A Captive eye
When East Timor’s recent request for assistance triggered the biggest RAN amphibious operation since World War II, photographer ABPH Brenton Freind found himself capturing events as they unfolded before him. He was on HMAS Tobruk for the ship’s South East Asian and South West Pacific deployment.

Close shave helps- Lighter Side
Heads and beards were shaved as Naval Technical Training Unit West (NTTU-W) and contractor Scientific Management Associates (SMA), based at Leeuwin Barracks in East Fremantle, participated in this year’s World’s Greatest Shave for a Cure.


HMAS WORT and DIKKO - Lighter Side

Universities flock to join ADF scheme- Personnel
Thirteen Australian universities have agreed to participate in the ADF Higher Education Advanced Standing scheme and at least another three are expected to join the list soon.

Options open on homes- Personnel
Recent editions of the Service newspapers advertised closure of the $80,000 Defence HomeOwner Scheme (DHOS) that is currently under contract with the National Australia Bank at the end of 2007, indicating a number of replacement options were under consideration.

It’s raining recruits- Personnel
In what marks a slight departure for RAN recruiting, the Deputy Maritime Commander conducted the enlistment ceremony for seven aspiring sailors on an Adelaide Class FFG berthed at FBE recently.

Briefs

Diamantina shines in shield victory- Personnel
HMAS Diamantina has been awarded the Rushcutter Shield, formerly known as the Kelly Shield for the second time in four years.

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