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CAT on CAT Don't look now but there's a big cat behind you! In the picture above (taken by SGT Mark Dowling) a Brisbane City Council Kitty Kat ferry is dwarfed by HMAS JERVIS BAY as the latter makes her way into the Queensland city. JERVIS BAY continues to be a vital transport link... |
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High level
talks The US Defense Secretary, Mr William Cohen, has visited Australia for high-level talks with Australia's Defence Minister, Mr John Moore. Mr Cohen arrived on July 15, leaving two days later. |
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The fixed-wing
era comes to end The era of fixed-wing aircraft in the Royal Australian Navy has come to an end. Late last month the last two fixed-wing aircraft, a pair of HS 748s, were withdrawn from service. The planes had been on the job for 27 years. Attached to 723 Squadron, the aircraft were built in the UK... |
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Think about
your people VADM David Shackleton has called on his naval leaders to think about people when they are making decisions. He described the RAN workforce as being "brittle in nature." VADM Shackleton's call came in a "personnel impact policy statement" he issued. |
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Shipshape down
south The Royal Australian Navy faces a number of primary challenges in the near future. The most obvious task facing our nation's defence force is the defence of Australian territory, which occupies an enormous geographical area and a coastline at over 36,000 kilometres... |
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Patrol boats
change course From an initial suggestion by a junior patrol boat sailor late last year an improved way of doing business for the RAN's patrol boat community is being progressively implemented. Ten FCPB commanding officers... |
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Twofold Bay
gets approval Federal Parliament has approved a $40 million ammunitioning facility to be built at Twofold Bay at Eden in NSW. The facility will comprise a multi-purpose wharf and a separate munitions storage area. |
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Historical
link to evacuations In June 1942 the LSI HMAS MANOORA was involved in the evacuation of friendly forces from Honiara in front of the advancing Japanese Army. Nearly sixty years later another MANOORA found herself on station in the famous battle area of Guadalcanal... |
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Wave swamps
RHIB Royal Navy sailors from HMS NEWCASTLE have plucked two Royal Australian Navy sailors from the sea off Singapore. The sailors, from HMAS SYDNEY, were in a RHIB when an unexpected waved capsized the craft. The pair was thrown into the water along with... |
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Defence super
revisited The following article has been produced by the Directorate of Superannuation in conjunction with Comsuper to retrace the history of the change from the DFRDB scheme to MSBS. |
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Flying Fish
off Singapore Four RAN warships headed north this month to take part in Exercise Flying Fish 2000 , the second in a series of triennial drills involving defence elements from Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, NZ and the UK. |
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It's full ahead
For MCDFEG March 13 2000 marked a significant change in direction for the RAN with its reorganisation. The Mine Warfare and Clearance Diving Force Element Group embraced the change, adapted and has continued to make steady progress towards developing a formidable capability. |
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Promoted on
USN's oldest ship Friday, June 23, dawned a perfect summer's day in Boston, with a unique event shaping up at the Charlestown Navy Yard . For the RAN's CPOATV Andrew Roach it was significant as he was promoted to WO on board the USN's oldest warship, the USS CONSTITUTION. |
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Vivian : a
heroine is dead Vivian Bullwinkel, the sole survivor of the Bangka Island massacre in 1942, has died in Perth aged 84. Nurse Bullwinkel was one of a group of nurses who fled Singapore just before its fall only to find their ship bombed and sunk. The nurses along with some troops from the ship... |
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SUCCESS was
a success HMAS SUCCESS has completed participating in RIMPAC 2000. HMA Ships ADELAIDE, NEWCASTLE, ARUNTA and WALLER also took part in the exercise held off Hawaii. |
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Home buying
is put off Defence personnel tend to put off buying a home because of a lack of locational stability, the Posting Turbulence Review Team (PTRT) has been told. It has also been told that Defence housing should be allocated on an "as needs" basis, not on a rank basis. |
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CANBERRA "nose"
