04 November 2010
Senator David Bushby visits USS Bonhomme Richard and USS Cleveland

As part of the Australian Defence Force Parliamentary Program, Liberal Senator for Tasmania, Senator David Bushby, has been visiting Australian forces deployed in the Hawaii region for Exercise RIMPAC 2010. Senator Bushby has recently been aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard, USS Ronald Reagan, HMAS Warramunga, and the USS Cleveland.

The Australian Defence Force’s largest international maritime exercise, Exercise Rim-of-the-Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010 has commenced in Hawaii. RIMPAC is designed to test interoperability with 14 Pacific Rim nations.

Approximately 1200 ADF personnel will be participating. This year marks the 22nd RIMPAC. It will be hosted by the US Third Fleet over a five week period, finishing on the 1st August 2010.
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Australian Senator David Bushby (Liberal party Tasmania) is given a salute by the Air Department of the amphibious transport dock ship (LPD 7) USS Cleveland as he steps aboard as part of a visit under the Australian Defence Force Parliamentary Program.

(Date taken: 14 July 2010)
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Commanding Officer of the US amphibious transport dock ship (LPD 7) USS Cleveland, Captain S. Robert Roth, USN, (middle) shows Australian Senator David Bushby (Lib Tasmania) (left) around the bridge of the Cleveland.

(Date taken: 14 July 2010)
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Commanding Officer of the US amphibious transport dock ship (LPD 7) USS Cleveland, Captain S. Robert Roth, USN, (right) shows Australian Senator David Bushby (Lib, Tasmania) the what he describes as 'the best view anywhere on the ship' from the Port bridge wing of the Cleveland.

(Date taken: 14 July 2010)
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Australian Senator David Bushby(Lib, Tasmania) chats with Able Seaman Musician (ABMUSN) Melissa Ballantyne (middle) and ABMUSN Ellen Zyla of the Royal Australian Navy band sea deployment group, aboard the US amphibious transport dock ship (LPD 7) USS Cleveland.

(Date taken: 14 July 2010)
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Australian Senator David Bushby (Lib Tasmania) (middle) inspects the vast flight deck of the US amphibious transport dock ship (LPD 7) USS Cleveland, accompanied here by the Commanding Officer of the Cleveland, Captain S. Robert Roth, USN, (left) and 'Officer Commanding, Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (currently embarked), Major Mick Buchanan.

(Date taken: 14 July 2010)
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From left to right: 'Officer Commanding, Bravo Company 2nd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Major Mick Buchanan, Australian Liberal Senator for Tasmania, Senator David Bushby, Commanding Officer of the US amphibious transport dock ship (LPD 7) USS Cleveland, Captain S. Robert Roth, USN, and Commander Lewis Gaha, RAN, during a tour of the Cleveland by Senator Bushby, under the Australian Defence Force Parliamentary Program.

(Date taken: 14 July 2010)
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Executive Officer of the amphibious transport dock ship (LPD 7) USS Cleveland, Commander Christopher Kipp, USN (at right), discusses the use of the tank and well decks of the Cleveland with visiting Australian Senator David Bushby (in grey), seen here in front of a Lighter Amphibious Re-supply Cargo vehicle within the well deck.

(Date taken: 14 July 2010)
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Visiting Australian Senator David Bushby joins soldiers from Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment for lunch in the juniour sailors mess of the amphibious transport dock ship (LPD 7) USS Cleveland, during a recent visit.

(Date taken: 14 July 2010)
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Commander Australian Amphibious Task Force, Captain George McGuire, RAN (right), explains the workings of the flight deck to visiting Australian Senator for Tasmania, Senator David Bushby, aboard the Wasp class amphibious assault ship (LHD 6) the USS Bonhomme Richard.

(Date taken: 16 July 2010)
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Commander Australian Amphibious Task Force, Captain George McGuire, RAN (left), explains the workings of the flight deck to visiting Australian Senator for Tasmania, Senator David Bushby (right) , aboard the Wasp class amphibious assault ship (LHD 6) the USS Bonhomme Richard. Senator Bushby and Commander McGuire are joined here by the Executive Officer of the USS Bon Homme Richard, Captain Charles Litchfield, USN.

(Date taken: 16 July 2010)
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Commander Australian Amphibious Task Force, Captain George McGuire, RAN (right), explains the utilisation of the Primary Flight Control compartment and aircraft operations to visiting Australian Senator for Tasmania, Senator David Bushby, aboard the Wasp class amphibious assault ship (LHD 6) the USS Bonhomme Richard.

(Date taken: 16 July 2010)
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Commander Australian Amphibious Task Force, Captain George McGuire, RAN (left), shows visiting Australian Senator for Tasmania, Senator David Bushby (center) the hangar bay aboard the Wasp class amphibious assault ship (LHD 6) the USS Bonhomme Richard. Senator Bushby and Commander McGuire are joined here by the Executive Officer of the USS Bonhomme Richard, Captain Charles Litchfield, USN (right).

(Date taken: 16 July 2010)
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Commander Australian Amphibious Task Force, Captain George McGuire, RAN (left), shows visiting Australian Senator for Tasmania, Senator David Bushby (right) the well deck aboard the Wasp class amphibious assault ship (LHD 6) the USS Bonhomme Richard.

(Date taken: 16 July 2010)
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Visiting Australian Senator for Tasmania, Senator David Bushby sits in a High Maneauvribility Multi Wheeled Vehicle during a visit to the Wasp class amphibious assault ship (LHD 6) the USS Bonhomme Richard. He is joined here by Commander Australian Amphibious Task Force, Captain George McGuire, RAN.

(Date taken: 16 July 2010)
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