Image Gallery: September 2007
HMAS Adelaide during Exercise Malabar
20 September 2007
Exercise MALABAR has just wound up in the Bay of Bengal in the Indian Ocean, with five of the world’s naval forces coming together for a series of training and development exercises.
The week-long exercise included ships from the naval fleets of Australia, the United States, Singapore, Japan and India, and involved more than 20,000 personnel.
MALABAR increases cooperation among each naval fleet, and gives the participants an opportunity to develop common procedures for maritime security operations, including boarding, search and seizure, surface exercises, and coordinated surface fire support. The exercise also included air defence exercises, anti-submarine warfare training, and a range of professional exchanges between ships and aircraft.
MALABAR is an annual maritime training exercise, held between the Indian and US Navies. HMAS Adelaide and HMAS Sirius supported the exercise, and this was the first time that the Royal Australian Navy had participated in the exercise. This was the 11 th time MALABAR has taken place.
| 20070908ran8297357_077 Able Seaman Cook Ryan Wilson whips up pancakes for the ship's company breakfast in the galley of HMAS Adelaide during Exercise Malabar. (Date taken: 17 September 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20070908ran8297357_143 Able Seaman Electronic Technician Darren Trewern gets close up for a replenishment at sea for the first time with Indian Navy Ship Viraat during Exercise Malabar. (Date taken: 17 September 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20070908ran8297357_195 At action stations, Leading Seaman Boatswains Mate Sabrina Nitsche is closed up for a boat transfer on HMAS Adelaide during Exercise Malabar. (Date taken: 17 September 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20070911ran8297357_006 Able Seaman Boatswains Mate James Buchanan on watch on HMAS Adelaide's Gun Directional Platform during Exercise Malabar. (Date taken: 17 September 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20070911ran8297357_132 The boarding party team of HMAS Adelaide conduct a scheduled Indian passage boarding and training exercise with INS Ranvijay while n route to India for the final overseas deployment before decommissioning. (Date taken: 17 September 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20070912ran8297357_511 The Vishakhapatnam Navy Base Commanding Officer Jatinder Singh, arrives for a luncheon with HMAS Adelaide's Commanding Officer Commander Robert Slaven. HMAS Adelaide entered the Port of Vishakhapatnam Naval Base, India, for a post-Exercise Malabar goodwill visit. (Date taken: 17 September 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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