Navy Victoria Network August 2013 News

News & Articles of Interest

28 Aug 2013	Navy concludes exercise in the North West Shelf area The Royal Australian Navy Ships HMAS Sydney, Warramunga, and Sirius, which are based on both the east and west coast of Australia, have concluded their participation in Exercise Blue Raptor in the North West Shelf area. More.....
28 Aug 2013	World class helicopter simulator for the ADF Chief Executive Officer of the Defence Materiel Organisation, Warren King, today formally accepted the delivery of the first of two MRH90 helicopter simulators at the Army Aviation Training Centre in Oakey, Queensland. The simulator allows Army and Navy pilots to practice their skills in all flight regimes, day or night, and accurately reproduces the feel of the aircraft in flight. More.....
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26 Aug 2013	Strong Navy voice at indigenous conference Over 100 Defence members from around Australia attended the annual Defence Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Network (DATSIN) conference at HMAS Harman on 19-21 August. More.....
25 Aug 2013	ADSO Release: Election in the cross hairs With the election date looming large, ADSO has released A new video: Election in the Crosshairs. Follow the military action sequences and see the impact of Government policy on the military community, including past and present members of the Australian Defence Force. It all comes to a head with Air Vice Marshal Peter Criss revealing the truth behind the election hype of the political parties in relation to veteran issues. View the video.....
25 Aug 2013	HMAS Melbourne sails for Middle East mission Royal Australian Navy warship HMAS Melbourne set sail for a six-month operational deployment to the Middle East Area of Operations today. Family and friends of the 234 strong ship’s company gathered at Garden Island, Sydney, to farewell the Adelaide Class Frigate as she departed for Operation SLIPPER duties. More.....
25 Aug 2013	Sea-riding in the Spanish LHD – a glimpse of what’s to come for Canberra’s crew As NUSHIP Canberra's personnel step closer to bringing the first Landing Helicopter Dock into service, a massive amount of preparation is underway ranging from the development of standard operating procedures and policies, to ship specific training involving the incorporation of an amphibious and flight capability that has never been seen before in the ADF. More.....
24 Aug 2013	SUICIDE AWARENESS SUPPORT FOR VETERANS NOW ONLINE The Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, Warren Snowdon, announced today that a new website, Operation Life Online, has been launched to assist veterans, Australian Defence Force (ADF) members and their families in learning about suicide prevention. More.....
23 Aug 2013	Australian and Indian Submariners Share Common Ground Submariner, Commander Tony "Gecko" Ellis, has found new friends in far away places, during a visit to the Indian Defence Services Staff College at Wellington in Tamil Nadu, India. More.....
22 Aug 2013	For Fairley it’s Melbourne or bust Able Seaman Chris Fairley is a Melbourne man through and through. Not only is he from the city of Melbourne, but he’s also preparing to deploy to the Middle East Area of Operations (MEAO) on Sunday in the Australian warship HMAS Melbourne. More.....
22 Aug 2013	Government Gazette - Notices of Investigation Notice of Investigation - Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Notice of Investigation - Alcohol Dependence & Alcohol Abuse - Focussed Notice of Investigation - Diabetes Mellitus - Focussed Notice of Investigation - Drug Dependence & Drug Abuse - Focussed
20 Aug 2013	Victorian prepares to take Melbourne to the Middle East Able Seaman Electronics Technician Peteris Kains had never dreamt that he would one day deploy to the Middle East Area of Operations (MEAO) as part of the international campaign against terrorism, let alone in a ship named after his home state’s capital city. More.....
19 Aug 2013	International Fleet Review to welcome navies of the world The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is calling on Sydney’s diverse cultural communities to welcome the thousands of international sailors expected in Sydney in early October for the International Fleet Review. More.....
19 Aug 2013	CN On the Record: Letter to the Editor – The Cairns Post To the Editor, In the 19 August 2013 edition of The Cairns Post there was an article entitled “Call to cut sonar near pods”. The article contains a misleading statement which I need to correct. More.....
