DCM Clune Visits the Northern Territory

DCM Clune with students from Darwin High School.

DCM Clune boarding helicopter for Northern Command tour of Darwin.

Northern Territory — August 2008

In August, Deputy Chief of Mission Dan Clune spent several days in the Northern Territory participating in outreach events in and around Darwin. He met with government officials, including Chief Minister Paul Henderson and Federal Member for Solomon Damian Hale, and participated in a reception hosted by Darwin Lord Mayor Graeme Sawyer. He received briefings and tours from Northern Territory Emergency Response Commander Major General Dave Chalmers, Northern Command Commander Air Commodore Ian Meyn, and 1^st Brigade Commander Brigadier Machael Krause. DCM Clune also spoke to students at Darwin High School, met with Managing Director of the Northern Territory News, and toured ConocoPhillips’ LNG plant.