Ready and capable
Billion dollar boost to Air Force’s future.

Email designed to source ideas
By Warrant Officer of the Air Force WOFF-AF Ray Woolnough.

Honours for Air Force
AIR FORCE News congratulates 17 members honoured in the Queen’s Birthday List.
CAF AIRMSHL Geoff Shepherd AM and AVM Roxley McLennan AM became Officers of the Order of Australia.

Rebalance under way
AIR Force will make way for a major reorganisation when Training Command becomes a Force Element Group (FEG) on July 1.

Shannon loses battle
Readers may remember five-year-old Shannonn Lawler who appeared on the front page of AIR FORCE News on April 6.

LAC Dean Selby
LAC Dean Selby passed away on June 8, aged only 19, after a tragic motorcycle accident on Mt Stuart in Townsville.

Minister’s new e-newsletter
DEFENCE Minister Brendan Nelson has launched a new monthly e-newsletter.

Here we go loop the loop
26SQN Reservist pilot shakes his tail in homemade aircraft to win national aerobatic championships.

Thanks for Pakistan
SQNLDR Tim Strickland received a special thanks for his contribution to the Pakistan earthquake relief effort at the CDF and Secretary’s Environment and Heritage Awards in Canberra recently.

Not easy being green
IN his own words, SQNLDR Len Bowen was about “as green as a turbo-charged chainsaw” when he first embarked on his present job in environmental matters.

New association the logical choice for members
MEMBERS of the logistics employment group are being encouraged to join the Logistics Association of Australia (LAA).

Be sharp with innoculations
IN the days leading up to Operation Astute a number of ADF personnel expecting to deploy were told they couldn’t go.

Just rewards
GPCAPT Brian Walsh has joined the illustrious company of RAF Dam Busters’ Guy Gibson and Generals George Patton and Wesley Clarke in receiving the US Armed Forces’ Legion of Merit.

HQ project on track
THE $300m Headquarters Joint Operations Command (HQJOC) Project has achieved a major milestone with the announcement of the preferred tenderer to build and operate the new facility to be located near Bungendore, NSW.

Balancing act
For a long time now there have been extensive efforts at all levels of Government and in the ADF to educate the public, employers and employees, not only in the hazards of the workplace, but their own responsibilities for safety.

Combining sky forces
AIR Force and air navigation service provider, Airservices Australia have announced an important first step towards integrated air traffic management and more efficient management of Australian airspace.

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