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PO loses leg but makes a comback that is... SUB-PERB
Despite
having his leg amputated in 1998, POMTSM Tas Koutsoukis doesn’t
subscribe to the ‘can’t do’ attitude.
Healthy roll-out to begin soon
The
roll-out of the ADF’s revolutionary new health information
management system, HealthKEYS, will begin on August 16 in
units based in Darwin.
CN
support injured XO
The
Chief of Navy, VADM Chris Ritchie, recently visited WO Ian
Chill in the spinal unit of the Princess Alexandria Hospital
in Brisbane to check on his progress and pass on the Navy’s
best wishes.
Ship
farewelled in wild weather
With
the strains of Waltzing Matilda filling the air, HMAS Adelaide
slipped her Fleet Base West berth last month heading for The
Gulf.
Hunos
ready for any task
The Navy’s six Huons were built as coastal minehunters. They
are proving much more than that thanks to the class’s involvement
in Operation Anode, the operation to make the Solomon Islands
a safer place.
Submarine
set for Singaroo
HMAS
Dechaineux left Fleet Base West earlier this month, heading
north to participate in Exercise Singaroo.
Briefs
Appetite
for desrtuction
In
a test of unit readiness, Clearance Diving Team Four has been
busy this month at HMAS Stirling with clandestine beach landings,
clearing booby-trapped wharves and detonating unexploded ordnance.
Brunei
carries heavy burden
The
Force Extraction Team (FET) in Honiara has been busily loading
up surplus Defence equipment for drawdown of the military
component of RAMSI following the restoration of law and order.
Parading
for a job well done
Townsville
people turned out in force earlier this month to pay tribute
to Australian Defence Force personnel who have served overseas
on operations at an official welcome home parade..
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Big
tick for sub training
The Training Authority-Submarines
(TASM) at HMAS Stirling has won another prestigious safety
award.
DSTO
labs set to ompact well on Navy
The
Chief of Navy, VADM Chris Ritchie, recently opened two new
DSTO laboratory buildings at Edinburgh, which were purposely
built at a of more than $2.5 million.
Tough
job only for the fittest
The
prospect of keeping up to 5000 defence personnel fighting
fit is a daunting one indeed.
Ballarat
claims Esther trophy
It
seems “that woman”, Esther Williams, has settled in to the
wardroom on HMAS Ballarat, or so the ship’s company believes.
Face
lift adds life to mess
The
once drab, run down and gloomy Hunter Bay Tavern in the Junior
Sailors’ Mess at HMAS Penguin has undergone a renovation rescue
thanks to a vibrant new mess committee.
Old
meet new at reunion
The RAN’s newest warship, HMAS Ballarat, has provided an appropriate
backdrop to the opening days for the National Naval Reunion
2004.
Bush
hike puts skills to the test
A
25km hike and a 21km canoe trip in frosty temperatures over
two days formed part of Exercise Black Horse, an expedition
organised and conducted by the members of the Junior Officers’
Leadership Course (JOLC) at HMAS Creswell.
Aussie
ships leave a big
HMAS
Parramatta (CMDR Mike Noonan) proved its firepower during
a live-fire gunnery exercise against the decommissioned Spruence
Class destroyer Harry W. .
Seven
sailors lend their skills
Seven
Australian sailors lent their specialist skills to the US
and Royal Canadian navies during last month’s RIMPAC exercise
in a move that proved interoperability and integration of
personnel really work.
Impact
on RIMPAC 2004
CDRE Thomas held the position
of Deputy Commander of Combined Task Force and was second
in command of the exercise.
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