Director General Defence Force Recruiting Brigadier
Simon Gould has called on every ADF member to assist in recruiting
quality people to the Services.
TB
screening to begin
GROUND-based
members of the ADF who are deploying to the Middle East Area
of Operations (MEAO) are to undergo a regime of pre-deployment
and post-deployment screens for tuberculosis (TB).
First
visit to Middle East as CDF
IN
HIS first visit to the MEAO as the new the Chief of Defence
Force, Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston had nothing but praise
for his people working in the hot and dangerous environment
commonly known as the “sand pit”.
Variety
Wagga-style
RAAF
Base Wagga recently played its part for charity when it hosted
a stopover during the 2005 NSW Bakery to Bethany Variety Bash.
New
super packages
THE
Military Superannuation and Benefits Board has introduced
an ancillary package to the Military Superannuation Benefits
Scheme to allow members to add extra amounts to their contributions.
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