THE BIG PICTURE
AIR Force photographers will soon find themselves facing stiff competition. Recently, Air Force reinstated the photographic W.T. Riggs Perpetual Trophy as part of the annual Air Force Proficiency and Leadership Awards.

Get more bang for your buck
FROM this week, ADF members’ salary and salary-related allowances will increase by 4.2 per cent. This is the first of four increases over the next three years under the new Workplace Remuneration Arrangement (WRA) recently approved by the Defence Force Remuneration Tribunal (DFRT).

J model is on target
AIR Force is a step closer to realising the full potential of the C-130J in Australian service after the first platform air drops were tested on the Hercules model.

New brevet club
AIR Force has a new specialisation to enable it to better deliver air power in the 21st century. Chief among these is the new specialisation – the air combat officer (ACO).

Sharing values and goals Anzac style
AIR MAIL column - by Warrant Officer of the Air Force Ray Woolnough

Crash and learn
WHAT happens when a military aircraft declares an emergency? How well do the nearest base and the relevant civilian authorities respond?

6SQN thanks their family and friends
More than 800 family and friends of the squadron at RAAF Base Amberley were invited to attend the squadron’s open day in a show of appreciation for their ongoing support for what has been another busy year.

Praise for brave nurse
IT WAS a case of high praise for a brave nurse when Defence Minister Dr Brendan Nelson took to the podium at the recent Australian Military Medicine and Defence Health Services conference in Brisbane.

UAVs now a step closer
THE Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) has successfully completed a Defence trial aimed at assessing the ability of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to perform maritime surveillance over Australia’s vast North-West Shelf.

Our top doc
SQUADRON Leader David Mitchell has topped off a busy year and had his professionalism recognised by becoming the second ADF doctor to receive the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) General Practice Registrar of the Year award.

Care operation is under way
A NEW initiative to assist wounded ADF members and their families has been launched by the RSL & Services Clubs Association and the ADF.

The fast lane
IT WAS a weekend of fast cars and fast aircraft for two members of 44WG recently, when they helped take control of the Lexmark Indy 300 at the Gold Coast.

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