Lifting the bar
WHEN the personnel of RAAF Base Richmond kick off the base’s 80th anniversary celebrations later this year, they will also be celebrating the world-class outcomes they have achieved in support of ADF deployments around the globe.

The next industrial revolution
AUSTRALIA’S future military operations will be supported by forces of robots and unmanned vehicles that will be highly integrated and controlled by Defence personnel from a distance, according to Defence Minister Robert Hill.

Fired up
IT WAS that time of year again in Brisbane and the anticipation of the annual River Festival began to build as F-111s buzzed the skies, rehearsing for the main event.

Tech trades’ leading lady
TEN years after the Ground Support Equipment (GSE) Technician mustering was established, Corporal Alison Cooper became the first female to graduate into the trade from the Royal Australian Air Force School of Technical Training (RAAFSTT) on August 25.

Building net income
Sergeant Mark Smith has learnt a few things about business management since he started volunteering with the RAAF Base Wagga cinema complex in 1999. In that time, he and the other committee members have raised the cinema’s annual profits from about $8000 to more than $70,000, without raising the ticket price.

 

 

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