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WELCOME
ABOARD - The master has arrived
Christmas comes
early for Air Force
with the arrival of first Globemaster.
Christmas messages
Christmas messages from a high-flying year.
Changing of the guard
NEW Secretary of Defence
Mr Nick Warner has flagged fresh
initiatives to strengthen support for those parliamentarians who
minister to ADF matters.
Air Force’s quick
smart assistance
AIR Lift Group promptly provided
transport assistance to Operation
Quickstep, the ADF’s response to the
recent civil unrest in Tonga.
Searching for
submarines
NINE Hornets from 75SQN and four Hawks from
79SQN joined forces with New Zealand P-3s and Australian and New Zealand warships and submarines in two major tri-Service exercises, held off the coast of WA recently.
Final salute
IT IS with much sadness that I advise
all ADF members that the Armed
Forces Federation of Australia will turn out the office lights for the last time on December 28, 2006.
Western front
TWO 38SQN Caribous and 17 personnel
from RAAF Base Townsville recently completed a successful tour to the aircraft’s old stamping ground when they deployed to Western Australia for their ‘Western Display Tour’.
Muppets’
mo show
MEMBERS of 11SQN got
things started recently when
they put on their own Muppet show.
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Hang on tight
SIXTEEN motorcycle riders from RAAF Base Amberley with different levels of experience are more safety-aware after completing an advanced rider survivor course on November 16.
Drive to survive
this Christmas
THE Christmas holiday period is commonly viewed as a time of heightened danger on our roads.
Jingle all
the way
“‘TIS the season to be jolly and
for this year’s Christmas treat at RAAF Base Williams, the focus was
to ensure that every family member had a most memorable and enjoyable day,” Base Commander WGCDR
Ross Day said.
It’s party time
THE skies around Darwin were very quiet
recently when 44WG Detachment Darwin
hosted its annual ‘Tower Party’ for the local
aviation community.
HQJOC project a very big deal
THE two-phase restructuring of HQJOC is “the biggest reorganisation of command and control for 100 years”, according to VCDF LTGEN Ken Gillespie.
Trading places
“HAVE you been shot at? Have you shot anyone? How old were you when you joined? What do you wear each day?”
FEG commanders
share knowledge
THE Air Force has taken another historic step by conducting its first Sustainability Improvement Conference.
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