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ABBM
Mel Tecarr saw in her 21st birthday on Anzac Day this year. Mel
is part of the ship’s company of HMAS Newcastle, who celebrated
Anzac Day in Darwin.
Photo by ABPH Kaye Adams
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On
April 11 1943 the minesweeper HMAS Pirie was damaged during a savage
attack by 12 Japanese dive-bombers off New Guinea. HMAS Pirie shot
down one of the aircraft, however, she lost seven sailors from the
forward gun crew doing so. April 11
this year marked the 60th anniversary
of that day.
CPOCSMMW David Creaser (far right) and POSN Ossie Burnard (far left)
from NHQ-SA, in the company of four members of the Corvette Association,
Ralph Hagedorn, Jack Hall, Carl Cederblad and Bob Goldner, embarked
on an epic 500km round trip to Port Pirie to help the town commemorate
this solemn occasion.
The Corvette Association members spent the five hours of driving
time regaling old stories and spinning old warries and literally
cracking the poor senior sailors up for the whole trip.
The group is pictured above with Mayor of Port Pirie, Ken Madigan.
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ABMT
John Findlater and ABSTD Sarah Findlater celebrated Sarah’s
birthday recently on HMAS Geelong.
For Sarah's 21st birthday (which was the following day), her CO,
CAPT Gerry Christian of HMAS Newcastle, gave her an early birthday
surprise. While Newcastle was sailing off Darwin, they met up with
Geelong. The two ships organised to transport Sarah by RHIB to Geelong
to see John, so they could visit for an hour and he could send her
his birthday wishes in person.
Photograph by ABPH Kaye Adams
HMAS
Darwin’s CPONPC, CPO Dave Connors, takes his turn on the bridge.
HMAS Darwin has just returned from deployment to the Middle East.
Photo courtesy HMAS Darwin
A
Kuwaiti Super Puma helicopter lands on the flight deck of HMAS Kanimbla
demonstrating the diversity of helicopters that have landed on the
deck of Kanimbla. The ship's aviation department has adapted to
receiving and servicing a total of 13 different types of aircraft
from four different countries during Coalition operations in the
Persian Gulf.
Photo by POPH Shane Cameron
Sailors
from HMA Ships Kanimbla and Darwin unload medical supplies from
Kanimbla's Sea King helicopter in the naval port of Az Zubayr naval
base.
The medical supplies were part of the ADF humanitarian effort to
Iraq.
Photo by ABPH(IA) Richard Prideaux
One
of HMAS Kanimbla's Seaman medics, SMN Bianca Barber, packs medical
supplies into a box ready for transportation by the ship's helicopter
to Iraq.
HMAS Kanimbla provided six pallets of medical supplies to the naval
port of Az Zubayr via her Sea King helicopter and HMAS Darwin's
Seahawk helicopter as part of the Australian Defence Force's humanitarian
assistance to Iraq (Op Baghdad Assist).
Photo by POPH Shane Cameron
SBLT
Bridget Simpson and SBLT Nick Ashley-Jones (pictured above with CN)
were presented their Bridge Warfare Certificates on HMAS Anzac recently.
The certificates were awarded by CO HMAS Anzac CAPT Peter Lockwood
and presented by Chief of Navy, VADM Chris Ritchie on April 10. Both
SBLTs will now take up postings as Navigators later this year, SBLT
Simpson to HMAS Huon and SBLT Ashley-Jones to HMAS Bendigo.
Photo by CMDR Stu Wheeler
Blue
Care Nurses Co-ordinator Helen Hodley with SMNHSO Nicole Cooper.
Nicole was invited to address the Redlynch Retirement Home recently.
Her visit was organised by Helen Hodley.
Australia's
Federation Guard provided a single Service Half Guard in support
of Turkish ADM Alpkaya at Blamey Square Canberra. The parade took
place on Apr 24. Here CN, VADM Chris Ritchie inspects the Guard
with ADM Alpkaya. The Guard consisted of Guard Commander- LEUT Hosick,
right guide - PO May, left guide-LS Cullis, Aust White Ensign -
PO Hammond, AWE Escort- LS Streeter, LS Montgomery.
Photo by LAC Euan Grant
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