2006 in hindsight - Centrespread
Whether at home or abroad, 2006 has been hectic with ships engaged in the Gulf, Timor Leste and the Solomon Islands and big exercises such as Ocean Protector and RIMPAC taking centre stage. Wherever Navy assets have been deployed, Navy News has been on hand to record the event.



Stimulating simulator - Lighterside
You may have heard of Microsoft’s Flight Simulator but how about a maritime simulation that allows you to navigate your own virtual yacht, merchant ship or warship on a realistic, user-defined virtual ocean.


Babies beat the heat - Lighterside
There is nothing more embarrassing for a service man or woman in uniform than fainting and crashing to the ground while on parade.

Hot doggie - Lighterside
How would you caption this picture?



HMAS Wort - Lighterside



ADFA’s learning curve - Personnel
Failure rates at the Australian Defence Force Academy are half what they are in other universities, ADFA’s Rector, Professor John Baird said in Brisbane last month.



Assail stands up - Personnel
The Armidale Class patrol boat crew inauguration ceremony for Assail Division Crews Five (LEUT George McKenzie) and Six (LCDR Aaron Nye) at HMAS Coonawarra on October 17 marked a yet another significant milestone amongst the Darwin patrol boat community.



Where are you going? - Personnel
The Find our People program is designed to assist Defence in accounting for ADF members and APS employees should a natural disaster or terrorist attack occur while personnel are travelling in Australia or overseas either on duty or on holidays.



Fountain marks half a century - Personnel
On 12 November 1956, Janice Danaher joined the HMAS Cerberus canteen as an office clerk and liked it so much she stayed for 50 years.



Cairns personnel promote Navy during island visit - Personnel
The benefits of the Navy Community Engagement Strategy were seen recently when HMAS Cairns sent three personnel to the Torres Strait.



Our lords of the ring - History
In Part II of his series on the history of Navy boxing, LS Brett Kennedy, takes a closer look at two of our finest fighters, Olympians Joey Donovan and Ray Maguire.

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