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Timor-Leste non-warlike
ADF
operations in Timor-Leste under Operation Astute have been
declared ‘Non-Warlike’.
New pilots are up, up
and away
THUNDERBIRDS were go when Defence’s newest military aviators
were saluted by Air Force’s biggest fly-past on May 26.
Tandem
terror
UNTIL now, ACW Lisa Menchetti, Air Force Reservist and pilot,
has been the unsung hero who saved four lives late last year
when a tandem parachute jump went horribly wrong in Western
Australia.
New
role is under control
382 EXPEDITIONARY Combat Support Squadron (ECSS) from RAAF
Base Amberley has found a new work role, operating out of
Dili Airport terminal assisting civilians as they depart the
country.
Pilot
strikes high
SQNLDR Stephen Clarke has become the third RAAF pilot to fly
3000 hours in F-111s. The milestone was achieved at RAAF Base
Amberley recently when he took a special flight with the CAF
as pilot.
Changes
ahead for new HQJOC
SIGNIFICANT command changes are in
the wind for Air Force after the new Headquarters, Joint Operational
Command (HQJOC), is established near Bungendore in 2008-09.
Battle
in top gear
ELEVEN Air Force high flyers battled
stiff opposition over the Top End when Exercise Aces North
moved into top gear.
Sydney
thanks 22SQN
VIPs
joined present and former members of No. 22 (City of Sydney)
SQN in commemorating 70 years of faithful service to the community
by Sydney’s own squadron.
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Forces
unite for 9SQN
TWO ex-Air Force members, now Army
pilots, were at the controls of an Iroquois helicopter as
it flew low over Canberra’s Anzac Parade in a tribute
to 9SQN on June 3.
Forming
new friendships at the RAAF Museum
THE tireless work of RAAF Museum volunteers
was celebrated late last month with a dinner in the Point
Cook Officers’ Mess.
Cadets’
motors running hot
ENGINES were running hot at Williamtown
recently when a special car rolled into town.
Music’s
universal appeal
RAAF Central Band’s fine reputation
reaches not only across Australia, but the world, with one
hopeful recruit auditioning in Austria.
Universities
agree to study scheme
THIRTEEN Australian universities have
agreed to participate in the ADF Higher Education Advanced
Standing scheme and at least another three are expected to
join the list soon.
Bulletin
Board
Uniform
Sale
Leave
warning
3SQN
reunion
Central Band
Air Command Band
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