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IT’S
AUSTAL
Defence
Minister, Senator Robert Hill, has announced that the partnership
of DMS and Austal at Henderson in Western Australia is the
preferred tenderer for the supply of the RAN’s new fleet
of Armidale Class patrol boats.
When
the pick needs a service
Alongside
Loloho in Bougainville, LCDR Jeff Williams found the swivel
on the starboard anchor of his LCH, HMAS Brunei, had seized,
so he put in a call to the Army for some heavy lifting equipment.
Class will carry proud
names
The
names of the RAN’s Armidale class patrol boats will come
from Australian cities and towns with close links with the
Navy’s heritage.
VALE
Sergio
Vieira de Mello was a Brazilian diplomat who joined the United
Nations in 1969.
On
Ops? You can defer your tax
Members
of the ADF who are unable to lodge their tax return on time
due to operational commitments are entitled to defer the lodgement
of their return up to March 31, 2004.
Scrapped
K-159 lost with nine hands
A
decommissioned Russian nuclear-powered K-159 submarine bound
for the scrapyard sank in the Barents Sea on August 29, killing
at least nine of the 10 member crew.
Sydney
looked for uranium
Boarding
parties from HMAS Sydney spent two days scouring two oil rig
tenders for uranium reported missing from Iraq, the frigate’s
commanding officer CMDR Michael Van Balen, revealed on the
return of his ship, late last month.
Package
is fair and comprehensive
All
Australians whether they are ADF personnel or Australian Federal
Police working in the Solomons are receiving fair and comprehensive
packages of pay and allowances, according to formal public
statements from the Minister Assisting the Minister for Defence,
Danna Vale and the Defence Department
Bunbury
kisses and tells
Television
fishing expert Rex Hunt kisses his catch and puts it back
in the water.
LCDR Andy Schroder and his ship’s company in patrol boat
HMAS Bunbury, have been doing the same, well almost.
Fremantle
takes part in Pikataramor camp
The
Tiwi Islanders’ generosity gave us amazing memories and
a unique cultural experience
Supply
Chain Manual vital resource
The
DSCM has full web-enabled functionality
Wild
storms lash bases
Gill
nets are banned in Australian waters because of their singularly
destructive impact on the marine environment.
SYSCOM
project team reach milestone
A
small project team within Systems Command recently achieved
a major milestone in the development and implementation of
the Navy Technical Regulatory System with the release of ABR
6492 - the Navy Technical Regulations Manual.
Deputy
Chief is King of the Kids
Father
of four and Deputy Chief of Navy, RADM Rowan Moffitt found
himself rubbing shoulders with Bob the Builder’s very
good mate Nicholas Shannon the other day. Nicholas’ dad
LEUT Jonathon Shannon is in Newcastle in The Gulf.
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Bunbury
underground
Tunnels
dug beneath Darwin during World War II to hold vitally needed
oil, became a training venue for LCDR Andy Schroder and his
ship’s company of the patrol boat HMAS Bunbury.
Come
fly with me...
For
only the third time in history, a Navy pilot has become a
member of the elite Roulettes aerobatic team.
Tobruk’s
job well done
On
August 23 HMAS Tobruk (CMDR Peter Laver) sailed from the port
of Loloho, Bougainville, closing another chapter in ADF operations
abroad as she did so.
Capacity
doubled
A
routine delivery task turned into an adventure for Brunei
when she made a call on the coastal village of Teop in Bougainville.
Savo
sea battle remembered
The
Prime Minister of Solomon Islands, Sir Allan Kemakeza embarked
aboard HMAS Manoora (CMDR Martin Brooker) by LCM-8 to witness
the ship’s memorial service to the valiant crew of the
former heavy cruiser HMAS Canberra I.
Joseph
wins the Secretary’s scholarship
A
civilian design engineer working at HMAS Albatross has received
one of two Chief of the Defence Force and Defence Secretary’s
scholarships.
Craig’s
wish fulfilled
Before
LEUT Craig King died from leukemia on August 8 last year he
expressed the wish that Navy aircraft maintainers be made
more alert to the hazards encountered in their day to day
work environment and to improve their awareness of personal
protection.
Longlookers
crack Snowdon’s slopes
Recently,
the Longlook Contingent Commander MAJ Greg Walker and WOCK
Bob Barb hiked to the summit of Mount Snowden in the Snowdonia
National Park in Wales.
Eels
visit our newest ship
Hoisting
signal flags is a Navy communications tradition dating back
centuries.
Sea
Power Centre launches improved site
The
Sea Power Centre - Australia (SPC-A) has launched a new and
improved website.
Devil
of a handover
CN,
Vice Admiral Chris Ritchie, recently attended the handover
of the United States Navy’s newest vessel - a Tasmanian
built Incat.
Combat
systems contract signed
RADM
Kevin Scarce, the head of the Defence Maritime Systems Division,
announced the second of four contracts for the supply of a
replacement combat system for the RAN’s Collins Class
submarines was signed in early August.
$6000
raised for sick boy
Members
of HMAS Harman’s Welfare Committee took great pleasure
in presenting a $500 cheque to NSW Police Constable Josh Froggatt
as part of the efforts to raise much needed funds for medical
treatment of his six year old son, Sam.
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