December 5, 2002

Navy fuels NSW firies, Phots make an exhibition of themselves, Pay rise sees more dollar$ in your wallet, Bring back romance, Gulf letters appeal, Youth program mentors newest graduate, Safe Base under review, Gawler apprehends FFV, This one didn’t get away, Tarakan carries Kalmar no worries, Watson readies for big sing after open day, Navy funds canyon whale study, Huon heroes in Eden, Thousands at Island Heritage Day, Medicos always prepared, Green Ghost laid to rest, Notts missiles destroyed, Kingaroy remembers WWII district servicemen, China visit strengthens relationship, Students in transition tour HMAS Cairns facilities, Sizzling stories from HMAS Cairns, Flag forges tri-service link, Tyalgum tops in 2002, Old Glory pays tribute to 723’s EMUs, Navy’s newest aviator graduates, Aussie atom veterans remembered, Defence library service helps students become independent researchers.


November 21, 2002

Arena Sydney's main event, Shark 05 in island, A moment spared for fallen comrades, Huge crowds expected for GI heritage, CDF travel directive, Stand up, be counted next year, Minister impressed by our professionalism, We’re MIF’d for a while yet: MC, Tobruk delivers builders, heavy gear to remote North, FIMA Perth deploys for Arunta grease and oil change, A view from Brunei’s big canoe, RPB multi crewing an advantage, Female crew–RPB, Periscope maintenance to stay Australian, Warriors treat MP to sea life, Rising star serves five star to Warrnambool, South Aust celebrates a Navy Fortnight, Windsor ties knot with 816, Sydney shines in Japanese naval review, Beecroft guard dog maxes out, Geoff’s worth his weight in gold, Aunty contributes to 21st birthday, Vegemite, bubbly– Leeuwin’s liaisons a la Francaise, Aussie duo conquer Perisher challenges, Air show a flying success, Graduates with wings, Spirited Stuart ship shape, Ladies of the sea become chameleons, CO, XO wreak havoc, Cadets sea time a complete success.


November 7, 2002 Waugh at Sea, Gulf bulldogs star in oil shutdown, December changes will affect you, FAST response to blast victims, Dentists answer Bali emergency, Adelaide celebrates an early Christmas, Changes announced in Chaplains’ branch, Huge turnout for Gulf-bound ships, Hawkesbury helps kids with cancer, X-ray eyes see deep inside Penguin, Annette enhances your well-being, Panel provides providers, Brunei ties strengthen, Timor supported, World first with Westralia Lions, Moving mountains, Students enjoy sleepover of a different kind, New super choices, Gascoyne enters her zone, Tri service policy on warnings and censures released, Roge Voyager’s bridge gives Huon’s officers a different view, Warrnambool welcomes her extended family.

October 24, 2002
Medics rush to injured, Arunta meets Aussie wheat in Persian Gulf, A signal from CDF, GEN Peter Cosgrove, Day surgery unit opens, Military super books: you can order on line, Veteran torpedo restored in Perth, Volunteers backyard blitz Vietnam school, Thais home in on Aussie radar, Guard's drums on a different beat, BFA Beijing style, UN Day celebrates in Brisbane, COMAST with Melbourne in Gulf, Sydney flies goodwill flag, Bilge keels tested, Riverina TAFE renews contract with Defence, Joel stars in Freo's magazine, Gladstone celebrates, Exchange gives new insight into sonar Ops, Albatross stage II opens, Navy aids Wagga school, This month dig deep for a dollars, Manoora docked for fast work, Ships put good taste on the line, Ships put good taste on the line, FIMA motors on, Gascoyne enjoys west’s freedom, Last diesel kicks over, Sirius cadets take a bead on arms skills, Competition intense for drill trophy, Waller links to Grafton cadets, WA’s new guard turns out for first time, Nashos at Cerberus, Additional milsuper counsellor appointeds, Hydrographers welcomed to the ‘Gong'.

October 10, 2002 Youth input high ,Tinshakers terrific $17K ,Calling all shutterbugs ,Sustainability is a key word-CN, E-Navy News now on-line, Melville rescues capsized tug's crew, STARDEX training invaluable, Arunta reaches boardings milestone,Leopard loose on Garden Island, Service families group renamed,Biodiversity hard yakka but pleasant, Band recitals great prelude to Navy Week, Logistics: anything, anywhere, anytime, Swift Eagle demands swift amphibious support, Case managers oversee your move, Toll appoints removalists panel, Hydro therapy, LEUT James Cook not out by much , Funnels now Navy grey, Accurate charts essential, Wyatt Earp readied for Antarctic challenges, Navy best customer for penmanship, Jove smiles on vocational education, Brian visits his far flung flock, Brisbane immortalised, Cairns parades for Navy, Cairns storbies look for sea postings, Great grub Navy service judged five star, A ceremony of farewell, Gun carriage highest accolade, Evans family has RAN in it's blood, New GPS a first for RAN divers.

