DEFENCE MEDIA RELEASE
Issued by Coordination and Public Affairs, Department of Defence, Canberra, ACT
Phone: 02 6265 3343, Fax: 02 62656946
CPA 165/08
Sunday, 8 Jun 2008
EMPLOYERS TO GAIN MILITARY EXPERIENCE ON NT
EXERCISE
Thirty employers and other people of influence will get a taste of military life this
week, when they head to the Northern Territory for the multi-national Defence
Exercise Pitch Black 08.
Pitch Black is a regular Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) exercise, held every two
years in the Northern Territory. From 6-27 June, up to 3000 service men and women
from Australia and nations including the United States, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand
and France will support the Exercise. During the Exercise ground crews and air
crews will be operating some of the most sophisticated military systems in the world.
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) Reserve and Employer Support Division
conducts Boss Lift exercises, designed to showcase the vital contribution Reservists
are making to the ADF’s operational commitments.
Participants will get the chance to fly from RAAF Base Darwin to RAAF Base Tindal
in a DHC-4 Caribou, meet ADF members and even fly aboard a RAAF Boeing 707
during an in-flight refuelling mission.
Head Reserve and Employer Support Division, Major General Greg Melick, said he
believed the participants would gain a valuable insight into the benefits that Reservists
can bring back to the civilian workplace.
"As the ADF's commitments grow, Reserves are bringing increased levels of
capability to the Australian Defence Force,” Major General Melick said.
"We aim to highlight the skills Reservists gain from being in the ADF and how those
skills can benefit civilian employers."
Media Contacts:
Boss Lift inquiries:
Deanna Nott, Director of Communication,
0438 013 548
Pitch Black inquiries:
1800 301 885
Additional information can be found at
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