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Sep
News
28
Aug
ACT Division Social Friday 31 August 2018 – All Welcome
The Fleet Air Arm Association of Australia, ACT Division, will hold a social get together at the Canberra Club, 51 Blackall Street Barton ACT on Friday 31st Aug 2018 commencing from 1600.
FAA Association members and other FAA / ex-FAA personnel are more than welcome to attend the function. A sign in sheet will be at the Club front reception desk for attendees to sign as they enter the club
The Canberra […]
20
Aug
Message from COMFAA for the RANHFV
COMFAA, Commodore Chris Smallhorn, has asked that the following message be published on this website.
“On 18 August 2018 our Helicopter Flight Vietnam (HFV) veterans were finally recognised for the extraordinary feats of gallantry displayed every day and night throughout the four 723 Squadron detachments to Vietnam between September 1967 and June 1971.
On a predictably cold, wet and blustery […]
27
Jun
02
Jun
RAN Helicopter Flight Vietnam Awarded Unit Citation for Gallantry
Forty-six years after it was disbanded, the RAN Helicopter Flight Vietnam has been awarded a Unit Citation for Gallantry (UCG).
The actual Citation, which is a rhodium-plated rectangular frame surrounding a ribbon of deep green, is a warrant presented to selected ADF Units for acts of extraordinary gallantry in action. The Citation consists of a certificate to the unit, signed by the […]
23
Apr
ARE YOU AT RISK?
Anybody in the Navy who has more than a few grey hairs on their head will, in all probability, have been exposed to Asbestos. Ships of the day were riddled with it, mostly in the lagging around pipes snaking along the passageways and though messdecks. You’ll probably remember painting them, which in some cases was all that held […]
21
Apr
ATTENTION KOREAN WAR SURVIVORS AND/OR CARERS!
There will be a National Ceremony to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice on 27 July 2018 in ANZAC Pde CANBERRA around 1100 (details all TBC). The Korean Embassy has put on a lunch after similar events regarding Korean War commemorations in the past. They are considering doing the same again, but want to understand how many people […]
17
Apr
DFRDB UPATE – APRIL 2018
By Ed: The following update was received from the Defence Force Welfare Association, to which we are linked as we are a member of the Alliance of Defence Service Organisations (ADSOs). It is attached for information. Further background can be found by clicking on the links below (especially the Presentation).
DFRDB UPDATE – APRIL 2018
LOWER HOUSE PETITION PN0063
On 5 February 2018, […]
06
Apr
Australian Naval Institute Oration and Annual Dinner
The ANI is holding the 2018 Vernon Parker Oration and Annual Dinner on Thursday 10 May at the Hotel Realm in Canberra.
The Oration will be delivered by the Honourable John Berry, President of the New York-based American Australian Association. Prior to this appointment he was the US Ambassador to Australia, and as such has a deep knowledge of the […]
01
Apr
Australian Naval History Podcasts Released
The Australian Centre for the Study of Armed Conflict and Society (ACSACS) is in the process of producing a number of fascinating Podcasts, each of which tells a story of a facet of RAN history. The Centre has partnered with the University of New South Wales for this endeavour.
The most recent Podcasts cover aspects of the RAN Helicopter Flight Vietnam, […]