SN signals sailors and families it's time for... SEA CHANGE
Improved career management and more time with families for the RAN’s 13,200 uniformed members are the lynchpins of a new Sea Change initiative announced by the Chief of Navy, VADM Chris Ritchie last week.

Navy signals better times
Three hundred sailors, officers and civilians attended the symposium which was billed as a “have your say” event.

Reasons behind Sea Change
Navy News and the Sea Change Implementation team look at how Sea Change effects you.

Message from CN
At my recent Symposium announced a new, ambitious and challenging program titled “Sea Change”.


Diamantina rids islands of shells
When members of the ship’s company of HMAS Diamantina (LCDR Peter Bartlett) went into the Solomons village of Sasavele they noticed children throwing a ball against a wall.


Farewell to Admiral
Former Chief of Defence Force and three-time recipient of the Order of Australia, Admiral Alan Beaumont, passed away last month after long battle with illness.


Bardot leads star troupe
A group of Aussie entertainers are currently proving a major with Australian Defence Force personnel throughout the Middle East.


Albatross crowned King for support
Earlier this year uniformed and civilian personnel at HMAS Albatross took part in the annual Lieutenant Craig King Leukaemia Research Fundraiser.

Kanimbla's effort swift as an eagle
The Navy is continuing to push back the boundaries of amphibious expeditionary force operations following the efforts of HMAS Kanimbla during the recent Exercise Swift Eagle.

Anzac’s visit delights kids
During HMAS Anzac’s recent visit to Singapore, in support of Exercise Bersama Lima, the RAN Band detachment onboard paid a visit to the Australian International School.

Sending the right signal
One hundred and seventy students at Sydney’s Beaumont Hills Primary School are studying Communications - From Smoke Signals to Cellphones.

Medics receive reward for role
The first resuscitation team deployed to Operation Spire has had a grand send-off, following the recent presentation of a group and an individual UN Force Commander’s Commendation to the team.

Briefs

Whites on the way out
AFTER 44 years of life on the seas and shores, Wagga’s Senior Naval Officer LCDR Pat Nolan doesn’t know what to do with his white shirts upon retirement.

Nowra celebrates in style
Several thousand people lined the streets of Nowra late last month when 900 members of the ship’s companies of HMAS Albatross and HMAS Creswell exercised their Freedom of Entry to the city.

Frequent flyer points add up
The CO of the Australian Joint Acoustic Analysis Centre (AJAAC), Navy Observer LCDR Rick Neville, recently clocked up 5000 total flying hours.

Have a snappy holiday
Feel like a holiday? Get out your camera and take a photo for the chance to win short holiday.

Friendly faces in foreign places
Tucked away in the Middle East is a small contingent of Navy personnel responsible for organising port visits for any Australian ship in The Gulf.

Workhorse pays a visit
One of the US Navy’s workhorses, the 3,200 ton Safeguard Class salvage ship Salvor has spent some time at Fleet Base East on ‘R and R’.

‘home’ to outback Cobar
When members of the Rankin family arrived early in Cobar to attend the HMAS Rankin Freedom of Entry ceremony, they went on a fact finding tour the town.

Lima into action roars
Exercise Bersama Lima roared to life last month in Singapore with 3,500 personnel from five nations testing the domains of network-centric warfare and building the capacity to deal with nonconventional threats. .