how to have fun The chilly Western Australian weather had little to do with the outbreak of red noses on HMAS CANBERRA. The ship's company and the ship itself donned red noses for the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Foundations annual fundraising event…Red Nose Day. |
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Sweet sixteen Patrol boat HMAS GEELONG has celebrated her 16th birthday with the traditional cutting of a birthday cake by the youngest member of the ship's company, ABCIS Walker and the CO, LCDR Bob Plath. |
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She called
in HMAS JERVIS BAY called in home the other day. The "Dili Express", which has spent most of her time since joining the RAN last year, operating between Darwin and Dili, visited Jervis Bay on July 3. |
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Ma'am: how
is your patient? With any warship there is a need for a well trained and equipped medical team. Keeping their skills honed is a must. So while other members of a ship's company are firing guns or missiles, or tracking submarines or planes, doctors, nurses and medics will also be at drill. |
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Guard for "Big
Abe" HMAS NEWCASTLE has experienced the rare chance of working in close company with a US Navy aircraft carrier, USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN. The opportunity to see the huge carrier at close quarters came during RIMPAC 2000 when NEWCASTLE was invited to... |
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Recognition
for ET and MT personnel The has been a considerable amount of confusion amongst ETs and MTs regarding civilian recognition of the training and employment they have completed as a member of the RAN. This confusion has been caused... |
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Science Festival
says thanks for assistance The Navy's participation in the Australian Science Festival in Canberra earlier this year has been gratefully acknowledged by the organisers. In a letter to the CN, the executive director of the Australian Science Festival Ltd, Mary-Anne Waldren, said she was also writing to the Minister... |
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Images of INTERFET An interactive CD ROM featuring images of the successful Australian-led INTERFET operation and UN Civilian Police contingent in East Timor, was launched by Acting Defence Minister, Bruce Scott, at Victoria Barracks, Sydney, last month. |
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Why are our
submarines called boats? Submarines and submariners seem to attract a variety of interesting names. Perhaps some of that stems from being a "service apart". Why is a submarine called a "boat"? |
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LONSDALE adopts
dolphin Members of LONSDALE class in HMAS CERBERUS have adopted a dolphin, appropriately named Lonsdale. The Initial Training Faculty was visited by a research Project Officer with the Victorian branch of the Dolphin Research Institute, Anika Goldsworthy... |
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Well kept secret Commander Australian Navy Surface Combatant Force Element Group Manager, CDRE L. N. Pataky, was a little puzzled when SCFEG BPRM, CMDR T. Steward, invited him to the office the SCFEG were temporarily occupying. |
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NCGSF patron
has the right qualifications Mrs Julia Anderson, wife of the Deputy Prime Minister Mr John Anderson, has been appointed the honorary inaugural patron of the National Consultative Group of Service Families (NCGSF). |
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Sugar, how
sweet it is As with our old friend chocolate, sugar is one of those bitter sweet foods we love to eat. Once again we seem to associate guilt with it though. For years, sugar has been demonised as a taboo substance. |
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Bodybuilders
flex muscles HMAS CERBERUS has hosted their 3rd annual CERBERUS Bodybuilding/Figure Competition. The contest, called "Millennium Muscle 2000", was held at the Southern Cross cinema in CERBERUS. |
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GEELONG captures
CO's Challenge Cup HMAS GEELONG has finally managed to wrestle the Combined CO's Challenge Cup from HMAS GAWLER. GAWLER held the trophy since its inception three years ago. |
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ANZAC Rebels
win The normally sedate soccer pitch of Sentosa Island, Singapore, was transformed into a frantic blur of boots and leather as the HMAS ANZAC Rebels took on the boys from HMAS SYDNEY and the local expat Wombats, in a round robin Aussie Rules challenge. |
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Bashing the
bush The Variety Club of NSW Bush Bash is on again and once more is being supported by Navy entrant CDRE Nick Helyer of Systems Command at GI East. The assortment of pre-1966 vehicles will this year depart... |
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