Pocket more pay
A pay rise of more than 12 per cent may be on the way to sailors by the end of the year

Living-in for less
Living-in members will get more money in their hands, with the reduction of LIA contributions. This is due to a new method of working out contributions announced by the Minister Assisting the Minister for Defence, Bruce Billson.


Destroyer project has a new home
A key milestone in the delivery of the RAN’s three Hobart Class Air Warfare Destroyers was recorded when Defence Minister Dr Brendan Nelson opened the new Air Warfare Destroyer Systems Centre in Adelaide on August 3.


Three Navy personnel walk up the Ramp
Two additional Armidale Class Patrol Boats (ACPBs), announced as part of the Government’s Securing Australia’s North West Shelf policy, will be named Glenelg and Maryborough.


Systems Command shifts the weight
The biggest challenge of his new position is coming to an understanding of the great diversity of Australian Naval Systems Command, CDRE Peter Jones has said.

Force protection trial a ‘success’
Ship’s companies will enjoy more rest and recreation after long and arduous periods at sea under a new Force Protection program that supports the Sea Change initiative by reducing the number of sailors on duty watch on Fleet Units in ports and harbours.

Arunta rewarded with shield win
The Pakistan Shield has been presented to HMAS Arunta.

Welcoming arms
HMAS Kanimbla returns from Op Astute
When HMAS Kanimbla (CMDR J.B Bannister) berthed at FBE after almost 100 days deployed on Operation Astute her ships’ company and family members cheering their homecoming breathed a collective sigh of relief.

HMAS Warramunga’s turn to bridge Gulf
HMAS Warramunga (CMDR John Hielscher) is steaming to the Persian Gulf brimming with confidence that she can meet the challenge posed by her first Op Catalyst deployment after being farewelled by family and friends at FBW on July 31.

Commendable efforts
Maritime Commander Australia RADM Davyd Thomas recently saluted several dedicated Navy personnel who performed extraordinary duties both at sea and on shore.

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French flavour reaches FBE
French sailors have been coming to Australia since La Perouse in the 18th century and this trend continued when the French Navy surveillance frigate Vendemiaire berthed at Fleet Base East to throw a Bastille Day party for the RAN.

Medals may look foreign in the future
Take a good look at your colleagues’ ribbons and medals at your next Anzac Day March or unit reunion.

Patrol boats on the move
HMAS Pirie became the latest Australian patrol boat to join the Royal Australian Navy’s operational Fleet following a traditional commissioning ceremony in the city of Port Pirie late last month.

End of the line for Fremantle
If Navy patrol boats could speak, HMAS Fremantle (LCDR James Harper) would tell you an amazing story about her fight spanning more than a quarter of a century against foreign fishing vessels plundering Australia’s fish stocks.

CN’s presence adds to intake
Enlistment day will be a special memory for the six new sailors from Darwin who were sworn in by CN VADM Russ Shalders, AO, CSC, RAN, on HMAS Darwin in Darwin on July 31.

Final farewell for WWI vet
A committal at sea closed the last page in the extraordinary life of LEUT (commissioned WO) William Evan Crawford ‘Darby’ Allan, a veteran of both world wars.

Games effort produces vote of thanks
The Victoria Government is very proud to have hosted the XVII Commonwealth Games.

Graduates join the family -Creswell displays
its very best
The feeling of pride among the 100 new Navy officers who graduated from the RAN College at HMAS Creswell was just as intense for the many current and former ADF members who watched their sons and daughters take their first step in the march toward a rewarding military career.

Graduates join the family -MIDN the subject
of new book
Chief of Navy VADM Russ Shalders, AO, CSC, RAN, recently launched a new Navy book called We Were Cadet Midshipmen which he said “will never be a best seller but will be a ‘must have’ collectors item”.

Show your colours for Legacy
Australians are asked to show their true colours next month during Legacy Badge Appeal Week starting August 28.

Combat systems ride new wave
That grand old lady of combat systems knowledge and technology, the Combat Data Systems Centre in Canberra is not going to disappear into the dust, the last Director of CDSC, CMDR Geoff Cannon has said.