Reception
at Stirling
Commanding
Officer of HMAS Stirling CMDR Phil Orchard has reflected on another
busy year before several hundred guests during the CO’s annual
reception adjacent to the quarterdeck on December 5.
“This year our ships, submarines, clearance diving team and
maintenance and stores teams have travelled as far north as Vietnam,
as far east as Hawaii, as far south as the calm waters of Heard
Island and of course as far west as the Northern Persian Gulf
in the war against terrorism,” CMDR Orchard said.
“Most importantly all have returned safely.”
CMDR Orchard also announced WA Cadet unit TS Canning as runner-up
following the national inspections, with its drum corp and silent
drill team demonstrating their skills. TS Canning also provided
a guard and band for the occasion.
HMAS Dechaineux also provided a remarkable back-drop to the reception
when she slipped quietly into Fleet Base West.
Aviation
agreement
COMAUSNAVAIRGRP
CDRE Geoff Ledger and Commander DNSDC GPCAPT Fred Bament have
signed the second generation Service Level Agreement for the provision
of supply support between the Navy Aviation FEG and the Defence
National Storage and Distribution Centre – the first such
agreement between a Navy FEG and DNSDC.
The agreement baselines the level of supply support to the customer
that can be expected from DNSDC and Joint Logistics Command to
meet the operational requirements of HMAS Albatross squadrons,
embarked flights and detachments as well as the Navy Aviation
Systems Program Office.
The agreement comes at a busy time for the aviation FEG, given
the high tempo of embarked operations.
At the time of writing the Fleet Air Arm has aircraft deployed
from the Middle East Area of Operations to the Solomon Islands,
together with the recent high exercise and training workload.
