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Continued East
Timor presence The RAN will continue to provide an important naval presence in East Timor even though the service's Operation Stabilise responsibilities have ended, CDRE Brian Robertson said. "We are keeping two LCHs in East Timor," CDRE Robertson said on his return home on February 24. |
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Emotional farewell
for commanders Interfet Commander, MAJGEN Peter Cosgrove, and Naval Component Commander, CDRE Brian Robertson, left East Timor on February 23 in the RAN's fast catamaran HMAS JERVIS BAY concluding Australia's largest overseas deployment since the Vietnam War. |
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Navy looks
to future The RAN is to produce a public information booklet telling why Australia has a navy and how that service contributes to the nation's security. CAPT James Goldrick from the Seapower Centre is writing the Navy doctrine document planned for publishing next month. |
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MC sets out
on a discovery course The Tomorrow's Navy project will bring about significant changes to the Maritime Command structure and in what the command does. To co-ordinate these changes the MC, RADM J.R. Lord, has established Project Discovery. |
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Diver: thanks
for giving back legs A civilian diver, paralysed from the waist down by the bends, credits the RAN with "giving him back his legs" and the ability to again walk. "The treatment and support given to me by the doctors, medics, nurses and divers at HMAS PENGUIN, along with their hyperbaric chambers, was terrific, overwhelming…" Mr Peter Richards said. |
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Elvis resurfaces How do you treat your loved one on Valentine's Day when you are on the east side of the continent and she on the west coast? For AB Andrew Collins of HMAS CANBERRA, currently operating out of Fleet Base East, the answer was simple, resurrect Elvis! |
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HS748s near
end Saw your light was on so decided to drop in. This might well appear to be the situation as LEUT Anson Needham pulls his RAN HS748 aircraft 710 away from sister 709 flown by SBLT Jarrod Phillips and heads for the Point Perpendicular lighthouse. |
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Commander going
too When the RAN retires its pair of HS748 aircraft in June LCDR Tony Haigh will go with them. LCDR Haigh, 46, is the flight commander of 723 Squadron's 748 flight. |
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MELBOURNE in
support role After an enjoyable Christmas and New Year leave period, MELBOURNE sailed from Fleet Base East on Monday 10 January, bound for Darwin and then operational duties off East Timor in support of INTERFET, as part of the RAN's Operation WARDEN. |
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Linguist in
EAST Timor Andy Hobbs, is a long way from his hometown of West Pennant Hills in Sydney working as a linguist for the Australian led peacekeeping mission in East Timor. |
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ADF Chief says
thanks The Chief of the Defence Force, ADML Chris Barrie, returned from East Timor last month after thanking the multi-national participants of INTERFET for their efforts in assisting to bring peace and stability to East Timor under the United Nations mandate. |
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They looked
after mum The Commanding Officer of patrol boat HMAS LAUNCESTON, LCDR Mark Burling, arranged for a helicopter evacuation for a woman in late stages of pregnancy he found among 47 suspected illegal immigrants on Ashmore Reef. |
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Hook, line,
halted The RAN's patrol boats' primary task across northern Australia is to protect the nation's fish stocks and intercept vessels bringing illegal immigrants to our shores. Presently there are six patrol boats home ported in Darwin. |
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Trio in vital
role Three of the RAN's smaller ships, the minesweepers BANDICOOT, WALLAROO and BROLGA have done great work and "flown the flag" for Australia in Operation Bel Isi in recent months. |
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Divers work
on wreck Clearance divers and ordnance specialists from AUSCDTs One and Four have completed another vital task in East Timor. They attended Betano to dive on the wreck of VOYAGER 1, the WW11 warship grounded during the Far East campaign of the war. |
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Submarine divisions CAPT Richard Shalders has conducted ceremonial divisions at the submarine headquarters based at HMAS STIRLING. The divisions saw a well turned out group of officers and sailors, not only from the base but from submarines FARNCOMB, COLLINS and WALLER. |
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ARUNTA awards
ceremony The Maritime Commander, RADM John Lord has gone in HMAS ARUNTA to present the CO, CMDR Greg Yorke and the Ship's company with a number of awards earned during 1999. |
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DARWIN…a new
decade HMAS DARWIN (CMDR Peter. LOCKWOOD) has begun the new millennium as she left the last one - with the energy, enthusiasm and professionalism that she has become renown for, especially during her tour of duty in East Timor. |
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Defence sponsors Four international exchange scholarships are available each year for dependents of employees in Defence. One scholarship is available for a child from a Navy, Army, Air Force and Defence civilian family. |
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Chaplain's
back home Sixteen years ago Adelaide clergyman Ed Renfrey enlisted as a chaplain in the Royal Navy when he found there was no vacancy in the RAN. |
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Football legend
visits submarine Australian football legend Barry Cable MBE and his assistant, Jenny Day, recently visited HMAS STIRLING and took a tour over the COLLINS class submarine, HMAS FARNCOMB. |
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Biathlon a
record A record number of competitors tackled the annual HMAS WATSON biathlon late last year. A hot but very windy day made life difficult for competitors down at the beach in the swim leg, but the stiff wind was a welcome relief to some in the run leg. |
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Records fall
in fun run The Sydney Navy fun run attracted a good field of 110 competitors this year, including 20 strong team from the Royal Australian Navy Band. Now in its eight year, the run is organised by the Navy Indoor Sports Centre at HMAS KUTTABUL. |
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Take in sights
of the capital The National State Teams Half Marathon Championships will be held in conjunction with the Canberra Half Marathon on Sunday April 9. The half marathon, which starts at 8.00 am, follows a flat course on the bicycle paths around Lake Burley Griffin..... |
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HMAS WORT See what the crew are up to! |
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