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Simply divine
AIR
Force Reserve Chaplain (SQNLDR) Philip Freier is Australia’s
newest archbishop.
Knocking it off for safety
week
IN
A move embraced by all ADF Aviation Force Element Groups,
every flying unit in the ADF has participated in a staggered
stand-down for a day to conduct safety briefings focussed
on aircraft maintenance and to launch the Knock It Off maintenance
program.
Rampers
back home
Operation Ramp is over and all personnel
are home safely.
Rebalancing
act
MOST of the Air Force will have seen
CAF and senior Commanders discuss the Rebalance Our Air Force
project and be left with the question of what this means for
some of you. The Rebalancing and Reshaping project is gaining
momentum, with initiatives implemented through the January
2007 posting cycle.
Father
fulfils his promise
FLTLT
Dave Gunn and his 13-year-old daughter Sarah joined more than
60,000 people in August’s Sun Herald City2Surf.
While
this achievement alone is something to be proud of, the fact
FLTLT Gunn is in the midst of intensive chemotherapy makes
it even more impressive.
Bigger
bucks for Reserves
SEVEN
thousand five hundred dollars for High Readiness Reservists,
a $600 health bonus for trained Active reserves and $10 a
day for all reservists below SQNLDR, are just three of the
new package of benefits for Reservists from September 1.
International
briefs
A snapshot of the latest movements in
the international military world.
Politicians
exposed
THE
ready acceptance by politicians to engage in the ADF Parliamentary
Exchange Program was just one of the positives SQNLDR David
Riddel took away from his recent visit to Parliament House.
Still
in control at 60
The School of
Air Traffic Control at RAAF Base East Sale celebrates milestone
in training.
Training's
no game for Air Force firies
THE
Sikorsky S-76 search and rescue helicopter is an important
resource for the “firies” of 322CSS Fire Section,
who are winched out of the helicopter as part of their training.
Over
land and sea
WINCHED
into rough seas at night, dangling from the end of a 250-foot
cable calls for a fair bit of daring and a lot of skill.
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Expanding
the family circle
FIFTY
weeks of ground and flying training paid dividends for the
latest member of a military family.
Bringing
home gold
ONE of Defence’s newest recruits
is leading the way at ADFA with a growing list of achievements.
Refining
the numbers
SOPHISTICATED controls in the new air-to-air
refuellers are being put to the test as DSTO study crewing
options.
Prayers
answered at Williams
RAAF Base Williams has sent a powerful
message of support to its diverse population with the long-awaited
opening of the base’s Muslim Prayer Room last month.
Aussie
One tests soon
AUSTRALIA’S C-17 Project Management
Review team has been ‘back at the dealership’, working
through the purchase of the C-17 with Boeing and the US Government.
Shorn
for SIDS
RESEARCH into Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
(SIDS) is $1100 better off and the temporary CO of 79SQN is
less hirsute, thanks to the generosity of squadron personnel.
Long
lasting
Vietnam veterans honoured in 40th anniversary
of the Battle of Long Tan.
Back
to the battlefield
The battle of Long Tan started unofficially
on the evening of August 16 when the Australian Task Force
base at Nui Dat, in Phuoc Tuy Province came under enemy mortar
and recoilless rifle fire.
Leading
the way
RAAF Base Glenbrook’s 323 Air Force
Cadet Squadron has been announced NSW’s Most Efficient
Squadron ahead of the state’s 38 other cadet squadrons.
Aussie
welcome for foreign cadets
TWENTY-SIX air cadets from the UK, US,
Canada, Netherlands, Sweden and Singapore recently got a taste
of the finer side of Australian culture as part of the International
Air Cadet Exchange program.
Bulletin
Board
Central Band
Air Command Band
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