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Volume 50, No. 1 February 8, 2007
Million happy hits NAVY’S NEW WEBSITE HAS A BIG IMPACT IN ITS FIRST FEW MONTHS Navy has more than a million good reasons to demonstrate that its faith in the world of “cyber recruiting” has been well justified.
Back from the Gulf As Navy News was going to print HMAS Warramunga (CMDR John Hielscher) and her crew of 206 returned home to Fremantle after a successful six-month deployment to the Persian Gulf as part of Operation Catalyst.
Ride worth the money The answer to the $64,000 question of how much money someone would pay for the sea-ride of a lifetime on a Collins class submarine has been answered with a bid for – exactly that – $64K.
Australia Day coverage from around the country Westralia - Westralia sold and HMAS Sirius ready to go Australia Day Honours - List of winners from Navy perspective more top stories ... Reserve News

Volume 50, No. 1 February 8, 2007

Million happy hits
NAVY’S NEW WEBSITE HAS A BIG IMPACT IN ITS FIRST FEW MONTHS
Navy has more than a million good reasons to demonstrate that its faith in the world of “cyber recruiting” has been well justified.

Back from the Gulf
As Navy News was going to print HMAS Warramunga (CMDR John Hielscher) and her crew of 206 returned home to Fremantle after a successful six-month deployment to the Persian Gulf as part of Operation Catalyst.

Ride worth the money
The answer to the $64,000 question of how much money someone would pay for the sea-ride of a lifetime on a Collins class submarine has been answered with a bid for – exactly that – $64K.

Australia Day coverage from around the country
Westralia - Westralia sold and HMAS Sirius ready to go
Australia Day Honours - List of winners from Navy perspective
more top stories ...

Reserve News


Features
While we were gone...	Inter-active CD to assist fliers
	Although Navy News has been on holiday over the Christmas break, our photographers have continued to file some great images. Here is a sample of some of their work. more..	The inaugural Professional Australian Defence Force Aviators’ Reference Manual (PAARM) will standardise general knowledge aviation subjects across the three Services. more..
Informed guide for rewarding future A new handbook that will help Junior Warfare Officers navigate their way to a rewarding career in the RAN was launched by the Fleet Commander Australia recently.
Welcome additions Forty-five officers were welcomed into the Navy by the Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Russ Shalders, when they graduated recently from the 21-week New Entry Officers Course at HMAS Creswell.
Cream of the crop The newest crop of graduates recently completed the second RAN Force Warfare Course, held at HMAS Watson.
Future fleet proves a strong drawcard The Navy’s exciting fleet modernisation and development are among the many reasons why school leavers are choosing to join the RAN.

Features

While we were gone...

Inter-active CD to assist fliers

Although Navy News has been on holiday over the Christmas break, our photographers have continued to file some great images. Here is a sample of some of their work. more..

The inaugural Professional Australian Defence Force Aviators’ Reference Manual (PAARM) will standardise general knowledge aviation subjects across the three Services. more..

Informed guide for rewarding future A new handbook that will help Junior Warfare Officers navigate their way to a rewarding career in the RAN was launched by the Fleet Commander Australia recently.

Welcome additions Forty-five officers were welcomed into the Navy by the Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Russ Shalders, when they graduated recently from the 21-week New Entry Officers Course at HMAS Creswell.

Cream of the crop The newest crop of graduates recently completed the second RAN Force Warfare Course, held at HMAS Watson.

Future fleet proves a strong drawcard The Navy’s exciting fleet modernisation and development are among the many reasons why school leavers are choosing to join the RAN.


Lifestyle
Great in any language	Old timers still have it
	Babel Four separate families from different countries find their lives affecting each other, as circumstances conspire with often devastating consequences in Babel. Set in the US, Mexico, Morocco and Japan, the story begins on a Moroccan mountain-top, where the two sons of an impoverished goat herder pass the time testing the range of a rifle their father bought to protect the flock against jackals. more...	PERHAPS not the most definitive collection, but great for those who want to get into U2 for the first time and fans who want to expand their collections. more...
New year’s reads BRUTALLY honest best sums up Kayla Williams’ Love My Rifle More Than You.
Make ’em, keep ’em How many of us have welcomed the beginning of the New Year with a list of things to do? Perhaps a resolution of becoming fitter or shedding those unwanted kilos which have accumulated over last year and over the Christmas break.
We could all be heroes too The game: Rock and Roll is far from dead and Guitar Hero II has 64 total songs, 40 licensed from major bands, to prove it.

Lifestyle

Great in any language

Old timers still have it

Babel

Four separate families from different countries find their lives affecting each other, as circumstances conspire with often devastating consequences in Babel.

Set in the US, Mexico, Morocco and Japan, the story begins on a Moroccan mountain-top, where the two sons of an impoverished goat herder pass the time testing the range of a rifle their father bought to protect the flock against jackals. more...

PERHAPS not the most definitive collection, but great for those who want to get into U2 for the first time and fans who want to expand their collections. more...

New year’s reads BRUTALLY honest best sums up Kayla Williams’ Love My Rifle More Than You.

Make ’em, keep ’em How many of us have welcomed the beginning of the New Year with a list of things to do? Perhaps a resolution of becoming fitter or shedding those unwanted kilos which have accumulated over last year and over the Christmas break.

We could all be heroes too The game: Rock and Roll is far from dead and Guitar Hero II has 64 total songs, 40 licensed from major bands, to prove it.


Sports
Full tilt	Bringing out Best golfers
	Seven Navy basketball players named in team for Arafura Games. Rivals at the recent Australian Defence Force Basketball Association national championships have quickly become allies with the selection of representative men’s and women’s teams for the coming Arafura Games. The Arafura Games will be held in Darwin from May 12 to 19 with four Navy women selected and three Navy men. more..	It was the best of both worlds for LS Brent Best who walked away with two trophies at the Australian Defence Force Golf Association’s latest national championships at Canberra’s Federal Golf Club. LS Best, of JLU, Fleet Base West, won the Navy championships with rounds of 81-85-77-79 for a total of 322. more..
Touching experience The combined ACT-NSW Country teams contested three of the four finals and won two at the 15th Australian Defence Touch Championships at RAAF Williams Laverton last year.
Basketball honours Four Navy women and three Navy men have been selected for representative honours at the Arafura Games after the recent ADF Basketball Association national championships in Townsville.
Rally for a cause ABBM Jordan Rowlands went one place better in the 2006 Kidney Kar Rally and in the process raised nearly $10,000 to help children with kidney disease.

Sports

Full tilt

Bringing out Best golfers

Seven Navy basketball players named in team for Arafura Games.

Rivals at the recent Australian Defence Force Basketball Association national championships have quickly become allies with the selection of representative men’s and women’s teams for the coming Arafura Games.

The Arafura Games will be held in Darwin from May 12 to 19 with four Navy women selected and three Navy men. more..

It was the best of both worlds for LS Brent Best who walked away with two trophies at the Australian Defence Force Golf Association’s latest national championships at Canberra’s Federal Golf Club.

LS Best, of JLU, Fleet Base West, won the Navy championships with rounds of 81-85-77-79 for a total of 322. more..

Touching experience The combined ACT-NSW Country teams contested three of the four finals and won two at the 15th Australian Defence Touch Championships at RAAF Williams Laverton last year.

Basketball honours Four Navy women and three Navy men have been selected for representative honours at the Arafura Games after the recent ADF Basketball Association national championships in Townsville.

Rally for a cause ABBM Jordan Rowlands went one place better in the 2006 Kidney Kar Rally and in the process raised nearly $10,000 to help children with kidney disease.