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They're home Three ships, one a newcomer, have returned to Sydney. HMAS NEWCASTLE returned from RIMPAC 2000, Nuship NORMAN berthed at her homeport HMAS WATERHEN for the first time, while HMAS TOBRUK, dubbed the "peace ship", arrived from the Solomons. |
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Reinvigorating
our Navy - CN In the past year I have endeavoured to send out monthly CN Sitreps on the Navy change process to keep all the Navy family informed of its progress. This month, however, I had the pleasure of submitting my one-year report to the Minister of Defence and I would like to share that... |
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Sailor ensures
crew's safety A seaman who evacuated his mates from their gun mount after an explosion and fire, then attacked the flames minimising further damage, has been acknowledged for his actions with the awarding of a Chief of Navy Commendation. |
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Olympic blood The Red Cross Blood Service is looking to sailors and Defence civilians on Garden Island and Fleet Base East to ease critically low blood stocks and build up a reserve of blood for the Olympic Games. |
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Ships gather Ships and planes from Australia and New Zealand have gathered in the north for the RAN's annual Northern Fleet Concentration Period. Representing the RAN were HMA Ships BRISBANE, ARUNTA... |
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Submarines
are on track The program to fix the Collins class submarines was on track, a year after the McIntosh Prescott Report, the head of the Submarine Capability Team, RADM Peter Briggs, said. |
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Divers clean
up cluttered river RAN divers have cleared submerged obstructions from the bed of the Parramatta River at Rhodes in Sydney to make the waterway safe for craft plying to and from the Olympic site at Homebush. |
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Keen rider It was 2am and deep in the Timor Sea when LEUT Naomi Easterling in HMAS LAUNCESTON heard movement behind her and a voice asking, "What's happening? Where are we going?" |
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Patrol boats
get new HQ The new RAN Patrol Boat Headquarters in Darwin has been officially opened by the Northern Territory Administrator, Dr Neil Conn. The building once housed the Naval Officer Commanding Australia... |
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Approval given
for ET medal The Governor-General has approved the award of the Australian Active Service Medal with Clasp East Timor to a large number of RAN personnel. The members may now wear the ribbon subject to single service approval. |
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Fast new RHIB The RAN is using a "fast" rigid hulled inflatable boat. Part of testing will see it used during the Olympic Games for the rapid deployment of clearance divers. The 7.3 metre craft is assigned to the Australian Clearance Diving Team One. It has two outboard motors. |
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Patrol boats
hard at it Larrakeyah Barracks in Darwin is starting to look distinctly more naval lately with the establishment of the headquarters for the newly created Commander Australian Navy Patrol Boat Group, CAPT Gerry Christian. |
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Pair honing
dive skills in the US The maintenance of skills as highly demanding as those required by clearance divers is a constant demand. For those clearance divers serving in overseas billets a different challenge presents itself. Slightly different equipment, procedures and even operating areas provide this challenge. |
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Six divers
graduate Six students of Advanced Clearance Diving Course 19 - POCD Gavin Stephens, POCD Matthew Hanrahan, POCD Andrew Welsh, LSCD Bruce Harvey, LSCD Michael Rowland and LSCD Ray Moss... |
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Take care of
her CMDR Peter Murray, the last CO of HMAS HOBART stood in the shadow of the empty and silent ship talking with Captain Peter Southwell, the master of the 326 tonne tug Warringa. |
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Super salesman When Peter Cattlin escorted decommissioned HOBART to the Heads in Sydney the other day he knew it was another of his projects at an end. For nine months Peter, the manager for disposals and marketing of the ADF's Disposals and Marketing Agency, had been the facilitator... |
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304 visits
Brisbane Affectionately known as the RAN's floating supermarket, HMAS SUCCESS visited Brisbane during her voyage home from Hawaii and RIMPAC 2000. One of our two replenishment ships, HMAS SUCCESS can provide fuel, ammunition, food and equipment. |
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Sisters go
south The RAN's two inshore minehunters, the sister vessels HMAS RUSHCUTTER and HMAS SHOALWATER, have gone down Australia's east coast for visit to Melbourne. |
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Adviser in
relay The Olympic Torch Relay came to the Micronesian island of Palau recently. WOMT (E) Mick Nixon, his son Scott and the Maritime Surveillance Adviser's wife, LCDR Janine Narbutas had the privilege of carrying the torch on the outrigger canoe leg of the relay through... |
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Turtle slaughter Requests to LCDR Bob Heffey and his ship's company in patrol boat HMAS DUBBO to investigate reports of illegal fishing on Browse Island, 240 miles north of Broome, were justified. A shore party found a dozen turtle carcasses. They had been slaughtered for their eggs. |
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Hockey picture When the warrant officers and petty officers in HMAS MANOORA first went aboard their new ship they decided to brighten up the bare bulkheads of their mess. |
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MC presents
awards The Maritime Commander, RADM Geoff Smith has formally presented commendations to a number of commissioned and non commissioned officers. The presentation took place at Maritime HQ late last month. |
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RN's unique
double In what is probably a unique double HMS MARLBOROUGH not only has one foreign Naval officer but two; one from the Royal Australian Navy and one from the United States Navy. |
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Ninety per
cent pass fitness test The inaugural RAN Physical Fitness Test (RANPFT) was completed at the end of June. A meeting of stakeholders of the RANPFT met in Canberra on July 19 to discuss the initial results, reactions and... |
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Academy women
snare AFL finale Cold frosts, early starts and the threat of snow were no obstacle to ADFA's midshipmen and cadets as they leapt boots and all into a full weekend of sporting competition. |
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More tips to
keep fit If you missed part one of the most commonly asked questions in the fitness industry, try to backdate a copy of Navy News Volume 43, No.14, July 24, 2000. Here are some more answers to some of the questions that maybe YOU have asked or thought of at some time. |
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Reelly timely It is commonly believed that the nostalgic era of 16mm movies has virtually ended since the advent of video tapes. This is not entirely correct, with Mr Allan Beer rolling the old reels on film nights for disabled people around Brightwater Care Centres... |
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Families given
run of the ship When the fifth class students at Sts Peter and Paul's Primary School at Garren in Canberra were asked if they would like to see over the RAN ship HMAS MANOORA 49 put up their hands. |
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Wife Line Welcome to Wife Line. If you have something you would like included in Wife Line, please forward it to... |
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WESTRALIA victims
honoured The usual quiet surrounds of HMAS STIRLING and Garden Island were rocked by the sound of 265 motorbikes rumbling over the Causeway. The Patriots Defence Force Motorcycle Club... |
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Gift bat Smartcover has presented a special edition cricket bat to the ADFA Cadet mess. The bat, from last year's Prime Minister's Eleven game in Canberra, was signed by the PM's team as well as Indian team. |
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Old and bold
helped cause The 2000 Western Australian Inter Service Volleyball competition has been played at RAAF Base Pearce. All three services providing teams for the men's competition. Due to insufficient female players, a mixed team competition was also held. |
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HMAS WORT See what the crew are up to... |
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