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Welcome back Collins
HMAS
Collins returned to Fleet Base West in early November after
completing a long Full Cycle Docking (FCD) in Adelaide.
New
campaign medals for overseas service
A lot more metal will
be on display next Anzac Day as the newest medals to be issued
to ADF personnel start to make their way to eligible recipients.
Navy
to make Games safe
Navy
will assist in providing world class support to ensure a safe,
secure and successful staging of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth
Games next March.
Sea
Eagle soars to new heights
Seperate
amphibious actions and a forced, at-sea, complex reconfiguration
of tank deck cargo, has taken this year’s Exercise Sea
Eagle to new heights.
Marathon
man runs hot in Iraq
Ever thought of running a marathon around concertina wire
and tanks where the daytime temperature reaches well above
100ºF? If so, Baghdad is the place for you.
Fitting
farewell for the ‘Bull’
After
24 years and 8 months service in the Navy, HMAS Warrnambool
(LCDR Michael Gulyas) will decommission in Darwin on November
29.
Bombs
away for mine warfare
Mine
warfare and countermeasures was the focus in Port Philip Bay
earlier this month with Navy’s Exercise Dugong putting
participants through their paces.
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Unmanned
way of the future
Unmanned underwater and
aerial vehicles and gateway bouys were networked during Exercise
Dugong this month, shaping the future of littoral warfare.
New
ADF common standards for police
Service
Police will follow a common standard for the investigation
of offences with the release of the Defence Investigation
Technical Instructions (DITI) on October 19.
Same
sex changes for ADF
ADF
members in recognised same sex relationships will benefit
from the same range of conditions of service as military personnel
in recognised de facto relationships thanks to a change in
ADF policy.
Swap
desks for New Zealand
Looking
for a new challenge? Then how about heading to New Zealand,
the land of the long white cloud?
Family
sails goodbye
While
there were bands, speeches and tears at Fleet Base East for
HMAS Parramatta’s Op Catalyst departure, a very special
farewell was waiting in Far North Queensland for SBLT Paul
Hardman.
Ship’s
final mile
HMAS
Canberra (CMDR Ray Leggatt) steamed her last mile on November
7 after more than 24 years in service.
Bulletin
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