September 26, 2002 Action Team Tag, CN says no to prohibition, Legal Officer admitted to WA Bar, Short-term temps have industrial win, Melbourne inspires young Bundaberg writers, Vet's service, Safety a function of good leadership, When it comes to the bends this chamber is a gas, Kathryn guards her man, Supply system upgrade on track, New combats for Collins, Final fit begins for Parramatta, FIMA youth works, Sea day whets sea legs, Navy pilots graduate from 2FTS, Tirelessly dedicated RANTEWSS commended, Rankin's pre-acceptance trials underway, Currumbin youngsters hear of Navy life, Monument Hill memorial to dedicate in November, Kuttubul clothing now online, Island nations cement law enforcement on high seas, Island Chief hauls in biggest ever catch, NHQ-TAS achieves business nirvana, Aviation sea survival centre opens, Gladstone guards our waters, LOTE breathes new life into Brunei, CO recognises Command service, VALE POMEDH4 Pascal Suresh De Silva, Window of wonder for Cerberus chapel, Marriage a meeting of the minds.

September 12. 2002 Diesels rule, VALE 1940-2002-Vice Admiral Rod Taylor - Chief of the Naval Staff-Chief of Navy, Navy News welcomes rabid Carlton supporter, DFRT to hear ADF pay case, MHCs scan for sunken trawler, Contaminated ordnance destroyed, Ryan follows dad into Navy, Navy's new top sailor,, Defence joins services as accredited trainer, TS Tobruk in running for best cadet unit, STARDEX 2002 hones professional skills, Wagga Navy raises over 1.5K for kids' research, Perth 1 remembered, ADFA MIDN loses fight with infection, Prawns-roo end RIMPAC 2002 at Pearl Harbor, Prime contractor announced early new year, SMWOC graduates head for snow, Stuart's off to learn her trade, Cancer study looks at RAN Viet Veterans, Wollongong changes Warruwi room, Panel will advise on women's health, Students learn of life at sea.....more

September 02, 2002

Helo Xmas Island bound, A Chinook on Tobruk, Sad mission for Shark 10, Neptune's rule returns to waves, Virtual Aussie sub in US Fleet Battle Experiment, Navy keeps families briefed, Jo, will you marry me?, Brave Hearts - Always prepared, Letters to the Editor, Ex Dugong set for November, Snow bound, Dikko, HMAS Wort.

August 19, 2002

Rudderless rescued, Gracious lady arrives, CDF lauds Navy, Sex in the city, Coll retires after 39 years, Quiet achiever comes home, Arunta notches half century, Mutijulu comes to Cerberus, Letters to the Editor, HMAS WORT, Dikko, Seas of change, Women fly high.

August 5, 2002

FIMA Sydney makes light work, $32M Lands Craft deal, Heavy lifter to take Notts home, NSW firies honour Hammond's memory, Daddy's home from The Gulf at last, Manoora welcomed home, Weight changes at Maratime Command, Nine boardings in one night, Penguin celebrates 60 years, Ever watchful, Albatross out-shoots, Letters to the Editor.

July 22, 2002

Wolfe bites hard, Newcastle home safe, Cadets in big splash, Our Navy at work, SYSCOM focuses on the future, Farewell from ADML Chris Barrie, Tobruk's weight changes mid maintenance, They're racing, ASRU overcomes allies, Tradition continues, Dikko, HMAS Wort.

July 8, 2002

Chief comes ashore, Youth program's first recruit graduates, Largest class ever graduates at college, Green wave strikes HMAS Canberra, Tartan terror on trial, Arunta deployed, Greasy work in Gulf, Letters to the Editor, Piglets on a roll, On a lift and a prayer, Dikko, HMAS Wort.

June 24, 2002

Navy youth head west, Chef's delight for Kuttabul, Another job well done, BZ Navy - here's a challenge, Best food in the gulf, If at first you don't succeed, Ballarat launched, Australia honours gallantry of Kuttabul, Queen's Birthday Honours, Letters to the Editor, Navy feels the pain, Dikko, HMAS Wort.

June 10, 2002

New chief signs on, From wreckage to recognition, Melbourne to join the fray, Enforcing the MIF's mission, Gloucester Cup to HMAS Anzac, Navy takes to cyberspace, DSTO creates healthier marine environment, Letters to the Editor, Sport noticeboard, Trio on the go, HMAS WORT, Dikko.

May 27, 2002

Budget boosts Navy funds, Sailor mourned, Battle of Coral Sea 60 years on, Diamantina commissions, Swan lives again in Defence Watch, Toscanini Smith debuts at farewell, 60 years on Jap attack remembered, CDF pays tribute to unique unit, Letters to the editor, Newcastle runs and remembers, Nyree a Wallaroo, Dikko, HMAS WORT.

