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Edition 4908, 17 May, 2007
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Days of thunder Perfect Townsville weather, Anzac Day and one of the best air weapons ranges in Australia combined to make this year’s Exercise Arnhem Thunder a memorable one for the men and women of 3SQN. |
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Budget bonanza Work will continue on the upgrading of RAAF Base Amberley thanks to its $63 million Budget allocation as part of the $904.5 million investment in Defence facilities infrastructure. | |||
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Logistics integration for ADF is rolling on Work is well underway on the second phase of the new system that will standardise logistics, ground maintenance and related financial processes across the ADF. | |||
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First Super Hornet contract is signed Defence has signed its first contract – worth about $2.9 billion – with the United States Navy for the acquisition of 24 F/A-18F Super Hornets and associated support systems. | |||
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A clean bill CDF ACM Angus Houston has refuted recent media criticism of the level of care Defence affords returned members from operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. | |||
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Features
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Fast jets from five nations joined forces at RMAF Base Butterworth for Exercise Bersama Shield, as SQNLDR Simon Paton reports. more... |
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Long-Term benefits will accrue to Permanent and Reserve Air Force members who participate in the Data Quality Assurance (DQA) project being conducted by the Directorate of Military Administration–Air Force (DMA-AF). more... |
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The information surrounding the new Air Combat Officer (ACO) category design and implementation is now all in one easy to access location. more... |
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Lifestyle
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SPILT POPCORN
Movie review of 'Shooter' starring Mark Wahlberg and Danny Glover Plus: Movie Giveaway more... |
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SLIPPED DISC CD review of 'Konvicted' by Akon more... |
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SWEATY PALMS - Race for supreme games Game reviews of 'Supreme Commander' and 'Race to the Rally' | ||
| SICK PARADE - Suicide watch and you In this issue, we revisit the ADF Suicide Prevention Program and look at key indicators that may point to suicidal behaviour, strategies to improve wellbeing and where you can find help when you identify a potential problem. | |||
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Sport
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A missed goal which hit the upright during Air Force’s late resurgence against Army probably cost it at least a draw in their rugby league encounter at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium on April 20. more... |
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Selection trials to pick Force’s best The encounter between RAAF Base Williamtown and RAAF Base Amberley is expected to be the highlight of the 2007 Rugby League Carnival at Williamtown on May 25. |
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| Steely Ironman Air Force’s CPL Geoff Hanckel showed his steel to become the Australian Defence Sports Triathlon Association’s (ADSTA) Ironman champion at Port Macquarie recently, leaving a titanic battle for the minor placings in his wake. | |||
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