Feb-Mar-Apr, May-June-July 1972 - Navy League of Australia

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PERISCOPE ON AUSTRALIA NEW DIRECTOR — JOINT SERVICES WING Captain K W Shands. O.B.E . RAN., has been promoted to Commodore and appointed (as from 30 December. 1971) Director of the Joint Services Wing of the Australian Services Staff College in Canberra He succeeds Brigadier I A Geddes. whose appointment as Commander of the Australian Army Assistance Group. Vietnam, was announced recently N.O.C. WESTERN AUSTRALIA Commodore P H Doyle. C.B E . DSC (see photo) has been appointed Naval Officer Commanding West Australia. Prior to his appointment. Commodore Doyle attended the Royal College of Defence Studies course in the United Kingdom Commodore P. H. Doyle. Naval Officer Com mending West Australia. SUBMARINE JOINS A.N.Z.U.K. The Oberon class submarine H.M.A.S Ovens (see photo) has joined the A.N Z.U K force based on Singapore She is the first R.A.N, submarine to join A.N.Z.U.K. — a five power defence arrangement between Australia. Great Britain. Malaysia. New Zealand and Singapore. The destroyer escort H.M.A.S. H.M.A.S. Ovens berths In Singapore harbour to join the A.N.Z.U.K. force based in that port. Astern of Ovens Is the Royal Yacht Britannia carrying the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh and Princess Anne to Thailand. Swan is already serving with A.N.Z.U.K 0 * 0 JOINT FORCES H.Q., PAPUA/NEW GUINEA A Joint Forces Headquarters for the naval, army and air units was formed at Port Moresby on 1 February. 1972. to replace the existing three Service command. It is expected that the Headquarters will be fully established by the middle of the year. This amalgamation of defence activities was taken to facilitate the economical and effective administration and control of the forces. The existing Army Headquarters is being used as the basis on which to form the new H Q. The Army Commander. PNG Command, will become the first Joint Force Commander. responsible to the Australian Chiefs of Staff Committee The Commander will discharge his responsibilities in respect of naval, army and air forces through component commanders ^ IN THE ^ NEXT EDITION The* nvit edition of Th«- Navy IIMIVWUII' should be'published mid Jum- Watch for these spe< i.il artu l»»s duiu Book'Reviews 1 he Saga of the S S and Sea Pow in the Mediterranean present day a History from the S< venfeenlh Century to II Pari II of Galatea s article . om ITmnt> Russia s naval disasters her war with Japan 1904 c > I Information re^ar dinj' the naval for < rs of F ran Conditions ahoard t 1 Japanese destroyer NEW RANK The rank of warrant officer is to be introduced in the R.A.N.. enabling sailors to attain the same status as warrant officers in the other armed services. Equivalent to the army rank of warrant officer first class, the new rank will be introduced to all branches of the Navy, including the W R.A.N.S. and the reserves Wcrrant officers will be given responsibilities beyond the confines of their technical specialisations and thus allow greater flexibility in postings. Success in a management and leadership course will be necessary for promotion to the rank. Uniform will be similar to that for chief petty officers. The cap badge will be enlarged and embellished, and the sleeve badge (see photo) will incorporate the Australian Coat of Arms. The new rank is not the equivalent of the former naval warrant officer, abandoned shortly after World War The Australian Coat of Arms forms a new sleeve badge which wtU make its appearance in the Royal Australian Navy with the introduction of the new rank of warrant officer. S.E.A.T.O. EXERCISE SEA HAWK and the United States A six-nation S.E.A.T.O. exercise The exercise was directed by Rear code named Sea Hawk, was con- Admiral A. M Synnot. Australian ducted in the South China Sea Deputy Chief of Naval Staff, II. Although filled from the lower between 15 and 27 February, and The mam phase of the exercise deck, the former naval warrant included ships and aircraft from was off Manila where ships exercised officer was a commissioned rank Australia. Great Britain. New in convoy protection from subnot a sailor rank. Zealand. the Philippines. Thailand marine and air attack. NATIONAL RADIATORS (Manufacturing) PTY. LIMITED SUPPLIERS OF AUTOMOTIVE RADIATOR CORES HEAD OFFICE: 450-466 PRINCES HIGHWAY, NOBLE PARK Telephone: 546-8411 MOTOR RADIATORS PTY. LTD. 50 Salmon St., Port Melbourne — Phone: 67 2297 CONN BROS. 292 City Rd., South Melbourne — Phone: 69 3247 MOTOR RADIATORS PTY. LTD. 37 O'Callaghan Pde., Horsham — Phone: Horsham 2 2334 or use the facilities of Radiator Repairers throughout Victoria to have new Natracoolahcore replacements fitted. Fcbruary/March/Aprll, 1972 THE NAVY Page Twenty-Wye Pace Twenty-lour THE NAVY Februtry/MerctyAprH. 1972
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