May 13, 2002

SAR scale down, Sailors remember, Navy's civvies set for pay rises under new arrangement, Western servicemen's blood a bottler, Crew rescued in DSRV trial, Das boot on chief's other foot, Recruits fly on this Sea Eagle, Jessica shows outstanding potential, 500 kms by bike to demolish Albany, JB's mines neutralised in five-day exercise, Otama moves to her final rest, Electric Boat scopes Collins support, Reunited communicators on same wavelength, Girls fly at ADFA, Navy edged out.

April 29, 2002

OP SCALED BACK, Propriety Crosses LIne, Barrie rejects claims of politicisation, Outstanding Sailor Honoured, Huon tops with top sellers, Medevac earns commendation, Navy flies high at Wollongong rededication, KIWI MONS CUP GLORY - But trophy to stay in Australia, Mulgogger proves a mine of information, Competition a boost to esprit.

April 15, 2002

Gulf Honour, Changes less intrusive for de factos, Waterhen blood saves Easter lives, Dead Dolphins, bloodied harpoon part of grim find, An Easter with bite, Bon voyage - Cadets farewell Jesse Martin, So close for Cerberus, Harman hogs the spoils

April 1, 2002

Operation Slipper - phone home, Advisers meet at Creswell, Emotions hit home, Mums on a mission, Holing buckets commended, 16-month voyage begins, Rod's Navy life good at 60, Letters to the editor, Winning combination, Fantastic fitness at combined c'ships, ALBATROSS swoops on all comers to win Jubilee Shield.


March 18, 2002

Kanimbla in mercy dash, Gloucester cup tops off Anzac's awards, COs ask for Chaplains on board, Super support for charity ride, Stirling puts heart into donations, Health rates hold steady, Sailors squire Squires, New comms conduit open, Bailey focussed on DHA challenge, DHA review announced, An open letter to ADF members and their families from the Managing Director of the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) Keith Lyon, Security Slams Scam, 16 rounded up, Aussie trio "flawless" says US commander, Smugglers nabbed in nine hours, Impressive 'stats', Neighbours give green light to 'hot pursuit' of illegal fishers, 39-year veteran birdie flies in new direction, Sub's fire fundraiser "remarkable", Lady with flowers - Martin Place mystery, Anzac cooks amazing - civvie chef, Sixty years since Sunda Strait battle, Obituary: LCDR Neil Gilmour, Letters to the Editor, Historical Highlights - a series by LEUT Tom Lewis, Calling all Seadogs, Royal whitewash, Curtain call for ASRU, Dikko, HMAS WORT.

March 04, 2002

Hide and seek, Darwin remembers, Huppatz hustlers to take long ride, 227 poachers arrested in past three years, Catch of the day handed over to WA fisheries, Likely LADS honoured, Divers put finger on lost treasure, Merchant masters praise Sydney's professionals, Success, FIMA heads west, Hawes not awed by AWAC, Pipers apply within, CDSC set to break Canberra connection, Words of warning, Service teams cook off against civvies, Aussie doctor remembers, Settle back into work and training, ADF sports billboard, Hot stuff at Curry Cup, RAN rugby season ready to roll.

February 18, 2002

Sad Farewell, Tiger and mouse games, Sydney ends 10-year chase, Deterrence maintains anti-smuggling tempo, Oils ain't just oils for painter Ian, Vale announces conscripts' medal, Yarra's special day, Kursk tragedy has RAN spin-off, 816 named squadron of the year, Campaign to save the Vengeance, Doctor detector on line, Youth scheme dabble in decom, Just like old times, Letters to the Editor, Historical Highlights, Champion defends, Sport briefs, Penrhyn's penchant, Brumbies form alliance with HMAS Canberra.

February 04, 2002

Sad Farewell, Tiger and mouse games, Sydney ends 10-year chase, Deterrence maintains anti-smuggling tempo, Oils ain't just oils for painter Ian, Vale announces conscripts' medal, Yarra's special day, Kursk tragedy has RAN spin-off, 816 named squadron of the year, Campaign to save the Vengeance, Doctor detector on line, Youth scheme dabble in decom, Just like old times, Letters to the Editor Historical Highlights, Champion defends, Sport briefs Penrhyn's penchant, Brumbies form alliance with HMAS Canberra

January 21, 2002

Airborne angels, Command is feather in RAN cap, Almost all at sea, Not just another working day for ships in Gulf, Christmas visit, Oh what a Christmas, So this is Christmas, Navy reacts to media accusations, Boffins want chip off Ian's old block, Too close to home for CO, RAN to the rescue in fire alert, "Magnificent" effort by all, Letters to the Editor, Success-ful refit, Skyhawks bid farewell, Pacific 2002 a must-attend maritime event, Brisbane's bridge takes flight, Historical Highlights, Bombers hit Cerberus, Almost perfect.