41WG on PM’s radar Prime Minister visits Williamtown to meet Op Slipper detachment

What a life
Australian Air Force Cadets in Townsville are piloting a new initiative designed to build their resilience to life’s challenges and mental health
issues.

CRA extended PAF personnel can now retire at 60 under new CRA policy

Better support for Reserve students Air Force Reservists who are studying at university will shortly find their service more secure following two recent initiatives.

More in pay with flying allowance rolled into salary Some Air Force personnel can expect to see a change in their pay packets now that phase three of the Remuneration Reform Project (RRP Ph3) has rolled some qualification and skills (Q &S) allowances into salary.

More MQs on the way for Adelaide RAAF Base Edinburgh personnel will get a larger selection of Defence houses to choose from in a few years, thanks to an agreement to construct more Defence Housing Authority homes in Adelaide.

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Investing in our joint fire future
When CAF AIRMSHL Geoff Shepherd decided to find out what Air Force needed to be able to deliver joint fire in the future, it resulted in a study into the integration of Australian air and land forces.

Time for a PFT change PFT perfected for today’s lifestyle

Track and trace worldwide Defence has rolled out a world-class “track and trace” system that will enable automated tracking of stores and equipment through the supply chain anywhere in the world, according to Director General Material Information Systems BRIG David McGahey.

Buddy system for Mk3 pistol New weapon clearance procedures have been adopted as a result of the PTE Jake Kovco Board of Inquiry.

AREP graduates’ drug diploma first The road to recovery at Air Force’s Alcohol Rehabilitation and Education Program (AREP) has become an easier path to tread, thanks to some hard studying by its team of counsellors.

Home from Solomons Two weeks, give or take a few hours, after an Air Force health team boarded a C-130J bound for the Solomon Islands, they returned to Australia exhausted and well satisfied on April 20.

United powers ADF Service police investigative knowledge and powers have merged to form a new capability – the Australian Defence Force Investigative Service (ADFIS).

Special delivery in the Mid East The return to the MEAO of two Chinook helicopters, the deployment of an additional C-130 in 2008 and extra logistics and intelligence support are to be a part of an expanded ADF presence in Afghanistan.

Submit to the Annual Air Force is calling for submissions for the Air Force Annual, a glossy, bound ‘coffee table’ style publication whose 2007 theme will be ‘Breaking the Barriers’.

RAAFSAFE practices praised CAF AIRMSHL Geoff Shepherd has urged Air Force members to embrace RAAFSAFE as the single safety system for the organisation – whether in the air or on the ground.

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