Kuttabul out in full force
A sea of white descended on HMAS Kuttabul last month when lodger units paraded for divisions.

No rain on Albatross parade
There is nothing more impressive than 700 white uniformed RAN officers and sailors marching to the beat of the Sydney RAN Band against backdrop of four Navy helicopters.


Future doctor gets attention - Personnel
Pauline Lambert of Darwin has been thinking about a career as a Navy doctor, so she arranged to spend her mid-year school holidays with the medical staff at Larrakeyah Medical Centre.

Online shop opens -Personnel
The Warrant Officer of the Navy’s first reaction was, “I thought I would test the water…test passed”.

Minister retained -Personnel
The Federal Member for Petrie, Teresa Gambaro has been reappointed as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence.

Complex contract signed - Personnel
Improved value for money and reducing financial pressures on the RAN’s operating budget have necessitated a review of Navy’s largest and most complex commercial contract, the Port Services and Support Craft (PSSC) contract.

Costing tool will save valuable time - Personnel
Operations and capability managers will soon be able to access new management tools, which will save planning time and facilitate comprehensive reporting on activities.

Give them enough rope... - Personnel
HQ NAVSYSCOM recently organised a teambuilding exercise with personnel abseiling from the roof of the Campbell Park Offices in Canberra.

NCOs urged on by CDF at forum - Personnel
Ethical decision making is central to ADF leadership. That was the message given by CDF when he delivered the opening address at the recent Senior NCO Leadership Forum held at the Australian Defence College (ADC) in Canberra.

Paper pay slips a thing of the past - Personnel
Electronic pay advice for ADF members is being rolled out across the country. This follows more than 2500 members trialling the system using PMKeyS Self Service in August and September.

Return from Changi - History
HMAS Success (CMDR Mark McIntosh) is heading home with a most important historic cargo on board - artefacts from the Changi Prison.

Search for Anzac links - History
If you have any letters, diaries, photos or other information from Fremantle people who served during World War I, then City of Fremantle archivist Andrew Pittaway wants to hear from you.

MC swaps waves for wings - History
There were a few minutes the other day that the Maritime Commander Australia, RADM Rowan Moffitt, swapped waves for wings.

Olympic high flyer flies higher - Lighter side
The Roulettes gave world No.1 Alisa Camplin the opportunity to fly with the Roulette team during the only eye-level aerobatic display in Australia when they made a spectacular opening to the recent 2004 World Aerial Skiing Championships.

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