First G -wagon Handed Over To Defence




30th October 2009 -
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“The ADF’s 1200 Mercedes Benz G-Wagons and 315 specialist modules will require minimal modification for local conditions and will be delivered ready for operations.
Headquarters Joint Operations Command Project Honoured With National Award




28th October 2009 -
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The Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Support, the Hon Dr Mike Kelly AM MP today announced that the Defence Headquarters Joint Operations Command project has been honoured at the Australian Institute of Project Management’s national Project Management Achievement Awards, 2009 .
Release Of Inquiry Into Unresolved Recognition Issues For The Battle Of Long Tan




28th October 2009 -
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The Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Support, the Hon Dr Mike Kelly AM MP, today announced that the Government has accepted the recommendations of the independent Defence Honours and Awards Tribunal Inquiry into Unresolved Recognition Issues for the Battle of Long Tan.
Operation Render Safe Clears The Deadly Remnants Of War In Solomon Islands




26th October 2009 -
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The latest Operation RENDER SAFE deployment, which finished on the 24 th of October, saw HMA Ships Gascoyne and Yarra sail to the Solomon Islands, to dispose of explosives which accumulated in the waters off the South Pacific nation during heavy fighting between allied and Japanese forces in World War II.
Army Helicopters Return To Australia From Afghanistan




23rd October 2009 -
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RWG – 4 Commanding Officer Lieutenant Colonel Karl Hamlyn, says the tasks that have confronted the approximately 60 members of the group have been a real test of character and endurance.