Image Gallery: February 2008
HMAS Kanimbla during Fleet Concentration Period
25 February 2008
Sea King helicopter 'Shark 05' from 817 Squadron, Nowra, has been conducting training onboard HMAS Kanimbla off the east coast of Australia.
HMAS Kanimbla is currently involved in the Fleet Concentration Period, conducting exercises in the vicinity of Jervis Bay.
Core maritime skills are being honed by hundreds of Royal Australian Navy (RAN) personnel from twenty-two ships, as they take part in the annual Fleet Concentration Period (FCP-08), off the east coast of Australia.
The comprehensive six-week program aims to regenerate Fleet mariner and war fighting skills and will involve assets from the New Zealand Navy and French Naval Forces stationed in the Pacific.
During the period a number of exercises will be conducted in waters off Townsville, QLD, and Jervis Bay and Eden on the NSW south coast.
| 20080216ran8106603_036 Able Seaman Stores Naval Travis Ashe is winched to the deck of HMAS Kanimbla during embarkation qualifications for Shark 05 Sea King from 817 Squadron, Nowra. (Date taken: 16 February 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080216ran8106603_043 Leading Seaman Electronics Technician David Brooke on the flight deck of HMAS Kanimbla, runs past Shark 05 Sea King, in the midst of a stormy day during Fleet Concentration Period training. (Date taken: 16 February 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080216ran8106603_052 Able Seaman Aircraft Technician Airframe Ben Wellard assists Seaman Steward Bianca Takac from HMAS Kanimbla, for her first flight in a Sea King helicopter. (Date taken: 16 February 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080216ran8106603_060 Warrant Officer Aircrewman Paul Coxell and Leading Seaman Aircrewman Bryan Druery, in the cabin of Shark 05 Sea King from 817 Squadron, Nowra, conduct deck landing practice onboard HMAS Kanimbla during the Fleet Concentration Period. (Date taken: 16 February 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080216ran8106603_099 Shark 05 Sea King from 817 Squadron, Nowra, conducting training onboard HMAS Kanimbla off the East Coast of Australia, in preparation for the Fleet Concentration Period. (Date taken: 16 February 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080216ran8106603_162 Shark 05 Sea King from 817 Squadron, Nowra, conducts training onboard HMAS Kanimbla during night exercises off the East Coast of Australia, in preparation for the Fleet Concentration Period. (Date taken: 16 February 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080217ran8106603_016 Seaman Marine Technician Alex Thorp conducts maintenance on the port shaft gearbox in the number three engine room onboard HMAS Kanimbla. (Date taken: 17 February 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080220ran8106603_007 Able Seaman Aircraft Technician Airframe Adam Nightingale assists in the fitting of a new engine to Sea King 05, whilst attached to HMAS Kanimbla. (Date taken: 20 February 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080220ran8106603_011 Private Michael Gunston from the Ship's Army Detachment of HMAS Kanimbla, cranes stores onto the flight deck with the 2.5-tonne Effer Cargo crane. (Date taken: 20 February 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080220ran8106603_021 Able Seaman Communications Informations Systems Jo Mercieca (posted from HMAS Sydney) on HMAS Kanimbla is all smiles as she sails past her posted ship of HMAS Sydney, departing Fleet Base East. (Date taken: 20 February 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080220ran8106603_026 Seaman Bosun's Mate James Pendergast pipes the still on the gundeck of HMAS Kanimbla, as she passes HMAS Sydney on departure from Garden Isand for the Fleet Concentration Period. (Date taken: 20 February 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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