Image Gallery: February 2004
Exercise Ocean Protector
11 February 2004
Exercise Ocean Protector is a combined maritime exercise, bringing together naval and maritime air force units from Australia and New Zealand. It is the Australian Defence Force's first major exercise for 2004 and brings together almost 2000 personnel from Australia and New Zealand. The exercise will enable our young men and women to practice and test their core warfighting skills in an exercise scenario off the New South Wales coast.
Exercise Ocean Protector involves a range of training serials to develop and test maritime war fighting. Key training serials will involve mariner exercises, aviation operations, general warfare and submarine operations. Ocean Protector is the lead up exercise for the larger combined maritime exercise - Exercise Tasman, which tests the collaborative warfighting skills of Australia and New Zealand.
| RAN8098578_20040207_048 Seaman Communication Information Systems Kristal Robertson (age 21) of Raymond Terrace NSW, communicates with other ships on Exercise Ocean Protector utilising morse code and a 10 inch signalling lamp. (Date taken: 08 February 2004) Low-res | Hi-res |
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| RAN8080401_20040209_068 HMAS Canberra leads ships from the Australian and New Zealand navies from Jervis Bay in company for exercises off the New South Wales coast. (Date taken: 09 February 2004) Low-res | Hi-res |
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| RAN8080401_20040208_010 Ships participating in Exercise Ocean Protector at anchor in Jervis Bay, NSW, with HMAS Creswell in the foreground. (Date taken: 08 February 2004) Low-res | Hi-res |
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| RAN8098578_20040206_013 Sub Lieutenant Lee Weldon (age 23) of Albury NSW, on the bridge of HMAS Manoora plotting a course on the charts enroute to Exercise Ocean Protector. (Date taken: 06 February 2004) Low-res | Hi-res |
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| RAN8098578_20040206_032 Leading Seaman Steward Mathew McDonald (age 21) of Harrington NSW, manning a repair base to coordinate fire fighting during an exercise onboard HMAS Manoora. (Date taken: 06 February 2004) Low-res | Hi-res |
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| RAN8080401_20040208_089 Personnel from ships participating in Exercise Ocean Protector hold a sports day. (Date taken: 08 February 2004) Low-res | Hi-res |
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| RAN8080401_20040208_121 Personnel from ships participating in Exercise Ocean Protector hold a sports day. (Date taken: 08 February 2004) Low-res | Hi-res |
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| RAN8100087_20040208_067 Australian Navy versus New Zealand Navy girls' rugby match is held at HMAS Creswell as part of Exercise Ocean Protector sports day. (Date taken: 08 February 2004) Low-res | Hi-res |
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| RAN8100087_20040208_105 Australian Navy versus New Zealand Navy men's rugby match, competing for the Lou Smith Cup, held at HMAS Creswell during Exercise Ocean Protector. (Date taken: 08 February 2004) Low-res | Hi-res |
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| RAN8100087_20040208_137 Australian Navy versus New Zealand Navy men's rugby match, competing for the Lou Smith Cup, held at HMAS Creswell during Exercise Ocean Protector. (Date taken: 08 February 2004) Low-res | Hi-res |
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