KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Two U.S. Navy carrier strike groups are currently drilling in the South China Sea amid the latest show of force of Chinese aircraft into Taiwan’s Air Defense Identification Zone on Sunday. The Carl Vinson CSG and Abraham Lincoln CSG began dual-carrier operations in the South China on Sunday, the same day […]
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Three foreign warships will berth at Garden Island, Sydney tomorrow for a contactless, COVIDSafe port visit, ahead of regional quadrilateral exercise, Pacific Vanguard.
The ships from Japan, the Republic of Korea and the United States will enter Sydney Heads in formation around 7am, accompanied by HMAS Brisbane before berthing at Garden Island.
Foreign personnel in JS Makinami, ROKS Wang Geon and USS Rafael Peralta will be able to access a controlled quarantine area beside their ships, but will have no interaction with Australian personnel.
Deputy Commander Australian Fleet, Commodore Jonathan Earley says COVID safety is at the forefront of everyone’s mind.
- The Daily Telegraph, 15 April, 2021
But it wasn’t just the Tele that went wild over the 101 Doll Squadron dancers, who are Woolloomooloo locals, where the Navy is based:
KARL STEFANOVIC: I love this country. Today Sydney reporter Gabrielle Boyle is following the fallout. Gabby, this was not your normal naval event.
- Today, Nine Network, 15 April, 2021
And even the Nine political editor was strutting his moves:
KARL STEFANOVIC: Go!
ALLISON LANGDON: There you go.
CHRIS UHLMANN: Oooo!
And where did everyone get their footage?
From the national broadcaster of course, which showed a bemused defence chief Angus Campbell sitting through the naval display. So too the Governor-General David Hurley and the Chief of Navy Mike Noonan.
A dance troupe performed a racy routine to commission a war ship on Saturday
The ceremony was later attended by the Governor-General and head of Navy
A Liberal backbencher and former soldier called the dance inappropriate
The group has slammed the ABC for misleading editing and say they feel unsafe
101Doll Squadron said the public broadcaster s editing amounts to upskirting