16 Aug 2013	Joint Australian and US search locates ordnance The Royal Australian Navy (RAN), in conjunction with the US Navy (USN), has successfully located four unexploded bombs dropped by USN Harrier aircraft in the lead up to Exercise Talisman Saber on 16 July 2013. More.....
16 Aug 2013	Australia joins historic multi-lateral exercise Representatives from the Australian Defence Force (ADF) made history this week when China, the United States, New Zealand and Australia conducted the first multi-lateral exercise involving all four nations. More.....
16 Aug 2013	Successful Torpedo Firing The Royal Australian Navy has successfully conducted the world’s first firing of a “war shot” MU90 Lightweight Torpedo, Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Ray Griggs AO CSC RAN announced today. More.....
16 Aug 2013	Milestone for Submarine Training A new submarine training trial which aims to significantly reduce training chokepoints and increase graduate numbers has passed out its first round of trainees this month. More.....
14 Aug 2013	NUSHIP Canberra's Command Team to benefit from training in model replica LHD The model, replica Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) ship, NUSHIP Assault, has been launched in Port Ash (near Newcastle) this week - ready to be used by NUSHIP Canberra's Command Team during a professional ship handling course next week. More.....
14 Aug 2013	Broadmeadows Maritime Logistics sailor performing vital role in Middle East Saluluelanei “Lulu” Gray from Broadmeadows is performing a vital role for the Australian Defence Force (ADF) in the Middle East Area of Operations (MEAO), keeping track of all the weapons used by Australian troops involved in Operation SLIPPER. More.....
13 Aug 2013	Ballarat receives top up from Sirius on transit north “Distance two cables, bearing seven degrees,” reported HMAS Ballarat’s Navigating Office, Lieutenant Tom Geraghty to his Commanding Officer, Commander Matthew Doornbos. More.....
12 Aug 2013	ABBM Christopher Benton takes out Navy shooting title Normanville sailor Christopher Benton has been named the Navy’s best marksman at the world’s largest military marksmanship competition held recently in Victoria. More.....
12 Aug 2013	Australian Maritime Digest - Issue #225 The Australian Maritime Digest is compiled by the Australian Association for Maritime Affairs – www.aama.asn.au -and published monthly for the benefit of the Australian maritime community. Read.....
12 Aug 2013	Registrations for the Sea Power Conference 2013 Registrations are now open for the Sea Power Conference 2013, being held in Sydney over the period 7-9 Oct 13 (http://seapowerconference2013.com.au). The theme of the 2013 Conference is 'Naval Diplomacy and Maritime Power Projection: The Utility of Navies in the Maritime Century,' which is designed to capitalise on the presence of many foreign navies in Sydney for the International Fleet Review. The 21st century has been described as a maritime century as much as it is an Asian century, due to the pervasive nature of global sea trade and the predominantly maritime environment of Indo Pacific Asia. The theme will examine the contemporary utility of navies as tools of statecraft, from hard and soft power perspectives. It will also explore, in a dedicated session, the notion of 'a maritime school of strategic thought;' a debate that has emerged in Australia in 2012, ahead of the promulgation of a revised National Security Statement and Defence White Paper.
12 Aug 2013	Semaphore: August 2013 The Economic Value of Australian Fisheries Over one billion people rely on fish as their basic source of protein and as the global population increases so too does the demand for fish, placing global fisheries under further pressure. This is then compounded by a shift in eating habits as increasing affluence drives demand for high value seafood. More.....
12 Aug 2013	Newcastle’s date with Devastator HMAS Newcastle has made a rendezvous with the United States Navy’s Mine Counter Measure Ship USS Devastator in the Southern Arabian Gulf. More.....
