Bravo Zulu

Navy farewells the Seahawk Bravo and Battle Budgie

Flying low over storm-tossed seas off Newcastle, NSW special forces soldiers aboard a Navy Seahawk helicopter launched from frigate HMAS Stuart eyed their target and at the chosen moment, fast-roped onto the deck of the North Korean freighter MV Pong Su.

‘You don’t need combat operations to make mistakes at sea.’ CDRE CHRIS SMALLHORN

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