Navy bugler scared of blowing it-Anzac Day
On accepting the task of flying to Iraq to be the Anzac Day bugler, CPO Andrew Stapleton, RAN Band Sydney, had no idea it would mark the highlight of his career.

Cessnock hosts bush students-Patrol Boats
It’s a long way from bashing “round the bush to bobbin’ on the oggin”, but for some Top End young people it might be the start of a sailor’s life. Students from the Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education enjoyed a rare opportunity to step aboard Navy Patrol Boat, HMAS Cessnock, at the Darwin Navy Base wharf last month.


Youngster takes the plunge-Submarines
A young communicator has decided to take the plunge and start his Navy career as a submariner.

Arunta ships to the desert
Thousands of miles from the sea in any direction, Ship's company of HMAS Arunta traveled to Alice Springslast month to meet the Arrernte people.

Fleet arrivals honoured-History
World War II veteran, Sam Whyte, spent a few minutes in silent prayer when he joined 200 others for the Navy Week Ecumenical Service held late last year to mark the 90th anniversary of the arrival of the Australian Navy Fleet to Sydney.

Super scheme bounces back-Personnel
The introduction of the Defence Online Management and Instructional Network, DOMAIN, will reduce the length and expand the availability of many training courses. DOMAIN, one of the largest corporate e-learning systems implemented in Australia, was launched on March 19.

Room to swing a cat
Navy Sea King pilot LEUT Simon Hook found “enough room to swing a cat” the other day. Simon and his crew had been asked by the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service to lift a 2.2 tonne Bobcat from the carpark at Palm Beach in Sydney’s north to a grass clearing beside the historic Barrenjoey Lighthouse 100 metres above the sand.

 

 

 

 

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