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 | Introduction |
| My Career Highlights |
| Aussie Military Links |
| United Nations |
| US Military |
| Other International Military Sites |
| Other links |
I have
been in the Royal Australian Air Force since 1995 when I joined the
undergraduate scheme in 5th year medicine. I have enjoyed my time in the RAAF
immensely and through my work have managed to do some very cool things...like go
flying in an F/A-18 just for starters.
There is actually a RAAF connection in my family as well. Mum's brother, Warrant Officer John MacDonald, was a Wellington pilot in WW2 who was shot down and killed over Italy and is buried in Klagenfurt in Austria. Obviously I never met him but he did have a significant presence in our lives.
| 1989 - Posted to RAAF Amberley in Queensland |
| 1990-91 - Posted to RAAF Pearce, Western Australia |
| 1992 - 93 - UK to undertake the Diploma in Aviation Medicine and teach aviation medicine to aircrew |
| Jul - Dec 1993 - 6 HOSP, RAAF Williams, Victoria |
| 1994-95 RAAF Williamtown, New South Wales |
| 1995 - spent 6 months in Rwanda with the UN |
| 1996-99 RAAF Edinburgh, South Australia (see Aviation Medicine) |
| 2000-2001 Langley AFB, Virginia, USA. |
| Jan to Sep 2002 - East Timor |
| Sep 2002 to ? - "The Sponge", Canberra |
Some
of the more interesting stuff I've done
includes:
| Flown in Hornets, Harriers, Hawks, F-16s
and F-15s plus
many helicopters, training aircraft, transport and maritime fixed wing aircraft |
| Deployments both within Australia and in Asia |
| Aeromedical Evacuations |
| Aircraft Accident Investigation. This is one of the least pleasant jobs I have done, made worse by the fact that ours is a small air force. Everyone knows everyone and this makes it very personal. |
The last aircraft accident I attended was that of the F-111G flown by Shorty and Nige on Pulau Aur, Malaysia. This year a group of the crews squadron colleagues accompanied by Shorty's wife Kim, returned to the accident site to place a memorial site. You can read about this trip here.
These adventures are all part of the job for a flight surgeon. Many people believe that military docs in Australia are underpaid and that their clinical experience is limited but I wouldn't swap my experiences for anything!
Find out more about the RAAF and the Australian Military by visiting the following websites:
RAAF
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Royal Australian Air Force - a general overview of the RAAF with lots of links |
| RAAF Recruiting - why not join up while you're there! Check out my mate Fleur, the Super Air Trafficker ;-) |
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F-111 Home Page - lots of RAAF information on the 'Pig'. Also links to the F-111 Memorial site for F-111 aircrew who have not made it back. |
Other Australian Military
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| Diggers - an unofficial Aussie Army site | ||||||
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The Defence Community Organisation - a link for families. Includes ways to contact troops deployed overseas. | ||||||
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| UN site |
| United Nations Peacekeeping |
US Air Force
|  Air Force Link The official US Air Force page. Lots of info
and pics. |
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Combat Command Headquarters is where I used to work. This
site has links to all the
bases in the command and a most excellent Multimedia
section which has a well
ordered aircraft image section (e.g. the F-22 pictured right) and also several
interesting downloads such as F-22 and F-15 screensavers. |
| Langley AFB, Virginia is where I was stationed for a couple of years. It is the home of HQ ACC and the 1st Fighter Wing. |
| Brooks AFB - the home of aerospace medicine in the USAF |
| Scott's USAF Installations Page - not an official site but one belonging to a true plane spotter if ever I saw one. Nevertheless it has some useful information and links. |
Other US Services
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Navy - has some great aircraft piccies in its Digital
Images section including this famous and much copied one of an F/A-18 breaking the
sound barrier.
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| USMC - the Marines | ||
| US Army | ||
| Military.com - unofficial but fact
filled site |
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| World
Air Forces - this Canadian Air Force page has links to over 40 other
global air forces and military flying display teams |
| NASA - incredible site for all ages. For example check out the latest on the International Space Station. |
| Jane's provides information on defence and transportation throughout the world. It also provides information and specs of all the world's aircraft...for a fee of course. |
You will also find links on my other pages in the areas of:
| Aviation Medicine |
| Women in Aviation |
| Military Medicine |
| ANZAC Day |
Or explore one of these webrings:
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