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FALCONER
UNLEASHED
MEMBERS of the ADF and the public can
show their support to deployed personnel through a message
service set up by Defence.
Falconer
conditions of service
Australian
Defence Force personnel joining the coalition to disarm Iraq
will receive a comprehensive package of service conditions,
including tax-free salary and allowances.
HMAS
Darwin money douses
Canberra’s bushfire heartache
The thoughtfulness of the ship’s
company of HMAS Darwin to the Canberra citizens affected by
the recent bushfires has been passed on in the form of a cheque
for $11,233.60.
HODSU takes to ice in Antarctica
The Wollongong based Hydrographic Office
Deployable Survey Unit (HODSU) departed Hobart on Jan 14 for
a 10-day passage to Antarctica on MV Polar Bird for their
summer survey program.
Yarra sailes for ORE
Coastal minehunter Yarra sailed for the
first time a fortnight ago as a ship of “Her Majesty”.
MC commends professionalism
An officer who led a team of RAN divers
in helping HMS Nottingham in the first perilous hours after
she was torn open on Wolfe Rock, Lord Howe Island last July,
has had his work formally acknowledged.
Enlistments
up, discharges down
The Australian National Audit
Office has found that Defence is making significant progress
in implementing measures to retain personnel within the ADF.
Mayne Health to service Victoria
Mayne Health has been identified as the
preferred tenderer to provide health services to the Australian
Defence Force in Victoria.
Qualified paid parental
leave introduced
Paid parental leave for permanent members
of the Australian Defence Force, was introduced with effect
from January 1 2003 under certain qualifying conditions.
Shipbuilders discuss merger
Defence
contractors Thales, the joint venture owner of ADI Limited,
and Tenix have agreed in principle to a proposal to merge
the shipbuilding and ship repair capabilities of Tenix and
ADI.
Busy patrol for Whyalla
When
HMAS Whyalla (LCDR Mark Leach) sailed for a six week patrol
recently, she was set to become a very busy boat indeed.
Pilots
ready for take off
Two
RAN pilots were amongst the latest group of ADF pilots to
graduate from Number 2 Flying Training School, RAAF Pearce,
Western Australia.
Time
for reflection
Soon
after the Bali bombing the media reported that Australia's
politicians were "praying" and, with news of recent
and current ADF deployments, the nation seems more willing
to reflect on its soul.
Navy
Day delights
Navy
Day 2003 will go down as a definite bright point, with perfect
conditions and many hundreds of people enjoying the occasion
in Canberra on March 17.
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Big
brother helps out
One
of the RAN’s “can do” ships, the 5,800 tonne
HMAS Tobruk (CMDR Peter Laver) has been acting as “big
brother” during her current deployment.
Scholarships up for grabs
Defence
congratulates Erin Davey, Christopher Duitsch, Barron Platen
and Rebecca McRae on receiving the Defence / AFS scholarships
for 2002.
Manoora
changes weight
A
visit to Burnie, her home town, was the scene for the recent
change of command for HMAS Manoora.
Youth program a major source of technical sailors
The
Navy Youth Program continues to be a vital source of prospective
technical sailors with 27 of the 32 students who took part in
the two most recent courses, saying they want to join the Navy.
Navy cuts new keys
Navy has raised a Project Team to address
PMKeyS issues affecting personnel and management. The project
is expected to run for 15 months.
$30k raised in honour of Bali blast victims
Apparently only mad dogs and Englishmen
venture out in the mid-day sun yet that is precisely what a
group of men and women from HMAS Cairns (CMDR Neil Wark) did
in the name of a good cause.
Cairns to upgrade living
Defence personnel based at HMAS Cairns
and the local community, will benefit from an $873,000 upgrade
of the Northern Heritage live-in accommodation, two Federal
MPs said recently.
CO Cairns says farewell
At a ceremony in Cairns last month, CMDR
Peter Metcalf stepped on board the landing craft LCVP-T4 and
was sent on his way after 33 years in the RAN.
Hail Harman’s diamond jubilee
The
proud history of Canberra’s Navy base, HMAS Harman will
be recognised with at least a dozen events in its diamond jubilee
(60th) year.
Wrinkles and creases
A
rostered day off is a well earned day off as most would know.
Usually it is spent doing something for ones-self as they don’t
always coincide with friends and families days off. My RDO’s
are no different and is usually spent caressing the keyboard
of the computer.
Everything old is new again
History
repeated itself when three S-70B-2 Seahawk helicopters from
816 SQN were photographed in formation over Uluru recently.
The aircraft were returning to Nowra after a busy month in Western
Australia. Some of the activities undertaken included support
to HMAS Stuart’s workup, PWO sea training and Under Sea
Warfare training against Dechaineux.
CPOA now a lifesaver
Ex-Chief
Petty Officer Aircrewman Martin “Dexta” Burton has
done his “20” and now mans Westpac Lifesaver Three,
the rescue helicopter based in Wollongong.
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