By Ian McPhedran
AIR strength tells the action-packed, within tale of the fashionable Royal Australian Air strength, from East Timor and the Bali bombings to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Award-winning journalist and best-selling writer Ian McPhedran brings us gripping own money owed of fighter pilots' bombing raids over Iraq, secret agent planes over Afghanistan, the operational nerve centre of the center East conflict and the supply of humanitarian relief in global trouble-spots.
This compelling narrative of the RAAF's airplane, management, traditions and personalities comes at a time of speedy switch, as expertise propels it into the following new release of air energy and the futuristic period of stealth.
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Ways were found to reduce the organic support in favor of low-cost or free support from other countries at little or no cost to the United States. Primary examples of the first initiatives were Mutual Support Legislation, Wartime Host Nation Support (WHNS), Status of Forces Agreements (SOFA), Assistance-in-Kind and other foreign nation burden sharing agreements and arrangements. S. military budget. Europe and Korea were the principal venues for exchanging organic support for host nation support, especially during peacetime.
There were approximately 18,000 troops there at any time. The base had a one star general in command and so received some attention from KBR. The base had an Olympic size swimming pool which 23 War for Profit KBR had turned in to a resort operation. Next store was a workout area which offered the latest exercise equipment, basket ball courts and running track. The camp movie theater was up and running as was an indoor swimming pool. The dining facilities provided plenty of good food with a wide variety.
They were combined in one combat division, Commanded by a Polish Major General, as Poland sent the most soldiers. Since they were not a constituted unit of any country, unlike US and British units, they needed even more support than our troops. LOGCAP would not only provide 17 War for Profit base camp support, but would provide all non-tactical vehicles. This included trucks, ambulances, fire trucks and an assortment of miscellaneous vehicles. Don Trautner, the manager of our Washington, DC, LOGCAP office, and I traveled to Kuwait and on to Iraq.