Image Gallery: February 2008
Army in action on HMAS Tobruk during Exercise Sea Lion
29 February 2008
Exercise Sea Lion is the lead-in exercise for the 2008 Fleet Concentration Period and is conducted to regenerate Fleet mariner and war-fighting skills.
The Fleet Concentration Period is designed to improve the Australian Defence Force's capabilities in amphibious, mine clearance and diving capabilities.
Squadex is the lead in exercise for Fleet Concentration Period East 2008 is conducted to regenerate Fleet Mariner and War Fighting Skills. FCP East 2008 is designed to improve the Australian Defence Forces capabilities in Amphibious, mine clearance and Diving Capabilities.
| 20080221ran8114832_191 HMAS Wewak HMAS Labuan, HMAS Tobruk, HMAS Brunie, and HMAS Balikpapan conduct Officer of The Watch Manouvers for Squadex Photex. (Date taken: 21 February 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080227ran8114832_008 Black Hawk 210 from 5 Aviation Squadron Townsville conducts a vertical replenishment on HMAS Tobruk's forward flight deck during Exercise Sea Lion. (Date taken: 27 February 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080227ran8114832_010 Black Hawk 210 from 5 Aviation Squadron Townsville conducts Vertrep on HMAS Tobruk Foreward flight deck during Exercise Sea Lion (Date taken: 27 February 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080227ran8114832_121 Flight Deck Marshallers from HMAS Tobruk guide Army Troops from Black Hawk 210 from 5 Aviation Squadron Townsville, into the Ship during Exercise Sea Lion. (Date taken: 27 February 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080227ran8114832_217 Flight deck marshallers from HMAS Tobruk guide Army Troops to a Black Hawk from 5 Aviation Squadron Townsville, during Exercise Sea Lion. (Date taken: 27 February 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080227ran8114832_351 Major Andrew Scanlan, the Army Detatchment Officer on HMAS Tobruk, observes the preparations for lifting the Landing Craft Medium Mark 8 (LCM8) during Exercise Sea Lion. (Date taken: 27 February 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080227ran8114832_361 HMAS Tobruk loads on the Landing Craft Medium Mark 8 onto its Foc'sle. (Date taken: 27 February 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080228ran8114832_002 Army soldiers from 1st Battalion the Royal Australian Regiment conduct weapons drills on the flight deck of HMAS Tobruk during Exercise Sea Lion 2008. (Date taken: 28 February 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080228ran8114832_074 Lieutenant Dennis Grant, a Seaman Officer on board HMAS Tobruk, takes a bearing from land to make a fix on the chart, during Exercise Sea Lion, with HMNZS Canterbury in the background. (Date taken: 28 February 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080228ran8114832_105 HMAS Brunei prepares to come alongside HMAS Tobruk to embark Army troops, during Exercise Sea Lion. (Date taken: 28 February 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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