09 Aug 2013	PUBLIC TOURS OF USS LASSEN IN MELBOURNE MELBOURNE, Australia - USS LASSEN is one of the seven guided missile destroyers of Commander Destroyer Squadron FIFTEEN. Commanded by Commander Scott McClelland, LASSEN has been performing joint military exercises and strengthening diplomatic ties with the Royal Australian Navy. LASSEN is forward deployed to Commander, Destroyer Squadron 15 and is homeported in Yokosuka, Japan. Web link: http://www.lassen.navy.mil/ The USS LASSEN will be open for public tours on Saturday August 10th from 2:00-4:00pm at Station Pier Outer West, Port Melbourne.
09 Aug 2013	International Tall Ships Festival Letter from Stephen Moss, President, Australian Sail Training Asssociation. In 2013 more than twenty Tall Ships from around the world will sail to Australia to participate in events in Fremantle, Adelaide, Melbourne, Hobart, Sydney and Auckland. The three month festival program will culminate with the Royal Australian Navy International Fleet Review and Sydney Hobart Tall Ship Regatta - the first event of its kind in Australasia. More than 1,500 berths are available for Australians to join the Tall Ship Fleet for ocean passages and coastal voyages... More.....
09 Aug 2013	Australian War Memorial pays tribute to modern day ANZACS On 6 August 2013 the Chief of Defence Force, General David Hurley officially opened a new exhibition at the Australian War Memorial (AWM). In doing so he and the AWM paid tribute to Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel who serve and continue to serve in the Middle East Area of Operations (MEAO), which is the focus of the exhibition. More.....
09 Aug 2013	Ballarat slips quietly away for SE Asian deployment Without fanfare, HMAS Ballarat departed Fleet Base East early on 5 August 2013 to conduct some additional warfare training before commencing a three month South East Asian and Operation RESOLUTE deployment, following almost a month of intense Unit Readiness Workups. More.....
08 Aug 2013	ADF completing tasks on Manus Island The Royal Australian Navy ship HMAS Choules has arrived at Manus Island, Papua New Guinea, to support Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) activities as part of Operation LANDSCAPE. More.....
08 Aug 2013	Launch completes Global Satellite Communications capability The sixth Wideband Global Satellite (WGS) has successfully been launched overnight in the United States (US). Chief Executive Officer of the Defence Materiel Organisation Mr Warren King said this launch completes the constellation of six WGS satellites, as agreed under the joint US and Australian Memorandum of Understanding. More.....
08 Aug 2013	Work begins on Landing Helicopter Dock ship and Air Warfare Destroyer support facilities projects The construction of facilities for the new Landing Helicopter Dock ships and Air Warfare Destroyers has commenced in Sydney. Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Senator David Feeney attended a sod turning ceremony at HMAS Watson today and welcomed the commencement of building works. More.....
07 Aug 2013	USS Lassen Visits Melbourne By Boatswain's Mate Seaman Arlene Tookes, USS Lassen Public Affairs MELBOURNE, Australia -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) arrived in Melbourne for a port visit, Aug. 7. During the port visit Lassen will be involved in several community service (COMSERV)projects. These activities will include visiting an after school program and a soccer game with the local community. In addition to the COMSERV projects, Sailors will be given the opportunity to experience the sights of the local area with various tours of museums and zoos. “Australia and the United States have a rich longstanding allied history, and Lassen is proud to represent that relationship in Melbourne,” said Cmdr. Scott McClelland, Lassen’s commanding officer. “The crew will embrace the rich culture Melbourne has to offer through tours of museums, a zoo, and community service events.” Lassen, forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan and part of Destroyer Squadron 15, is on patrol in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.
07 Aug 2013	HMAS Cerberus: Recognising local accomplishments Fifty seven Navy members were recognised for significant milestones in their careers during a Promotions and Awards Ceremony held at HMAS Cerberus recently. More.....
07 Aug 2013	Peering behind the green curtain Tough love, long hours and relentless travel may be what characterises a posting to the Sea Training Group (STG), but so too does passion, patience, adaptability and subject matter expertise, as was observed during HMAS Ballarat’s Unit Readiness Evaluation. More.....
07 Aug 2013	HMAS Gascoyne helps out in Tonga Mine Hunter HMAS Gascoyne has continued her south west Pacific deployment, arriving in Nuku’alofa, Tonga after a four day transit through unrelenting seas from Vanuatu. More.....
