Powerful message - Sea Power 2006
A range of hot topics including future threats to regional maritime security were discussed by the Chief of Navy VADM Russ Shalders, AO, CSC, RAN, at the RAN’s Sea Power Conference recently.

Sneak peek at AWD - Sea Power 2006
I congratulate the men and women of the ADF for the magnificent contribution that everyone has made during this challenging year.



Honouring our best as - Australia Day

Navy helps fly the flag - Australia Day
More than 150 Australian Defence Force personnel from all three services supported the traditional Australia Day flag-raising ceremony in Melbourne.

Unity encouraged in Queensland - Australia Day
“Unity” was the theme of an Australia Day ceremony attended by Defence personnel in Brisbane.
As the Governor of Queensland, Ms Quentin Bryce, implored, “engage the faces in your midst. They are the faces of the future”.


Norman top of the class - Australia Day
A major milestone for the safety management of the Navy’s Mine Hunter Coastal (MHC) class vessels was achieved when HMAS Norman was granted her Certificate of Interim Class Entry by the Det Norske Veritas (DNV) Marine Classification Society at HMAS Waterhen recently.



Command positions 2006 - Top Jobs
It’s that time of the year when it’s out with the old and in with the new as commands change throughout the fleet. Navy News took a moment to look at some of the changes for 2006.

Pirate hunters - Centrespread
“Hands to boarding stations” is piped over the main broadcast. This is the cue for the boarding party of the day to prepare themselves while others in the ship prepare the Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (RHIBs) for a launch.




Let there be rock - Lighterside
The Royal Australian Navy Band and several other artists gave ADF personnel serving in The Gulf an Aussie rock and roll present for Christmas.




Nippers brush up on teeth - Lighterside
Brushing teeth is something that we are taught when we are young, and when the cry for assistance went out from pre-primary students at the Nippers Childcare Centre in Rockingham WA, the Dental Department at HMAS Stirling came to the rescue.


Paying big dividends- Personnel
The Defence Force Remuneration Tribunal (DFRT) has indicated that WO1 (Equivalents) are to have a separate pay structure, based on the same principles as the proposed General Officer Pay Structure (GOPS).



Cop it sweet - Personnel
The Provost Marshal Navy recently presented the newest member of the Naval Police Coxswain (NPC) Officer fraternity, SBLT Michael Scrase, with his NPC Officer badge.




In the name of the father - Personnel
Canberra recruiting officer LEUT Paul Rowe didn’t have to venture too far from home to entice one of the latest recruits to join the Navy.

Following in some famous footsteps - Personnel
It was a case of like father, like son, when the Commander Australian Navy Systems Command, CDRE Geoff Geraghty welcomed his son into the Navy last month.

Testing times continue - Personnel
The RAN Alcohol and Drug Program was established in the early 1980s, by the late Brian Kelly, a recovering alcoholic, and has evolved over the years to become focused primarily on prevention, identification, intervention and treatment.

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