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	New helicopters on tarmac Agusta Westlands ready for service

	Last blast for Bofors After 62 years’ service to the RAN, the last three 40/60 Bofors guns were fired for the final time at West Head Gunnery Range at HMAS Cerberus on July 19.

	Harry pays Anzac a flying visit A falcon called Harry, quite unexpectedly, changed an ordinary day on HMAS Anzac last month into something extraordinary.

	Driving sleek Ferrari of the sea Commanding Officer, LCDR Mark Taylor has likened his new steed, the 214 tonne Armidale Class patrol boat HMAS Wollongong, to a Ferrari sports car.

	Navy rescues UK yachtsman A Seahawk helicopter from 816 Squadron winched a lone yachtsman to safety in a dramatic rescue by the RAN 160km north of Lord Howe Island on Thursday, August 2.

	Higher pay for Navy Instructors The Navy Personnel and Training organisation has instigated two allowances which recognise and financially reward Navy Instructors.

	Delving deep into the blue The Navy has teamed up with the Australian Bureau of Meteorology and the CSIRO to unlock the secrets of the sea.

	8000 hours of flying high Commander Leigh Costain, from 816 Squadron clicked over his 8000th hour in the air on Wednesday, July 11 — a feat rarely seen in today’s military.

	Five top RAN airmen go to Paris show Five members of the RAN Fleet Air Arm took up the opportunity to attend the Paris International Air Show in June.

	Navy pays tribute to WWII veterans Two of Queensland’s oldest known returned servicemen, RAN sailors Allan “Torchy” Sly and Conrad “Tony” Zimmerman, have died.



	Beer’s up at last Able Seaman Harold Murphy never got to have his swim at Diego Garcia during WWII but the Navy has made good on its promise of a beer issue.

	Remembering fallen Royal Navy men CHAP Paddy Sykes and ABMUS Cam McAllister, from HMAS Cerberus, were among visitors who boarded MV Challenger to mark the 60th anniversary of the deaths of six Royal Navy personnel.

	Exercise Kakadu Levels of interoperability are set to improve with seven nations having participated in Exercise Kakadu at HMAS Watson.

	Newcastle sails for South Pacific HMAS Newcastle sailed for the South Pacific at the end of July in a final deployment before beginning the FFG upgrade project.

	Missile decoy hits century July brought up the century for the Australian/US Nulka Program with USS Gonzalez being the 100th ship to be fitted with the Nulka Active Missile Decoy System.

	All in the family ACW Meleana Leckie graduated at RAAF Base Edinburgh in front of her family recently. Nothing out of the ordinary, except her two siblings and her father are all ADF members — and between them they represent all three Services.

	Big day out for Cairns Unable to conduct an Open Day, HMAS Cairns put itself on show for the whole community by participating in the Cairns Regional Show held on July 18 to 20, 2007.

	Brisbane hosts Navy armada Exercise Talisman Saber generated some heavy traffic through the Port of Brisbane with twenty-one ships from three nations visiting since late May.

	US aircraft carrier draws the crowds When the Wright brothers attempted and completed the first manned flight at Kitty Hawk they attracted a large crowd.

	‘We fight what you fear’ It is the credo of an elite group of people … “We Fight What You Fear.” That fear is fire.

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