05 Aug 2013	First look at the International Fleet Review Spectacular For the first time the International Fleet Review team and Imagination Australia have released images that give an impression of what the Pyrotechnics and Light Show will look like. This is the first glimpse of what the Sydney Harbour will look like in exactly two months time on the night of Saturday 5 October, that will be a highlight of the International Fleet Review in October, commemorating the arrival of the first RAN Fleet in 1913. More..... See below for the link to the video
05 Aug 2013	RAN Spectacular Teaser Released by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and Imagination (Australia) Pty Ltd, an impression giving a glimpse of what the Pyrotechnics and Light Show will look like. The Spectacular, a highlight of the International Fleet Review, will see Sydney Harbour come alive on the evening of Saturday 5 October as never before in a 30-minute show that celebrates over 100 years of the RAN, and in particular, commemorates the original seven warships that entered Sydney Harbour in 1913. Click on the image to view the video.....
04 Aug 2013	TALISMAN SABER 13 from a Spanish point of view The RAN Contingent and Armada crew on ESPS Cantabria head home after a lengthy but fulfilling deployment in support of Talisman Saber 13 (TS13). After leaving Fleet Base East in early July, Cantabria was tasked with supporting HMAS Perth in the conduct of her Unit Readiness Evaluation. More.....
04 Aug 2013	Click here to view the Navy League of Australia (Vic Div) August Newsletter
02 Aug 2013	International Fleet Review – Risk Table Top Exercise Around 30 member of the Royal Australian Navy’s International Fleet Review Sydney 2013 (IFR) project team, led by Captain Nick Bramwell, Director IFR, attended the IFR Table Top Risk Exercise on 15 July hosted by the NSW Government Department of Premier and Cabinet. More.....
02 Aug 2013	ADSO UPDATE 31 - Cooking with Gas Tuesday 30 July was an eventful day for our Fair Go campaign’s progress to achieving its military superannuation indexation objective. Mike Kelly announced the Government’s change in policy. The two best things about the announcement were that: More.....
01 Aug 2013	First hand look at training Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Ray Griggs, AO, CSC, RAN, hosted a Feedback Session with Warrant Officers and Senior Sailors on a visit to HMAS Cerberus on Monday 29 July 13 as well as taking an extensive look at the facilities at West Head Gunnery Range (WHGR) located in Flinders and HMAS Cerberus Engineering Faculty’s recently unveiled Networked Desktop Engine Room System Simulator (NDERSS), as well as. More.....
01 Aug 2013	Defence support to the Department of Immigration and Citizenship in Papua New Guinea HMAS Choules is en route to Manus Island as part of an Australian Defence Force (ADF) Joint Task Force providing assistance to the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) to increase the capacity of the facilities on Manus Island. More.....
01 Aug 2013	Chief of Navy Speech Port and Maritime Security Conference 2013 - Safeguarding Australia's Maritime Environment. Read.....
01 Aug 2013	Chief of Navy Speech National Security Lecture at University of Canberra - The Role of the Navy in National Security. Read.....

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The Anzac Centenary (2014 – 2018) will shine a spotlight on the commitment and sacrifice of those who served in the First World War.

Across Victoria, there will be a number of commemorative events marking key dates throughout the Centenary.

OCTOBER 2015

ANZAC Naval Commemorative Ball - 17 October 2015
The Naval Commemorative Committee Victoria, invite all serving ADF personnel, Australian and Allied Veterans along with family and friends, to attend the ANZAC Naval Commemorative Ball on Saturday 17 October 2015 at (New Venue) The Atrium, Flemington Racecourse, 448 Epsom Rd, Flemington (10 Minutes from the CBD). Dance to the Music of the RAN Dance Band. The Ball is open to all serving and former members of the ADF, NZDF, Reserves, Cadets, families, friends, Police, Emergency Services, our Allies and the General Public.
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