Edition 4909, 31 May, 2007

 



Mighty H milestone Australia's first C-130H has notched up a record for its kind – 20,000 hours of logged flying time.
 
STAR OF THE SHOW:
Airman of the Year CPL Ole Underwood, from CSU-EDN, proudly displays the AVM B.A. Eaton award at the 2006 Air Force Proficiency and Leadership Awards at RAAF Base Glenbrook.
Photo by LAC Christopher Dickson

Pay structure on the move The pay and allowance structure for other ranks (ORs) will change from August 9 with the increase in the number of pay groups from seven to 16.

Sister C-17 arrives in Amberley Number 36 Squadron continues its ‘journey of a thousand miles’.
Home on the range Woomera Test Range is recognised as historic aerospace site by US

Hero lives on at staff college The memory of Air Force hero WGCDR Richard ‘Dick’ Cresswell will live on at the Australian Command and Staff College (ACSC) in a new exercise named in his honour.
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Features
Number 7 Wing, Australian Air Force Cadets (AAFC), achieved a number of firsts in March when No. 719 Squadron (Armadale) held its annual Air Experience camp.
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Two Air Force cadets from No. 315 (City of Canberra) Squadron are benefiting from the generosity of BAE Systems Australia, which has subsidised the cost of two flying scholarships.
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New 409SQN banner is paraded
RAAF Base East Sale hosted a parade of a special kind recently, when local Air Force cadets from No. 409 Squadron received their new banner.
   
  Good as gold Air Force’s top achievers lined up for their prizes at the 2006 Air Force Proficiency and Leadership Awards at RAAF Base Glenbrook, writes SQNLDR Simon Paton.    
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Lifestyle
SMART MONEY
Your debts are at the frontline of your financial battlefield. Combat your debts and you will win the financial battle. ASIC Commissioner Jeffrey Lucy explains.
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SLIPPED DISC
CD reviews of 'Favourite Worst Nightmare' by Arctic Monkeys and 'The Best Of The Band: A Musical History' by The Band
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SPILT POPCORN - Anzac memories
Film review of Andrew Denton’s documentary 'Gallipoli: Brothers in Arms'.
Plus DVD giveaway and Competition winners
   
OFF THE SHELF - Taking a close-up look Book reviews of 'Battle Rattle' by Hans Halbertstadt and '5000+ Days' by Harold Evans    
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Sport

Our world class results at the 2007 Arafura Games in Darwin
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Even the legendary ABC sports commentator Norman May might have been stuck for superlatives to describe ACW Cassie Fien’s golden Arafura Games.
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