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Sweethearts, parents and friends farewelled HMAS Newcastle from Sydney on May 23 on her third tour of The Gulf.

PM praises CN's role
The Prime Minister has paid tribute to the stewardship of VADM Chris Ritchie in his three years as Chief of Navy.


High flyer heads MEAO
The new Australian Task Force Commander in the Middle East Area of Operations, CDRE Geoffrey Ledger, left Australia recently to take up his challenging new posting in Iraq.


Married to the service
The saying that life begins at 40, especially applies to SBLT Wendy Castle.

Timely reminder on leave
Navy has issued a reminder that leave will lapse if personnel’s July 1, 2002 leave balance is not exhausted by July 1 this year.

Briefs

Award dedicated to victims
The Safety Officer for the Aviation Force Element Group (FEG) has dedicated a safety award won by the FEG to those who lost their lives in the Shark 02 helicopter accident on the island of Nias, off Sumatra, last month.

Tobruk book author hunts stories
A book about the HMAS Tobruk is being written and its release will be timed to coincide with the ship’s 25th anniversary on April 23 next year.

Historic sub gets new lease of life
Six Sydney sailors have spruced up one of Australia’s more striking tourist landmarks.

Northern Trident
Diggers turf the Spanish
Anzac takes part in VE celebrations


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