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First Navy Commander In East Timor starstarstarstarstar   23rd October 2009 - Views: 903 First Navy Commander In East Timor Commodore Stuart Mayer from the Royal Australian Navy has taken command of the International Stabilisation Force (ISF) that is working to maintain security and restore normality in East Timor.

Improved Death And Invalidity Benefits For Msbs Members starstarstarstarstar   22nd October 2009 - Views: 870 Improved Death And Invalidity Benefits For Msbs Members “Affected parties will be advised of any change in benefits as soon as the review has been completed and any increased benefit amount will be paid with interest.

Australian Soldier Serving In Afghanistan Suffers Hearing Loss starstarstarstarstar   21st October 2009 - Views: 835 Australian Soldier Serving In Afghanistan Suffers Hearing Loss An Australian soldier serving with the 2 nd Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force (MRTF2) has suffered initial hearing loss as a result of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploding near his patrol.

Navy Ceremonial Sunset And Beat To Quarters starstarstarstarstar   21st October 2009 - Views: 1580 Navy Ceremonial Sunset And Beat To Quarters The Ceremonial Sunset and Beat to Quarters is one of the oldest and most significant of naval ceremonies. Beat to Quarters stems from the 17th Century when a drum roll or beating of drums was carried out in warships to signify a 'Call to Arms', when an enemy ship had been sighted.

Soldier Killed, Another Injured In Training Accident starstarstarstarstar   21st October 2009 - Views: 852 Soldier Killed, Another Injured In Training Accident Another soldier, from the Incident Response Regiment, was injured and taken to Port Augusta for treatment.

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