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ALBATROSS
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One hundred RAN personnel, their aircraft,
contractors and equipment worth millions of dollars were last
week thrown into the battle to protect NSW from its worst
bushfire crisis for decades.
OPSEC
WARNING — MC calls for caution
The
Maritime Commander, RADM Raydon Gates, last week appealed
to RAN personnel to be aware of the need for operational security
as they depart on their leave periods for well-deserved breaks
with family and friends for Christmas.
816,
817 SQN become waterbombers
Four water-bombing buckets purchased
by the Royal Australian Navy, arrived from the United States
literally in the “nick of time.”
Minister names Armidale Class
Australia’s new patrol boats will
be known as the Armidale class with the first boat to be named
HMAS Armidale.
PO’s Princess waited
Petty Officer Steve Jones from HMAS Melbourne
(CAPT Steve McDowall) certainly knows how to propose marriage
in a public and very large way.
Ops trainer delivered
ADI Ltd has formally delivered to the
RAN a command and control operator trainer as the first major
“deliverable” in the FFG Upgrade Project.
Notts
repair bill estimated at A$73m
HMS Nottingham, badly damaged
when she went up on Wolfe Rock, Lord Howe Island on July 7,
has arrived back in the UK.
Bushfires can’t stop Watson’s Santa
Santa Claus almost didn’t make it
to the HMAS Watson annual Carols by Candlelight on December
8.
Bosses take part in
Reserve action
The first NSW Navy Exercise Executive
Stretch (EES) will be conducted at HMAS Creswell on the weekend
of March 21/22/23 2003.
Arunta welcomed home
HMAS
Arunta (CMDR Ray Griggs), the partner of a formidable double
act that helped bring smuggling of contraband in the North
Persian Gulf to a virtual halt, arrived home at Fleet Base
West on December 2.
Blue crew has paint ball
The
ship’s company of HS Blue took advantage of time off
to participate in adventure training at Kangaventure Nature
Park near Kuranda.
DNB
dynamite of north
Darwin
Naval Base (DNB) looks set for a busy future with accommodation
for 18 boats in the water and full service wharves.
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Navy
farewells aviation ace
Navy
farewelled one of its finest aviators on Friday November 8,
when CDRE Keith Eames retired from HMAS Albatross.
Newcastle presents cheque, orthopaedic
school benefits
The
ship’s company of HMAS Newcastle (CAPT Gerry Christian)
has been busy re-establishing ties with residents of their ship’s
namesake city.
Tassie ships’ visits a resounding success
HMAS
Manoora (CMDR Robert Morrison) and HMAS Hawkesbury (CMDR George
McGuire) recently visited northern Tasmania to the delight of
local communities.
Joint comms school opens
The
RAN’s Communications and Information School, the Army’s
School of Signals and the RAAF’s Communications and Information
Systems Controller Training Section, have combined at Simpson
Barracks at MacLeod in Melbourne’s north-east.
System
cashes in on Success
The
days of carrying money at sea are numbered following the trial
of a cashless system onboard HMAS Success (CMDR John Connor).
Douglas stoked at joining RAN
SMNMT
Douglas Kidd has come full circle. He was one of the 20 young
people in the first course conducted in 2001 in the Navy Youth
Program.
Ex Dugong in garden of Eden
Ex Dugong held off the coast of Eden last
month proved the Navy is well prepared to keep Australia’s
ports and coastal approaches safe.
New warfare head
CDRE Davyd Thomas has been appointed the
new Head of the Surface Warfare Community (HSWC).
Sub surfaces in Sydney
The Royal Australian Navy retook command
of one of its old timers recently...but only for a few hours.
DHA responds to excess water charges
With water restrictions in many places
around the country, DHA have been asked to explain why many
members are paying ‘excess water charges’.
New element to support MWCD
A
newly named unit has been formed at HMAS Waterhen to support
the minehunters and the clearance diving group.
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