Legacy support to ADF

LEGACY benefits are now available to dependants of deceased memers of the ADF whose death is accepted as being a Service death, thanks to a change in Legacy Code.

This means that help will be provided to families of deceased members, no matter where or in what circumstances they die.

New missiles for Hornets

THE new long-range air-to surface missiles for Air Force’s F/A-18s have been announced.

Lockheed Martin’s Joint Air-to-Surface Stand-off Missile (JASSM) will be operational on the aircraft by December 2009.

SAN celebrating 60

EAST Sale’s School of Air Navigation has just turned 60 and will celebrate on May 4 with an Open Day and dining in night.

Expressions of interest and further information should be directed to SAN.60th@defence.gov.au

386ECSS turns seven

RAAF Richmond’s 386 Expeditionary Combat Support Squadron turned seven last month and marked the day with a birthday cake.

Youngest member of the squadron, LACW Casey-Jane Johnson, together with Commanding Officer WGCDR Forster Breckenridge cut the cake, which was later described by many as ‘sensational’.

AVMED the big 50

THE RAAF Institute of Aviation Medicine (AVMED) turned the big 50 last month and will celebrate with activities at RAAF Base Edinburgh on March 9 and 10.

AVMED was formed at Pearce in 1944 as the Aviation Medicine Flight. It was renamed on July 1, 1960.

Gallipoli Tours

THE Milne Bay Military Museum in Toowoomba have put together three packages for tours to Milne Bay, Port Moresby and Rabual, one departing April 21, one departing June 23 and one on August 24.

For more information contact Darren Abbott at the museum on (07) 4631 4482 or milnebay42@bigpond.com

 

 

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