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HORSE TRADER SEIZED
With her 5inch gun and .50 calibre machine
guns manned and approaching at 25 knots the Tartan Terror
— HMAS Stuart — brought to an end the five-day high
seas pursuit of the North Korean freighter Pong Su, which
was suspected of being involved in smuggling heroin, known
commonly on the street as ‘Horse’.
Navy
tries screen test
Postings
and promotions will be downloadable next Monday May 11, as
Navy’s PMKeyS Development Team begins a trial of the
WEB site of its newest self-help tool.
RAN
joins DMO CSIG in business model
Early in April Navy entered into customer
- supplier agreements with the Defence Materiel Organisation
(DMO) and Corporate Services and Infrastructure Group (CSIG).
SARS concerns are addressed
Defence has moved to address concerns
about the effect of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
on members and their families with the release of a Defgram
offering advice about the international epidemic.
Tax Supplements: Where
have you served?
The Defence Tax Management Office (DTMO)
has prepared both the Bougainville and Solomon Islands Tax
Supplements (‘Supplements’) which are based on advice
from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and the Defence
Personnel Executive (DPE).
Wayne Jones dies
Better known as “Snips the Barber”
Wayne Jones who for more than 20 years cut the hair of everyone
from admirals to junior sailors died late last month after
an illness.
JLU
West: goats for charity
Joint Logistic Unit-West (JLU-W)
recently took part in the ‘2003 Rotary Kinetic Sculpture
Race’ once again setting the challenge for other Navy
units to follow. Like many other teams, JLU-W entered a sculpture
to be proud of.
Sydney checks rasability
A trio from the East put in some training
in the West last month.
Giant customer for
GI dock
The 58-year-old Captain Cook Dock at
Garden Island is vital for the repair and maintenance of the
Royal Australian Navy’s fleet as well as the many ships
which ply Australia’s waterways.
Paluma, Mermaid up creek
LCDR Mick Gulyas and his ship’s company in HMAS Paluma
and LCDR Ross Bowden and his ship’s company in HMAS Mermaid,
both survey ships, recently had the opportunity to explore,
by necessity, new reaches of Darwin Harbour.
Kalkara
celebrates mission 100
After
nearly four years of trials, tribulations and operations Kalkara
successfully flew mission 100 on Thursday March 27 from Gilbert
Point at HMAS Stirling.
Bubblies
clear Umm Qasr
“Australian
Clearance Diving Team Three (AUSCDTTHREE) continues to be
our tip of the spear and impresses all who visit through their
courage and professionalism”, said the outgoing Commander
of the Royal Australian Navy’s Operation Falconer Task
Group, Captain Peter Jones.
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Lest
we forget
Images
from ANZAC Day ceremonies in Australia.
Kanimbla’s ANZAC spirit thriving
HMAS
Kanimbla has completed a unique and moving ANZAC Day ceremony
while anchored off the Al Faw Peninsula in The Gulf.
ANZAC memories unflagging
In
signs of national solidarity and support for those serving overseas,
particularly in Iraq, East Timor and Bougainville, along with
those who had served in the past, some of the largest crowds
ever attended ANZAC services and marches across Australia on
April 25.
All on deck for Townsville two up
Although
far from home at sea, the ship’s company of the Cairns
based patrol boat, HMAS Townsville (LCDR Jeff Goedecke) found
time during its busy six-week patrol to commemorate ANZAC Day.
Cadets
part of Schools’ ANZAC Services
Across
Australia Royal Australian Navy personnel pressed their trousers
and jackets, checked their medals and cleaned their shoes as
they prepared to take part in ANZAC Day marches and ceremonies.
Kanimbla didn’t forget
An
Army member of Kanimbla’s ship’s company takes part
in the Dawn Service as part of the Catafalque party.
Hawkesbury enters Gosford
The ship’s company of the 710 tonne
coastal minehunter HMAS Hawkesbury was given permission to march
through its adoptive city, Gosford, on April 12, with “swords
drawn, bayonets fixed and drums beating.”
Navy’s support of UNMISET not forgotten
While world focus has been on our deployed
personnel in The Gulf, the RAN still has many personnel deployed
as part of the United Nations Mission In Support of East Timor
(UNMISET).
Navy
muso’s hit the pits
Music
and mechanics may not seem like a perfect match.
Cerberus medics
graduate
Friday March 28 saw the mobilisation of
simulated forces responding to hostilities in the imaginary
Free Nation of Mulga. The Medical School - Cerberus students
provided medical support to the activity called Exercise Diplomat
(traditionally called Realtime) at HMAS Cerberus.
TS Albatross cadets compete
for unit prize
Wollongong-based TS Albatross, under the
command of LEUT Hans Hornig successfully completed its annual
inspection on Saturday April 12.
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