FAREWELL: HMAS Gladstone crew member LSET David Thompson reads a prayer during the Decommissioning Ceremony at HMAS Cairns.

Photo: ABPH Paul Berry

GOING DOWN: SMNMT David Ray abseilling at HMAS Coonawarra.

Photo: LSPH Helen Frank

KICK IT: POCIS Aaron Convery lines up the goals.

Photo: ABPH Paul Berry

INTO THE FLEET: LCDR Rod Newbold and ABBM Hugh Clifford cut the commissioning cake of HMAS Bundaburg.

Photo: LSPH Neil Richards

AT NORFOLK: LSPT Douglas Jackson from HMAS Sirius.

Photo: ABPH Jarrad Ollife

MULGOGGA: ABCD James Williams inspects a “Fish” (Side Scanning Sonar) after returning from a recent survey.

Photo: ABPH Brenton Freind

HARD WORK: ABMT John Cass and LSMT Barry Watego refitting HMAS Manoora’s Port Aft Troops Mess.

Photo: ABPH Paul Berry

MARCHING IN: LSMT Jason McKeon at Norfolk Island.

Photo: ABPH Jarrad Oliffe

RECRUITER: LSCSO Dan Berell from Defence Force Recruiting.

Photo: ABPH Andrew Dakin

LITTLE SAILOR: James meets his uncle ABMT Tristan Lawson when HMAS Tobruk returned to Sydney from deployment.

Photo: ABPH Paul Berry

HARDWARE: POA Watson showing off the Navy’s Seahawk helicopter during the 2007 Grand Prix.

Photo: ABPH Quentin Mushins

HOMEPORT: LSSTD Craig Kemp at Norfolk Island during HMAS Sirius’ freedom of entry march.

Photo: ABPH Jarrad Oliffe