Pride of the Fleets - Visiting Warships on Parade

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Pride of the navy fleets - Jervis Bay the perfect backdrop as visiting warships go on parade

PUBLICLY it’s a party to rival New Year’s Eve but behind the scenes around the International Fleet Review, thousands of naval personnel are practising the business of war.
On the calm blue seas of Jervis Bay black masked commandos stealthily climbed aboard warships brandishing automatic weapons or rappelled down from hovering helicopters for an audience of foreign experts taking advantage of the unprecedented gathering.

“It’s not just the events up in Sydney, the training that we get at sea, both this week and the week after the fleet review ...(provide) some really valuable training with navies we don’t get to work with all that often,” Commodore Peter Leavy said. “You get to see how the other navies do business.”

“It’s a first ... it’s going to be extremely busy.”

Yesterday 11 nations took part in the ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting, co-hosted by Malaysia and Australia, before beginning exercises with specialist commando units.

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International Fleet Review
3-11 October
Sydney Harbour

. Events
. Warships
. Tall ships
. Aircraft
. Maps

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Yo! party time!

 

[Mr. H.]

Cool pics.

 

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Aw, the Russians have pulled out of the fleet review.
Party poopers!
Must be peeved about something.

The USS Chosin is still listed as being in.

 

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INS Sahyadri IFR visit | International Fleet Review 2013

"Visiting Sydney is one of my dreams come true,” said PO Uttam Kushwaha, a gun maintainer in INS Sahyadri, the Indian Navy’s newest ship.

“It is one of the most beautiful cities I have ever visited,” he said.

“I really enjoyed the way we were welcomed here.”

PO Kushwaha said he and his men were responsible for illuminating the ship just before its arrival in Sydney.

“Before coming to IFR we made sure that we did not miss anything required to make the review a memorable one,” he said.

LEUT Yadav said it was a great experience to see and be involved in such a big event.

“All officers, as well as the men, are very excited and enthusiastic about being a part of it,” he said.


“The warm welcome and hospitality shown by the people of Australia made us feel special.” [/i]

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Well there you go.